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  • The Resurrection of Joan Ashby
    The Resurrection of Joan Ashby
    by Cherise Wolas
    Hardcover: Aug 2017
    Paperback: May 2018
     
    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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  • The Return of Faraz Ali
    The Return of Faraz Ali : A Novel
    by Aamina Ahmad
    Hardcover: Apr 2022
    Paperback: Apr 2023
     
    Sent back to his birthplace - Lahore's notorious red-light district - to hush up the murder of a girl, a man finds himself in an unexpected reckoning with his past.
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  • Revenge Of The Middle-Aged Woman
    Revenge Of The Middle-Aged Woman
    by Elizabeth Buchan
    Hardcover: Feb 2003
    Paperback: Jan 2004
     
    Full of humor, clever insight, and a whimsical sense of the absurd - an irresistible and finely written fantasy for anyone who ever wondered what a certain age would look like from beyond the looking-glass.
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  • Rise and Shine
    Rise and Shine
    by Anna Quindlen
    Hardcover: Sep 2006
    Paperback: Apr 2007
     
    A superb novel about two sisters, the true meaning of success, and the qualities in life that matter most.
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  • The River
    The River
    by Peter Heller
    Hardcover: Mar 2019
    Paperback: Mar 2020
     
    From the best-selling author of The Dog Stars, the story of two college students on a wilderness canoe trip - a gripping tale of a friendship tested by fire, white water, and violence.
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  • The River King
    The River King
    by Alice Hoffman
    Hardcover: Jul 2000
    Paperback: Jul 2001
     
    A suspenseful, lyrical account of one man's search for the truth.
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  • River Sing Me Home
    River Sing Me Home
    by Eleanor Shearer
    Hardcover: Jan 2023
    Paperback: Aug 2023
     
    Rare. Moving. Powerful. This beautiful, page-turning and redemptive story of a mother's gripping journey across the Caribbean to find her stolen children in the aftermath of slavery is a remarkable debut.
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  • River, Cross My Heart
    River, Cross My Heart
    by Breena Clarke
    Hardcover: Oct 1999
    Paperback: Oct 1999
     
    A remarkable new writer makes her debut with a novel of tragedy and triumph in the life of an African American family in Georgetown, circa 1925.
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