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Set during Mussolini's 1935 invasion of Ethiopia, Hirut overcomes rape, violence, and imprisonment, finding the strength to fight for her country's freedom and her own. The Shadow King is a heartrending, indelible exploration of what it means to be a woman at war.
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From the international bestselling author of The Gilded Hour comes Sara Donati's enthralling epic about two trailblazing female doctors in nineteenth-century New York. 672 pages.
This discussion will open on Sept 22 and will stay open for about six weeks. Those assigned this book will receive a print copy by mail. Please check the confirmation page after requesting to make sure your mailing address is correct.
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In this spellbinding exploration of the varieties of love, the author of the worldwide bestseller Call Me by Your Name revisits its complex and beguiling characters decades after their first meeting.
This discussion will open on Oct 6 and will stay open for about six weeks. Those assigned this book will receive a print copy by mail. Please check the confirmation page after requesting to make sure your mailing address is correct.
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A forgotten history. A secret network of women. A legacy of poison and revenge.
Welcome to The Lost Apothecary.
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From the New York Times bestselling author of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell, an intoxicating, hypnotic new novel set in a dreamlike alternative reality.
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The author of the "vivid and urgent…important and timely" (The New York Times Book Review) debut The Map of Salt and Stars returns with this remarkably moving and lyrical novel following three generations of Syrian Americans who are linked by a mysterious species of bird and the truths they carry close to their hearts.
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