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| Fire Exit by Morgan TaltyCharles Lamosway grew up on the Penobscot Reservation with his mom and Native American stepdad, but had to leave when he was 18 since he isn't Native. Now nearing 60, he attends AA meetings, helps his mom who has dementia, and looks across the river from his home to the reservation, keeping an eye on his secret daughter and wondering if he should tell her who he is. |
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A Happier Life
by Kristy Woodson Harvey
A young woman finds the family she has always yearned for during a transformative summer in North Carolina and finds herself in a house that has protected the secrets, hopes and dreams of the women who have lived there.
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The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson
by Ellen Baker
Now 94 and living a quiet life, Cecily Larson, when her family surprises her with an at-home DNA test, finds the unexpected results not only bringing to light the tragic love story she's kept hidden for decades but also calls into question everything about the family she's raised and claimed as her own.
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The Night of the Storm
by Nishita Parekh
Hunkering down with her sister in her fancy house in Sugar Land, along with her brother-in-law's family, as Hurricane Harvey bears down on Houston, single mom Jia Shah and her 12-year-old son, Ishaan, finds tensions escalating along with the storm, resulting in murder.
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Safe and Sound
by Laura McHugh
High school seniors and sisters Amelia and Kylee, when human remains are discovered in town, search for the truth surrounding their cousin Grace's disappearance, determined to find her dead or alive, but soon find themselves not only fighting to save Grace but also for their own lives.
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| Sandwich by Catherine NewmanRocky, her husband, her two kids, and her mom and dad have been going to the same Cape Cod rental for 20 years. This year, things feel different as Rocky navigates hot flashes, aging parents, nostalgia for her kids' youth, and old secrets in a funny, fast-paced, and moving novel. |
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Summertime Punchline
by Betty Corrello
After landing a coveted spot at a huge comedy festival, up-and-coming comedian Delfina is forced to return to the home she swore off at 18 and has 45 days to perfect a new comedy set and come to terms with everything she left behind 10 summers before.
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| Their Divine Fires by Wendy ChenThis lyrical debut novel follows the life of a Chinese woman who marries for love in 1927 as well as the lives of her daughter, who tragically never knows her father; her twin granddaughters, who take very different paths from each other; and her American great-granddaughter, who digs into her family history. For fans of: Real Americans by Rachel Khong; Banyan Moon by Thao Thai. |
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You Like It Darker
by Stephen King
Delving into the darker part of life—both metaphorical and literal, the legendary storyteller and expert in short fiction presents this exhilarating collection of 12 tales, many never-before-published, about fate, mortality, luck and the folds in reality where anything can happen.
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The Bad Weather Friend
by Dean R. Koontz
When he loses his job, his reputation, his fiancâee and his favorite chair, Benny Catspaw gets a strange inheritance from an uncle he's never heard of--a seven-foot-tall self-described "bad weather friend" named Spike whose mission is to help people who are just too good for this world.
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Montgomery County Memorial Library System 104 I-45 N. Conroe, Texas 77301 936-539-7814www.countylibrary.org |
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