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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.

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.

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.

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.

Ever By My Side : A Memoir in Eight Acts Pets
by Dr. Nick Trout
Hardcover: Feb 2011
Paperback: 7 Feb 2012
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Tender, wry, and ruminative, Ever By My Side is a tribute to the power and beauty of ordinary life and a celebration of how pets make it all the sweeter and richer.

Monstress : Stories
by Lysley Tenorio
Paperback: 31 Jan 2012
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A luminous collection of heartbreaking, vivid, startling, and gloriously unique stories set amongst the Filipino-American communities of California and the Philippines.

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