Families

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“Schulman exposes the dangers of clinging too hard to stories that don’t serve us, while illustrating both the transcendence and freedom found in discovering the truth.”

“throws out traditional expectations and homogeneity and relies on determination and compassion to make random pieces of a puzzle crazily connect.”

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Every Moment Since is a neatly crafted story about lives connected and changed by one night.”

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“Rooney’s characters may get caught in a 'tangled web,' but they learn how to live with decency and courage and compassion. Normal may be a lot less important than one thinks.”

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“In A Kid from Marlboro Road Edward Burns perfectly captures a bygone era and sense of place.”

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It is an actual cat. Grey, unremarkable, ordinary.”

Be prepared for six imaginative and whimsical stories about the animal-human bond. These stories need telling.

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“The strength in this novel lies in Awoke’s extraordinary ability to describe the relationships between the characters . . .”

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Mina’s Matchbox is not only a compelling tale, but it is also beautifully written and constructed. The prose is clear, graceful, and engaging.”

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Kevin Barry is an Irish writer to the core with his wild, dark humor and his Gaelic intonations, a beautifully skewed syntax holding up a delicate balance of spluttering facetiousness and a sly ack

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“Everyone has three lives: a public life, a private life, and a secret life.” Gabriel Garcia Marquez is quoted as saying on the frontispiece of The Lost Letters from Martha’s Vineyard.

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“captivating, powerful, and touching.”

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Bear is a dark tale, redeemed by good writing.”

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“Mwanza’s writing captures her own passion as well as that of her central character.”

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“the book’s language is lyrical and poetic throughout, making even difficult passages somehow beautiful to read even as they raise goosebumps.”

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“block out a few days on your calendar to settle into a cushy chair, put up your feet, and fall helplessly—and gleefully—into this riveting story.”

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“Roxana Robinson is one of our best novelists, writing about mature people and their very real emotions.”

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“Alex Espinosa has drawn rich, fascinating characters and offers a detailed picture of Mexico at a politically turbulent time and Los Angeles at key moments in its recent history.”

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As the earth seasons in cycles, so do women, as shown in this humorous and touching novel.

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Jess, somewhat of a wanderer, lives with her girlfriend, Sarah, 11 years her senior.

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Can a woman of 60 just be coming of age?

Better late than never.

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Many succumbed to the mesmerizing prose of Paul Auster 40 years ago when he was writing about his emotionally distant father. Auster was then only 35.

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“Amanda Peters writes with beautiful simplicity. What a joy to read fiction that isn’t cluttered with unnecessary twists and turns and verbiage.”

Told through multiple perspectives, Leslie Rasmussen’s novel focuses on two protagonists, Katie and Rachel, who are charming and relatable.

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The Fraud is a brilliant pastiche. It is clever, often entertaining, well-researched . . .”

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