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The Resurrection of Joan Ashby
The Resurrection of Joan Ashby
by Cherise Wolas
Reviewed: May 1, 2017
 
Published: Aug 29, 2017
 
Epic, propulsive, incredibly ambitious, and dazzlingly written, The Resurrection of Joan Ashby is a story about sacrifice and motherhood, the burdens of expectation and genius. Cherise Wolas's gorgeous debut introduces an indelible heroine candid ...
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(4.2/5)
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The Heart's Invisible Furies
The Heart's Invisible Furies
by John Boyne
Reviewed: Jun 5, 2017
 
Published: Aug 22, 2017
 
From the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Boy In the Striped Pajamas, a sweeping, heartfelt saga about the course of one man's life, beginning and ending in post-war Ireland.
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(4.6/5)
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Young Jane Young
Young Jane Young
by Gabrielle Zevin
Reviewed: Jun 19, 2017
 
Published: Aug 22, 2017
 
From the author of the international bestseller The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry comes another novel that will have everyone talking.
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(4.3/5)
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Stay with Me
Stay with Me
by Ayobami Adebayo
Reviewed: Jul 31, 2017
 
Published: Aug 22, 2017
 
This celebrated, unforgettable first novel, shortlisted for the prestigious Bailey's Prize and set in Nigeria, gives voice to both husband and wife as they tell the story of their marriage - and the forces that threaten to tear it apart.
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(4.3/5)
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Cruel Beautiful World
Cruel Beautiful World
by Caroline Leavitt
Reviewed: Jul 24, 2016
 
Published: Aug 8, 2017
 
Set in the early 1970s against the specter of the Manson girls, when the peace and love movement begins to turn ugly, this is the story of a runaway teenager's disappearance and her sister's quest to discover the truth.
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(4.7/5)
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Happiness
Happiness : The Crooked Little Road to Semi-Ever After
by Heather Harpham
Reviewed: May 22, 2017
 
Published: Aug 1, 2017
 
A shirt-grabbing, page-turning love story that follows a one-of-a-kind family through twists of fate that require nearly unimaginable choices.
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(4.7/5)
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The Almost Sisters
The Almost Sisters
by Joshilyn Jackson
Reviewed: Apr 24, 2017
 
Published: Jul 11, 2017
 
With empathy, grace, humor, and piercing insight, the author of gods in Alabama pens a powerful, emotionally resonant novel of the South that confronts the truth about privilege, family, and the distinctions between perception and reality - the ...
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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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