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The Book of Summers

Emylia Hall - Mira; Original edition
Format: Paperback

For nine-year-old Beth Lowe, it should have been a magical summer-sun-kissed days lounging in rickety deck chairs, nights gathered around the fire. But what begins as an innocent vacation to Hungary ends with the devastating separation of her parents. Beth and her father return home alone,...
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The Honey Farm: A Novel

HARRIET ALIDA LYE - Liveright
Format: Hardcover

Lily King meets Patricia Highsmith in this slyly seductive debut set on an eerily beautiful farm teeming with secrets.The drought has discontented the bees. Soil dries into sand; honeycomb stiffens into wax. But Cynthia knows how to breathe life back into her farm: offer it as an artists'...
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Jar of Hearts

Jennifer Hillier - Minotaur Books
Format: Hardcover

"Jar of Hearts grabs you by the throat! The perfect blend of riveting characters, chilling details, and gasping twists in this standout thriller will keep you frantically reading until the explosive end." - Lisa Gardner, New York Times bestselling author of Right...
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Hello From the Gillespies

Monica McInerney - NAL Trade
Format: Paperback

THE PERFECT READ FOR THE HOLIDAY SEASONIt's time for the annual holiday letter from the Gillespie family.... New from the author of The House of MemoriesFor the past thirty-three years, Angela Gillespie has sent to friends and family around the world an end-of-the-year letter titled...
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Give Me Your Hand: Library Edition

Megan E Abbott - Blackstone Pub
Format: Audiobook

A mesmerizing psychological thriller about how a secret can bind two friends together forever ... or tear them apart. Kit Owens harbored only modest ambitions for herself when the mysterious Diane Fleming appeared in her high school chemistry class. But Diane's academic brilliance lit a fire...
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Sabrina & Corina

Kali Fajardo-Anstine - One World
Format: Book

Kali Fajardo-Anstine's magnetic story collection breathes life into her Indigenous Latina characters and the land they inhabit. Against the remarkable backdrop of Denver, Colorado - a place that is as fierce as it is exquisite - these women navigate the land the way they navigate their...
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The Ensemble: A Novel

Aja Gabel - Riverhead Books
Format: Hardcover

The addictive novel about four young friends navigating a cutthroat world and their complex relationships with each other, as ambition, passion, and love intertwine over the course of their lives.Jana. Brit. Daniel. Henry. They would never have been friends if they hadn't needed each other....
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Ryan's Hand

Leila Meacham - Grand Central Pub
Format: Print book

A sweeping, classic romance about the ties that bind us together-and the promises that can break us apart ...Some friends are more like family...and that's exactly how Cara Martin feels about Ryan Langston. He stood by her side through the most difficult time of her life and there's...
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All the Flowers in Paris: A Novel

Sarah Jio - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover

"Sarah Jio weaves past and present in this eminently readable novel about love, gratitude, and forgiveness. I tore through the pages!" - New York Times bestselling author Christina Baker KlineTwo women are connected across time by the city of Paris, a mysterious stack of love...
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The Sweeney Sisters: A Novel

Lian Dolan - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

An accomplished storyteller returns with her biggest, boldest, most entertaining novel yet - a hilarious, heartfelt story about books, love, sisterhood, and the surprises we discover in our DNA that combines the wit of Jonathan Tropper with the heart of Susan Wiggs.Maggie, Eliza, and Tricia...
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Peony in Love: A Novel

Lisa See - Random House
Format: Hardcover

"I finally understand what the poets have written. In spring, moved to passion; in autumn only regret."For young Peony, betrothed to a suitor she has never met, these lyrics from The Peony Pavilion mirror her own longings. In the garden of the Chen Family Villa, amid the scent...
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What Should Be Wild: A Novel

Julia Fine - Harper
Format: Hardcover

"Delightful and darkly magical. Julia Fine has written a beautiful modern myth, a coming-of-age story for a girl with a worrisome power over life and death. I loved it." - Audrey Niffenegger, author of The Time Travelers Wife and Her Fearful SymmetryFinalist for the Bram Stoker...
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The Stationery Shop

Marjan Kamali

From the award-winning author of Together Tea - a debut novel hailed as "compassionate, funny, and wise" by Jill Davis, bestselling author of Girls' Poker Night - comes a powerful love story exploring loss, reconciliation, and the quirks of fate.
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The Last Days of Rabbit Hayes: A Novel

Anna McPartlin - St. Martin's Press
Format: Hardcover

International BestsellerMia-"Rabbit"-Hayes knows that life is hard for everyone. And she knows that she's one of the lucky ones. She loves her life, ordinary as it is. And she loves the extraordinary people in it: her spirited daughter, Juliet; her colorful, unruly family; the only...
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If You Leave Me: A Novel

Crystal Hana Kim - William Morrow
Format: Hardcover

"If You Leave Me is graced with truly wonderful writing; great poise, lyricism, intelligence, and an utterly engrossing portrayal of life." - Richard Ford"An unforgettable story of family, love, and war set against the violent emergence of modern Korea." - Gary Shteyngart...
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The Language of Flowers: Large Print Edition

Vanessa Diffenbaugh - Doubleday Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover

Victoria Jones has aged out of foster care and into circumstances so dire she must sleep in a park. but her remarkable way with flowers catches the eye of a shop owner who takes pity on the girl and gives her a job. Victoria's understanding of the language of flowers - hawthorn for hope,...
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Southern Comfort

Fern Michaels - Zebra; Reprint edition
Format: Paperback

Atlanta homicide detective Patrick "Tick" Kelly turned his back on the world the day his wife and children were murdered. Holed up in a beach shack on Mango Key, Florida, he drowned his grief in Jack Daniels. Now sober and a bestselling author, Tick would gladly stay a recluse...
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