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• Act Your Age, Eve Brown

  a Novel

  Hibbert, Talia,

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  In this final installment of her Brown Sisters trilogy, Hibbert turns the focus on youngest sister, Eve. Unlike her older sisters, Eve hasn't yet found her path in life. But it's certainly not for lack of trying. She's tried a lot. Unfortunately,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Black Wave

  Saudi Arabia, Iran, and the Forty-year Rivalry That Unraveled Culture, Religion, and Collective Memory in the Middle East

  Ghattas, Kim,

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  Ghattas (BBC, Financial Times) takes a comprehensive look across the Muslim world at "Generation 1979" and the implications of 40 years of revolution, rivalry, religion, and repression. While the book describes in detail the late-20th century…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Brood

  a Novel

  Polzin, Jackie, 1979-

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  In this short, memorable debut novel, a married woman struggles to protect her small flock of chickens through a tough Minnesota winter. As the winter months go by, we get insight into her strained relationship to mothering, meeting her quirky…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Butchers' Blessing

  Gilligan, Ruth,

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  Beautifully atmospheric, Gilligan's novel brilliantly captures the period in the spring and summer of 1996 when the BSE outbreak (Mad Cow Disease) reached a tipping point, juxtaposed with Ireland's rich folklore and traditions. Every year, eight men…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Children of Chicago

  Pelayo, Cynthia,

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  Something is lurking in Chicago, something primal and evil. It stalks children by night, sowing confusion and fear wherever it goes. Chicago Police Detective Lauren Medina has seen many terrible things in her life, both on the force and in her past.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Devil and the Dark Water

  Turton, Stuart,

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  The year is 1634 and Samuel Pipps (who may be the greatest detective in the world) is being deported from Amsterdam. During the boarding the ship, a tongue-less leper gives a dire warning, then dies. What unfolds is amazing: a ghost ship, a locked…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Echo Wife

  Gailey, Sarah,

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  Hugo Award-winning author Gailey's latest is a dark sci-fi thriller that is as entertaining as it is thought-provoking. Evelyn, a brilliant and ambitious scientist, is at the top of her game professionally, but her personal life is falling apart.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Every Last Fear

  Finlay, Alex,

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  Grab your popcorn and settle in for this family drama. Matt Pine, college student, finds out that his family has died in a mysterious accident in Mexico. But was it something more sinister, related to his father's attempt to prove his other son,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Four Winds

  Hannah, Kristin,

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  Heading for a life of spinsterhood, 25-year-old Elsa Wolcott decides to take fate into her own hands. After a rough and lonely childhood, her life changes the night she meets Rafe Martinelli. Rafe's attention makes her feel valued, and when she…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Klara and the Sun

  Ishiguro, Kazuo, 1954-

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  Fans of Ishiguro's Never Let Me Go and The Remains of the Day will welcome the author's latest novel. Klara is an "artificial friend" in a near future where such creations are sold as companions for lonely young people. Klara isn't the latest…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lost Apothecary

  Penner, Sarah,

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  After learning of a shocking betrayal from her husband, Caroline takes a trip to London alone to take stock of her life. By chance, she joins a group scavenging along the River Thames and makes an astonishing find: a medicine vial believed to be…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Love Proof

  a Novel

  Henry, Madeleine,

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  Isaac Newton, Albert Einstein...Sophie Jones? The protagonist of Madeleine Henry's sophomore novel is a once-in-a-century genius, and everyone in the physics department at Yale knows it. Malchik, her advisor, believes that if she takes the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Midnight Library

  Haig, Matt, 1975-

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  Having already decided that her miserable life isn't worth living, Nora Seed attempts suicide only to find herself in a most unusual library. Within this mysterious library are an infinite number of books detailing the many what-ifs in Nora's life.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• My Year Abroad

  Lee, Chang-rae,

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  Tiller, a 20-year-old college student, is invited abroad on an investment trip by the charismatic entrepreneur Pong Lou, who has recently taken Tiller under his wing. What was meant to be a quick trip turns into the duo travelling to multiple…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Perestroika in Paris

  Smiley, Jane,

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  Looking for a gentle escape? Smiley's latest is a charming story about a young French racehorse named Perestroika whose curiosity leads her to wander away from her stable. She ends up in Paris's Place du Trocadéro (the park near the Eiffel Tower)…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Thursday Murder Club

  Osman, Richard, 1970-

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  This is a charming mystery about a group of four elderly residents of an upscale retirement community who called themselves The Thursday Murder Club. The four (Elizabeth, a former spy; Joyce, a retired nurse; Ibrahaim, a former psychiatrist; and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wintering

  the Power of Rest and Retreat in Difficult Times

  May, Katherine,

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  Why recommend a book called Wintering just as spring is nearing? Author Katherine May uses winter and how people cope with it as a metaphor to discuss all the fallow periods of life, the downtime, the recovery time, those periods of isolation and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Witch's Heart

  Gornichec, Genevieve,

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  This enchanting historical fantasy tells the story of Angrboda, an ancient witch who is both valuable to and reviled by the gods in Asgard. A minor figure in Norse mythology, little is known about Angrboda beyond being the trickster god Loki's wife…Read moreRead more of this annotation