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Great Reads From Your Library Staff April 2019
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American Pop : a novel
by Snowden Wright
A blend of fact and fiction, the mundane and mythical, follows the Forsters, founders of the world’s first major soft-drink company, through more than a century of American cultural history.
Recommended by Morgan in Bel Air
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Bitter Orange
by Claire Fuller
An architect spending the summer of 1969 in a dilapidated English country mansion discovers a peephole that allows her to observe the increasingly sinister private lives of her hedonist neighbors. By the award-winning author of Our Endless Numbered Days.
Recommended by Lisa in Riverside
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A Noise Downstairs : a novel
by Linwood Barclay
Battling PTSD and depression after an accidental stumble into a murder scene, a college professor begins writing his novel on a vintage typewriter that he comes to believe is possessed and somehow linked to the crime he survived.
Recommended by Debbie in Fallston
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A Simple Favor : a novel
by Darcey Bell
A single mother's life is turned upside down when her best friend vanishes, an inexplicable event that prompts her to reach out to her blog readers and the missing woman's handsome husband before nightmarish realities come to light.
Recommended by Debbie N. in Riverside
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Once Upon a River : a novel
by Diane Setterfield
When the seemingly dead body of a child reanimates hours after arriving at an ancient inn on the Thames, three families try to claim her in the new novel from the best-selling author of The Thirteenth Tale.
Recommended by Betsy in Bel Air
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The Queens of Innis Lear
by Tessa Gratton
An epic adult fantasy inspired by Shakespeare's King Lear depicts a once bountiful isle decimated by a prophecy-obsessed king's erratic decisions, where three rival princesses use respective approaches to prepare for a war that will determine their realm's leadership and survival.
Recommended by Katie in Jarrettsville
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The Good Neighbor : the life and work of Fred Rogers
by Maxwell King
Drawing on original interviews, oral histories and archival documents, the author traces Mr. Rogers’ personal, professional and artistic life through decades of work.
Recommended by Margaret in Abingdon
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