Ellen

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Iron Lake by William Kent Krueger

Three Cups of Tea by Greg Mortenson

The Whistling Season by Ivan Doig

Angle of Repose by Wallace Stegner

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Adult Fiction, Art, Biography, Book Club, Chick-lit, Classics, Contemporary, Crime, Ebooks, Fiction, Historical fiction, History, Literary Fiction, Memoir, Mystery, Non-fiction, Romance, Science, Suspense, and Travel

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