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Babel: Or the Necessity of Violence: an Arcane History of the Oxford Translators Revolution

R F KUANG - ?Harper Voyager
Format: Hardcover

From award-winning author R. F. Kuang comes Babel, a thematic response to The Secret History and a tonal retort to Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell that grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British...
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The Circus Train

AMITA PARIKH - G.P. Putnam's Sons
Format: Kindle Edition

International BestsellerWater for Elephants meets The Night Circus in this World War II debut about a magnificent travelling circus, a star-crossed romance, and one girl's coming-of-age during the darkest of times. "A powerful reminder that to live is not just to survive, but to be seen...
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All the Dangerous Things

STACY WILLINGHAM - Minotaur Books
Format: Kindle Edition

Following up her instant New York Times bestseller, A Flicker in the Dark, Stacy Willingham delivers a totally gripping thriller about a desperate mother with a troubled past in All the Dangerous Things.One year ago, Isabelle Drake's life changed forever: her toddler son, Mason, was taken...
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Phaedra: A Novel

LAURA SHEPPERSON - Alcove Press
Format: Paperback

Debut novelist Laura Shepperson offers a powerful feminist retelling of Phaedra and her unyielding quest for justice, perfect for fans of Madeline Miller and Natalie Haynes.Phaedra has been cast to the side all her life: daughter of an adulteress, sister of a monster, and now unwilling...
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Kiss Her Once for Me

Alison Cochrun
Format: electronic resource

A Best New Holiday Romance by PopSugar, BuzzFeed, Refinery29, and more! The author of the "swoon-worthy debut" (Harper's Bazaar) The Charm Offensive returns with a festive romantic comedy about a woman who fakes an engagement with her landlord...only to fall for his sister.One year ago,...
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