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The Space between Us (P.S.)
The Space between Us (P.S.)
by Thrity Umrigar
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“This is a story intimately and compassionately toldagainst the sensuous background of everyday life in Bombay.” —Washington Post Book World  “Bracingly honest.” —New York Times Book Review  The... (read more)

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The Mystery of Mercy Close: A Walsh Sister Novel
The Mystery of Mercy Close: A Walsh Sister Novel
by Marian Keyes
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A wry and life-affirming tale-and the Irish literary star's latest New York Times bestseller. Marian Keyes's inimitable blend of rollicking humor, effervescent prose, and captivating stories that deal with real-life issues have won readers around the... (read more)

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The Lion Is in
The Lion Is in
by Delia Ephron
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 Tracee is a runaway bride and kleptomaniac.  Lana's an audacious beauty and a recovering alcoholic.  Rita is a holy-roller minister's wife, desperate to escape her marriage and discover whether she actually has a mind of her own. ... (read more)

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The Next Best Thing
The Next Best Thing
by Jennifer Weiner
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At three years old, Ruth Saunders miraculously survives the car crash that takes her parents’ lives on the icy Massachusetts Turnpike. Her eccentric grandmother, who comes out of Florida retirement to care for young Ruth, nurtures her through years... (read more)

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Lost & Found
Lost & Found
by Jacqueline Sheehan
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After Rocky's veterinarian husband dies too young, at 42, she leaves town and her job as a psychologist and heads to secluded Peak's Island, off the coast of Portland. There, she becomes the local Animal Control Warden and reinvents her past so that it... (read more)

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Sisters
Sisters
by Patricia Macdonald
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Patricia Macdonald's darkly hypnotic tales have captivated readers across America, as well as in France, where she is a #1 bestselling author. Her previous novels include "Suspicious Origin, Stranger in the House, Not Guilty, " and the Edgar Award... (read more)

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Farewell, Dorothy Parker
Farewell, Dorothy Parker
by Ellen Meister
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What if inspiration came to visit...and wouldn't leave? When it comes to movie reviews, critic Violet Epps is a powerhouse voice. But that's only because she's learned to channel her literary hero, Dorothy Parker, the most celebrated and scathing wit of... (read more)

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Cascade
Cascade
by Maryanne O'hara
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During the 1930s in a small town fighting for its survival, a conflicted new wife seeks to reconcile her artistic ambitions with the binding promises she has made Fans of Richard Russo, Amor Towles, Sebastian Barry, and Paula McLain will devour this... (read more)

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The Cranes Dance (Vintage Contemporaries)
The Cranes Dance (Vintage Contemporaries)
by Meg Howrey
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I threw my neck out in the middle of Swan Lake last night. So begins the tale of Kate Crane, a soloist in a celebrated New York City ballet company who is struggling to keep her place in a very demanding world. At every turn she is haunted by her close... (read more)

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True Colors
True Colors
by Kristin Hannah
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Women across America laughed, cried, and reconnected with their friends after reading Kristin Hannahs smash hit, Firefly Lane. Now, in True Colors, she explores the poignant, powerful, complex world of sisters… The Grey sisters had only each other... (read more)

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Home Free
Home Free
by Fern Michaels
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"It's not a global terror ring, but the desire for a personal life that threatens the Sisters in Michaels's subdued 20th — and last — Sisterhood installment (after 2010's Déja Vu). Sisters leader Myra Rutledge Martin, her husband, Sir... (read more)

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Eight Girls Taking Pictures
Eight Girls Taking Pictures
by Whitney Otto
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Bestselling author Whitney Otto's Eight Girls Taking Pictures i s a profoundly moving portrayal of the lives of women, imagining the thoughts and circumstances that produced eight famous female photographers of the twentieth century. This captivating... (read more)

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Blue Skies
Blue Skies
by Robyn Carr
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Nikki Burgess survived a terrible marriage and a worse divorce. She's just about given up hope of ever finding happiness. But when her ex-husband suddenly dies, she gets custody of her kids again—and a chance to start over. Dixie McPherson, on... (read more)

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Eighteen Acres
Eighteen Acres
by Nicolle Wallace
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From the former Communications Director for the White House and current political media strategist comes a suspenseful and smart commercial novel about the first female president and all dramas and deceptions she faces both in politics and in love... (read more)

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The Best of Us
The Best of Us
by Sarah Pekkanen
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An all-expense-paid week at a luxury villa in Jamaica—its the invitation of a lifetime for a group of old college friends. All four women are desperate not just for a reunion, but for an escape: Tina is drowning under the demands of mothering... (read more)

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Firefly Lane
Firefly Lane
by Kristin Hannah
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From the New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah comes a powerful novel of love, loss, and the magic of friendship. . . . In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food... (read more)

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Letter from a Stranger
Letter from a Stranger
by Barbara Taylor Bradford
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Letter from a Stranger Barbara Bradford Justine Nolan is a documentary filmmaker who lost her cherished grandmother a decade ago—the only source of love and comfort in her life. Her own mother, Deborah, has always been distant, focusing on her... (read more)

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Scots on the Rocks (Bed-And-Breakfast Mysteries)
Scots on the Rocks (Bed-And-Breakfast Mysteries)
by Mary Daheim
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Hoping to dispel the late-winter gloom, innkeeper Judith McMonigle Flynn flies off for a much-needed vacation to Scotland. But soon she and prickly Cousin Renie find themselves marooned in an ancient castle perched high above the North Sea while their... (read more)

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Into the Beautiful North
Into the Beautiful North
by Luis Alberto Urrea
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Featured in Indiespensable Volume 12! Powell's subscription club offers signed first editions, exclusive content, and unique handpicked gifts. Read about this shipment on our blog!... (read more)

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Pastors' Wives
Pastors' Wives
by Lisa Takeuchi Cullen
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What's it like when the man you married is already married to God? asks Pastors' Wives, an often surprising yet always emotionally true first novel set in a world most of us know only from the outside. Lisa Takeuchi Cullen's debut novel Pastors Wives... (read more)

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