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Tara Road
by Maeve Binchy
Two women, one from Ireland and one from America, swap houses for the summer and find unexpected connections and new beginnings.
With each new book, Maeve Binchy continues a remarkable progression of sales and audience growth, reaching fans of all ages and backgrounds with her matchless wit, warmth, and sheer storytelling ... (Goodreads)
Evening Class
by Maeve Binchy
A group of strangers come together to learn Italian, forging relationships, finding love and understanding.
Among the many evening classes starting all over Dublin is an 'Introduction to Italian'. On the surface it could be just one of hundreds in which some students will succeed and some will fall along ... (Goodreads)
The Glass Lake
by Maeve Binchy
A family drama set in a small Irish town, revolving around a mother's disappearance and the secrets that come to light.
Helen McMahon disappears when her daughter Kit is 12 years old, and it is suspected that she drowned in the local lake. Kit finds a letter from her mother and burns it before reading it, fearing that ... (Wikipedia)
Summer Sisters
by Judy Blume
Two teenage girls' deepening friendship, and the changing dynamics of their lives over a span of two decades.
The novel begins with a phone call from Caitlin to Vix. Caitlin calls to tell Vix that she is marrying Vix's ex-boyfriend and first love, Bru. Vix is shocked and becomes sick with the news. ... (Wikipedia)
The Beekeeper's Apprentice
by Laurie R. King
A young girl’s journey to becoming a detective apprentice, uncovering crime and solving mysteries.
After losing her family in a tragic motor accident in California, fifteen-year-old Mary Russell goes to live with her aunt in Sussex, England. Wandering the Sussex Downs in April 1915, she literally ... (Wikipedia)
Blueberry Muffin Murder
by Joanne Fluke
When a local baker is found dead, Hannah Swensen must solve the murder before her own life is in danger.
Bakery owner Hannah Swensen is back—and the cookies are crumbling—as acclaimed author Joanne Fluke serves readers another helping of murder, mayhem, and mouthwatering mystery. . ., Blueberry Muffin ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Shipping News
by Annie Proulx
A man's attempt to rebuild his life in a small Newfoundland town, discovering compassion and joy.
The story centers around Quoyle, a newspaper reporter from upstate New York , whose father had emigrated from Newfoundland . Shortly after his parents' joint suicide, Quoyle's unfaithful and abusive ... (Wikipedia)
Just Breathe
by Susan Wiggs
A woman returns to her hometown to care for her mother and finds love and healing in unexpected places.
What happens when a cartoonist’s life gets turned upside-down? Find out in this contemporary romance by, New York Times, bestseller Susan Wiggs! Sarah Moon tackles life’s issues with a sharp wit in ... (Barnes & Noble)
Coast Road
by Barbara Delinsky
A woman's life is turned upside down when her husband dies in a car accident, forcing her to confront secrets from her past.
Life's greatest gifts come to us by accident. Barbara Delinsky has always had a gift for creating tales of extraordinary emotional power and depth. Now the New York Times bestselling author of Three ... (Goodreads)
Girl Missing
by Tess Gerritsen
A medical examiner investigates the death of a young woman, leading her to uncover a dark conspiracy involving human trafficking.
The first body is a mystery. She's young. She's beautiful. And her corpse, laid out in the office of Boston medical examiner Kat Novak, betrays no secrets - except for a notebook clutched in one ... (Goodreads)
Dust to Dust
by Tami Hoag
A small town is rocked by the murder of a young boy, and secrets are uncovered as the investigation unfolds.
Andy Fallon, Internal Affairs cop and son of police legend, "Iron" Mike Fallon, is found hanging nude in his bedroom, facing a mirror with the word "sorry" printed on it. Was it a suicide, an erotic ... (Wikipedia)
Damia's Children
by Anne McCaffrey
The telepathic Rowan family faces new challenges as their children inherit their powers and must navigate a dangerous universe.
Humanity has found a new ally in their ongoing war against the Beetle Hive, a tenacious species called the Mrdini . In order to better understand each other, some humans and 'Dinis are raised ... (Wikipedia)
The Mystery of Mercy Close
by Marian Keyes
Private investigator Helen Walsh is hired to find a missing member of a boy band, while dealing with her own mental health struggles.
Helen Walsh doesn’t believe in fear – it’s just a thing invented by men to get all the money and good job – and yet she’s sinking. Her work as a Private Investigator has dried up, her flat has been ... (Goodreads)
Cold Fire
by Tamora Pierce
A young girl with magical powers must navigate a world of political intrigue and danger to save her kingdom.
As part of their travels, Daja and Frostpine are staying with some friends of Frostpine's from his days of studies as a Goldsmith, the Bancanor family. While they are staying there, Daja realized ... (Wikipedia)
Tanequil
by Terry Brooks
The second book in the High Druid of Shannara trilogy, following Pen Ohmsford as he seeks to rescue his aunt and save the Four Lands from destruction.
Pen , Khyber , and company rescue Cinnaminson and continue their journey north, pursued continuously by traitorous Druids and the assassin Aphasia Wye. Meanwhile, the traitourous Druids find Pen's ... (Wikipedia)
Magic Steps
by Tamora Pierce
Sandry, a noble girl with magical powers, must use her abilities to save her city from a deadly plague.
Like the previous quartet, Magic Steps is set in Summersea, the capital of Emelan . When her three foster-siblings leave Summersea to travel the world with their teachers, Sandry and Lark, remain ... (Wikipedia)
Shatterglass
by Tamora Pierce
A young glassmaker with a unique gift is hired to investigate a string of murders in a city plagued by corruption and prejudice.
Trisana (Tris) Chandler meets Kethlun (Keth) Warder, a glass mage with a dangerous power: lightning. During their first meeting, he was unconsciously using his unknown ambient powers and accidentally ... (Wikipedia)
Stranger in a Strange Land
by Robert A. Heinlein
A human raised by Martians must find his place in a hostile Earth society.
The story focuses on a human raised on Mars and his adaptation to and understanding of humans and their culture. It is set in a post- Third World War United States, where organized religions are ... (Wikipedia)
Evergreen
by Belva Plain
A family saga spanning generations, exploring the complexities of love, loss, and the ties that bind us.
“A grand, sweeping panorama . . . richly written, finely detailed . . . vivid and memorable.”—,Daily News ,(New York), Yearning for a better life, Anna Friedman fled Poland for New York at the turn ... (Barnes & Noble)
Raymie Nightingale
by Kate DiCamillo
An unlikely trio of girls embark on an adventure to win a beauty pageant, learning valuable life lessons along the way.
Raymie Clarke has come to realize that everything, absolutely everything, depends on her. And she has a plan. If Raymie can win the Little Miss Central Florida Tire competition, then her father, who ... (Goodreads)
Monday Mourning
by Kathy Reichs
Forensic anthropologist Temperance Brennan investigates a series of murders involving young girls in Montreal.
The plot of the story revolves around Brennan trying to decipher the clues left behind by the skeletons of three girls found in a pizza parlor basement in Montreal, Quebec , Canada, which has a ... (Wikipedia)
Tandia
by Bryce Courtenay
A young black girl in apartheid South Africa fights against oppression and racism to achieve her dreams.
Tandia, whose parents were a South African Indian man (Mr. Patel) and his house worker (a black woman), is raped by a police officer at her father's grave the day after his funeral. With Mr. Patel's ... (Wikipedia)
Damia
by Anne McCaffrey
Damia, a powerful telepath, must navigate her way through love, loss, and the challenges of her unique abilities.
Of all the Rowan's children, Damia was the most brilliant and the one who inherited the Talent. It was obvious that she would be a Prime. As Damia grew up, her Talent became almost too strong to ... (Goodreads)
Only You Can Save Mankind
by Terry Pratchett
A boy named Johnny finds himself in a video game where he must save an alien race from annihilation.
Twelve-year-old Johnny receives a pirate edition of the new video game Only You Can Save Mankind from his friend Wobbler. However, he has not been playing for long when the ScreeWee Empire surrenders ... (Wikipedia)
Message from Nam
by Danielle Steel
A young journalist's journey to Vietnam during the war, where she falls in love and faces the harsh realities of war.
The novel follows Paxton Andrews, who is stationed in Vietnam as a journalist during the Vietnam War , focusing on the men she encounters and how her life and the lives of the people she encounters ... (Wikipedia)
Point of Origin
by Patricia Cornwell
An FBI agent investigates a string of arson cases, uncovering a mysterious criminal.
Dr Kay Scarpetta, Virginia Chief Medical Examiner and consulting pathologist for the federal law enforcement agency ATF , is called out to a farmhouse in Virginia that has been destroyed by fire. In ... (Wikipedia)
Birds of Prey
by Wilbur Smith
A thrilling adventure of a young woman's quest for revenge against those who wronged her. Set in the African wilderness.
In 1667 Holland is at war with England . Sir Francis Courteney and his son Hal attack ships of the Dutch East India Company off the coast of Africa. They are betrayed and Sir Francis is executed. Hal ... (Wikipedia)
Twenty Wishes
by Debbie Macomber
A group of friends make a list of twenty wishes, leading to unexpected changes in their lives and relationships.
What do you want most in the world? What Anne Marie Roche wants is to find happiness again. At thirty-eight, she's childless, a recent widow, alone. She owns a successful bookstore on Seattle's ... (Goodreads)
Blackbird House
by Alice Hoffman
A collection of interconnected stories about the inhabitants of a small house on Cape Cod, spanning over 200 years.
Through these interconnected narratives more than a dozen men and women learn how love transforms us and how it is the one lasting element in our lives. With "incantatory prose" that "sweeps over the ... (Goodreads)
Postcards from the Edge
by Carrie Fisher
Semi-autobiographical novel about a young actress struggling with addiction and relationships in Hollywood.
The novel revolves around movie actress Suzanne Vale as she tries to put her life together after a drug overdose. The book is divided into five main sections: The prologue is in epistolary form , ... (Wikipedia)
