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Have Mother, Will Travel:
A Mother and Daughter Discover Themselves, Each Other, and the World
by Claire & Mia Fontaine

William Morrow
Publishes: 07/17/2012
Genre: Travel & Adventure
288 pages

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In their bestselling memoir, Come Back, readers were moved and inspired by the story of Mia Fontaine's harrowing drug addiction and her mother, Claire's, desperate and ultimately successful attempts to save her. Now, it is a decade later, and Claire and Mia, each facing a defining moment in their lives, are determined to transform themselves and their relationship again.

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At fifty-one, Claire wants to shed her identity as her daughter's savior. Mia, twenty-five, needs to grow beyond her role as recovery's poster child...

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The Woman at the Light
by Joanna Brady

St. Martin's Press
Publishes: 07/03/2012
Genre: Novels
336 pages

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"Forbidden love, passion, greed, revenge, and murder ... [Brady] knows how to stop your heart on one page and pull your heart strings on the next. Along the way, she weaves in a suspenseful mystery with a surprise ending; I could not put the book down and neither will you." - John Viele, author of the The Florida Keys: A History of the Pioneers

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A stunning debut novel set on a remote island in Key West in 1839.

Emily Lowry, born and bred in New Orleans, forgoes high society to...

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Shine Shine Shine
by Lydia Netzer

St. Martin's Press
Publishes: 07/17/2012
Genre: Novels
320 pages

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A debut unlike any other, Shine Shine Shine by Lydia Netzer is a shocking, searing, breathless love story, a gripping portrait of modern family, and a stunning exploration of love, death and what it means to be human.

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Sunny Mann has masterminded a perfect life for herself and her family in a quiet Virginia town. Even her genius husband, Maxon, an astronaut on his...

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My Brilliant Friend
by Elena Ferrante

Europa Editions
Publishes: 09/25/2012
Genre: Novels
336 pages

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From one of Italy's most acclaimed authors, My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense, and generous-hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila, set in a vibrant and colorful modern-day Naples. Ferrante's inimitable style lends itself perfectly to this penetrating portrait of two marvelous women. Here, too, is the story of an entire nation and a touching meditation on the nature of friendship.

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The story begins in the 1950s, in a poor but vibrant neighborhood on the outskirts of Naples. Growing up on these tough streets, Elena and Lila...

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Sentinel:
A Spycatcher Novel
by Matthew Dunn

William Morrow
Publishes: 08/07/2012
Genre: Thrillers
400 pages

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The United States and Russia are on the brink of war and only agent Will Cochrane - introduced in the acclaimed Spycatcher - can find and unmask the diabolical double-agent behind the crisis in this enthralling espionage thriller, written by a real-life former spy.

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A New Spycatcher Novel Featuring Will Cochrane

Fourteen days ago, CIA headquarters in Langley, Virginia, received a cryptic message from...

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The Mark Inside:
A Perfect Swindle, a Cunning Revenge, and a Small History of the Big Con
by Amy Reading

Knopf
Publishes: 03/06/2012
Genre: History, Science & Current Affairs
304 pages

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Amy Reading's fascinating account of con artistry in America and Frank Norfleet's wild caper invites you into the crooked history of a nation on the hustle, constantly feeding the hunger and the hope of the mark inside.

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In 1919, Texas rancher J. Frank Norfleet lost everything he had in a stock market swindle. He did what many other marks did - he went home, borrowed...

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