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The Shoemaker's Wife
by Adriana Trigiani
Two Italian immigrants forge a love story amongst the struggles of making a life in America.
The majestic and haunting beauty of the Italian Alps is the setting of the first meeting of Enza, a practical beauty, and Ciro, a strapping mountain boy, who meet as teenagers, despite growing up in ... (Goodreads)
The Aviator's Wife
by Melanie Benjamin
A woman's emotional journey of growth and self-discovery, learning to stand on her own.
In the spirit of, Loving Frank, and, The Paris Wife, acclaimed novelist Melanie Benjamin pulls back the curtain on the marriage of one of America’s most extraordinary couples: Charles Lindbergh and ... (Goodreads)
The Life We Bury
by Allen Eskens
College student Joe Talbert investigates a 30-year-old murder case for an English assignment, but uncovers more than he bargained for.
College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English class. His task is to interview a stranger and write a brief biography of the person. With deadlines ... (Goodreads)
Euphoria
by Lily King
Three anthropologists in the 1930s study a tribe in New Guinea, leading to a complex love triangle and ethical dilemmas.
A New York Times Bestseller,Winner of the 2014 Kirkus Prize,Winner of the 2014 New England Book Award for Fiction,A Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award,A Best Book of the Year for:,, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
by Helen Simonson
A widower finds love and acceptance in an unlikely place, challenging social conventions.
You are about to travel to Edgecombe St. Mary, a small village in the English countryside filled with rolling hills, thatched cottages, and a cast of characters both hilariously original and as ... (Goodreads)
Defending Jacob
by William Landay
A father must defend his son who is accused of murder, unraveling the truth of a complex crime.
Andy Barber is an assistant district attorney in Newton , Massachusetts. He is investigating the murder of a 14-year-old boy, Ben Rifkin, who was a classmate of his son Jacob and was found stabbed to ... (Wikipedia)
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)
Unaccustomed Earth
by Jhumpa Lahiri
Collection of stories exploring the complexities of family, culture, and identity.
From the internationally best-selling, Pulitzer Prize–winning author, a superbly crafted new work of fiction: eight stories—longer and more emotionally complex than any she has yet written—that take ... (Goodreads)
Hope in a Jar
by Beth Harbison
A woman's life changes when she discovers a mysterious cream that promises to make her look younger.
"...as slick and enjoyable as a brand-new tube of lip gloss." —,People, From the, New York Times, bestselling author of, Shoe Addicts Anonymous, and, Secrets of a Shoe Addict, comes a tale of old ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Promise of Stardust
by Priscille Sibley
A man must decide whether or not to remove his brain-dead wife from life support, while also facing a legal battle for custody of their unborn child.
Matt Beaulieu was two years old the first time he held Elle McClure in his arms, seventeen when he first kissed her under a sky filled with shooting stars, and thirty-three when they wed. Now in ... (Barnes & Noble)
Return to Tradd Street
by Karen White
Historic home renovator, Melanie, uncovers secrets of her family's past while dealing with ghosts and a potential murder.
Facing her future as a single mother, psychic Realtor Melanie Middleton is determined to be strong and leave her past with writer Jack Trenholm behind her. But history has a tendency of catching up ... (Goodreads)
The Murderer's Daughters
by Randy Susan Meyers
Sisters struggle to cope with the aftermath of their father's murder and their mother's imprisonment.
Lulu and Merry’s childhood was never ideal, but on the day before Lulu’s tenth birthday their father drives them into a nightmare. He’s always hungered for the love of the girl’s self-obsessed ... (Goodreads)
The Ice Cream Girls
by Dorothy Koomson
Two women, bound by a dark secret from their past, are forced to confront their past and the truth about what really happened.
As teenagers Poppy Carlisle and Serena Gorringe were the only witnesses to a tragic event. Amid heated public debate, the two seemingly glamorous teens were dubbed ‘The Ice Cream Girls’ by the press ... (Goodreads)
The Last Romantics
by Tara Conklin
Four siblings navigate life after their father's death and their mother's subsequent breakdown, exploring love, loss, and family bonds.
The, New York Times, bestselling author of, The House Girl, explores the lives of four siblings in this ambitious and absorbing novel in the vein of, Commonwealth, and, The Interestings.,“The ... (Barnes & Noble)
Tigers in Red Weather
by Liza Klaussmann
A family saga set in post-WWII America, exploring the dark secrets and desires of two cousins and their families.
Nick and her cousin, Helena, have grown up sharing sultry summer heat, sunbleached boat docks, and midnight gin parties on Martha's Vineyard in a glorious old family estate known as Tiger House. In ... (Goodreads)
Afterwards
by Rosamund Lupton
A mother investigates her daughter's death from beyond the grave, uncovering secrets and protecting her family.
There is a fire and they are in there. They are in there... Black smoke stains a summer blue sky. A school is on fire. And one mother, Grace, sees the smoke and rush. She knows her teenage daughter ... (Goodreads)
Black Notice
by Patricia Cornwell
Dr. Kay Scarpetta investigates a series of murders linked to an art smuggling ring. The case becomes personal when her lover is targeted.
Dr. Kay Scarpetta is still shocked by the tragic loss of Benton Wesley. She is trying to carry on, but she gets a letter from Benton, written before his death and left to Senator Lord, who had agreed ... (Wikipedia)
Think Twice
by Lisa Scottoline
A legal thriller about identical twins, one of whom is accused of murder. Twists and turns abound in this page-turner.
Is evil born in us—or is it bred? That is the question at the heart of this penetrating novel from blockbuster, New York Times, bestselling author Lisa Scottoline Bennie Rosato looks exactly like her ... (Barnes & Noble)
Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi
Spanning centuries, the intertwining stories of two African sisters, their descendants, and the legacy of slavery.
Effia is raised by her mother, Baaba, who is cruel to her. Nevertheless she works hard to please her mother. Known as a beauty, Effia is intended to be married to the future chief of her village, but ... (Wikipedia)
The Girl On Legare Street
by Karen White
A woman moves into a haunted Charleston house and uncovers secrets of the past, including her own family's history.
Acclaimed author Karen White returns with the sequel to the national bestseller, The House on Tradd Street,. Melanie has grown accustomed to renovating old houses, but she never imagined she'd have ... (Goodreads)
Falling Angels
by Tracy Chevalier
Family drama spanning three generations of two Victorian families in London.
In her New York Times bestselling follow-up, Tracy Chevalier once again paints a distant age with a rich and provocative palette of characters. Told through a variety of shifting perspectives- wives ... (Goodreads)
After Her
by Joyce Maynard
Two sisters grow up in the shadow of their father's obsession with catching a serial killer. A haunting exploration of family, loss, and resilience.
The New York Times bestselling author of Labor Day and The Good Daughters returns with a warm and haunting novel of sisterhood, adolescence, sacrifice, and suspense It's the summer of 1979, and a ... (Goodreads)
Tapestry of Fortunes
by Elizabeth Berg
Four women embark on a road trip to find themselves and their place in the world. Along the way, they discover the power of friendship and self-discovery.
A wonderful new novel about four women who take a trip into their past, to find again the people they miss, and to reconnect with their fortunes. From the beloved bestselling author of Home Safe and ... (Goodreads)
The Royal We
by Heather Cocks
A modern fairytale of a young woman's romance with a prince, and the challenges of life as a royal.
An American girl finds her prince in this "fun and dishy" (, People,) royal romance inspired by Prince William and Kate Middleton.,American Bex Porter was never one for fairy tales. Her twin sister ... (Barnes & Noble)
Saint Maybe
by Anne Tyler
A man's journey of atonement, struggling to make amends for his past mistakes.
Tyler's plot explores the ways ordinary people react to disastrous events with quietly heroic behavior. When seventeen-year-old Ian Bedloe confronts his older brother Danny with his belief that the ... (Wikipedia)
A Secret Kept
by Tatiana de Rosnay
A family vacation turns into a journey of self-discovery and uncovering long-buried family secrets.
This stunning novel from Tatiana de Rosnay, author of the acclaimed New York Times bestseller Sarah's Key, plumbs the depths of complex family relationships and the power of a past secret to change ... (Goodreads)
In the Shadow of Blackbirds
by Cat Winters
In 1918, a teenage girl navigates the spiritualism craze and the horrors of World War I while trying to solve her own murder.
In 1918, the world seems on the verge of apocalypse. Americans roam the streets in gauze masks to ward off the deadly Spanish influenza, and the government ships young men to the front lines of a ... (Barnes & Noble)
Gold
by Chris Cleave
Two elite cyclists and best friends compete for Olympic gold while dealing with personal struggles and a shared secret.
Gold follows two friends and professional cycling rivals, Kate Meadows and Zoe Castle, through their lives until the London Olympics. Meeting at the age of nineteen at a cycling challenge, Kate ... (Wikipedia)
Too Close to Home
by Linwood Barclay
A family's life is turned upside down when a teenage girl goes missing in their small town. Secrets and lies are uncovered as they search for her.
Linwood Barclay, critically acclaimed author of No Time for Goodbye, brings terror closer than ever before in a thriller where murder strikes in the place we feel safest of all. Promise Falls isn't ... (Goodreads)
Scruples
by Judith Krantz
A young woman rises to the top of the fashion industry, navigating love, betrayal, and scandal along the way.
Born the only child of a distinguished scientist, who is a member of the venerable Winthrop family but must work for a living, Wilhelmina is nicknamed "Honey," a diminutive of her middle name. In her ... (Wikipedia)
