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The Shell Seekers by Rosamunde Pilcher Evergreen by Belva Plain The Unbearable Lightness of Being by Milan Kundera For the Love of Prague by Gene Deitch The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende The Testaments by Margaret Atwood To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee These Is My Words by Nancy E. Turner Tiny Beautiful Things by Cheryl Strayed The Lake House by Kate Morton Life After Life by Kate Atkinson
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The Subtle Art of Not Giving a F*ck: A Counterintuitive Approach to Living a Good Life by Mark Manson
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We feel bad about feeling bad. We feel guilty for feeling guilty. We get angry about getting angry. We get anxious about feeling anxious. What is wrong with me?
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