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The Necklace
The Necklace
by Claire McMillan
Reviewed: May 15, 2017
 
Published: Jul 4, 2017
 
For readers of The Nest, Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls, and The Rules of Civility, a sparkling summer read about the wealthy but dysfunctional Quincy family, and two Quincy women past and present - one a bewitching Jazz Age beauty, the other a ...
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(3.7/5)
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News of the World
News of the World
by Paulette Jiles
Reviewed: Jul 24, 2016
 
Published: Jun 20, 2017
 
It is 1870 and Captain Jefferson Kyle Kidd travels through northern Texas, giving live readings to paying audiences hungry for news of the world. An elderly widower who has lived through three wars and fought in two of them, the captain enjoys his ...
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(4.6/5)
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The People We Hate at the Wedding
The People We Hate at the Wedding
by Grant Ginder
Reviewed: Apr 3, 2017
 
Published: Jun 6, 2017
 
"Family dysfunction at its best. This novel is addicting and entertaining and I couldn't put it down!" - Jennifer Close, New York Times bestselling author of Girls in White Dresses and The Hopefuls
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(3.4/5)
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The Gypsy Moth Summer
The Gypsy Moth Summer
by Julia Fierro
Reviewed: Apr 3, 2017
 
Published: Jun 6, 2017
 
"Fierro doesn't just observe, she knows. Like all great novelists, she gives us the world." - Amy Bloom, bestselling author of Away and Lucky Us
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(3.4/5)
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The Weight of Ink
The Weight of Ink
by Rachel Kadish
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2017
 
Published: Jun 6, 2017
 
An intellectual, suspenseful, and entertaining page-turner, The Weight of Ink tells the story of two remarkable women separated by three centuries, the ambition that connects them, and the power of the written word. It's a jigsaw puzzle of a novel, ...
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(4.2/5)
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The Essex Serpent
The Essex Serpent
by Sarah Perry
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2017
 
Published: Jun 6, 2017
 
Costa Book Award Finalist and the Waterstones (UK) Book of the Year 2016

An exquisitely talented young British author makes her American debut with this rapturously acclaimed historical novel, set in late nineteenth-century England, about an ...
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(4.3/5)
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Extraordinary Adventures
Extraordinary Adventures
by Daniel Wallace
Reviewed: Jan 24, 2017
 
Published: May 30, 2017
 
A large-hearted and optimistic novel, Extraordinary Adventures is the latest from the New York Times bestselling author of Big Fish, Daniel Wallace.
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(4.4/5)
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The Scribe of Siena
The Scribe of Siena
by Melodie Winawer
Reviewed: Apr 3, 2017
 
Published: May 16, 2017
 
Equal parts transporting love story, meticulously researched historical fiction, and compelling time-travel narrative - think The Girl with a Pearl Earring meets Outlander - debut author Melodie Winawer takes readers deep into medieval Italy, where ...
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(4.3/5)
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