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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.

Pulse : Stories
by Julian Barnes
Hardcover: May 2011
Paperback: 21 Feb 2012
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After the best-selling Arthur & George and Nothing to Be Frightened Of, Julian Barnes returns with fourteen stories about longing and loss, friendship and love, whose mysterious natures he examines with his trademark wit and observant eye.

The Illumination : A Novel
by Kevin Brockmeier
Hardcover: Feb 2011
Paperback: 14 Feb 2012
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From best-selling and award-winning author Kevin Brockmeier: a new novel of stunning artistry and imagination about the wounds we bear and the light that radiates from us all.

Vaclav & Lena : A Novel
by Haley Tanner
Hardcover: May 2011
Paperback: 7 Feb 2012
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In Vaclav & Lena Haley Tanner has created two unforgettable young protagonists who evoke the joy, the confusion, and the passion of having a profound, everlasting connection with someone else.

Oxford Messed Up
by Andrea Kayne Kaufman
Paperback: 17 Nov 2011
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Oxford Messed Up is a unique literary love story that transports readers on a meaningful and emotional journey where the academic world of Oxford, the music of Van Morrison, and an old claw-foot bathtub serve as a backdrop for learning, self-discovery, and transcendent love.

Snakewoman of Little Egypt : A Novel
by Robert Hellenga
Hardcover: Sep 2010
Paperback: 13 Sep 2011
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A novel packed with wit, substance, and emotional depth, Snakewoman of Little Egypt delivers Robert Hellenga at the top of his form.

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The Woman Upstairs
Claire Messud

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The riveting confession of a woman awakened, transformed, and betrayed by passion and desire for a world beyond her own.
How to Create the Perfect Wife
Wendy Moore

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Stranger than fiction, blending tragedy and farce, How to Create the Perfect Wife is an engrossing tale of the radicalism, and deep contradictions, at the heart of the Enlightenment.
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A wise and affirming meditation on living fully and preparing for death, written by a highly regarded spiritual teacher.
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