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The Witch of Portobello (P.S.) The Witch of Portobello (P.S.)
by Paulo Coelho

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How do we find the courage to always be true to ourselves — even if we are unsure of whom we are? That is the central question of international bestselling author Paulo Coelho's profound new work, The Witch of Portobello. It is the story of a... (read more)

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A Separate Peace A Separate Peace
by John Knowles

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A novel of unrest among 16-year-olds in a boy's school at theopening of WorldWar II.... (read more)

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The Friday Night Knitting Club The Friday Night Knitting Club
by Kate Jacobs

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The New York Times bestselling sensation that's Steel Magnolias set in Manhattan (USA Today)-now in paperback. Juggling the demands of her yarn shop and single-handedly raising a teenage daughter has made Georgia Walker grateful for her Friday Night... (read more)

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Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays Barrel Fever: Stories and Essays
by David Sedaris

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In David Sedaris's world, no one is safe and no cow is sacred. A manic cross between Mark Leyner, Fran Lebowitz, and the National Enquirer, Sedaris's collection of essays is a rollicking tour through the national Zeitgeist: a do-it-yourself suburban dad... (read more)

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Barefoot Barefoot
by Elin Hilderbrand

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Three women arrive at the local airport, observed by Josh, a Nantucket native home from college for the summer. Burdened with small children, unwieldy straw hats, and some obvious emotional issues, the women-- two sisters and one friend--make their way... (read more)

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Ahab's Wife (P.S.) Ahab's Wife (P.S.)
by Sena Jeter Naslund

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From the opening line — "Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last" — you will know that you are in the hands of a master storyteller and in the company of a fascinating woman hero. Inspired by a brief passage in Moby-Dick, Sena... (read more)

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Songs without Words (Vintage Contemporaries) Songs without Words (Vintage Contemporaries)
by Ann Packer

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Every once in a while a book comes along that is so astonishing you can't find words to articulate how you feel about it — instead you give away your copy and say, "Just read it." In this unnerving and utterly moving novel about the depth of women'... (read more)

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The Almost Moon The Almost Moon
by Alice Sebold

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As you likely know if you're reading this, The Almost Moon opens with a startling confession: Helen Knightly has killed her mother — and the killing "came easily," she admits. What follows is a remarkable, tension-filled examination of aging and... (read more)

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Sometimes a Great Notion Sometimes a Great Notion
by Ken Kesey

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Reading Sometimes a Great Notion (I finally made it past the first 100 labyrinthine pages after many failed attempts) had such a profound impact on me; it spoke so directly to my core and to what brought me to the land of big trees and ocean breeze (I'm... (read more)

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The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel The Collected Stories of Amy Hempel
by Amy Hempel

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I read The Collected Stories in order, over the course of a single week. My long overdue introduction to Amy Hempel — it was a very good week, indeed. By the time I finished I'd penciled five names onto the back of the last page: friends who'll soon... (read more)

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A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius
by Dave Eggers

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The literary sensation of the year, a book that redefines both family and narrative for the twenty-first century. A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius is the moving memoir of a college senior who, in the space of five weeks, loses both of his... (read more)

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The Gathering The Gathering
by Anne Enright

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The new novel from one of Ireland's most prominent voices, The Gathering is an extraordinary anatomization of a family confronting the ghosts of its history. A dazzling writer of international stature, Anne Enright is one of Ireland's most singular... (read more)

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Lord of the Flies Lord of the Flies
by William Golding

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William Golding's compelling story about a group of very ordinary small boys marooned on a coral island has become a modern classic. At first it seems as though it is all going to be great fun; but the fun before long becomes furious and life on the... (read more)

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Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure [Title Page Only] Gentlemen of the Road: A Tale of Adventure [Title Page Only]
by Michael Chabon

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Michael Chabon’s Pulitzer Prize-winning bestseller, The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay, sprang from an early passion for the derring-do and larger-than-life heroes of classic comic books. Now, once more mining the rich past, Chabon... (read more)

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You Dont Love Me Yet Uk You Dont Love Me Yet Uk
by Jonathan Letham

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Lucinda spends eight hours a day at The Complaint Line, listening to anonymous callers air their grievances. One frequent caller captivates her with his ruminations and self-reflections. Lucinda and the Complainer arrange a meeting and fall desperately... (read more)

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Suite Francaise: A Novel Suite Francaise: A Novel
by Irene Nemirovsky

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A literary time capsule, Suite Française is a novel about wartime occupation written during the Nazi occupation of France. Irène Némirovsky's unfinished manuscript has been published more than 60 years after her death to worldwide... (read more)

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Brick Lane Brick Lane
by Monica Ali

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"A phenomenally original novel that entwines Pakistani traditional beginnings with a gradual transformation into modern, multicultural life in contemporary London. Ali's narrator, Nazneen, holds all of her experiences close at hand and maintains a... (read more)

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A Moveable Feast A Moveable Feast
by Ernest Hemingway

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Published posthumously in 1964, A Moveable Feast remains one of Ernest Hemingway's most beloved works. It is his classic memoir of Paris in the 1920s, filled with irreverent portraits of other expatriate luminaries such as F. Scott Fitzgerald and... (read more)

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Invisible Monsters Invisible Monsters
by Chuck Palahniuk

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She's a fashion model who has everything: a boyfriend, a career, a loyal best friend. But when a sudden freeway "accident" leaves her disfigured and incapable of speech, she goes from being the beautiful center of attention to being an invisible monster,... (read more)

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She Got Up Off the Couch: And Other Heroic Acts from Mooreland, Indiana She Got Up Off the Couch: And Other Heroic Acts from Mooreland, Indiana
by Haven Kimmel

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After twenty years of burrowing into the corner of the family couch, eating junk food, and reading science fiction, Indiana mother Delonda Jarvis did something that shocked her family: she went to college. Or, as her younger daughter, Haven Kimmel... (read more)

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