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Lucy by the sea : a novel
by Elizabeth Strout
Former married couple now lifelong friends, New Yorkers Lucy Barton and William, as a panicked world goes into lockdown, hunker down in a little house in Maine on the edge of the sea where they are faced with fear, struggles and isolation as well as hope, peace and possibilities.
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Fresh Water for Flowers
by Valérie Perrin
The caretaker at a cemetery in a small French town in Bourgogne must revisit her difficult past when the local police chief insists on scattering the ashes of his recently departed mother on the grave of a complete stranger.
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Orphan train
by Christina Baker Kline
Close to aging out of the foster care system, Molly Ayer takes a position helping an elderly woman named Vivian and discovers that they are more alike than different as she helps Vivian solve a mystery from her past
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Everything is an emergency : an OCD story in words and pictures
by Jason Katzenstein
Visually engaging illustrations and comic text by the New Yorker cartoonist describe his life struggle with OCD and daily efforts to feel comfortable in the world and carve out a less-limited life. 60,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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Women holding things
by Maira Kalman
In this collection of words and paintings, a critically acclaimed artist showcases bright, bold images highlighted by thoughtful and intimate anecdotes, recollections and ruminations that lay bare the essence of women's lives—their tenacity, courage, vulnerability, hope and pain. 60,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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An unfinished love story : a personal history of the 1960s
by Doris Kearns Goodwin
The Pulitzer Prize-winning historian reflects on her 42-year marriage with Dick Goodwin, one the shining stars of John F. Kennedy's New Frontier and the journey of going through the letters, diaries, documents and memorabilia he saved over the years.
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