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Generational & Family Sagas
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Search results: The best new books - Excerpts & reviews from exceptional books with a family saga as a central theme
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The Sadness of the Samurai: A Novel
by Victor del Arbol
Hardcover: 22 May 2012
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| A betrayal and a murder in pro-Nazi Spain spark a struggle for power that grips a family for generations in this sweeping historical thriller. |
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The Newlyweds: A Novel
by Nell Freudenberger
Hardcover: 1 May 2012
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| A powerful, funny, richly observed tour de force by one of America's most acclaimed young writers: a story of love and marriage, secrets and betrayals. |
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A Greyhound of a Girl
by Roddy Doyle
Hardcover: 1 May 2012
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| Four generations of women travel on a midnight car journey. One of them is dead, one of them is dying, one of them is driving, and one of them is just starting out. Perfect for thoughtful middle-graders and young teen girls. |
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The Butterfly Cabinet: A Novel
by Bernie McGill
Hardcover: Jul 2011
Paperback: 1 May 2012
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| Vivid, mysterious, and unforgettable, The Butterfly Cabinet is Bernie McGill's engrossing portrayal of the dark history that intertwines two lives - a haunting novel full of frightening silences and sorrowful absences that build toward an unexpected, chilling truth. |
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The Little Red Guard: A Family Memoir
by Wenguang Huang
Hardcover: 26 Apr 2012
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| Three generations of a family living under one roof reflect the dramatic transformations of an entire society in this memoir of life in 20th century China. |
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22 Britannia Road: A Novel
by Amanda Hodgkinson
Hardcover: Apr 2011
Paperback: 24 Apr 2012
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| A tour de force that echoes modern classics like Suite Francaise and The Postmistress. |
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Wish You Were Here
by Graham Swift
Hardcover: 17 Apr 2012
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| A hauntingly intimate, deeply compassionate story about things that touch and test our human core, Wish You Were Here also looks, inevitably, to a wider, afflicted world. Moving toward a fiercely suspenseful climax, it brilliantly transforms the stuff of headlines into heart-wrenching personal truth. |
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The Language of Flowers: A Novel
by Vanessa Diffenbaugh
Hardcover: Aug 2011
Paperback: 3 Apr 2012
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| A mesmerizing, moving, and elegantly written debut novel, The Language of Flowers beautifully weaves past and present, creating a vivid portrait of an unforgettable woman whose gift for flowers helps her change the lives of others even as she struggles to overcome her own troubled past. |
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