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• The Glass Hotel

  Mandel, Emily St. John, 1979-

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  From the award-winning author of Station Eleven, a captivating novel of money, beauty, white-collar crime, ghosts and moral compromise in which a woman disappears from a container ship off the coast of Mauritania and a massive Ponzi scheme implodes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Find You First

  a Novel

  Barclay, Linwood

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  The possible heirs of a wealthy dying man are mysteriously being eliminated, one by one by one.

• The Relatives

  a Novel

  Gibb, Camilla

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  Lila is on a long, painful journey toward motherhood. Tess and Emily are reeling after their ugly separation and fighting over ownership of the embryos that were supposed to grow their family together. And thousands of miles away, the unknown man…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Letters Across the Sea

  a Novel

  Graham, Genevieve

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  1933 At eighteen years old, Molly Ryan dreams of becoming a journalist, but instead she spends her days working any job she can to help her family through the Depression crippling her city. The one bright spot in her life is watching baseball with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Hana Khan Carries on

  a Novel

  Jalaluddin, Uzma

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  A young woman juggles pursuing her dream job in radio while helping her family compete with the new halal restaurant across the street, in this sparkling new rom-com by the author of Ayesha at Last.

• A Town Called Solace

  Lawson, Mary, 1946-

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  A Town Called Solace opens on a family in crisis: rebellious teenager Rose been missing for weeks with no word, and Rose's younger sister, the feisty and fierce Clara, keeps a daily vigil at the living-room window, hoping for her sibling's return.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Astra

  a Novel

  Bowers, Cedar

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  Born and raised on a remote British Columbia commune, Astra Brine has long struggled to find her way in the world, her life becoming a study of the thin line between dependence and love, need and desire. Over the years, as her path intersects with…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bonnie Jack

  a Novel

  Hamilton, Ian, 1946-

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  As a boy, Jack Anderson was abandoned by his mother in a Glasgow movie theatre. Now living in the United States and facing his impending retirement, Jack and his wife Anne travel to Scotland to track down his long-lost sister. Their journey takes…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Sufferance

  a Novel

  King, Thomas, 1943-

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  Jeremiah Camp, a.k.a. the Forecaster, can look into the heart of humanity and see the patterns that create opportunities and profits for the rich and powerful. Problem is, Camp has looked one too many times, has seen what he hadn't expected to see…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• How to Pronounce Knife

  Stories

  Thammavongsa, Souvankham, 1978-

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  A young man painting nails at the local salon. A woman plucking feathers at a chicken processing plant. A father who packs furniture to move into homes he'll never afford. A housewife learning English from daytime soap operas. In her stunning Giller…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Ridgerunner

  Adamson, Gil, 1961-

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  Set against the backdrop of a distant war raging in Europe and a rapidly changing landscape in the West, 'Ridgerunner' follows a notorious thief who is determined to steal enough money to secure his son's future. But his 12-year-old son was left in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Jane Austen Society

  Jenner, Natalie

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  Just after the Second World War, in the small English village of Chawton, an unusual but like-minded group of people band together to attempt something remarkable. One hundred and fifty years ago, Chawton was the final home of Jane Austen, one of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Wonder

  a Novel

  Donoghue, Emma, 1969-

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  A village in 1850s Ireland is baffled by Anna O'Donnell's fast. A little girl appears to be thriving after months without food, and the story of this "wonder" has reached fever pitch. Tourists flock in droves to the O'Donnell family's modest cabin,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Cursed! Blood of the Donnellys

  a Novel Based on a True Story

  Leckie, Keith Ross, 1952-

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  In the midst of the feuds and famine of Tipperary, Ireland in 1845, Jim Donnelly and Johannah McGee fall passionately in love. She is the beautiful daughter of an affluent estate manager, he the rebellious son of dispossessed peasants. With her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Mexican Gothic

  Moreno-Garcia, Silvia

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  Glamorous and tough debutante Noemí responds to a letter from her distressed newlywed cousin. When she arrives at the massive house in the Mexican countryside she finds there are secrets hidden behind the wealthy English family that resides there. A…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Subtweet

  a Novel

  Shraya, Vivek, 1981-

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  When Neela Devaki's song is covered by internet-famous artist Rukmini, the two musicians meet and a transformative friendship begins. But as Rukmini's star rises and Neela's stagnates, jealousy and self-doubt creep in. With a single tweet, their…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Misconduct of the Heart

  a Novel

  Strube, Cordelia, 1960-

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  Stevie, a recovering alcoholic and kitchen manager of Chappy's, a small chain restaurant, is frantically trying to prevent the people around her from going supernova: her PTSD-suffering veteran son, her uproariously demented parents, the polyglot…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Small Game Hunting at the Local Coward Gun Club

  Coles, Megan, 1981-

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  February in Newfoundland is the longest month of the year. Another blizzard is threatening to tear a strip off downtown St. John's, while inside The Hazel restaurant a storm of sex, betrayal, addiction, and hurt is breaking. Iris, a young hostess…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Library of Legends

  a Novel

  Chang, Janie, 1960-

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  A convoy of student refugees travel across China, fleeing the hostilities of a brutal war with Japan. During the journey, Lian learns of the connection between her two companions and a tale from the Library of Legends, The Willow Star and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Bride of New France

  Desrochers, Suzanne, 1976-

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  In 1669, Laure Beausejour, an orphan imprisoned with prostitutes, the insane and other forgotten women in Paris' infamous Salpetriere, is sent across the Atlantic to New France as a Fille du roi . Laure once dreamed with her best friend Madeleine of…Read moreRead more of this annotation