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A Place for Us
A Place for Us
by Fatima Farheen Mirza
Reviewed: Feb 27, 2018
 
Published: Jun 12, 2018
 
The first novel from Sarah Jessica Parker's new imprint, SJP for Hogarth, A Place for Us is a deeply moving and resonant story of love, identity and belonging.
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(4.7/5)
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Motherhood
Motherhood
by Sheila Heti
Reviewed: Jan 22, 2018
 
Published: May 1, 2018
 
From the author of How Should a Person Be? ("one of the most talked-about books of the year" - Time Magazine) and the New York Times Bestseller Women in Clothes comes a daring novel about whether to have children.
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(2.4/5)
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The Girl Who Smiled Beads
The Girl Who Smiled Beads : A Story of War and What Comes After
by Clemantine Wamariya & Elizabeth Weil
Reviewed: Jan 15, 2018
 
Published: Apr 24, 2018
 
A riveting story of dislocation, survival, and the power of stories to break or save us.
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(4.4/5)
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Other People's Houses
Other People's Houses
by Abbi Waxman
Reviewed: Nov 20, 2017
 
Published: Apr 3, 2018
 
The author of The Garden of Small Beginnings returns with a hilarious and poignant new novel about four families, their neighborhood carpool, and the affair that changes everything.
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(4.1/5)
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Anatomy of a Miracle
Anatomy of a Miracle
by Jonathan Miles
Reviewed: Dec 18, 2017
 
Published: Mar 20, 2018
 
A profound new novel about a paralyzed young man's unexplainable recovery — a stunning exploration of faith, science, mystery, and the meaning of life.
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(4.2/5)
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Sometimes I Lie
Sometimes I Lie
by Alice Feeney
Reviewed: Oct 15, 2017
 
Published: Mar 13, 2018
 
My name is Amber Reynolds. There are three things you should know about me:
1. I'm in a coma.
2. My husband doesn't love me anymore.
3. Sometimes I lie.
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(4.4/5)
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The House of Broken Angels
The House of Broken Angels
by Luis Alberto Urrea
Reviewed: Jan 22, 2018
 
Published: Mar 6, 2018
 
The definitive Mexican-American immigrant story, at once intimate and epic, from an acclaimed storyteller.
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(4.5/5)
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Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions
Auntie Poldi and the Sicilian Lions
by Mario Giordano
Reviewed: Dec 18, 2017
 
Published: Mar 6, 2018
 
For fans of A Man Called Ove and the novels of Adriana Trigiani, a charming, delightfully sexy, and bighearted novel starring Auntie Poldi, Sicily's newest amateur sleuth.
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(3.8/5)
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