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Heart and Soul
by Maeve Binchy
Published 2009 by Knopf Publishing Group
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780307265791
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With the warmth, humor, and compassion readers have come to expect from her, Binchy tells a story of family, friends, patients, and staff who are part of a heart clinic in a community caught between the old and the new in Ireland.
With the insight, humor, and compassion we have come to expect from her, Maeve Binchy tells a story of family, friends, patients, and staff who are part of a heart clinic in a community caught between the old and the new Ireland.... More...
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Pictures at an Exhibition
by Sara Houghteling
Published 2009 by Knopf Publishing Group
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780307266859
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Set in a Paris darkened by World War II, Houghteling's sensuous and bracing debut novel tells the story of a son's quest to recover his family's lost masterpieces, looted by the Nazis during the occupation.
Set in a Paris darkened by World War II, Sara Houghteling's sweeping and sensuous debut novel tells the story of a son's quest to recover his family's lost masterpieces, looted by the Nazis during the occupation.... More...
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The Anatomy of Wings
by Karen Foxlee
Published 2009 by Alfred A. Knopf Books for Young Readers
Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780375856433
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In this riveting and affecting debut, a first-time novelist perfectly captures the essence of growing up in a small town and the complexities and absurdities of family life as a 10-year-old girl recounts the final months of her teenage sister's life.... More...
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The King's Daughter
by Barbara Kyle
Published 2009 by Kensington Publishing Corporation
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780758225450
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Set during the bloody reign of Queen Mary--Elizabeth I's half-sister--Kyle's brilliant follow-up to "The Queen's Lady" is a fascinating read for lovers of historical fiction.
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Tree of Smoke
by Denis Johnson
Published 2008 by Picador USA
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780312427740
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From the author of "Jesus' Son" comes this long-awaited follow-up--a National Book Award-winning tale of two American families swept up in the secrets and lies of the Vietnam war.
Winner of the National Book Award
One of the "New York Times" 10 Best Books of the Year
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Bridge of Sighs
by Richard Russo
Published 2008 by Vintage Books USA
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781400030903
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A magnificent, big-hearted new novel and an astounding achievement ("The Boston Globe," this national bestseller is from the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Empire Falls."
Louis Charles Lynch (also known as Lucy) is sixty years old and has lived in Thomaston, New York, his entire life.... More...
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American Wife
by Curtis Sittenfeld
Published 2009 by Random House Trade
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780812975406
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A kind, bookish only child born in the 1940s, Alice Lindgren has no idea that she will one day end up in the White House, married to the president. In her small Wisconsin hometown, she learns the virtues of politeness, but a tragic accident when she is seventeen shatters her identity and changes the trajectory of her life.... More...
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The Abstinence Teacher
by Tom Perrotta
Published 2008 by St. Martin's Griffin
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780312363543
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Elegantly and simply written, "The Abstinence Teacher" illuminates the powerful emotions that run beneath the placid surface of modern family life, and explores the complicated spiritual and sexual lives of ordinary people.
"Perrotta is that rare combination: a satirist with heart.... More...
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Deep Dish
by Mary Kay Andrews
Published 2009 by Harper Paperbacks
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780060837372
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The Cooking Channel is looking for its next star, and Gina is certain that she fits the bill. Trouble is, the execs also have their eye on Mr. "Kill It and Grill It" Tate Moody. Little does Gina know, though, that she and Tate are soon to embark on the cook-off of their lives.... More...
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Hats & Eyeglasses
by Martha Frankel
Published 2009 by Jeremy P. Tarcher
Paperback, English. ISBN: 9781585426973
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In her gloriously written memoir of growing up in a family of hardcore gamblers, Frankel thought the gambling gene had passed her by, until she found herself addicted to online poker and knee-deep in debt.
Martha Frankel grew up in a warm, loving family of diehard gamblers, where her fatheras poker games and her motheras mah-jongg blended happily with big pots of delicious food and endless gossip.... More...
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