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by Pat Conroy
Published May 2010
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by Joshua Henkin
Published Aug 2008
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by Alice McDermott
Published Sep 2007
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by Anna Quindlen
Published Apr 2007
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by Rohinton Mistry
Published Nov 2003
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by Jonathan Franzen
Published Aug 2002
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by Richard Russo
Published Apr 2002
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by Michael Cunningham
Published Jan 2000
Read ReviewsPassionate, profound and deeply moving - Cunningham's most remarkable achievement to date. 1999 Pulitzer Prize Winner.
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