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The Wednesday Letters
by Jason F. Wright
A family's journey of faith, forgiveness, and healing following a tragedy.
The surprise, New York Times, bestseller, from an author who delivers “American storytelling at its best.”,The story of marriage, family, and forgiveness that has become not just a bestseller but an ... (Goodreads)
Possessing the Secret of Joy
by Alice Walker
Tashi, a woman from an African tribe, undergoes female genital mutilation and struggles to find her identity and place in the world.
It tells the story of Tashi, an African woman and a minor character in Walker's earlier novel, The Color Purple, . Now in the US she comes from Olinka, Alice Walker's fictional African nation where ... (Wikipedia)
The Double Bind
by Chris Bohjalian
A young woman working at a homeless shelter becomes obsessed with the photographs of a former client. A psychological thriller that explores the nature of memory and trauma.
In Chris Bohjalian's astonishing novel, nothing is what it at first seems. Not the bucolic Vermont back roads college sophomore Laurel Estabrook likes to bike. Not the savage assault she suffers ... (Goodreads)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
by Muriel Barbery
A story of two unlikely outcasts who find solace and comfort in each other's company.
The story revolves mainly around the characters of Renée Michel and Paloma Josse, residents of an upper-middle class Left Bank apartment building at 7 Rue de Grenelle – one of the most elegant ... (Wikipedia)
Sarah's Key
by Tatiana de Rosnay
A French journalist unravels an untold story of the Holocaust, uncovering hidden secrets.
From beloved international sensation and #1, New York Times, bestselling author Tatiana de Rosnay come's her most celebrated novel, Sarah's Key,—now in mass market paperback!, Paris, July 1942: ... (Barnes & Noble)
Nights in Rodanthe
by Nicholas Sparks
Two strangers find solace in an unlikely romance while weathering a fierce storm.
The story begins in 2002 in Rocky Mount, North Carolina . Adrienne Willis, a part-time librarian and divorced mother of three, is helping her daughter, Amanda, cope with depression. Amanda is having ... (Wikipedia)
Wicked Lovely
by Melissa Marr
A teenager's struggle to survive in a world of faeries, where she must choose between love or duty.
Rule #3: Don't stare at invisible faeries. Aislinn has always seen faeries. Powerful and dangerous, they walk hidden in the mortal world. Aislinn fears their cruelty - especially if they learn of her ... (Goodreads)
It Had to Be You
by Cecily von Ziegesar
A group of privileged teenagers navigate love, friendship, and scandal in the glamorous world of Manhattan's Upper East Side.
Welcome to New York City's Upper East Side, where my friends and I live in luxe Fifth Avenue apartments and attend Manhattan's most exclusive private schools. We're smart, we've inherited classic ... (Barnes & Noble)
Shopaholic Ties the Knot
by Sophie Kinsella
Becky Bloomwood is getting married, but her shopping addiction and financial troubles threaten to ruin her big day.
For once in Becky Bloomwood's life, things are going smoothly. She's got the dream job as a personal shopper (spending other people's money - and getting paid for it). She's got a fabulous Manhattan ... (Goodreads)
Leaving Time
by Jodi Picoult
A young girl's quest to uncover the truth behind her mother's disappearance.
For more than a decade, Jenna Metcalf has never stopped thinking about her mother, Alice, who mysteriously disappeared in the wake of a tragic accident. Refusing to believe she was abandoned, Jenna ... (Goodreads)
Only in Your Dreams
by Cecily von Ziegesar
A group of privileged teens navigate the drama and scandals of their elite private school in New York City.
Welcome to New York City's Upper East Side, where my friends and I are the biggest stars . . . whether or not the cameras are rolling. Enter the world of Gossip Girl - a world of VIPs and red carpet ... (Goodreads)
The Dollmaker
by Mary Burton
A serial killer is on the loose, targeting women who resemble a dollmaker's creations. Detective Lockhart and artist Salem work together to catch the killer.
Dr. Tessa McGowan had never seen anything quite like it. But the mutilated bodies on her exam table tell a stunningly macabre tale: someone with a twisted mind is kidnapping women and altering their ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Kitchen House
by Kathleen Grissom
A young Irish girl is taken in by a plantation family in Virginia and becomes entangled in the lives of the slaves who work there.
When a white servant girl violates the order of plantation society, she unleashes a tragedy that exposes the worst and best in the people she has come to call her family. Orphaned while onboard ship ... (Goodreads)
I Like It Like That
by Cecily von Ziegesar
The privileged lives of Manhattan's elite teenagers continue with scandalous secrets, love triangles, and drama-filled parties.
The wickedly funny fifth book in the #1, New York Times, bestselling series that inspired the original hit CW show and the new series coming to HBO Max's Spring 2020 launch season (alongside hit ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Shark
by Mary Burton
A serial killer is on the loose, and the only person who can stop him is a detective haunted by her past.
At the grisly murder scene of a teen prostitute, Virginia state trooper Riley Tatum’s past roars back to haunt her. When she was a teenage runaway, she was kidnapped, drugged, and left unconscious on ... (Goodreads)
I Let You Go
by Clare Mackintosh
A mother's life is shattered when her son is killed in a hit-and-run accident. She moves to a remote Welsh town to escape her past, but it catches up with her.
A tragic accident. It all happened so quickly. She couldn't have prevented it. Could she? In a split second, Jenna Gray's world descends into a nightmare. Her only hope of moving on is to walk away ... (Goodreads)
Falling Together
by Marisa de los Santos
Three estranged friends reunite to fulfill a dying friend's last wish, leading to revelations about their past and present selves.
“Her writing is both vividly descriptive and surprisingly insightful.” — Boston Globe “It’s the three-dimensional men, women, and children who populate her fiction that I’ll remember for a very long ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Book of Negroes
by Lawrence Hill
A gripping tale of resilience and courage, tracing the life of a woman kidnapped in Africa and sold into slavery in North America.
The Book of Negroes (based on the novel Someone Knows My Name) will be BET's first miniseries. The star-studded production includes lead actress Aunjanue Ellis (Ray, The Help), Oscar winner Cuba ... (Goodreads)
For One More Day
by Mitch Albom
A man's journey through time, exploring the bonds of family, life, and death.
The book's theme is mortality: , it analyzes how people might react to the chance to have a dead relative back for a day. , The book tells the story of Charles "Chick" Benetto, a former baseball ... (Wikipedia)
The Storyteller
by Jodi Picoult
A storyteller's quest to restore faith in the power of storytelling and to mend the wounds of her past.
25-year-old Sage Singer lives in the small town of Westerbrook, New Hampshire . , A couple of years before the story began, Sage and her mother were in a car accident while Sage was driving. Sage's ... (Wikipedia)
Escape
by Barbara Delinsky
A woman escapes her abusive husband and starts a new life, but her past catches up with her.
In her luminous new novel, Barbara Delinsky explores every woman’s desire to abandon the endless obligations of work and marriage—and the idea that the most passionate romance can be found with the ... (Goodreads)
Clarity
by Kim Harrington
A teenage girl with the ability to see people's secrets is hired to investigate a mystery at a prestigious prep school.
When you can see things others can't, where do you look for the truth? This paranormal murder mystery will have teens reading on the edge of their seats. Clarity "Clare" Fern sees things. Things no ... (Barnes & Noble)
How to Save a Life
by Sara Zarr
Two girls from different worlds come together after a tragedy and learn to navigate grief, forgiveness, and the complexities of family.
Jill MacSweeney just wishes everything could go back to normal. But ever since her dad died, she’s been isolating herself from her boyfriend, her best friends—everyone who wants to support her. And ... (Goodreads)
Anna and the French Kiss
by Stephanie Perkins
A romantic comedy of a teenage girl and her unexpected summer romance in Paris.
Anna Oliphant is a senior in high school who is forced by her father to attend the fictional boarding school 'School of America in Paris' – nicknamed SOAP by students. She is heavily against having ... (Wikipedia)
Cry, the Beloved Country
by Alan Paton
A journey of faith in a divided land, seeking justice and reconciliation.
In the remote village of Ndotsheni, in the Natal province of eastern South Africa , the Reverend Stephen Kumalo receives a letter from a fellow minister summoning him to Johannesburg . He is needed ... (Wikipedia)
Night School
by C.J. Daugherty
Allie Sheridan is sent to a mysterious school for troubled teens, where she uncovers dark secrets and falls for a dangerous boy.
Allie Sheridan’s world is falling apart. Her brother’s run away from home. Her parents ignore her. And she’s just been arrested. Again. This time her parents have had enough. They cut her off from ... (Goodreads)
After
by Amy Efaw
A teenage girl denies her pregnancy and abandons her newborn in a dumpster, leading to a trial and self-discovery.
An infant left in the trash to die. A teenage mother who never knew she was pregnant . . . Before That Morning, these were the words most often used to describe straight-A student and star soccer ... (Goodreads)
Ophelia
by Lisa M. Klein
A retelling of Shakespeare's "Hamlet" from Ophelia's perspective, exploring her love for Hamlet and her tragic fate.
He is Hamlet, Prince of Denmark; she is simply Ophelia. If you think you know their story, think again. In this reimagining of Shakespeare's famous tragedy, it is Ophelia who takes center stage. A ... (Goodreads)
Two Steps Forward
by Graeme Simsion
Two strangers with different backgrounds embark on a journey of self-discovery while walking the Camino de Santiago.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Rosie Project comes a story of taking chances and learning to love again as two people, one mourning her husband and the other recovering from ... (Goodreads)
Blue is for Nightmares
by Laurie Faria Stolarz
Stacey's nightmares become reality when her friend is attacked. She must use her psychic abilities to solve the mystery before it's too late.
I know your secret... Stacey's junior year at boarding school isn't easy. She's not the most popular girl at school, or the smartest, or the prettiest. She's got a crush on her best friend's ... (Goodreads)
