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Fobbit
by David Abrams
Paperback: 4 Sep 2012
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| Darkly humorous and based on the author's own experiences in Iraq, Fobbit is a fantastic debut that shows us a behind-the-scenes portrait of the real Iraq war. |
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The Garden of Evening Mists
by Tan Twan Eng
Paperback: 4 Sep 2012
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| Malaya, 1951. Yun Ling Teoh, the scarred lone survivor of a brutal Japanese wartime camp, seeks solace among the jungle-fringed tea plantations of Cameron Highlands. There she discovers Yugiri, the only Japanese garden in Malaya, and its owner and creator, the enigmatic Aritomo, exiled former gardener of the emperor of Japan. |
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American Dervish: A Novel
by Ayad Akhtar
Hardcover: Jan 2012
Paperback: 4 Sep 2012
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| American Dervish is a brilliantly written, nuanced, and emotionally forceful look inside the interplay of religion and modern life. |
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The Marriage Plot: A Novel
by Jeffrey Eugenides
Hardcover: Oct 2011
Paperback: 4 Sep 2012
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| With devastating wit and an abiding understanding of and affection for his characters, Jeffrey Eugenides revives the motivating energies of the Novel, while creating a story so contemporary and fresh that it reads like the intimate journal of our own lives. |
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Pym: A Novel
by Mat Johnson
Hardcover: Mar 2011
Paperback: 4 Sep 2012
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| A comic journey into the ultimate land of whiteness by an unlikely band of African American adventurers |
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Raising Wrecker: A Novel
by Summer Wood
Hardcover: Feb 2011
Paperback: 4 Sep 2012
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| Elegant, warm-hearted and utterly unsentimental, Wrecker is a stunning and deeply moving novel about motherhood and mistakes, survival and hope. (Published as Wrecker in hardcover) |
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Tiger Hills: A Novel
by Sarita Mandanna
Hardcover: Mar 2011
Paperback: 28 Aug 2012
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| Told in rich, lyrical prose and set against the background of a changing society, Tiger Hills is a sweeping saga about one woman's determination to live life on her own terms --- and a riveting novel about the choices we make in the name of family, nation, and love. |
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The Baker's Daughter: A Novel
by Sarah McCoy
Hardcover: Aug 2012
Paperback: 14 Aug 2012
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| A routine interview between a reporter and an elderly baker brings out memories of darker times: her life in Germany during that last bleak year of WWII. As their lives become more intertwined, all are forced to confront the uncomfortable truths of the past and seek out the courage to forgive. |
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