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The Tower, the Zoo, and the Tortoise : A Novel
by Julia Stuart
Hardcover: Aug 2010
Paperback: 23 Aug 2011
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Brimming with charm and whimsy, this exquisite novel set in the Tower of London has the transportive qualities and delightful magic of the contemporary classics Chocolat and Amélie.

This Must Be the Place : A Novel
by Kate Racculia
Hardcover: Jul 2010
Paperback: 5 Jul 2011
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A sudden death, a never-mailed postcard, and a long-buried secret set the stage for a luminous and heart-breakingly real novel about lost souls finding one another.

The Paperbark Shoe : A Novel
by Goldie Goldbloom
Paperback: 29 Mar 2011
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Set in 1940s Australia, The Paperbark Shoe is a remarkable novel about the far-reaching repercussions of war, the subtle violence of displacement, and what it means to live as a captive - in enemy country, and in one's own skin.

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand : A Novel
by Helen Simonson
Hardcover: Mar 2010
Paperback: 1 Dec 2010
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You are about to travel to Edgecombe St. Mary, a small village in the English countryside filled with rolling hills, thatched cottages, and a cast of characters both hilariously original and as familiar as the members of your own family.

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The Swan Thieves
by Elizabeth Kostova
Hardcover: Jan 2010
Paperback: 3 Nov 2010
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Kostova's masterful new novel travels from American cities to the coast of Normandy, from the late 19th century to the late 20th, from young love to last love. The Swan Thieves is a story of obsession, history's losses, and the power of art to preserve human hope.

Love and Summer : A Novel
by William Trevor
Hardcover: Sep 2009
Paperback: 26 Oct 2010
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In his characteristically masterly way, Trevor evokes the passions and frustrations of the people of a small Irish town during one long summer.

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