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Pompeii
by Robert Harris
Hardcover: Nov 2003
Paperback: 26 Oct 2004
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With his trademark elegance and intelligence Robert Harris recreates a world on the brink of disaster.

The 6th Lamentation
by William Brodrick
Hardcover: Jul 2003
Paperback: 1 Jun 2004
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For readers of John Le Carré and Alan Furst, a remarkable debut thriller about love, betrayal and the shadows that war leaves behind.

The Kite Runner
by Khaled Hosseini
Hardcover: Jun 2003
Paperback: 27 Apr 2004
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An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present.

I'm Not Scared
by Niccolò Ammaniti
Hardcover: Feb 2003
Paperback: 28 Feb 2004
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In this immensely powerful, lyrical and skillfully narrated novel, set in southern Italy, nine year-old Michele discovers a secret so momentous, so terrible, that he daren’t tell anyone about it. Read an exclusive excerpt at BookBrowse today.

The Emperor of Ocean Park
by Stephen L. Carter
Hardcover: Jun 2002
Paperback: 1 May 2003
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Intricate, superbly written, often scathingly funny - a brilliantly crafted tapestry of ambition, family secrets, murder, integrity tested, and justice gone terribly wrong.

The Vendetta Defense
by Lisa Scottoline
Hardcover: Feb 2001
Paperback: 1 Mar 2002
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In a case steeped in blood and memory, it will take a stroke of brilliance to save Pigeon Tony. But if anyone just might see justice done, it's this gutsy young attorney who'll risk everything to win ... including her life.

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Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie

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Fearless, gripping, at once darkly funny and tender, spanning three continents and numerous lives, Americanah is a richly told story set in today's globalized world.
We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves
Karen Joy Fowler

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The story of an American family, middle class in middle America, ordinary in every way but one. But that exception is the beating heart of this extraordinary novel.
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Colum McCann

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The most mature work yet from an incomparable storyteller, TransAtlantic is a profound meditation on identity and history in a wide world that grows somehow smaller and more wondrous with...
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