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Literary Salon meets the 2nd Wednesday of the month to share favorite books, authors, or series. Eight readers shared the following 12 books in June. Please join us at the next Lit Salon on Wednesday, July 12th at 5pm. Check lopezlibrary.org or email Beth for current information. Happy Summer Reading!
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The seed keeper : a novel
by Diane Wilson
"A haunting novel spanning several generations, The Seed Keeper follows a Dakota family's struggle to preserve their way of life, and their sacrifices to protect what matters most"
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The children act : a novel
by Ian McEwan
A highly respected London judge hides behind her professional accomplishments her decision to separate from a husband who wants an open marriage, a loss that challenges her beliefs throughout a case involving parents whose faith forbids a life-saving transfusion for their son.
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Better the blood : a Hana Westerman thriller
by Michael Bennett
Hana Westerman—a Maori detective juggling career pressures, single motherhood and endemic prejudice investigates two ritualistic murders that have a chilling connection to the execution of a Maori chief during the bloody British colonization of New Zealand 160 years prior.
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Hula : a novel
by Jasmin 'Iolani Hakes
A young daughter of the legendary Hawaiian Naupaka dynasty dreams of healing the rift in her family by competing in and winning the next Miss Aloha Hula contest and proving herself worthy of carrying on her family's name.
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The lies I tell : a novel
by Julie Clark
Determined to expose con artist Meg Williams, the woman who upended her life 10 years earlier, for who she really is, Kat Roberts begins to question her long-held assumptions as the two women grow close, leading her to wonder who Meg's real target is.
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The last flight : a novel
by Julie Clark
Working for months on a plan to escape her secretly violent husband, Claire impulsively swaps airline tickets with a stranger also on the run before a fateful accident compels her to assume the other’s identity.
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The Uncommon Appeal of Clouds : An Isabel Dalhousie Novel
by Alexander Mccall Smith
Investigating the theft of a valuable painting that was supposed to be donated to the Scottish National Gallery, Isabel harbors a growing suspicion that the thieves may be close to the painting's wealthy owner. By the best-selling author of the No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency series.
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The Master and Margarita
by Mikhail Afanasevich Bulgakov
Banned for 27 years and initially published in a heavily censored edition, The Master and Margarita is probably the most important Russian novel of the 20th century. Written as a satire of Stalin's suffocating bureaucracy, the book has inspired Salman Rushdie's The Satanic Verses, The Rolling Stones' song Sympathy for the Devil and the work of many other international artists, writers and musicians.
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Shutter
by Ramona Emerson
A forensic photographer working for the Albuquerque police force, Rita Todacheene, who sees the ghosts of crime victims who point her toward the clues the other investigators overlook, is caught in the crosshairs of one of Albuquerque's most dangerous cartels when a furious ghost sets her on a path of vengeance.
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Lavender House
by Lev AC Rosen
While investigating the mysterious death of matriarch Irene Lamontaine, head of a famous soap empire, Andy Mills is seduced by the safety and freedom found in Lavender House, where a queer family lives honestly and openly, until he becomes a pawn in their deadly game.
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