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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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Divorce Islamic Style
by Amara Lakhous
Paperback: 27 Mar 2012
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| The Italian secret service has received intel that a group of Muslim immigrants is planning a terrorist attack. Christian Mazzari, a young Sicilian who speaks perfect Arabic, goes undercover to infiltrate the group and to learn who its leaders are. |
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The Queen of Water: A novel based on a true story
by Laura Resau, Maria Virginia Farinango
Hardcover: Mar 2011
Paperback: 13 Mar 2012
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| In this poignant novel based on a true story, Virginia's story will speak to anyone who has ever struggled to find his or her place in the world. It will make you laugh and cry, and ultimately, it will fill you with hope. |
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Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother: Stories of Loss and Love
by Xue Xinran
Hardcover: Mar 2011
Paperback: 6 Mar 2012
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| Message from an Unknown Chinese Mother is powered by love and by heartbreak and will stay with readers long after they have turned the final page. |
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The Beauty of Humanity Movement: A Novel
by Camilla Gibb
Hardcover: Mar 2011
Paperback: 28 Feb 2012
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| This deeply observed novel of contemporary Vietnam interweaves stories of a venerable soup seller, a young Vietnamese American curator, and an enterprising tour guide in ways that will mark all of their lives forever. |
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Wonder
by R.J. Palacio
Hardcover: 14 Feb 2012
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| Wonder is a spare, warm, uplifting story that will have readers laughing one minute and wiping away tears the next. |
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