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The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World
The Phone Booth at the Edge of the World : A Novel
by Laura Imai Messina
Reviewed: Dec 7, 2020
 
Published: Mar 9, 2021
 
The international bestselling novel sold in 21 countries, about grief, mourning, and the joy of survival, inspired by a real phone booth in Japan with its disconnected "wind" phone, a place of pilgrimage and solace since the 2011 tsunami.
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(4.6/5)
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The Northern Reach
The Northern Reach
by W.S. Winslow
Reviewed: Oct 19, 2020
 
Published: Mar 2, 2021
 
A heart-wrenching first novel about the power of place and family ties, the weight of the stories we choose to tell, and the burden of those we hide
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(4.4/5)
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The Lost Apothecary
The Lost Apothecary : A Novel
by Sarah Penner
Reviewed: Aug 4, 2020
 
Published: Mar 2, 2021
 
A forgotten history. A secret network of women. A legacy of poison and revenge. Welcome to The Lost Apothecary.
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(4.4/5)
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Black Widows
Black Widows : A Novel
by Cate Quinn
Reviewed: Dec 7, 2020
 
Published: Feb 9, 2021
 
For fans of The Wife Between Us and The Dry comes a chilling murder mystery that takes a domestic thriller's classic question―"Did his wife kill him?"―and twists it into an completely new type of suspense.
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(4.1/5)
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The Last Tiara
The Last Tiara
by M.J. Rose
Reviewed: Dec 7, 2020
 
Published: Feb 2, 2021
 
From New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller M.J. Rose comes a provocative and moving story of a young female architect in post-World War II Manhattan, who stumbles upon a hidden treasure and begins a journey to discovering her mother's ...
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(4.1/5)
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Smalltime
Smalltime : A Story of My Family and the Mob
by Russell Shorto
Reviewed: Feb 8, 2021
 
Published: Feb 2, 2021
 
Family secrets emerge as a best-selling author dives into the history of the mob in small-town America.
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(4.1/5)
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The Three Mothers
The Three Mothers : How the Mothers of Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and James Baldwin Shaped a Nation
by Anna Malaika Tubbs
Reviewed: Oct 26, 2020
 
Published: Feb 2, 2021
 
In her groundbreaking and essential debut The Three Mothers, scholar Anna Malaika Tubbs celebrates Black motherhood by telling the story of the three women who raised and shaped some of America's most pivotal heroes: Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm ...
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(3.8/5)
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The Narrowboat Summer
The Narrowboat Summer
by Anne Youngson
Reviewed: Oct 19, 2020
 
Published: Jan 26, 2021
 
From the author of Meet Me at the Museum, a charming novel of second chances, about three women, one dog, and the narrowboat that brings them together.
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(3.9/5)
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