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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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The Flower Sisters
The Flower Sisters
by Michelle Collins Anderson
Reviewed: Jan 30, 2024
 
Published: Apr 23, 2024
 
From the new Fannie Flagg of the Ozarks, a richly-woven story of family, forgiveness, and reinvention for readers of Kristy Woodson Harvey, Donna Everhart, Sue Monk Kidd, Jeannette Walls, and Rita Mae Brown…
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(4.5/5)
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The House on Biscayne Bay
The House on Biscayne Bay
by Chanel Cleeton
Reviewed: Dec 11, 2023
 
Published: Apr 2, 2024
 
As death stalks a gothic mansion in Miami, the lives of two women intertwine as the past and present collide in New York Times bestselling author Chanel Cleeton's atmospheric new novel.
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(4.2/5)
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The Stone Home
The Stone Home : A Novel
by Crystal Hana Kim
Reviewed: Oct 23, 2023
 
Published: Apr 2, 2024
 
A hauntingly poetic family drama and coming-of-age story that reveals a dark corner of South Korean history through the eyes of a small community living in a reformatory center.
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(4.3/5)
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The Divorcees
The Divorcees
by Rowan Beaird
Reviewed: Oct 16, 2023
 
Published: Mar 19, 2024
 
A "delicious" (Rebecca Makkai) and "deeply compelling" (Lauren Groff) debut novel set at a 1950s Reno "divorce ranch," about the complex friendship between two women who dare to imagine a different future
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(3.9/5)
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