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The Dearly Beloved: A Novel

Cara Wall · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A luminous debut novel about two young couples whose lives become intertwined when the husbands are appointed co-ministers of a venerable New York City church in the 1960s, spanning decades - for readers of Ann Patchett and Nicole Krauss.Charles and Lily, James and Nan. They meet in Greenwich...
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The Book of Lost Friends: A Novel

Lisa Wingate · Ballantine Books
Pages: 384
Format: Paperback

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes a new novel inspired by historical events: a dramatic story of three young women on a journey in search of family amidst the destruction of the post-Civil War South, and of a modern-day teacher who rediscovers...
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The Song of Achilles: A Novel

Madeline Miller · Ecco
Format: Paperback

“At once a scholar’s homage to The Iliad and startlingly original work of art by an incredibly talented new novelist….A book I could not put down.”—Ann Patchett“Mary Renault lives again!” declares Emma Donoghue, author of Room, referring to The Song...
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The City We Became: A Novel

N. K. Jemisin · ?Orbit
Format: Paperback

In Manhattan, a young grad student gets off the train and realizes he doesn't remember who he is, where he's from, or even his own name. But he can sense the beating heart of the city, see its history, and feel its power. In the Bronx, a Lenape gallery director discovers strange...
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The Perfume Thief: A Novel

Timothy Schaffert · Doubleday
Format: Hardcover

The Glass HotelClementine is a seventy-two year-old reformed con artist with a penchant for impeccably tailored suits. Her life of crime has led her from the uber-wealthy perfume junkies of belle epoque Manhattan, to the scented butterflies of Costa Rica, to the spice markets of Marrakech,...
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Somebody's Daughter: A Memoir

Ashley C. Ford · Flatiron Books
Format: Hardcover

For as long as she could remember, Ashley has put her father on a pedestal. Despite having only vague memories of seeing him face-to-face, she believes he's the only person in the entire world who understands her. She thinks she understands him too. He's sensitive like her, an artist,...
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One Last Stop

Casey McQuiston · St. Martin's Griffin
Format: Paperback

Cynical twenty-three-year old August doesn't believe in much. She doesn't believe in psychics, or easily forged friendships, or finding the kind of love they make movies about. And she certainly doesn't believe her ragtag band of new roommates, her night shifts at a 24-hour...
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Meant to Be: If the Shoe Fits

Julie Murphy · Disney-Hyperion
Format: Hardcover

After having just graduated with a degree in shoe design, and trying to get her feet on the ground, Cindy is working for her stepmother, who happens to be the executive producer of America's favorite reality show, Before Midnight. When a spot on the show needs filling ASAP, Cindy volunteers,...
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The Parted Earth

Anjali Enjeti · Hub City Press
Format: Hardcover

Spanning more than half a century and cities from New Delhi to Atlanta, Anjali Enjeti's debut is a heartfelt and human portrait of the long shadow of the Partition of India on the lives of three generations of women. The story begins in August 1947. Unrest plagues the streets of New Delhi...
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The Startup Wife: A Novel

Tahmima Anam · Scribner
Format: Hardcover

Meet Asha Ray. Brilliant coder and possessor of a Pi tattoo, Asha is poised to revolutionize artificial intelligence when she is reunited with her high school crush, Cyrus Jones. Cyrus inspires Asha to write a new algorithm. Before she knows it, she's abandoned her PhD program, they've...
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