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The Great Divide: A Novel
Cristina Henriquez - Ecco
Format: Hardcover
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An epic novel of the construction of the Panama Canal, casting light on the unsung people who lived, loved, and labored there, by Cristina Henríquez, acclaimed author of The Book of Unknown AmericansIt is said that the canal will be the greatest feat of engineering in history. But first,... |
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Beautyland: A Novel
Marie-Helene Bertino - Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Format: Hardcover
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A wise, tender novel about a woman who doesn't feel at home on Earth, by the acclaimed author of Parakeet.At the moment when Voyager 1 is launched into space carrying its famous golden record, a baby of unusual perception is born to a single mother in Philadelphia. Adina Giorno is tiny... |
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The Other Americans: A Novel
Laila Lalami - Vintage
Format: Paperback
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Late one spring night in California, Driss Guerraoui - father, husband, business owner, Moroccan immigrant - is hit and killed by a speeding car. The aftermath of his death brings together a diverse cast of characters: Guerraoui's daughter Nora, a jazz composer returning to the small... |
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Finding Margaret Fuller: A Novel
Allison Pataki - Ballantine Books
Format: Hardcover
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An epic reimagining of the life of Margaret Fuller - America's forgotten leading lady and the central figure of a movement that defined a nation - from the New York Times bestselling author of The Magnificent Lives of Marjorie Post. Massachusetts, 1836. Young, brazen, beautiful, and unapologetically... |
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The House on Mango Street
Sandra Cisneros - Vintage
Format: Paperback
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Acclaimed by critics, beloved by readers of all ages, taught everywhere from inner-city grade schools to universities across the country, and translated all over the world, The House on Mango Street is the remarkable story of Esperanza Cordero. Told in a series of vignettes - sometimes... |
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The Sympathizer: A Novel
Viet Thanh Nguyen - Grove Press
Format: Print book
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One of 2015's most highly acclaimed debuts, The Sympathizer is a Vietnam War novel unlike any other. The narrator, one of the most arresting of recent fiction, is a man of two minds and divided loyalties, a half-French half-Vietnamese communist sleeper agent living in America after... |
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Anita de Monte Laughs Last: A Novel
Xochitl Gonzalez - Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover
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New York Times bestselling author Xochitl Gonzalez delivers a mesmerizing novel about a first-generation Ivy League student who uncovers the genius work of a female artist decades after her suspicious death. Who gets to leave a legacy?. 1985. Anita de Monte, a rising star in the art world,... |
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Listen for the Lie: A Novel
Amy Tintera - Celadon Books
Format: Hardcover
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"A world-class whodunit." - Stephen King. "An extremely successful high-wire act, balancing between dark comedy and darker thrills." - Alex Michaelides, #1 New York Times bestselling author. "Laugh-out-loud funny, thrilling and twisty..." - Liane Moriarty,... |
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