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Paper Names : A Novel
by Susie Luo
Reviewed: Feb 12, 2023
 
Published: May 2, 2023
 
An unexpected act of violence brings together a Chinese-American family and a wealthy white lawyer in this propulsive and sweeping story of family, identity and the American experience—for fans of Jean Kwok, Mary Beth Keane and Naima Coster.
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(4.1/5)
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Hotel Cuba
Hotel Cuba : A Novel
by Aaron Hamburger
Reviewed: Mar 13, 2023
 
Published: May 2, 2023
 
From the award-winning author of The View from Stalin's Head, a stunning novel about two sheltered Russian Jewish sisters, desperate to get to America to make a new life, who find themselves trapped in the sultry, hedonistic world of 1920s Havana.
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(4.0/5)
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Clytemnestra
Clytemnestra : A Novel
by Costanza Casati
Reviewed: Oct 24, 2022
 
Published: May 2, 2023
 
Madeline Miller's Circe meets Cersei Lannister in a stunning debut following Clytemnestra, the most notorious heroine of the ancient world and the events that forged her into the legendary queen.
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(4.7/5)
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The Gifts
The Gifts : A Novel
by Liz Hyder
Reviewed: Feb 12, 2023
 
Published: Apr 25, 2023
 
The Gifts is an astonishing novel, a spellbinding tale told through five different perspectives and set against the luminous backdrop of nineteenth century London, it explores science, nature and religion, enlightenment, the role of women in society ...
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(4.0/5)
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The Wager
The Wager : A Tale of Shipwreck, Mutiny and Murder
by David Grann
Reviewed: Feb 12, 2023
 
Published: Apr 18, 2023
 
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Killers of the Flower Moon, a page-turning story of shipwreck, survival, and savagery, culminating in a court martial that reveals a shocking truth. The powerful narrative reveals the deeper ...
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(4.4/5)
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Sisters of the Lost Nation
Sisters of the Lost Nation
by Nick Medina
Reviewed: Oct 17, 2022
 
Published: Apr 18, 2023
 
A young Native girl's hunt for answers about the women mysteriously disappearing from her tribe's reservation lead her to delve into the myths and stories of her people, all while being haunted herself, in this atmospheric and stunningly poignant ...
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(3.8/5)
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Last House Before the Mountain
Last House Before the Mountain
by Monika Helfer
Reviewed: Jan 23, 2023
 
Published: Apr 11, 2023
 
For readers of Ian McEwan, Elena Ferrante, and Julie Orringer, the spellbinding, internationally bestselling, multigenerational family saga set in a fractured rural village in WWI Austria. At under 200 pages, Last House Before the Mountain is a ...
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(3.4/5)
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Panther Gap
Panther Gap : A Novel
by James A. McLaughlin
Reviewed: Feb 19, 2023
 
Published: Apr 4, 2023
 
The thrilling follow-up to the Edgar Award–winning Bearskin, about two siblings on the verge of inheriting millions but who discover dark secrets in their family's past.
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