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Coming Clean:
A Memoir
by Kimberly Rae Miller

New Harvest
Publishes: 07/23/2013
Genre: Biographies/Memoirs
272 pages

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In this dazzling memoir, Kim brings to life her experience of growing up in a rat-infested home, hiding her father's shameful hoarding secret from friends for years.

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Kim Miller is an immaculately put-together woman with a great career, a loving boyfriend, and a beautifully tidy apartment in Brooklyn. You would...

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The Scavenger's Daughters:
Tales of the Scavenger's Daughters, Book One
by Kay Bratt

Amazon Publishing
Publishes: 08/13/2013
Genre: Novels
0 pages

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Inspired by a true story, and set against the backdrop of a country in transition, The Scavenger's Daughters is a sweeping present day saga of triumph in the face of hardship, and the unbreakable bonds of family against all odds.

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Having survived torture and imprisonment during China's Cultural Revolution, Benfu escaped to find love with his compassionate and beautiful Calla...

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Song of the Spirits:
In the Land of the Long White Cloud saga
by Sarah Lark

Amazon Publishing
Publishes: 08/20/2013
Genre: Novels
0 pages

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Song of the Spirits continues the soaring saga begun with In the Land of the Long White Cloud, as the founding families of colonial New Zealand experience trials and triumphs of friendship, romance, and unforgettable adventure.

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Elaine O'Keefe is the radiant grand-daughter of Gwyneira McKenzie, who made her way to New Zealand to take a wealthy sheep baron's hand in marriage...

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Songs of Willow Frost:
A Novel
by Jamie Ford

Ballantine Books
Publishes: 09/10/2013
Genre: Historical Fiction
352 pages

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Shifting between the Great Depression and the 1920s, Songs of Willow Frost takes readers on an emotional journey of discovery. Jamie Ford's sweeping novel will resonate with anyone who has ever longed for the comforts of family and a place to call home.

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From Jamie Ford, the New York Times bestselling author of the beloved Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet, comes a...

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The Edge of Normal:
A Novel
by Carla Norton

St. Martin's Minotaur
Publishes: 09/10/2013
Genre: Thrillers
320 pages

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From the author of the #1 non-fiction bestseller Perfect Victim: The True Story of the Girl in the Box comes a novel that draws you into a chilling and engrossing world. With powerfully gripping characters and an ending that is a masterpiece of deception, Carla Norton's The Edge of Normal is a stunning debut thriller.

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In many ways, Reeve LeClaire looks like a typical twenty-two year old girl. She's finally landed her own apartment, she waitresses to pay the bills,...

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