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Perfect for book groups, a charming series of letters make up this short novel set in post-WWII Europe. The correspondents, drawn together by their love of books and affection for each other, collectively tell a moving tale of endurance and friendship in... (read more)

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Joyce Hinnefeld has written a wonderful first novel. Love, loss, and the delicate beauty of nature are all explored within these richly written pages. Absorbing details about bird life fascinate, but at its core, In Hovering Flight is really about what... (read more)

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The story of a woman who loves her house so much that she'll do just about anything to keep it. Ellen Flanagan has two precious girls to raise, a cozy neighborhood coffee shop to run, terrific friends, and a sexy husband. She adores her house, a... (read more)

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As a novelist of ideas, Neal Stephenson is known for writing books that are thematically dense. Anathem is no exception. In a world where mathematical philosophers live isolated like monks, the appearance of an orbiting alien spaceship — which has a... (read more)

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How much of an impact can an animal have? How many lives can one cat touch? How is it possible for an abandoned kitten to transform a small library, save a classic American town, and eventually become famous around the world? You can't even begin to... (read more)

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Born mute, speaking only in sign, Edgar Sawtelle leads an idyllic life with his parents on their farm in remote northern Wisconsin. For generations, the Sawtelles have raised and trained a fictional breed of dog whose thoughtful companionship is... (read more)

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Offers sparkling insights not only about the author's life, but about life itself. Recommended by Gerry, Powells.com... (read more)

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Set in the same time and place as Gilead, Marilynne Robinson's new masterpiece is at once profoundly sad and hopeful. Home explores identity, fate, family, and love. The whole time reading the book, I had this Robert Frost quote in my head: "Home is the... (read more)

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After Mystic River, it's no surprise that Lehane is capable of writing a brilliant historical novel. This unforgettable tale is populated with absorbing characters and incidents that are so astonishing you'll swear they're fiction — until you look... (read more)

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A sensation across Europe — millions of copies sold! A spellbinding amalgam of murder mystery, family saga, love story, and financial intrigue. It's about the disappearance forty years ago of Harriet Vanger, a young scion of one of the... (read more)

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From the front lines of the battle against Islamic fundamentalism, a searing, unforgettable book that captures, in stunning vignettes, snapshots, and episodes, the human essence of the greatest conflict of our time. New York Times correspondent... (read more)

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New spies with new loyalties, old spies with old ones; terror as the new mantra; decent people wanting to do good but caught in the moral maze; all the sound, rational reasons for doing the inhuman thing; the recognition that we cannot safely love or... (read more)