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by Kent Haruf
Hardcover: May 2004
Paperback: 1 May 2005
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Haruf returns to the small town of Holt, Colorado to continue the story he started in Plainsong (1999) with an engrossing and profoundly moving novel rich in wisdom, humor and humanity.

Girls In Trouble
by Caroline Leavitt
Hardcover: Jan 2004
Paperback: 1 Apr 2005
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Leavitt captures the longings of first love, the intense emotions of open adoption and the price of betrayal.

The Second Summer of The Sisterhood
by Ann Brashares
Hardcover: Apr 2003
Paperback: 28 Dec 2004
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Brashares returns to the beloved characters she brought to life in her first novel, The Sisterhood of the Traveling Pants, for a new installment that's equally authentic and engaging.

The Amateur Marriage
by Anne Tyler
Hardcover: Jan 2004
Paperback: 26 Oct 2004
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A rich and compelling novel about a mismatched marriage—and its consequences, spanning three generations.

The Namesake
by Jhumpa Lahiri
Hardcover: Sep 2003
Paperback: 1 Sep 2004
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Lahiri enriches the themes that made her collection, The Interpreter of Maladies, an international bestseller: the immigrant experience, the clash of cultures, the conflicts of assimilation and, most poignantly, the tangled ties between generations.

Liars and Saints
by Maile Meloy
Hardcover: Jun 2003
Paperback: 13 Jul 2004
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In a family driven by jealousy and propriety as much as by love, an unspoken tradition of deceit is passed from generation to generation. These fiercely protected secrets gradually drive the Santerres apart; it will take astonishing courage and compassion to bring them back together.

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