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"Anne Tyler gives us a wise, haunting, and deeply moving new novel in which she explores how a middle-aged man, ripped apart by the death of his wife, is gradually restored by her frequent appearances--in their house, on the roadway, in the market. Crippled in his right arm and leg, Aaron has spent his childhood fending off a sister who wants to manage him. So when he meets Dorothy, a plain, outspoken, independent young woman, she is like a breath...
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Secrets from Lulu's Cafe volume 1
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2007
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English
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Seeking fulfillment in their lives as pastors' wives, Jennifer, Felicia, Lisa, and Mimi secretly connect with one another during monthly lunch meetings at a café several miles from their town and congregations.
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Sisterhood series volume 11
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English
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A mysterious political operative needs the Sisterhood to track down a computer hacker who stole a list of secret fundraisers' names, but the job proves to be more dangerous than they thought.
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2022.
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To escape an abusive marriage, Frankie Saunders flees across the country to Los Angeles with her reckless, profane Aunt Daisy, who will do whatever it takes to settle old scores and resolve the past--no matter what the damage, forcing Frankie to make some hard choices.
45) Untamed
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"There is a voice of longing inside every woman. We strive so mightily to be good: good mothers, daughters, partners, employees, citizens, and friends. We believe all this striving will make us feel alive. Instead, it leaves us feeling weary, stuck, overwhelmed, and underwhelmed. We look at our lives, relationships, and world, and wonder: Wasn't it all supposed to be more beautiful than this? We quickly silence that question, telling ourselves to...
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2022.
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"January fifteenth - the day all Americans receive their annual Universal Basic Income payment. For Hannah, a middle-aged mother, today is the anniversary of the day she took her two children and fled her abusive ex-wife. For Janelle, a young, broke journalist, today is another mind- numbing day interviewing passersby about the very policy she once opposed. For Olivia, a wealthy college freshman, today is 'Waste Day', when rich kids across the country...
47) Beach colors
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c2012
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While renowned designer Margaux Sullivan was presenting her highly praised collection during New York City's Fashion Week, her husband was cleaning out their bank account. A week after he disappeared, the bank foreclosed on Margaux's apartment and business. She returns to the small coastal town of Crescent Cove, Connecticut, where she once knew love, joy, and family before she put them behind her on the climb to fame. Margaux is soon rediscovering...
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2023.
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"Lee Gulliver never thought she'd find herself living on the streets--no one ever does--but when her restaurant fails, and she falls deeper into debt, she leaves her old life behind with nothing but her clothes and her Toyota Corolla. In Seattle, she parks in a secluded spot by the beach to lay low and plan her next move--until early one morning, she sees a sobbing woman throw herself into the ocean. Lee hauls the woman back to the surface, but instead...
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Chronicles the emotional war between Irene America, a beautiful, introspective woman of Native American ancestry, struggling to finish her dissertation while raising three children, and her husband Gil, a painter whose reputation is built on a series of now iconic portraits of Irene.
51) Strictly friends
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[2023]
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"When Ruby Lamont's young son Jake starts telling tall tales about the dad who walked out on them six years ago, she realises that, for her son's sake, it's time to find out the truth. It's not that she wants Kenny back in her life--her best friend, charming commitment-phobe Griffin, has always been more of a father-figure to Jake--but if she can understand once and for all why Kenny broke her heart by leaving her, perhaps she and Jake can finally...
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[2020]
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"By the bestselling author of A Beautiful, Terrible Thing, a haunting thriller about a mother and daughter who need to draw strength from each other when they find themselves trapped in a cabin with a man who wants to either control them--or kill them"--
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[2022]
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English
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Arriving home from his work at a steel fabrication plant, Levi finds his pregnant wife dead in their room, his newborn daughter Allie survives the incident. This should bring him some comfort however he would rather have his wife. Living in near poverty and responsible for a newborn baby and a seven-year-old Madi who, like her dad, still hasn't dealt with her mother's death, Levi can't afford to be away from work for long. And in the south, it's hard...
55) Come with me
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2021.
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Reeling after his wife dies, Aaron Decker finds a motel receipt among her belongings and embarks on a journey to uncover what she was doing in the weeks before her death, revealing dark secrets and a terrifying truth.
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2023.
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"On Prospect Hill, you can get nearly anything you want from the Fae--if you know how to ask and if you can pay the price. There is no magic on Prospect Hill--or anywhere else, for that matter. But just on the other side of the veil is the world of the Fae, and all their magic. Generations ago, the first farmers on Prospect Hill learned to bargain small trades to make their lives a little easier--a bit of glass to find something lost, a cup of milk...
57) Breach of honor
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[2021]
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English
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"As a police officer in Table Rock, Oregon, Leah Radcliff puts her life on the line to help others every day. But at home, Leah's battling her own personal nightmare: Brad, her abusive husband, a fellow officer, celebrated hero, and beloved son of a powerful prominent family. Brad's violent outbursts and suspicious activities have left Leah physically and emotionally scarred, until one desperate action to put a stop to his abuse results in deadly...
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Lost lords (Mary Jo Putney) volume 1
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English
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The "intoxicating, romantic and utterly ravishing" start to the Lost Lords series by the New York Times bestselling author of the Rogues Redeemed novels (Eloisa James).
In the first of a dazzling series, Mary Jo Putney introduces the Lost Lords—maverick childhood friends with a flair for defying convention. Each is about to discover the woman who is his perfect match—but perfection doesn't come easily, even for the...
In the first of a dazzling series, Mary Jo Putney introduces the Lost Lords—maverick childhood friends with a flair for defying convention. Each is about to discover the woman who is his perfect match—but perfection doesn't come easily, even for the...
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2022.
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"Sean Whittlesea was there when his wife was murdered. He held her dead body in his arms. But he cannot remember it. Ever since, Sean has been tormented by this event, reliving his wife's death over and over again, but experiencing something different every time, waiting for some piece to neatly fit. Nearly two decades later, Sean is awarded the coveted Memory Palace for winning a sadistic contest put on by his highly eccentric billionaire boss, Mr....
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