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Book Chat's Top Recommendations September 2023
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Atalanta
by Jennifer Saint
Princess Atlanta, left to die by her parents who wanted a son, is raised by a mother bear under the protection of the goddess Artemis, in the new novel by the best-selling author of Elektra. 125,000 first printing.
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Independence Square : Arkady Renko in Ukraine
by Martin Cruz Smith
While dealing with his Parkinson's disease diagnosis, Russian detective Arkady Renko agrees to search for an acquaintance's missing daughter whom he discovers was an anti-Putin activist, as the country's leaders begin to plot an invasion of Ukraine. Maps.
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The night circus : a novel
by Erin Morgenstern
Waging a fierce competition for which they have trained since childhood, circus magicians Celia and Marco unexpectedly fall in love with each other and share a fantastical romance that manifests in fateful ways. A first novel. Reprint.
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The reading list : a novel
by Sara Nisha Adams
Working at the local library, Aleisha reads every book on a secret list she found, which transports her from the painful realities she's facing at home, and decides to pass the list on to a lonely widower desperate to connect with his bookworm granddaughter. 75,000 first printing.
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The sandcastle girls : a novel
by Chris Bohjalian
A 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. By the best-selling author of Midwives. 100,000 first printing.
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The school for good mothers : a novel
by Jessamine Chan
After one moment of poor judgment involving her daughter Harriet, Frida Liu falls victim to a host of government officials who will determine if she is a candidate for a Big Brother-like institution that measures the success or failure of a mother's devotion. 150,000 first printing.
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Small mercies : a novel
by Dennis Lehane
In 1974 Boston, as a heatwave blankets the city, Mary Pat Fennessey, in a desperate search for her missing daughter, asks questions that bother Marty Butler, chieftain of the Irish mob, who doesn't take kindly to anyone who threatens his business. 150,000 first printing.
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The art thief : a true story of love, crime, and a dangerous obsession
by Michael Finkel
This riveting true story of art, crime, love and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost draws us into the strange and fascinating world of prolific art thief, Stéphane Breitwieser, who stole and kept more than 300 objects until one final act of hubris brought everything crashing down.
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Killingly
by Katharine Beutner
Based on a real unsolved mystery, follows a panicked father and sister who arrive at Mount Holyoke College in 1897 after family member Bertha Mellish goes missing and secrets about her and her friend Agnes' lives come to light.
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One
by Jamie Oliver
This go-to kitchen companion serves up 120 simple, delicious one-pan recipes with eight ingredients or less that take minimal prep and have maximum convenience. 150,000 first printing. Illustrations.
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The storyteller : tales of life and music
by David Grohl
The legendary American musician, singer, songwriter and documentary filmmaker offers a collection of stories, written by his own hand, that focus on the memories of his life, from his childhood to today. 250,000 first printing.
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West with giraffes : a novel
by Lynda Rutledge
Inspired by true events, this part adventure, part historical saga and part coming-of-age love story follows Woodrow Wilson Nickel as he recalls his journey in 1938 to deliver Southern California’s first giraffes to the San Diego Zoo.
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