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What Are West Islip Patrons Reading? |
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The Perfect Couple by Elin HilderbrandA wedding on Nantucket is canceled when the bride finds her maid of honor floating face-down in the Atlantic on the morning of the big day. - Kirkus Reviews |
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All We Ever Wanted by Emily GiffinNina married into an upper-crust Nashville family, while single dad Tom works multiple jobs to support daughter Lyla. When Nina's son posts an incriminating picture of Lyla, Nina understands Tom's reactions better than her husband's. - Library Journal Reviews |
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Here's a big collaboration: the former U.S. president joins with the author who holds the record for the most No. 1 New York Times best sellers for a thriller about the disappearance of POTUS from the stringently guarded White House. - Library Journal Reviews |
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Readers will find hope and humor in Hollis’s stories as she challenges them to take control of their physical, mental, and spiritual health through regulating habits, resisting unhelpful comparisons, and embracing changes such as marriage and motherhood. - Publishers Weekly
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In 1974, what could be harder for 13-year-old Leni Allbright than having a dangerously unsettled Vietnam vet dad? Having him lose yet another job and decide to move the family to the Alaskan wilderness and live off the land. - Library Journal Reviews |
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Ultimately, this is a feel-good story that will make readers laugh and cheer for Eleanor as she learns that the past doesn’t dictate the future, and that happiness can be hers. This is a must-read for those who love characters with quirks. - BookPage Reviews |
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From June to August, generations of fishermen from Winthrop Island's year-round Portuguese community have supplied the lobsters and occasional bootleg for bridge parties, weddings, golf tournaments, and other social occasions organized by the island's patrician cottagers. Just as the locals steer carefully around summer people, the "purebloods" are ever mindful of subtle social gradations within their own set. - Kirkus Reviews
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After a lightweight foray into rewriting Shakespeare (Vinegar Girl, 2016, etc.), Tyler returns to her tried-and-true theme of family life's emotionally charged complexities.
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The Death of Mrs. Westaway by Ruth WareProtagonist Hal quickly realizes that a letter she's received about a big inheritance was misdirected and just as quickly realizes that certain skills she has developed as a tarot card reader can help her claim it anyway. - Library Journal Reviews |
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In His Father’s Footsteps is a powerful, compassionate story of fathers and sons, set in the dramatically transforming years following the Second World War, by the masterful Danielle Steel.
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Honorable Mention - Sean Penn |
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Sweet And LowdownSean Penn plays a Django Reinhardt-esque musician whose erratic behavior and obsession with a mute woman make for a strange and entertaining combination.
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I Am SamSean Penn exceeds all expectations in this story about a mentally disabled man trying to maintain his relationship with his daughter, amidst mounting barriers.
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