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The underworld : a novel
by Kevin Canty
A tale inspired by true events from an isolated Iowa mining town in the 1970s traces the experiences of a handful of survivors after a disastrous fire and how they struggled to endure wrenching losses while rebuilding and pursuing dreams rendered harder by the tragedy.
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Our short history : a novel
by Lauren Grodstein
After finding out she is dying, a single mom contacts her ex, who left her alone rather than be a father, and is shocked to discover that he is suddenly excited to meet the child he never knew.
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Exit west : a novel
by Mohsin Hamid
The internationally best-selling author of The Reluctant Fundamentalist presents the story of two young lovers whose furtive affair is shaped by local unrest on the eve of a civil war that erupts in a cataclysmic bombing attack, forcing them to abandon their previous home and lives.
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My Italian bulldozer
by Alexander McCall Smith
Visiting the idyllic Italian town of Montalcino to finish his overdue cookbook, writer Paul Stewart endures setbacks that leave him stranded at the airport until a stranger offers him transportation on a bulldozer, triggering a madcap series of adventures on the Tuscan countryside.
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The hope chest : a novel
by Viola Shipman
Three individuals—including fiercely independent ALS patient Mattie, her devoted but in-denial husband and her caretaker—unlock a parent's hope chest, in which they discover long-ago treasures that trigger inspirational memories. By the author of The Charm Bracelet.
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War cry
by Wilbur A Smith
A sequel to Assegai is set in Africa between World Wars I and II and finds widower Leon Courtney navigating murky political waters while his headstrong daughter, Saffron, travels to culturally contrasting London to attend Oxford. 100,000 first printing.
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Spaceman of Bohemia
by Jaroslav Kalfar
Raised by his grandparents on the Czech countryside and rising to the country's first astronaut, Jakub abandons his wife to atone for his father's sins as a Communist informer by accepting a dangerous solo mission to Venus and encounters fantastical, philosophical elements before clashing with Russian rivals. A first novel. 50,000 first printing.
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