Love and Other Consolation Prizes
by Jamie Ford
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Love and Other Consolation Prizes was read and reviewed by 22 BookBrowse members for First Impressions, 21 of whom gave it four or five stars, resulting in an impressive ...
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Beyond the Book: 170 Years of World's Fairs
Love and Other Consolation Prizes largely revolves around two World's Fairs that took place in Seattle in 1909 and 1962. Officially known as Universal Expositions, more than 100 World's Fairs have been held in more than 20 countries, large and... Beyond the Book
The Judge Hunter
by Christopher Buckley
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In London 1664, Balthasar de St. Michel or "Balty" has no discernable skills besides pestering his brother-in-law Samuel Pepys, Clerk of the Acts of the Royal Navy, for money ...
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Beyond the Book: Samuel Pepys's Diary
In The Judge Hunter, Balty's brother-in-law, Samuel Pepys, an important historical figure in 17th century London, plays an integral role. Samuel Pepys (pronounced Peeps) was born in London in 1633. He completed grammar school during the English ... Beyond the Book
Star of the North
by D.B. John
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It's summertime. You're looking for an absorbing thriller while you flop at the beach. Bonus points if it's somehow tied to current events where a summit with "...
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Beyond the Book: Appendix from Star of the North
Star of the North is full of intriguing asides about the North Korean regime. The author, D. B. North, includes much of the background behind these nuggets as an appendix at the end of the novel. Below is an excerpt from it, and you can read the rest... Beyond the Book
The Abbot's Tale
by Conn Iggulden
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The Abbot's Tale purports to be a re-discovered manuscript written by a real historical figure, Dunstan, a man who rose from being the Abbot of Glastonbury to become the ...
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Beyond the Book: Glastonbury and Arthurian Legend
Nowadays famous for its music festival, held in nearby Pilton, Glastonbury is a small English town in Somerset, with a population of around 9000 people. In the 10th century, before Dunstan, the character in The Abbot's Tale arrived there and built ... Beyond the Book
The Summer Wives
by Beatriz Williams
An electrifying postwar fable of love, class, power and redemption set on an island off the New England coast.
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Me, Myself and Them
by Dan Mooney
A fresh, funny and heart-wrenching story about human connection and the power of friendship.
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Mississippi Blood
New York Times bestselling author Greg Iles illuminates the brutal history of the American South.
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A Place For Us
A deeply moving story of love, identity and belonging--the first novel from Sarah Jessica Parker's new imprint.
From "one of Iran's most important living fiction writers" (The Guardian) comes a ...
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Jamie Samson
Danny Cheng has always known his parents have secrets. But when he discovers a taped-up ...
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A Place for Us
by Fatima Farheen Mirza
If you, your parents, your grandparents or people you know are immigrants to this country, this book will touch you on so many levels. The first generation to the ...
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Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
by Gail Honeyman
While I have to Admit I chose this book out of sheer luck, I am so glad that I did, i can honestly say that it was humorous, desperately sad at times and wonderfully ...
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Salt Houses
by Hala Alyan
This was a meaningful and well written book. My heart went out to this family and I was moved by the women who took their food and customs with them wherever they went to...
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The Twelve-Mile Straight
by Eleanor Henderson
There are a lot of emotionally flawed human beings in this tale of Great-Depression-Era Georgia, and author Emily Henderson uses them to keep the reader on edge; one is ...
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The Great Alone
by Kristin Hannah
Reading this novel I felt I was watching a story unfold page by page, character by character. It showed the beauty and allure of Alaska along with the reality of life in...
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Warlight
by Michael Ondaatje
"It is 1945, and London is still reeling from the Blitz and years of war. 14-year-old Nathaniel and his sister, Rachel, are apparently abandoned by their parents, left in...
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