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Five Skies
by Ron Carlson
Published 2007 by Viking Books

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780670038503

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Award-winning short story writer Carlson's first novel in 30 years delivers a stirring tale about three men confronting their pasts and their purpose. In a striking voice of intimacy and grace, "Five Skies" reveals itself as a story of biblical, almost spiritual force. More...

The Sugar Queen
by Sarah Addison Allen
Published 2008 by Bantam

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780553805499

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In this irresistible follow-up to her "New York Times"-bestselling debut, "Garden Spells," author Allen tells the tale of a young woman whose family secrets--and secret passions--are about to change her life forever. More...

The Septembers of Shiraz
by Dalia Sofer
Published 2007 by Ecco

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780061130403

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Set in Tehran during the aftermath of the 1979 revolution, this understated, beautifully told literary debut follows the Amin family as they cope with their fathers false imprisonment for spying. More...

Traveling Light
by Katrina Kittle
Published 2008 by Harper Perennial

Paperback, English. ISBN: 9780061451379

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A dancer-turned-school teacher encounters a string of bad luck in the form of a career-ending injury and the slow death of her brother. But it is in trying to fulfill a promise made long ago that Summer will meet her greatest challenge and realize how truly fortunate she is. More...

The Wednesday Sisters
by Meg Waite Clayton
Published 2008 by Ballantine Books

Hardcover, English. ISBN: 9780345502827

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Humorous and moving, this novel--set in California during the tumultuous 1960s--is a literary feast for book lovers that earns a place among those popular works that honor the joyful, mysterious, unbreakable bonds between friends. More...