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Theme: Women

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Theme: Philosophy, Religion, Spirituality

    •   Philosophical
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    •   Magical or Supernatural Elements

Theme: Various

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Theme: For Readers & Writers

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Theme: Doorstoppers

    •   Books With 500+ Pages

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    The Wrong Heaven
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    Southernmost
    by Silas House
    Southernmost opens with a devastating flood in Cumberland Valley, Tennessee. Could it be divine ...
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    Confessions of the Fox
    by Jordy Rosenberg
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    Tango Lessons
    by Meghan Flaherty
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The Radium Girls by Kate Moore

The incredible true story of the women who fought America's Undark danger.

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    Fly Girls
    by Keith O'Brien

    How five daring women defied all odds and made aviation history.
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    So Much Life Left Over
    by Louis de Bernieres

    An evocative and emotional novel set between the World Wars.
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    Meet Me at the Museum
    by Anne Youngson

    A celebration of letters, kindred spirits and writing a new story for yourself.
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