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The Paris Orphan

Natasha Lester · Forever
Pages: 480
Format: Paperback

A "rich and riveting" USA Today bestseller based on the true story of a female journalist who defied all the rules while covering World War II (Publishers Weekly, starred review) .
New York City/Paris, 1942: When American model Jessica May arrives...
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The Secrets We Kept: A novel

Lara Prescott · Knopf
Pages: 368
Format: Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
A HELLO SUNSHINE x REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICK

A thrilling tale of secretaries turned spies, of love and duty, and of sacrifice--inspired by the true story of the CIA plot to infiltrate the hearts and minds of Soviet Russia, not with...
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The Beekeeper of Aleppo: A Novel

Christy Lefteri · Ballantine Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

This unforgettable novel puts human faces on the Syrian war with the immigrant story of a beekeeper, his wife, and the triumph of spirit when the world becomes unrecognizable.

"Courageous and provocative, The Beekeeper of Aleppo is a beautifully crafted novel of international...
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Dominicana: A Novel

Angie Cruz · Flatiron Books
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

"Gorgeous writing, gorgeous story." -- Sandra Cisneros

"An essential read for our times." -- Cristina Garcia

Fifteen-year-old Ana Cancion never dreamed of moving to America, the way the girls she grew up with in the Dominican countryside did. But when...

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This Tender Land: A Novel

William Kent Krueger · Atria Books
Pages: 464
Format: Hardcover

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER!

"If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing, you'll love This Tender Land...This story is as big-hearted as they come." - Parade

A magnificent novel about four orphans on a life-changing odyssey during the Great...
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Red at the Bone: A Novel

Jacqueline Woodson · Riverhead Books
Pages: 208
Format: Hardcover

An extraordinary new novel about the influence of history on a contemporary family, from the New York Times-bestselling and National Book Award-winning author of Another Brooklyn and Brown Girl Dreaming.

Two families from different social classes are joined together...
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A Single Thread: A Novel

Tracy Chevalier · Viking
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

An immersive, moving story of a woman coming into her own at the dawn of the Second World War, from internationally bestselling author Tracy Chevalier

1932. After the Great War took both her beloved brother and her fiancé, Violet Speedwell has become a "surplus woman,"...
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The Water Dancer

Ta-Nehisi Coates · One World
Pages: 416
Format: Hardcover

OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK * From the National Book Award-winning author of Between the World and Me, a boldly conjured debut novel about a magical gift, a devastating loss, and an underground war for freedom.

"This potent book about America's most disgraceful sin establishes...
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