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Wonder Valley
Wonder Valley
by Ivy Pochoda
Reviewed: Jun 19, 2017
 
Published: Nov 7, 2017
 
From the acclaimed author of Visitation Street, a visionary and masterful portrait of contemporary Los Angeles.
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(4.3/5)
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Seven Days of Us
Seven Days of Us
by Francesca Hornak
Reviewed: May 1, 2017
 
Published: Oct 17, 2017
 
A warm, wry, sharply observed debut novel about what happens when a family is forced to spend a week together in quarantine over the holidays...
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(4.5/5)
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Never Coming Back
Never Coming Back
by Alison McGhee
Reviewed: Aug 21, 2017
 
Published: Oct 10, 2017
 
Never Coming Back is a brilliant and piercing story of a young woman finding her way in life, determined to know her mother - and by extension herself - before it's too late.
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(4.4/5)
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All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
All the Ugly and Wonderful Things
by Bryn Greenwood
Reviewed: Apr 18, 2016
 
Published: Oct 3, 2017
 
A beautiful and provocative love story between two unlikely people and the hard-won relationship that elevates them above the Midwestern meth lab backdrop of their lives.
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(4.3/5)
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Love and Other Consolation Prizes
Love and Other Consolation Prizes
by Jamie Ford
Reviewed: Jun 19, 2017
 
Published: Sep 12, 2017
 
From the bestselling author of Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet comes a powerful novel, inspired by a true story, about a boy whose life is transformed at Seattle's epic 1909 World's Fair.
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(4.7/5)
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The Resurrection of Joan Ashby
The Resurrection of Joan Ashby
by Cherise Wolas
Reviewed: May 1, 2017
 
Published: Aug 29, 2017
 
Epic, propulsive, incredibly ambitious, and dazzlingly written, The Resurrection of Joan Ashby is a story about sacrifice and motherhood, the burdens of expectation and genius. Cherise Wolas's gorgeous debut introduces an indelible heroine candid ...
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(4.2/5)
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Young Jane Young
Young Jane Young
by Gabrielle Zevin
Reviewed: Jun 19, 2017
 
Published: Aug 22, 2017
 
From the author of the international bestseller The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry comes another novel that will have everyone talking.
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(4.3/5)
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Stay with Me
Stay with Me
by Ayobami Adebayo
Reviewed: Jul 31, 2017
 
Published: Aug 22, 2017
 
This celebrated, unforgettable first novel, shortlisted for the prestigious Bailey's Prize and set in Nigeria, gives voice to both husband and wife as they tell the story of their marriage - and the forces that threaten to tear it apart.
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