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Astrid & Veronika Linda Olsson Penguin Books $14.00 | What a great story of a friendship between two very different women. Set in Sweden by a first time Swedish author, this was a book I couldn't put down and which I can't stop thinking about |
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Beat the Reaper Josh Bazell Little Brown $14.99 | To quote another bookseller, Beat the Reaper is "House" meets "Dexter" meets the "Sopranos". Peter Brown is a teen hitman, now in the Witness Protection Program as an ER doctor. Bazell has written an incredibly original novel. |
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Beginner's Greek James Collins Back Bay Books $14.99 | What if it was love at first sight--and you lost her phone number? What if you found her again--but she was engaged to your best friend? Beginner's Greek is a delightful novel with charming characters--and a truly awful cover. Don't let that stop you-- it's great! |
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Firefly Lane Kristin Hannah St. Martin's Griffin $14.95 | Kristin Hannah has a way of creating characters you wish could be your best friends--especially if your best friend grew up to be the next Oprah. Firefly Lane will give you joy and a great cleansing cry (sob). Its characters will stay with you long after you finish the book. |
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Five Fortunes Beth Gutcheon Harper Perennial $13.95 | Five Fortunes will make you want to go away for a week and meet new friends just like the women in this book. It's a novel of hope, comfort, wit and intelligence. |
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The Four Corners of the Sky Michael Malone Sourcebooks Landmark $24.99 | With characters Janet Evanovich would love, Four Corners of the Sky is the story of Annie, left by her con- man father to be raised by her aunt. Now he's resurfaced and needs her help in the biggest con of all. She's willing to help but only if he will finally reveal her mother's identity. It's a long, satisfying summer read. |
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The Little Giant of Aberdeen County Tiffany Baker Grand Central Publishing $13.99 | Truly is literally a larger-than-life heroine, long suffering and hard working! She unlocks the secret magic of her community and blurs the line between fairy tale and reality. Baker writes with a fresh, lyrical voice that will enchant you. |
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Loving Frank Nancy Horan Ballantine Books $14.00 | I was hooked from the first page of this beautifully written story of Frank Lloyd Wright's love affair with Mayma Cheney and the sacrifices they made to be together. It's a fabulous read with an ending you won't see coming! |
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Lucky Alice Sebold Back Bay Books $12.99 | An incredibly powerful memoir about life for a yound woman after she survives a traumatic event. Sebold tells the story of her struggles, her desire for conviction and the power it takes to heal. |
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The Poison Wood Bible Barbara Kingsolver Harper Perrenial $14.95 | Everything Barbara Kingsolver writes is terrific, but I especially loved the way she told the story from each character's perspective. It points out so well how we all see things a little differently. |
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The Rest of Her Life Laura Moriarty Hyperion Books $14.95 | When tragedy strikes, on the last day of school, Mother Leigh's world shatters in ways she never expected. Wonderfully writte and impossible to put down. |
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The Story of Edgar Sawtelle David Wroblewski Ecco $16.99 | Stephen King said "I flat out love this book" and so do I. Definitely one of the best I've read. Edgar is a mute boy who raises dogs who evokes Hamlet as he tries to avenge his father's death. |
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Trail of Crumbs: Hunger Love, and the Search for Home Kim Sunee Grand Central Publishing $13.99 | Abandoned at the age of three, Kim Sunee never feels at home. Not in her adopted New Orleans home nor with her Parisian lover. Her bittersweet memoir leaves you yearning to know more. And to gently wrap your arms around this beautiful, talented and insecure young woman! |
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