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At the Wolf's Table
At the Wolf's Table
by Rosella Postorino
Reviewed: Sep 17, 2018
 
Published: Jan 29, 2019
 
The internationally bestselling novel based on the untold true story of the women conscripted to be Hitler's food tasters.
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(3.8/5)
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Women Rowing North
Women Rowing North : Navigating Life's Currents and Flourishing As We Age
by Mary Pipher
Reviewed: Apr 22, 2019
 
Published: Jan 15, 2019
 
The instant New York Times bestseller from the author of Reviving Ophelia--a guide to wisdom, authenticity, and bliss for women as they age.
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(3.8/5)
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A Ladder to the Sky
A Ladder to the Sky
by John Boyne
Reviewed: Aug 13, 2018
 
Published: Nov 13, 2018
 
A seductive, unputdownable psychodrama following one brilliant, ruthless man who will stop at nothing in his pursuit of success.
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(4.5/5)
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The Kinship of Secrets
The Kinship of Secrets
by Eugenia Kim
Reviewed: Sep 17, 2018
 
Published: Nov 6, 2018
 
From the author of The Calligrapher's Daughter comes the riveting story of two sisters, one raised in the United States, the other in South Korea, and the family that bound them together even as the Korean War kept them apart.
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(4.5/5)
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Paris Echo
Paris Echo
by Sebastian Faulks
Reviewed: Jul 30, 2018
 
Published: Nov 6, 2018
 
A story of resistance, complicity, and an unlikely, transformative friendship, set in Paris, from internationally bestselling novelist Sebastian Faulks.
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(3.9/5)
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The Travelling Cat Chronicles
The Travelling Cat Chronicles
by Hiro Arikawa
Reviewed: Apr 17, 2018
 
Published: Oct 23, 2018
 
A life-affirming anthem to kindness and self-sacrifice, The Travelling Cat Chronicles shows how the smallest things can provide the greatest joy.
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(4.6/5)
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Listen to the Marriage
Listen to the Marriage
by John Jay Osborn
Reviewed: May 14, 2018
 
Published: Oct 23, 2018
 
A riveting drama of marital therapy and a poignant exploration of marriage - heartbreaking and tender.
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(3.6/5)
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Strangers in Budapest
Strangers in Budapest
by Jessica Keener
Reviewed: Oct 1, 2017
 
Published: Oct 23, 2018
 
A transporting novel about a couple trying to make a new life in a foreign land, only to find themselves drawn into a cultural, and generational, vendetta.
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(3.7/5)
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