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Lord of the Darkwood: Book 3 in the Tale of Shikanoko
Lian Hearn · Farrar
Pages: 224
Format: Print book |
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A self-assured warrior stumbles into a game of Go that turns fatal. An ambitious lord leaves his nephew for dead and seizes his lands. A stubborn father forces his son to give up his wife to his older brother. A powerful priest meddles in the succession to the Lotus Throne. A woman of the Old People... |
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This Must Be the Place: A novel
Maggie O'Farrell · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 382
Format: Print book |
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An irresistible love story, an unforgettable family. Best-selling author Maggie O'Farrell captures an extraordinary marriage with insight and laugh-out-loud humor in what Richard Russo calls "her breakout book." Perfect for readers of Where'd You Go, Bernadette. Meet Daniel... |
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The Hopefuls: A novel
Jennifer Close · Alfred A. Knopf
Pages: 303
Format: Print book |
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A brilliantly funny novel about ambition and marriage from the best-selling author of Girls in White Dresses, The Hopefuls tells the story of a young wife who follows her husband and his political dreams to Washington, D.C., a city of idealism, gossip, and complicated friendships among... |
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The Nix: A novel
Nathan Hill · Knopf
Pages: 640
Format: Print book |
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"The Nix is a mother-son psychodrama with ghosts and politics, but it's also a tragicomedy about anger and sanctimony in America. . . . Nathan Hill is a maestro." - John Irving A Nix can take many forms. In Norwegian folklore, it is a spirit who sometimes appears as a white... |
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Bright, Precious Things: A novel
Jay Mcinerney · Knopf
Pages: 416
Format: Print book |
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From the best-selling author of Bright Lights, Big City: a sexy, vibrant, cross-generational New York story--a literary and commercial triumph of the highest order. Even decades after their arrival, Corrine and Russell Calloway still feel as if they're living the dream that drew them to New York... |
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Game of Queens: A Novel of Vashti and Esther
India Edghill · Picador Usa
Pages: 400
Format: Print book |
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For fans of The Red Tent and The Dovekeepers, India Edghill breathes new life into the biblical story of Vashti and Esther with her signature historical richness, epic scope, and sweeping romance. You may know part of the story already, but you only know what history has passed along. The story... |
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The Sleeping World: A Novel
Gabrielle Lucille Fuentes · Touchstone
Pages: 272
Format: Print book |
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"A searing, beautifully written novel that captures the exhilaration and dangers of 1970s post-Franco Spain. Mosca, a bitterly jaded young woman, goes on a harrowing search for her missing brother - and the history that destroyed their lives. Violent, heartbreaking, unforgettable,... |
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