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eBooks for October October 2018
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Just the girls. All titles are available at nh.overdrive.com for download to a variety of devices. Questions? Call Cary at the library, 757-1838.
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A Few of the Girls by Maeve BinchyA selection of short stories includes pieces spanning the author's career and features characters whose relationships with each other endure in the face of changing times, lost hopes, and new loves.
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The Girls by Emma ClineMesmerized by a band of girls in the park she perceives as enjoying a life of free and careless abandon, 1960s teen Evie Boyd becomes obsessed with gaining acceptance into their circle, only to find herself drawn into a cult and seduced by its charismatic leader.
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The Girls in the Picture by Melanie BenjaminAn intimate reimagining of the powerful creative partnership between Hollywood superstars Frances Marion and Mary Pickford traces their friendship and boundary-breaking achievements against a backdrop of pre-World War I Hollywood. By the best-selling author of The Swans of Fifth Avenue.
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Girls in White Dresses by Jennifer CloseAttending an endless series of bridal showers for their friend Kristi, three bridesmaids struggle with private challenges, including Isabella's unhappiness at a job where she is nevertheless very successful, Mary's relationship with a man who prioritizes his mother, and Lauren's attraction to a man she despises.
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Lilac Girls by Martha Hall KellyThe lives of three women converge at the Ravensbrück concentration camp as one resolves to help from her post at the French consulate, one becomes a courier in the Polish resistance, and one takes a German government medical position.
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The Magdalen Girls by V. S. AlexanderSixteen-year-old Teagan Tiernan's family sends her to one of 1962 Dublin's Magdalen Laundries—grim workhouses where the cities unwed mothers, prostitutes, petty criminals and other "fallen" women are sent—when her beauty provokes a lustful revelation from a young priest.
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My Girls : A Lifetime with Carrie and Debbie by Todd FisherComplemented by previously unseen photos and memorabilia, a personal tribute to the lives of Carrie Fisher and Debbie Reynolds shares poignant stories of the author's experiences growing up with his sister and their mother among Hollywood royalty.
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Pretty Girlsby Karin SlaughterEstranged for years after the disappearance of their sister, trophy wife Claire and struggling single mom Lydia are reunited by the murder of Claire's husband and investigate decades of family secrets to discover the truth.
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The Promise Girls by Marie BostwickWhen their ambitious mother seeks to recapture past fame by appearing in a new documentary, three former child prodigies reluctantly work with a filmmaker, who uncovers deep family secrets and a revelation that will challenge their beliefs.
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The Radium Girls : The Dark Story of America's Shining Women by Kate MooreA full-length account of the struggles of hundreds of women who were exposed to dangerous levels of radium while working factory jobs during World War I describes how they were mislead by their employers and became embroiled in a groundbreaking battle for workers' rights.
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The Sandcastle Girls by Chris BohjalianA historical love story inspired by the author's Armenian heritage finds early 20th-century nurse Elizabeth Endicott arriving in Syria to help deliver food and medical aid to genocide refugees, a volunteer service during which she exchanges letters with an Armenian engineer and widower.
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The Shadow Girls by Henning MankellOrdered by his editor to write a crime novel to reignite his stalled career, poet Jesper Humlin reluctantly travels to Gothenburg, where three unlikely pupils of an impromptu writing workshop draw him into their culturally driven, compelling worlds.
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Shanghai Girls by Lisa SeeForced to leave Shanghai when their father sells them to California suitors, sisters May and Pearl struggle to adapt to life in 1930s Los Angeles while still bound to old customs, as they face discrimination and confront a life-altering secret.
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Thirty Girls by Susan MinotForced to witness and commit unspeakable atrocities after being abducted by the Lord's Resistance Army, Ugandan teen Esther struggles to survive and escape before crossing paths with Jane, an American journalist who has traveled to Africa to advocate on behalf of children like Esther.
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Keene, New Hampshire 03431
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http://www.keenepubliclibrary.org/
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