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Adult Services Staff Picks November 2021 |
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Skye Falling
by Mia McKenzie
Recommended by: Claire
When a 12-year-old girl tracks her down during one of her brief visits to Philadelphia, claiming to be “her egg,” Skye, a loner and egg donor, decides that it might be time to actually have a meaningful relationship with another human being, which is easier said than done.
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The Last House on Needless Street
by Catriona Ward
Recommended by: Sarah L.
When a neighbor moves in next door, a family of three—a teenage girl who isn’t allowed outside, a man with memory loss and a house cat who reads the Bible—are terrified that the unspeakable secret that binds them together will be exposed.
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Julie and Romeo
by Jeanne Ray
Recommended by: Brandee
Born to rival florist families in Boston, Julie and Romeo experience love at first sight when they spot each other across a crowded lobby.
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A Song for a New Day
by Sarah Pinsker
Recommended by: Tim
I know we don’t want to talk about pandemics any more than we have to, but this one is worth it! Pinsker speculates an America rattled by a pandemic and terrorism through the lens of the music scene, which has always been an expression of subversive culture, hasn’t it? Well, subvert away with this one – you may just end up feeling better about our days because of it.
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Playing Nice
by JP Delaney
Recommended by: Lori
Informed by a stranger that his son was switched at birth with another baby, Pete struggles to adjust to the needs of two families before an investigation unearths disturbing questions about the hospital and the night the exchange occurred.
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Fault Lines
by Emily Itami
Recommended by: Sarah V.
A bored, frustrated Japanese housewife begins living two lives when she meets a successful restaurateur and rediscovers the freedom and the electric pulse of her beloved Tokyo and realizes that she has to make a choice.
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The Husbands
by Chandler Baker
Recommended by: Sarah R.
When Nora meets a group of high-powered women whose husbands are supportive unlike her own, she discovers that the women use an unorthodox method of couples’ therapy that has transformed their lives — one that is worth killing for.
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