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Moloka'i
by Alan Brennert
A young Hawaiian girl is diagnosed with leprosy and sent to live in a settlement on Moloka'i, where she learns to survive and thrive.
This richly imagined novel, set in Hawai'i more than a century ago, is an extraordinary epic of a little-known time and place—-and a deeply moving testament to the resiliency of the human spirit. ... (Barnes & Noble)
Rules of Civility
by Amor Towles
An ambitious young woman looks to make her mark in 1930s New York, learning the complex rules of high society.
This sophisticated and entertaining first novel presents the story of a young woman whose life is on the brink of transformation. On the last night of 1937, twenty-five-year-old Katey Kontent is in a ... (Goodreads)
The Woman in Cabin 10
by Ruth Ware
An intrepid reporter embarks on a luxury cruise, uncovering a dark and dangerous mystery.
INSTANT, NEW YORK TIMES, AND, USA TODAY, BESTSELLER, , FROM THE AUTHOR OF, IN A DARK, DARK WOOD, , Featured in TheSkimm, , An, Entertainment Weekly, “Summer Must List” Pick, , A, New York Post, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by Lisa See
Story of two women in 19th-century China, exploring the power of female friendship.
In rural Hunan province called Puwei (nicknamed the Common Beauty Village), a county in China, Lily is destined to become a, laotong, pair with Snow Flower, a girl of the same age from Tongkou (the ... (Wikipedia)
The Scent Keeper
by Erica Bauermeister
A young girl raised on a remote island by her father, who collects scents, discovers the truth about her past and the power of memory.
Erica Bauermeister, the author of the February Reese's Book Club pick, The Scent Keeper, presents a moving and evocative novel about childhood stories, families lost and found, and how a fragrance ... (Barnes & Noble)
Lost Lake
by Sarah Addison Allen
A woman and her daughter visit a magical lake in Georgia, where they find healing, love, and a sense of belonging.
A, New York Times, bestseller! "Tender and enchanting" —,Southern Seasons, "An endearing tale of surprising second chances." –, Booklist, (starred review) The first time Eby Pim saw Lost Lake, it was ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Heretic's Daughter
by Kathleen Kent
A dramatic tale of one family's survival during the Salem Witch Trials.
A courageous woman fights to survive the darkest days of the Salem Witch Trials in this "heart-wrenching story of family love and sacrifice" (,USA Today,). Salem, 1752. Sarah Carrier Chapman, weak ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Discovery of Witches
by Deborah Harkness
An enchanted journey of forbidden love, as a witch and a vampire search for an ancient magical book.
Book one of the, New York Times,-bestselling All Souls trilogy—"a wonderfully imaginative grown-up fantasy with all the magic of, Harry Potter, and, Twilight,” (,People,). Look for the hit TV series ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Peach Keeper
by Sarah Addison Allen
A woman returns to her small town to uncover secrets of her past, while a mysterious stranger holds the key to unlocking them.
The New York Times bestselling author of The Girl Who Chased the Moon welcomes you to her newest locale: Walls of Water, North Carolina, where the secrets are thicker than the fog from the town’s ... (Goodreads)
First Frost
by Sarah Addison Allen
A magical story of a family rediscovering its true identity and the power of love.
From the New York Times bestselling author of Garden Spells comes a story of the Waverley family, in a novel as sparkling as the first dusting of frost on new-fallen leaves.. It's October in Bascom, ... (Goodreads)
The Forgotten Garden
by Kate Morton
A woman's quest to uncover the secrets of her family's past, leading to a mysterious garden.
At Nell's joyous 21st birthday party her world falls apart when her father tells her she was adopted as a 4-year-old in 1913, seemingly abandoned on an Australian wharf and unable to remember her ... (Wikipedia)
Little Bee
by Chris Cleave
A Nigerian refugee's quest for survival and a British woman's search for redemption.
Using alternating first-person perspectives , the novel tells the stories of Little Bee, a Nigerian refugee, and Sarah O'Rourke (née Summers), a magazine editor from Surrey . After spending two years ... (Wikipedia)
The Weed That Strings the Hangman's Bag
by Alan Bradley
Flavia de Luce, a precocious 11-year-old chemist and amateur detective, solves another murder mystery in her small English village.
From Dagger Award-winning and internationally bestselling author Alan Bradley comes this utterly beguiling mystery starring one of fiction's most remarkable sleuths: Flavia de Luce, a dangerously ... (Goodreads)
In a Dark, Dark Wood
by Ruth Ware
A woman discovers the secrets of her past while attending a weekend getaway with old friends.
In a dark, dark wood Nora hasn't seen Clare for ten years. Not since Nora walked out of school one day and never went back. There was a dark, dark house Until, out of the blue, an invitation to ... (Goodreads)
Whitethorn Woods
by Maeve Binchy
A small Irish town is divided over the proposed construction of a highway that would destroy a beloved shrine in the nearby woods.
The plot centers around a supposedly miraculous well dedicated to Saint Anne , mother of the Virgin Mary , located in a grotto overgrown with whitethorn bushes , in the woods next to an Irish town ... (Wikipedia)
Testimony
by Anita Shreve
A sex scandal rocks a prestigious New England boarding school, unraveling the lives of those involved.
Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found, here, At a New England boarding school, a sex scandal is about to break. Even more shocking than the sexual acts themselves is the fact that ... (Goodreads)
I'll Walk Alone
by Mary Higgins Clark
A mother searches for her kidnapped son while being accused of his murder. Twists and turns lead to a shocking revelation.
The Queen Of Suspense Is Back! Mary Higgins Clark’s new novel—the thirtieth and most spine-chilling of her long career as America’s most beloved author of suspense fiction— is about the newest and ... (Goodreads)
The Little Giant of Aberdeen County
by Tiffany Baker
A story of a larger-than-life girl, Truly, who navigates through life's challenges in a small town.
A multi-generational tale with many dark aspects and a touch of witchcraft, The Little Giant of Aberdeen County is the story of Truly - a girl grown massive due to a pituitary problem. Reviled and ... (Goodreads)
The Lacuna
by Barbara Kingsolver
Exploring the ties between art, politics and identity in tumultuous 1930s Mexico.
The novel tells the story of Harrison William Shepherd beginning with his childhood in Mexico during the 1930s. His parents are separated so he lives back and forth between the United States with his ... (Wikipedia)
Silver Girl
by Elin Hilderbrand
A woman escapes to Nantucket to start a new life after her husband's Ponzi scheme is exposed. She confronts her past and finds new love.
Meredith Martin Delinn just lost everything: her friends, her homes, her social standing - because her husband Freddy cheated rich investors out of billions of dollars. Desperate and facing ... (Barnes & Noble)
Firefly Lane
by Kristin Hannah
A lifelong friendship between two women, navigating through life's ups and downs.
From the New York Times bestselling author of On Mystic Lake comes a powerful novel of love, loss, and the magic of friendship. . . . In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her ... (Goodreads)
Briar's Book
by Tamora Pierce
An epic fantasy adventure of a young girl's quest to save her kingdom from magical forces.
To Briar, the Mire is familiar territory, having been first a street-rat and then a thief in Deadman's District, the poorest quarter of his native Hajra, before his magic was discovered by the great ... (Wikipedia)
People of the Book
by Geraldine Brooks
A journey through time as an ancient book is discovered and its secrets revealed.
The "complex and moving" ( The New Yorker ) novel by Pulitzer Prize winner Geraldine Brooks follows a rare manuscript through centuries of exile and war. Inspired by a true story, "People of the ... (Goodreads)
A Letter of Mary
by Laurie R. King
A young woman's detective journey to uncover the truth behind a 2,000-year-old mystery.
In August 1923, Mary Russell and husband Sherlock Holmes receive an unexpected visit from Dorothy Ruskin, an elderly amateur archeologist from the Holy Land , who met the couple four and a half years ... (Wikipedia)
A Monstrous Regiment of Women
by Laurie R. King
Mary Russell investigates a religious sect and its charismatic leader, uncovering a web of deceit and murder.
In the winter of 1920, Mary Russell is on the cusp of turning 21 and lives a double life of Oxford University theological scholar as well as a consulting detective and partner of Sherlock Holmes . ... (Wikipedia)
Shadow Scale
by Rachel Hartman
Seraphina embarks on a journey to find other half-dragons like herself and stop a war. But her own inner demons threaten to consume her.
Seraphina took the literary world by storm with 8 starred reviews and numerous “Best of” lists. At last, her eagerly awaited sequel has arrived—and with it comes an epic battle between humans and ... (Goodreads)
The Paris Wife
by Paula McLain
A woman's journey of self-discovery, navigating the complexities of a passionate and tumultuous relationship.
The Paris Wife focuses on the romance, marriage and divorce of Ernest Hemingway and his first wife Hadley Richardson, who met when Hemingway was 20 years old, and Richardson 28. They marry and move ... (Wikipedia)
Love Walked In
by Marisa de los Santos
A young woman's journey of self-discovery, unlocking the mysteries of love and friendship.
From the New York Times bestselling author of I’d Give Anything and I’ll Be Your Blue Sky comes a “bewitching, warmhearted grown-up fairy tale about old movies, charming princes, and finding happily ... (Goodreads)
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
by Jamie Ford
A touching story of the intersection of love, family, and culture during World War II.
Henry Lee, the son of Chinese parents in Seattle , Washington, is the only Asian child at his elementary school. His father makes him wear an "I Am Chinese" button so he will not be mistaken for a ... (Wikipedia)
War for the Oaks
by Emma Bull
A fairy tale of music, magic, and a young woman's journey of self-discovery.
Acclaimed by critics and readers on its first publication in 1987, winner of the Locus Award for Best First Novel, Emma Bull's War for the Oaks is one of the novels that has defined modern urban ... (Goodreads)
