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The Corrections
by Jonathan Franzen
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Winner of the 2001 National Book Award for Fiction After almost fifty years as a wife and mother, Enid Lambert is ready to have some fun. Unfortunately, her husband, Alfred, is losing his sanity to Parkinson's disease, and their children have long since... (read more)

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Niagara Falls All Over Again
by Elizabeth McCracken
Staff Pick
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The Black Veil: A Memoir
by Rick Moody
Staff Pick
In a narrative that is part candid memoir, part genealogical quest, Moody recounts his search for ties to a possible ancestor, the Rev. Joseph Moody, a troubled man with a connection to a short story by Nathaniel Hawthorne. His research takes him into... (read more)

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The Corrections (Large Print)
by Jonathan Franzen
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A New York Times Bestseller After almost fifty years as a wife and mother, Enid Lambert is ready to have some fun. Unfortunately, her husband, Alfred, is losing his sanity to Parkinson's disease, and their children have flown the family nest to live... (read more)

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The Real McCoy
by Darin Strauss
Staff Pick
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The Last Samurai
by Helen Dewitt
Staff Pick
This multi-faceted novel is the story of a baffled mother raising a genius (how do you teach the Greek alphabet to an insistent four-year-old?), as well as an enthusiastic tribute to the classic Kurosawa film Seven Samurai. It's also the odyssey of a boy... (read more)

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