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| Women and Children First by Alina GrabowskiNarrated by ten women and girls in a small Massachusetts town, this "craftily constructed and deeply moving debut" (Booklist) covers events before and after a house party where a high schooler dies following a suspicious fall. Read-alikes: If the Ice Had Held by Wendy J. Fox; Ocean State by Stewart O'Nan. |
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| Blue Ruin by Hari KunzruYears ago, Jay left the London art scene while on the cusp of stardom and is now an undocumented, unhoused delivery driver in upstate New York during COVID. After running into his artist ex-girlfriend (now married to his artist ex-best friend), he moves to their estate, where an art gallery owner has also taken refuge. This atmospheric, lyrical novel is for fans of Memory Piece by Lisa Ko and The Hundred Waters by Lauren Acampora. |
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| The Guncle Abroad by Steven RowleySitcom star Patrick O'Hara takes his 14-year-old niece and 11-year-old nephew traveling around Europe before heading to Lake Como, Italy, for their dad's wedding. But it's not all smooth sailing: the kids, whose mother died five years ago, oppose the marriage and Patrick is stressed about turning 50. Fans of The Guncle will enjoy this, but anyone who appreciates funny, upbeat family stories will also be charmed. Also available on Libby |
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| Long Island by Colm TóibínThough she left Ireland over 20 years ago, Ellis Lacey still feels like an outsider in 1976 Long Island...especially when she discovers her husband has impregnated another man's wife. At a loss, she returns to Ireland to visit family and friends. Readers may know Ellis from the acclaimed 2009 novel Brooklyn, but this moving tale works fine as a standalone. Read-alikes: My Coney Island Baby by Billy O'Callaghan; The Ninth Hour by Alice McDermott. Also available on Libby |
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Familia by Lauren E. RicoOnly child Gabby DiMarco, a fact-checker for a New York magazine, is asked along with her co-workers to take a DNA test for a story in this character-driven dual timeline novel. But Gabby's results are surprising and lead her to visit Puerto Rico to meet a woman whose sister was abducted as a baby. For fans of: The Berry Pickers by Amanda Peters. Available on Hoopla
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