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Dream when you're feeling blue : a novel
by Elizabeth Berg
After sending their men off to fight in the war, sisters Kitty and Louise Heaney join their flirtatious younger sister, Tish, in writing letters to servicemen overseas, in a study of life during World War II from the perspective of the young men on the battlefield and the women left behind on the home front. 150,000 first printing.
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Beachcombing for a shipwrecked god
by Joe Coomer
Three women set out on an open-sea voyage to Prince Edward Island in an attempt to escape the unpleasant circumstances of their lives
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Secrets of Eden : a novel
by Chris Bohjalian
Haunted by the final words of a newly baptized congregation member who was subsequently murdered by her husband, the Reverend Stephen Drew abandons his pulpit to spend time with an author who writes best-selling books about angels. By the best-selling author of Midwives. 150,000 first printing.
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The space between us
by Thrity N. Umrigar
A new novel by the author of Bombay Time vividly captures the delicate balance of class and gender in contemporary India as witnessed through the lives of two compelling women--Sera Dubash, an upper middle-class parsi housewife, and Bhima, an illiterate domestic hardened by a life of loss and despair. Reprint. 40,000 first printing.
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The shack : a novel
by William P. Young
Four years after his daughter is abducted and evidence of her murder is found in an abandoned shack, Mackenzie Allen Philips returns to the shack in response to a note claiming to be from God, and has a life-changing experience
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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
by Mary Ann Shaffer
As London is emerging from the shadow of World War II, writer Juliet Ashton discovers her next subject in a book club on Guernsey--a club born as a spur-of-the-moment alibi after its members are discovered breaking curfew by the Germans occupying their island
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Snow flower and the secret fan : a novel
by Lisa See
An evocative story of friendship set against the backdrop of a nineteenth-century China in which women suffered from foot binding, isolation, and illiteracy follows an elderly woman and her companion as they communicate their hopes, dreams, joys, and tragedies through a unique secret language. Reader's Guide included. Reprint. 75,000 first printing.
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The last lecture
by Randy Pausch
The author, a computer science professor diagnosed with terminal cancer, explores his life, the lessons that he has learned, how he has worked to achieve his childhood dreams, and the effect of his diagnosis on him and his family
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The sweet hereafter : a novel
by Russell Banks
Following a tragic school bus accident, the people of a small town try to come to terms with the deaths of their children. By the author of Continental Drift. Reprint. National ad/promo.
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True north : a novel
by Jim Harrison
In a new novel by the author of Off on the Side, the son of a wealthy family of timber barons struggles to reconcile himself with the damage his family has done to Michigan's Upper Peninsula--a scarring that cuts deeply into the fabric of his own family. 85,000 first printing. $85,000 ad/promo.
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Bel canto : a novel
by Ann Patchett
When terrorists seize hostages at an embassy party, an unlikely assortment of people is thrown together, including American opera star Roxane Coss and Mr. Hosokawa, a Japanese CEO and her biggest fan. By the author of The Magician's Assistant. Reprint.
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Nine horses : poems
by Billy Collins
A best-selling collection of poems from the U.S. poet laureate and author of Sailing Alone Around the Room offers insightful reflections on the mystery and beauty found in everyday life. Reprint. 60,000 first printing.
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Main Library
270 N Grove Ave
Elgin, Illinois 60120
847-742-2411
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Rakow Branch
2751 W. Bowes Rd.
Elgin, Illinois 60124
847-531-7271
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