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The Divorcees
The Divorcees
by Rowan Beaird
Reviewed: Oct 16, 2023
 
Published: Mar 19, 2024
 
A "delicious" (Rebecca Makkai) and "deeply compelling" (Lauren Groff) debut novel set at a 1950s Reno "divorce ranch," about the complex friendship between two women who dare to imagine a different future
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(3.9/5)
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The Day Tripper
The Day Tripper : A Novel
by James Goodhand
Reviewed: Nov 13, 2023
 
Published: Mar 19, 2024
 
"Witty and wise, The Day Tripper had me pulling for Alex through all of his mixed-up days. James Goodhand brings a fun, fresh voice to the time travel genre in this gem of a novel. I loved it!" —Shelby Van Pelt, New York Times bestselling ...
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(4.1/5)
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Becoming Madam Secretary
Becoming Madam Secretary
by Stephanie Dray
Reviewed: Oct 16, 2023
 
Published: Mar 12, 2024
 
New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray returns with a captivating and dramatic new novel about an American heroine Frances Perkins.
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(4.7/5)
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Help Wanted
Help Wanted : A Novel
by Adelle Waldman
Reviewed: Dec 11, 2023
 
Published: Mar 5, 2024
 
From the best-selling author of The Love Affairs of Nathaniel P. comes a funny, eye-opening tale of work in contemporary America.
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(4.1/5)
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Strong Passions
Strong Passions : A Scandalous Divorce in Old New York
by Barbara Weisberg
Reviewed: Nov 13, 2023
 
Published: Feb 20, 2024
 
Shocking revelations of a wife's adultery explode in an incendiary nineteenth-century trial, exposing upper-crust New York society and its secrets.
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(4.2/5)
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Leaving
Leaving : A Novel
by Roxana Robinson
Reviewed: Nov 13, 2023
 
Published: Feb 13, 2024
 
What risks would you be willing to take to fall in love again?
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(4.4/5)
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The Adversary
The Adversary : A Novel
by Michael Crummey
Reviewed: Dec 11, 2023
 
Published: Feb 6, 2024
 
From the award-winning, critically acclaimed author of The Innocents ("Extraordinary"—Wall Street Journal) a dark, enthralling novel about love and its limitations, the corruption of power and the power of corruption.
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(3.8/5)
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The Cleaner
The Cleaner : A Novel
by Brandi Wells
Reviewed: Mar 4, 2024
 
Published: Jan 30, 2024
 
The night cleaner comes and does what she does best—sorts out the messes of the daytime employees. None of them know her, but she knows everything about them. Disturbing and funny in equal measures.
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(3.1/5)
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