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Book Recommendations for General Fiction, set in Conn. & R.I.

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  • Act of Oblivion
    Robert Harris
    Paperback: 09/12/2023
     
    From the bestselling author of Fatherland, The Ghostwriter, Munich, and Conclave comes this spellbinding ...
  • Notes on Your Sudden Disappearance
    Alison Espach
    Paperback: 04/25/2023
     
    From Alison Espach, author of the New York Times Editor's Choice novel The Adults, comes a dazzlingly ...
  • On Earth We're Briefly Gorgeous
    Ocean Vuong
    Paperback: 06/01/2021
     
    Poet Ocean Vuong's debut novel is a shattering portrait of a family, a first love, and the redemptive power of...
  • The Maze at Windermere
    Gregory Blake Smith
    Paperback: 01/22/2019
     
    A richly layered novel of love, ambition, and duplicity, set against the storied seascape of Newport, Rhode ...
  • Brass
    Xhenet Aliu
    Paperback: 01/08/2019
     
    Told in equally gripping parallel narratives with biting wit and grace, Brass announces a fearless new voice ...
  • Did You Ever Have A Family
    Bill Clegg
    Paperback: 05/17/2016
     
    The stunning debut novel from bestselling author Bill Clegg is a magnificently powerful story about a circle ...
  • The Wonder Garden
    Lauren Acampora
    Paperback: 02/09/2016
     
    Deliciously creepy and masterfully complex The Wonder Garden heralds the arrival of a phenomenal new talent in...

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