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The Fertile Earth
The Fertile Earth : A Novel
by Ruthvika Rao
Reviewed: May 14, 2024
 
Published: Aug 13, 2024
 
An unforgettable story of love and resistance surrounding two young people born across social lines, set against a tumultuous political landscape in India.
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(4.4/5)
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The Very Long, Very Strange Life of Isaac Dahl
The Very Long, Very Strange Life of Isaac Dahl
by Bart Yates
Reviewed: Apr 15, 2024
 
Published: Jul 23, 2024
 
Both sweeping and exquisitely intimate, award-winning author Bart Yates blends historical fact and fiction in a surprising, thought-provoking saga spanning 12 significant days across nearly 100 years in the life of a single man, beginning in 1920s ...
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(4.6/5)
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Smothermoss
Smothermoss
by Alisa Alering
Reviewed: Apr 15, 2024
 
Published: Jul 16, 2024
 
A haunting, imaginative, and twisting tale of two sisters and the menacing, unexplained forces that threaten them and their rural mountain community.
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(3.7/5)
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Bright and Tender Dark
Bright and Tender Dark
by Joanna Pearson
Reviewed: Feb 28, 2024
 
Published: Jun 4, 2024
 
In the tradition of Notes on an Execution and I Have Some Questions for You, a thrilling, wire-taut debut novel about a murder on a college campus and its aftermath twenty years later.
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(3.2/5)
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This Strange Eventful History
This Strange Eventful History : A Novel
by Claire Messud
Reviewed: Mar 26, 2024
 
Published: May 14, 2024
 
An immersive, masterful story of a family born on the wrong side of history, from one of our finest contemporary novelists.
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(4.1/5)
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The Stolen Child
The Stolen Child : A Novel
by Ann Hood
Reviewed: Mar 19, 2024
 
Published: May 7, 2024
 
An unlikely duo ventures through France and Italy to solve the mystery of a child's fate in this moving, page-turning novel from "a gifted storyteller" (People).
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(4.4/5)
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Daughters of Shandong
Daughters of Shandong
by Eve J. Chung
Reviewed: Oct 16, 2023
 
Published: May 7, 2024
 
A propulsive, extraordinary novel about a mother and her daughters' harrowing escape to Taiwan as the Communist revolution sweeps through China, by debut author Eve J. Chung, based on her family story.
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(4.8/5)
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The Funeral Cryer
The Funeral Cryer : A Novel
by Wenyan Lu
Reviewed: Feb 27, 2024
 
Published: Apr 30, 2024
 
Debut novelist Wenyan Lu brings us this witty yet profound story about one woman's midlife reawakening in contemporary rural China, for fans of Yiyun Li and Julie Otsuka.
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(3.4/5)
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