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Gray Dawn
by Walter Mosley
Running a successful detective agency in 1970s L.A., Easy Rawlins is hired to find a dangerous woman whose secrets threaten to upend the city's fragile balance, in the latest addition to the long-running series following Farewell, Amethystine.
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| A Promise to Arlette by Serena BurdickIn an idyllic Massachusetts neighborhood, local boy Sidney and his British bride Ida haven't recovered from the war. They hide it well until 1952 when a neighbor shows off a Man Ray photo, leading Ida to steal it. She heads to California to confront the artist, knowing her beloved friend Arlette was actually the photographer. Set in England, France, and the United States before, during, and after World War II, this is an evocative, haunting novel. Try this next: Peggy by Rebecca Godfrey. |
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Where the Jasmine Blooms
by Zeina Sleiman
Set amid the arid glamour of Lebanon's beaches and urban landscapes, Where the Jasmine Blooms is at once a political historical thriller and a Muslim feminist love story. Turn-of-the-century Arab politics feature prominently, echoing loudly even twenty years later.
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The letter carrier : a novel
by Francesca Giannone
Anna, a reserved northern woman uneasy in her husband's rural hometown in 1930s Italy, becomes a village postwoman, and even as she remains an outsider, quietly becomes an invisible thread connecting a close-knit, watchful community over the course of twenty years.
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Letters to Kafka
by Christine Estima
In her remarkable debut novel, Christine Estima weaves little-known facts and fiction into a rich tapestry, powerfully portraying the struggles of a woman forced to choose between the roles of wife, lover, and intellectual.
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Lady like : a novel
by Mackenzi Lee
In 1820s London, ribald Harriet "Harry" Lockhart, at risk of losing her trust fund, and modest Emily Sergeant, desperate to avoid marrying an abominable man, compete for the same duke's favor and find themselves falling in love -- though not with him.
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Ship of Dreams
by Donna Jones Alward
Aboard the Titanic, where opulence knows no bounds and the horizon seems limitless, two women fight for the futures they dream of, fraught with secrets that could change everything.
Hannah Martin is clinging to the hope that six days on this grand ship will heal the wounds in her marriage to Charles. Beneath her poised exterior lies a desperation to mend what was shattered and conceal a secret that could upend their lives forever.
Louisa Phillips, spirited and uncompromising, is escaping her family’s insistence on a passionless marriage. But this daring step could also sever the deepest bond in her life.
As the ‘unsinkable' ship strikes the iceberg, amidst the chaos and icy waters, lives are changed forever. In the face of impending doom, what dreams will Hannah and Lou decide are worth saving, and at what cost?
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