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Fiction A to Z September 2024 |
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Husbands & lovers : a novel
by Beatriz Williams
Two women, separated by decades and continents, but sharing an exotic family heirloom, search for their lost loves and reclaim secrets, in the new novel from the New York Times best-selling author of The Summer Wives. (romance). Simultaneous.
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Fourteen days : a collaborative novel
by Charlie Jane Anders
At the beginning of the Covid pandemic lockdown a group of New York city neighbors gather on the roof to tell stories in a collaborative tale in which each character is written by a different major literary voice.
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| Black Butterflies by Priscilla MorrisIn 1992, rumors of war fly in cosmopolitan Sarajevo, Yugoslavia. While her husband and mother go to England, 55-year-old artist Zora stays, convinced it'll all end quickly. But as the siege of her city drags on for years, Zora must connect with others to survive. Published in the United Kingdom in 2022, this immersive debut was inspired by the author's family. Read-alikes: Steven Galloway's The Cellist of Sarajevo; Stef Penney's The Beasts of Paris. |
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Honey : a novel
by Victor Lodato
A rebellious youth turned L.A. art queen confronts her twilight years, family secrets and a fiery late-life romance as past demons and the thirst for revenge resurface in the form of her drug-addled grandnephew Michael.
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How the light gets in : a novel
by Joyce Maynard
After her husband's death, Eleanor returns to her New Hampshire farm to care for their brain-injured son while facing family tensions, personal struggles and national events, in the follow-up to Count the Ways. 75,000 first printing.
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| The Coin by Yasmin ZaherA wealthy, fashionable young Palestinian woman new to the United States teaches at a private New York City middle school for underprivileged boys using unorthodox methods, starts a Birkin bag pyramid scheme, and becomes obsessed with cleanliness as she slowly unravels in this "brilliant" (Booklist) debut. For fans of: propulsive stories with unforgettable narrative voices. |
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If you like: Elizabeth Strout
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| Roman Stories by Jhumpa LahiriCentering on the city of Rome, this thoughtful collection of nine lyrical short stories explores the lives and relationships of a wide variety of individuals. Roman Stories was composed in Italian by Pulitzer Prize-winning author Jhumpa Lahiri and translated into English by Lahiri and her editor. For fans of: quietly beautiful tales; stories "filled with intelligence and sorrow" (Kirkus Reviews). |
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| Commonwealth by Ann PatchettIt's at the Southern California christening for baby Franny Keating that the implosion of two nuclear families begins with a kiss. When the dust clears, Franny and her sister have four new stepsiblings with whom they are forced to spend long summers in Virginia. Over the decades, a fatal bee sting, long-held secrets, and a bestselling novel threaten hard-won bonds. For fans of: complex family tales, like those by Elizabeth Strout and Celeste Ng. |
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| The Covenant of Water by Abraham VergheseSet in Kerala, India from 1900 to 1977, this atmospheric saga follows a family of Saint Thomas Christians (a local Christian community present in the region since late antiquity) that loses at least one member by drowning each generation, as well as an orphaned Scot, who becomes a physician and makes his way to Colonial India. For fans of: emotionally powerful novels peopled with carefully drawn, three-dimensional figures. |
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Plainfield, Illinois 60544
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