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The Lovebird
by Natalie Brown Doubleday Publishes: 06/18/2013 Genre: Novels 336 pages
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A spectacularly vibrant, original debut, The Lovebird takes us from the orange-scented streets of Southern California to the vast prairie landscape of Montana, and introduces us to Margie Fitzgerald, a spirited and unforgettable heroine for our times. Discussion will open June 24 From the Jacket Margie has always had a soft spot for helpless creatures. Her warm heart breaks, her left ovary twinges, and she is smitten with sympathy. This is... More about this book (opens in new window) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Amy Falls Down:
A Novel by Jincy Willett Thomas Nelson Publishes: 07/09/2013 Genre: Novels 336 pages
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A scathingly funny and wickedly humorous roman-a-clef by one of our most acclaimed literary humorists—about a bitterly uninspired writer who decides to change her life after a freak accident. From the Jacket The endearingly bitter writer, Amy Gallup has happily isolated herself from the world spending the last two decades teaching... More about this book (opens in new window) |
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Letters from Skye:
A Novel
by Jessica Brockmole
Ballantine Books
Publishes: 07/09/2013
Genre: Novels
304 pages
A Novel
by Jessica Brockmole
Ballantine Books
Publishes: 07/09/2013
Genre: Novels
304 pages
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Sparkling with charm and full of captivating period detail, Letters from Skye is a testament to the power of love to overcome great adversity, and marks Jessica Brockmole as a stunning new literary voice.
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A sweeping story told in letters, spanning two continents and two world wars, Jessica Brockmole's atmospheric debut novel captures the indelible...
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Sparkling with charm and full of captivating period detail, Letters from Skye is a testament to the power of love to overcome great adversity, and marks Jessica Brockmole as a stunning new literary voice.
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A sweeping story told in letters, spanning two continents and two world wars, Jessica Brockmole's atmospheric debut novel captures the indelible...
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To the Moon and Timbuktu:
A Trek through the Heart of Africa
by Nina Sovich
New Harvest
Publishes: 07/09/2013
Genre: Travel & Adventure
320 pages
A Trek through the Heart of Africa
by Nina Sovich
New Harvest
Publishes: 07/09/2013
Genre: Travel & Adventure
320 pages
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This lyrical memoir will transport you to the breathtaking landscapes of West Africa, whose stark beauties will instill wonder in even the most experienced traveler. Sovich's journey reveals that sometimes we must pursue that distant glimmer on the horizon in order to find the things we value most.
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Nina Sovich had always yearned for adventures in faraway places; she imagined herself leading the life of a solitary traveler. Yet at the age of...
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This lyrical memoir will transport you to the breathtaking landscapes of West Africa, whose stark beauties will instill wonder in even the most experienced traveler. Sovich's journey reveals that sometimes we must pursue that distant glimmer on the horizon in order to find the things we value most.
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Nina Sovich had always yearned for adventures in faraway places; she imagined herself leading the life of a solitary traveler. Yet at the age of...
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Lookaway, Lookaway:
A Novel
by Wilton Barnhardt
St. Martin's Press
Publishes: 08/20/2013
Genre: Novels
352 pages
A Novel
by Wilton Barnhardt
St. Martin's Press
Publishes: 08/20/2013
Genre: Novels
352 pages
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"Move over, Tom Wolfe! Writing with brilliance and brio, Barnhardt has penned a hilarious satire which often has surprising depth and hits way too close to the truth." - Lee Smith
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Jerene Jarvis Johnston and her husband Duke are exemplars of Charlotte, North Carolina's high society, a world where old Southern money and the...
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"Move over, Tom Wolfe! Writing with brilliance and brio, Barnhardt has penned a hilarious satire which often has surprising depth and hits way too close to the truth." - Lee Smith
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Jerene Jarvis Johnston and her husband Duke are exemplars of Charlotte, North Carolina's high society, a world where old Southern money and the...
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The First Affair:
A Novel
by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus
Atria Books
Publishes: 08/27/2013
Genre: Novels
256 pages
A Novel
by Emma McLaughlin & Nicola Kraus
Atria Books
Publishes: 08/27/2013
Genre: Novels
256 pages
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In the latest novel from #1 New York Times bestselling authors Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, a woman looks back at her summer internship at the White House when she was seduced by the President of the United States and drawn into a complex affair destined to destroy both her and the presidency.
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Following college, Jamie McAllister wins a prestigious internship at the White House that she has no idea will irrevocably alter her life. An...
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In the latest novel from #1 New York Times bestselling authors Emma McLaughlin and Nicola Kraus, a woman looks back at her summer internship at the White House when she was seduced by the President of the United States and drawn into a complex affair destined to destroy both her and the presidency.
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Following college, Jamie McAllister wins a prestigious internship at the White House that she has no idea will irrevocably alter her life. An...
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Three Things You Need to Know About Rockets:
A Memoir
by Jessica A. Fox
Atria Books
Publishes: 07/09/2013
Genre: Biographies/Memoirs
384 pages
A Memoir
by Jessica A. Fox
Atria Books
Publishes: 07/09/2013
Genre: Biographies/Memoirs
384 pages
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The memoir of a 26-year-old film maker who, on a whim, decides to pack in her life in Hollywood and move to a used bookstore in Scotland. She finds herself on a rollercoaster journey beyond anything she had imagined - a journey that would both break and mend her heart, and teach her that sometimes we have to have the courage to travel the path less taken.
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Jessica Fox was living in Hollywood, an ambitious 26-year-old film-maker with a high-stress job at NASA. Working late one night, craving another...
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The memoir of a 26-year-old film maker who, on a whim, decides to pack in her life in Hollywood and move to a used bookstore in Scotland. She finds herself on a rollercoaster journey beyond anything she had imagined - a journey that would both break and mend her heart, and teach her that sometimes we have to have the courage to travel the path less taken.
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Jessica Fox was living in Hollywood, an ambitious 26-year-old film-maker with a high-stress job at NASA. Working late one night, craving another...
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