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  • The Sandcastle Girls
    The Sandcastle Girls : A Novel
    by Chris Bohjalian
    Hardcover: Jul 2012
    Paperback: Apr 2013
     
    The Sandcastle Girls is a sweeping historical love story steeped in Chris Bohjalian's Armenian heritage.
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  • Sapiens
    Sapiens : A Brief History of Humankind
    by Yuval Noah Harari
    Hardcover: Feb 2015
    Paperback: May 2018
     
    A groundbreaking narrative of humanity's creation and evolution that explores the ways in which biology and history have defined us and enhanced our understanding of what it means to be "human."
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  • Sarah's Key
    Sarah's Key
    by Tatiana de Rosnay
    Hardcover: Jun 2007
    Paperback: Sep 2008
     
    Tatiana de Rosnay offers us a brilliantly subtle, compelling portrait of France under occupation and reveals the taboos and silence that surround this painful episode.
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  • Saturday
    Saturday
    by Ian McEwan
    Hardcover: Mar 2005
    Paperback: Apr 2006
     
    An astonishing novel that captures the fine balance of happiness and the unforeseen threats that can destroy it. A brilliant, thrilling page-turner that will keep readers on the edge of their seats.
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  • The Savage Garden
    The Savage Garden
    by Mark Mills
    Hardcover: May 2007
    Paperback: May 2008
     
    The story of two murders, four hundred years apart - and the ties that bind them together.
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  • Save Me
    Save Me
    by Lisa Scottoline
    Hardcover: Apr 2011
    Paperback: Feb 2012
     
    Save Me will have readers wondering just how far they would go to save the ones they love. Lisa Scottoline is writing about real issues that resonate with real women, and the results are emotional, heartbreaking and honest.
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  • Saving Elijah
    Saving Elijah
    by Fran Dorf
    Hardcover: Jun 2000
     
    The story of a mother's love for her son, set against a struggle with faith, big-time grief, and what it means to be human.
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  • Saving Fish From Drowning
    Saving Fish From Drowning
    by Amy Tan
    Hardcover: Oct 2005
    Paperback: Sep 2006
     
    A provocative novel from the bestselling author of The Joy Luck Club and The Bonesetter's Daughter.
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