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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 Man in the Rockefeller Suit: The Astonishing Rise and Spectacular Fall of a Serial Imposter
by Mark Seal
Hardcover: Jun 2011
Paperback: 25 Apr 2012
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| A real-life Talented Mr. Ripley, the unbelievable thirty-year run of a shape-shifting con man. |
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No Biking in the House Without a Helmet
by Melissa Fay Greene
Hardcover: Apr 2011
Paperback: 24 Apr 2012
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| A loving portrait of a unique twenty first-century family with nine children as it wobbles between disaster and joy: "We so loved raising our four children by birth, we didn't want to stop. When the clock started to run down on the home team, we brought in ringers." |
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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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The Family Fang: A Novel
by Kevin Wilson
Hardcover: Aug 2011
Paperback: 17 Apr 2012
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| Meet The Family Fang, an unforgettable collection of demanding, brilliant, and absolutely endearing oddballs whose lives are risky and mischievous performance art. |
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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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Please Look After Mom: A Novel
by Kyung-sook Shin
Hardcover: Apr 2011
Paperback: 3 Apr 2012
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| An international sensation and a bestseller that has sold over 1.5 million copies in the author's native Korea, Please Look After Mom is a stunning, deeply moving story of a family's search for their missing mother - and their discovery of the desires, heartaches and secrets they never realized she harbored within. |
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The Forgotten Waltz
by Anne Enright
Hardcover: Oct 2011
Paperback: 2 Apr 2012
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| In this extraordinary novel, Anne Enright explores the momentous drama of everyday life; the volatile connections between people; the wry, accurate take on families, marriage, and brittle middle age. |
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