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Lick Creek Lick Creek
by Brad Kessler
Hardcover: Mar 2001
Paperback: 1 Mar 2002
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Set in the remote mining country of West Virginia in the late twenties, Lick Creek is the compelling story of a fiery young woman, Emily Jenkins, and what happens when progress -- and tragedy -- comes to her family's farm.
These Granite Islands These Granite Islands
by Sarah Stonich
Hardcover: Mar 2001
Paperback: 1 Mar 2002
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An intimate story of friendship, a portrait of marriage, and a glimpse into the depths of loss - set in 1930's USA.
Female Intelligence Female Intelligence
by Jane Heller
Hardcover: Apr 2001
Paperback: 1 Feb 2002
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Female Intelligence is a hilarious look at our inability to bridge the communication gap between men and women, despite all the Mars/Venus books on the market.
The Last Time They Met The Last Time They Met
by Anita Shreve
Hardcover: Apr 2001
Paperback: 1 Jan 2002
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Traces the extraordinary resonance a single choice, even a single word, can have over the course of a lifetime. Seen through the eyes of young Linda Fallon and the young man who loves her.
The Man Who Ate The 747 The Man Who Ate The 747
by Ben Sherwood
Hardcover: Aug 2000
Paperback: 1 Jan 2002
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Piece by piece, a farmer is eating a Boeing 747 to prove his love for a woman... Written with tenderness, originality, and insight, filled with old-fashioned warmth and newfangled humor, it is an extraordinary novel, a found treasure that marks the emergence of a major storytelling talent.
Ghost Moon Ghost Moon
by Karen Robards
Hardcover: Feb 2000
Paperback: 1 Oct 2001
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Olivia must face down her old demons, and find the courage to confront her new ones, in order to rebuild a new life with her little girl--and with the man she loves.
La Cucina La Cucina: A Novel of Rapture
by Lily Prior
Hardcover: Nov 2000
Paperback: 1 Sep 2001
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Exuberant and touching, La Cucina is a magical evocation of life's mysterious seasons and the treasures found in each one. It celebrates family, food, passion, and the eternal rapture of romance.
The Rescue The Rescue
by Nicholas Sparks
Hardcover: Sep 2000
Paperback: 1 Aug 2001
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When confronted by raging fires or deadly accidents, volunteer fireman Taylor McAden feels compelled to take terrifying risks; but there is one leap of faith Taylor can't bring himself to make: He can't fall in love.
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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Fearless, gripping, at once darkly funny and tender, spanning three continents and numerous lives, Americanah is a richly told story set in today's globalized world.
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Karen Joy Fowler

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The story of an American family, middle class in middle America, ordinary in every way but one. But that exception is the beating heart of this extraordinary novel.
TransAtlantic
Colum McCann

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The most mature work yet from an incomparable storyteller, TransAtlantic is a profound meditation on identity and history in a wide world that grows somehow smaller and more wondrous with...
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