Thirty-six major contemporary writers examine life in a deeply divided America-including Anthony Doerr, Ann Patchett, Roxane Gay, Rebecca Solnit, Hector Tobar, Joyce Carol Oates, Edwidge Danticat...
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Author: Freeman, JohnSummary:Genre: Short stories, Essays, Poetry
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Author: Montgomery, L. M.Summary:
In this volume of fifteen tales of the town known to readers of Anne of Green Gables, a Persian cat plays an amazing role in a marriage proposal, and a foolish lie threatens to make an unattached...
Genre: Short stories, Juvenile fiction -
Author: Kincaid, Gregory D.Summary:
For George and Mary Ann McCray, watching their disabled son Todd move out is unbearable--even though he's in his twenties. But Todd has a dog named Christmas and an entire community ready to help...
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Author: Abbs, AnnabelSummary:
In 1835, London is awash with new ingredients, but no one knows how to use them. Eliza Acton hires young Ann Kirby to help her write a cookbook. They break class boundaries while creating new ways...
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Author: Shepard Gray, ShelleySummary:
In the second installment of the "enjoyable and charming" ( USA TODAY ) Shelley Shepard Gray's delightful Berlin Bookmobile series, librarian Sarah Anne Miller returns to Berlin to help a...
Genre: Romance fiction, Religious fiction -
Author: Beck, KristinSummary:
A poignant and ultimately triumphant novel based on the incredible true story of children who braved the formidable danger of guarded, wintry mountain passes in France to escape the Nazis , from...
Genre: Historical fiction, Romance fiction -
Author: Lamott, AnneSummary:
From Anne Lamott, the New York Times-bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow, comes the book we need from her now: How to bring hope back into our lives. A perfect gift to give this holiday season...
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Author: Dimock, AnneSummary:
In America, pie is a food—and a concept—that carries unusual resonance. In Humble Pie, Anne Dimock offers a delightful combination of memoir, pie quotes, inspiration, recipes, travel writing and...
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Author: Lamott, AnneSummary:
The New York Times bestseller from the author of Hallelujah Anyway, Bird by Bird, and Almost Everything Author Anne Lamott writes about the three simple prayers essential to coming through tough...
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Author: Poirier, ThelmaSummary:
A Voice of Her Own profiles fifty-two ranch women from Western Canada. With this book, the editors have brought to light a little-discussed aspect of ranching: the valuable contributions of women...
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Author: Butler, PaulSummary:
The Widow’s Fire explores the shadow side of Jane Austen’s final novel Persuasion, disrupting its happy ending and throwing moral certainties off balance. We join the action...
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Author: Boyd, NatashaSummary:
An orphaned, small-town southern girl held hostage by responsibility and self-doubt. A Hollywood A-list mega-star on the run from his latest scandal and with everything to lose. A chance encounter...
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Author: Doyle, BrianSummary:
Up to Low. Young Tommy and Baby Bridget, the girl with the trillium-shaped eyes, discover that living, healing and dying are not always what they seem. And they make that discovery with the help...
Genre: Canadian fiction, Juvenile fiction -
Author: Gauthier, France, Desjardins, RenéeSummary:
Après avoir publié le best-seller On ne meurt pas, France Gauthier ne croyait pas écrire à nouveau sur la mort. Mais au printemps 2013, sa meilleure amie Anne-Marie a dû être opérée pour un cancer...
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Author: Kalteis, DietrichSummary:
Jeff Nichols ' a man strong of conviction but weak of character ' is fresh out of the Don Jail, looking for work ' any kind of work ' and a way back into Ann Ryan's good graces. She waited for his...
Genre: Thrillers (Fiction), Canadian fiction