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The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox

by Maggie O'Farrell (Goodreads Author)

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A Guardian and a Thief

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Instructions for a Heatwave

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The River We Remember by William Kent Krueger

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Grief—both Charlie and Brody knew this well—doesn’t come in the immediacy of the moment. Nor does it send a calling card for later. It arrives unannounced, springing from some unexpected incident, grabbing the heart in moments of total ...more

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Shuggie Bain

by Douglas Stuart

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At the Wolf's Table

by Rosella Postorino

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