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The Septembers of Shiraz

Septembers of Shiraz describes the journey, both psychological and physical, of a Jewish family whose father is imprisoned in the first years of revolutionary Iran. It is a beautifully written expose...

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Now You See Him: A Novel

I read it for an hour at lunch and then finished it the same night right after dinner, when I heated up leftovers so I wouldn't have to spend time away from this book. A beautiful, lyrical, almost...

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Resistance

A great read that combines the plot of a thriller (Normandy invasion fails; Hitler successfully invades England) with the subtle language of poetry. You are propelled through this story by characters...

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The Gargoyle

Like Diana Gabaldon, Andrew Davidson immerses you in a different reality and takes you on a roller-coaster ride. This is an unusual story about the power of love to transcend physical limitations and...

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English

Wang Gang's English is an incredible novel about the impact of deception on an individual and society, told through the voice of a 12-year-old boy who is coming to terms with his life during the...

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Let the Great World Spin

McCann chooses to describe one day in the life of New York City, the day in 1974 that the aerialist walked between the not-quite-finished Twin Towers. The chasm between rich and poor, the joy of...

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Closing Time

In Closing Time, Joe Queenan turns his acerbic perspective toward his own childhood, and tells the funny, bitter, honest story of how his father's alcoholism affected the family. There is no happy...

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Faithful Place

Tana French has done it again: she's constructed a world that you never want to leave. First, there's a missing girl, then, 20 years later, a murder — and when you’ve finished the book, you may just...

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The Son by Philipp Meyer

Three cultures (Hispanic, white, and Native American) collide in Texas through the story of one man and subsequent generations. A cross between James Michener and Cormac McCarthy's work, The Son...

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The Silent Wife

Alternating chapters titled "Him" and "Her" detail the inner secrets of a marriage heading toward disaster. You may figure out who's done it, but it's not until the last few pages that you know why....

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