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Censoring an Iranian Love Story
by Shahriar Mandanipour
Hardcover: May 2009
Paperback: 1 Jun 2010
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From one of Iran’s most acclaimed and controversial contemporary writers, his first novel to appear in English—a dazzlingly inventive work of fiction that opens a revelatory window onto what it’s like to live, to love, and to be an artist in today’s Iran.

A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True
by Brigid Pasulka
Hardcover: Aug 2009
Paperback: 18 May 2010
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Whimsical, wise, beautiful, magical, and sometimes even heartbreaking, A Long, Long Time Ago and Essentially True weaves together two remarkable stories, reimagining half a century of Polish history through the legacy of one unforgettable love affair.

The Gargoyle
by Andrew Davidson
Hardcover: Aug 2008
Paperback: 4 Aug 2009
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An extraordinary debut novel of love that survives the fires of hell and transcends the boundaries of time.

Atmospheric Disturbances : A Novel
by Rivka Galchen
Hardcover: May 2008
Paperback: 28 Apr 2009
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Atmospheric Disturbances is at once a moving love story, a dark comedy, a psychological thriller, and a deeply disturbing portrait of a fracturing mind.

The Story of a Marriage : A Novel
by Andrew Sean Greer
Hardcover: Apr 2008
Paperback: 31 Mar 2009
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From the bestselling author of The Confessions of Max Tivoli, a love story full of secrets and astonishments set in 1950s San Francisco.

The Maytrees : A Novel
by Annie Dillard
Hardcover: Jun 2007
Paperback: 10 Jun 2008
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In spare, elegant prose, Dillard traces the lives of Toby and Lou Maytree. She presents willed bonds of loyalty, friendship, and abiding love. Warm and hopeful, The Maytrees is the surprising capstone of Annie Dillard's original body of work.

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