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Ashes of Fiery Weather
Ashes of Fiery Weather
by Kathleen Donohoe
Reviewed: Feb 16, 2016
 
Published: Aug 30, 2016
 
A debut novel about the passionate loves and tragic losses of six generations of women in a family of firefighters, spanning from famine-era Ireland to Brooklyn a decade after 9/11.
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(3.5/5)
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The Book That Matters Most
The Book That Matters Most
by Ann Hood
Reviewed: May 23, 2016
 
Published: Aug 9, 2016
 
An enthralling novel about love, loss, secrets, friendship, and the healing power of literature, by the bestselling author of The Knitting Circle.
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(4.3/5)
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The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko
The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko
by Scott Stambach
Reviewed: Jun 20, 2016
 
Published: Aug 9, 2016
 
The Invisible Life of Ivan Isaenko is comic and staggeringly tragic, often both in a single sentence… A grittier, Eastern European, more grown-up The Fault in Our Stars." – Eowyn Ivey, author of The Snow Child
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(4.4/5)
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The Imperial Wife
The Imperial Wife
by Irina Reyn
Reviewed: May 16, 2016
 
Published: Jul 19, 2016
 
"The Imperial Wife is a smart, engaging novel that parallels two fascinating worlds and two singular women. Irina Reyn writes beautifully of immigrants, art and the vagaries of love." - Jess Walter, National Book Award finalist and author of the New ...
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(3.7/5)
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Falling
Falling
by Jane Green
Reviewed: May 30, 2016
 
Published: Jul 19, 2016
 
The New York Times bestselling author of The Beach House, Jemima J, and Summer Secrets presents a novel about the pleasure and meaning of finding a home - and family - where you least expect them...
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(3.7/5)
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The Secret Language of Stones
The Secret Language of Stones : A Daughters of La Lune Novel
by M. J. Rose
Reviewed: Mar 14, 2016
 
Published: Jul 19, 2016
 
As World War I rages and the Romanov dynasty reaches its sudden, brutal end, a young jewelry maker discovers love, passion, and her own healing powers in this rich and romantic ghost story, the perfect follow-up to M.J. Rose's "brilliantly crafted" (...
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(4.0/5)
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Miss Jane
Miss Jane
by Brad Watson
Reviewed: Mar 14, 2016
 
Published: Jul 12, 2016
 
Astonishing prose brings to life a forgotten woman and a lost world in a strange and bittersweet Southern pastoral.
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(4.7/5)
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All Is Not Forgotten
All Is Not Forgotten
by Wendy Walker
Reviewed: Sep 14, 2015
 
Published: Jul 12, 2016
 
It begins in the small, affluent town of Fairview, Connecticut, where everything seems picture perfect.
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(4.3/5)
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