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Adult Services Staff Picks April 2025 |
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The Daughters of Foxcote Manor
by Eve Chase
Recommended by: Cathy
Moving to 1970 Foxcote Manor when their London home burns down, a woman and her children take in an abandoned baby girl who is forced to investigate a murder and her own origin story 40 years later.
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Dream State
by Eric Puchner
Recommended by: Anna Jayne
As Cece spends time with her fiancé Charlie's friend Garrett, who is going to be the officiant at their ceremony, his gruff mask slips, and she grows increasingly uncertain about her future with Charlie.
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I'll Come to You
by Rebecca Kauffman
Recommended by: Sarah R.
Explores the intertwining lives of several families as they navigate love, loss and intimacy while facing personal struggles, the arrival of a child and a looming health crisis over the course of 1995.
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The Names
by Florence Knapp
Recommended by: Sarah V.
Cora's hesitation to name her son triggers three alternate paths over thirty-five years, revealing the lasting impact of domestic abuse and the complexities of family in her search for autonomy and healing.
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The Spellshop
by Sarah Beth Durst
Recommended by: Grace
When the Great Library of Alyssium goes up in flames, introverted librarian Kiela and her sentient spider plant flee to the faraway island of her childhood where she opens a spell shop to restore the island's power, coming out of her shell to make a new life for herself.
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The Unwedding
by Ally Condie
Recommended by: Brandee
While staying at the luxurious Resort at Broken Point in Big Sur, recent divorcee Ellery Wainwright finds the place beautiful, yet unsettling, especially when a mudslide traps her and the other guests with a murderer who has something horrific in store for them all.
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Care and Feeding
by Laurie Woolever
Recommended by: Laura
This witty and candid memoir of the food writer chronicles her chaotic journey through the food world, navigating toxic dynamics, bold mentors and personal struggles, while seeking purpose and balance between career ambition and motherhood.
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