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The Secret History of Costaguana: A Novel
by Juan Gabriel Vásquez
Hardcover: Jun 2011
Paperback: 7 Aug 2012
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| Tragic and despairing, comic and insightful, The Secret History of Costaguana is a masterpiece of historical invention. |
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In the Shadow of the Banyan: A Novel
by Vaddey Ratner
Hardcover: Jul 2012
Paperback: 4 Jun 2013
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| Displaying the author's extraordinary gift for language, In the Shadow of the Banyan is testament to the transcendent power of narrative and a brilliantly wrought tale of human resilience. |
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Homesick
by Roshi Fernando
Hardcover: Jul 2012
Paperback: 2 Jul 2013
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| A stunning debut novel about an extended Sri Lankan family - a kaleidoscopic view of contemporary immigrant life, by turns darkly funny, sad, poignant, and uproariously beautiful. |
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Lost Memory of Skin: A Novel
by Russell Banks
Hardcover: Sep 2011
Paperback: 17 Jul 2012
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| Lost Memory of Skin is a provocative novel of spiritual and moral redemption from Russell Banks. |
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The Collective: A Novel
by Don Lee
Hardcover: Jul 2012
Paperback: 8 Jul 2013
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| A sparkling bildungsroman about friendship and betrayal, art and race. |
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The Absolutist: A Novel
by John Boyne
Paperback: 10 Jul 2012
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| The Absolutist is a masterful tale of passion, jealousy, heroism, and betrayal set in one of the most gruesome trenches of France during World War I. This novel will keep readers on the edge of their seats until its most extraordinary and unexpected conclusion, and will stay with them long after they've turned the last page. |
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Zone One: A Novel
by Colson Whitehead
Hardcover: Oct 2011
Paperback: 10 Jul 2012
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| Both spine chilling and playfully cerebral, Zone One brilliantly subverts the genre's conventions and deconstructs the zombie myth for the twenty-first century. |
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The Night Circus: A Novel
by Erin Morgenstern
Hardcover: Sep 2011
Paperback: 3 Jul 2012
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| The circus arrives without warning. No announcements precede it. It is simply there, when yesterday it was not. Within the black-and-white striped canvas tents is an utterly unique experience full of breathtaking amazements. It is called Le Cirque des Rêves, and it is only open at night... |
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