Mara Dabrishus
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The Only Child
Fans of Thomas Harris’s The Silence of the Lambs, and Zoje Stage’s Baby Teeth will find this admirable, but readers particularly sensitive to depictions of child abuse might want to look elsewhere. [See Prepub Alert, 7/29/19.]
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Sophia of Silicon Valley
The author's experience in the tech industry lends authenticity to this novel, and fans of Lauren Weisberger's The Devil Wears Prada may appreciate the cutthroat atmosphere if not the lack of Prada. [See Prepub Alert, 10/22/17.]
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The Lightkeeper's Daughters
Fans of Heather Young and Jojo Moyes might want to look into Jean Pendziwol this summer. [See Prepub Alert, 2/16/17.]
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Always
This sentimental novel taps into fantasies of nursing men back to health through love, forgetting about the more complicated issues it stirs up along the way. This quick beach read will appeal to those seeking a clean romance as well as to fans of Elin Hilderbrand and Karen White. [See Prepub Alert, 8/22/16.]
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I'm Still Here (Je suis là)
Some readers might find the love story itself incomprehensible, but on the whole it this is a harmless, cute tale about two people who find a connection across a seemingly impossible barrier. Older fans of Gayle Forman's If I Stay may want to give this one a try.
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This Side of Providence
While a dense read, this powerful story about what it means to be a family and the struggles members endure to stay together will appeal to fans of Vanessa Diffenbaugh, Heather Gudenkauf, and dramatic family-centric fiction.
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Each story is lively and active. The hilarity of each premise will pull in readers, and the twists will keep them glued to the pages. Anyone who has ever contemplated having a drawer specifically for glitter or has felt awkwardly settled into the domestic life will appreciate this not-to-be-missed collection.
American Housewife
Each story is lively and active. The hilarity of each premise will pull in readers, and the twists will keep them glued to the pages. Anyone who has ever contemplated having a drawer specifically for glitter or has felt awkwardly settled into the domestic life will appreciate this not-to-be-missed collection.
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Copygirl
This is a cute debut, with a character readers will want to root for as she learns how to get her footing in a world that isn't necessarily interested in helping her out. Fans of quirky chick lit will doubtless want to pick up this one.
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Early One Morning
This will appeal to fans of Maggie O'Farrell and lovers of historical, intergenerational, or Italian fiction. [See "Editors' Fall Picks," LJ 9/1/15, p. 29.]
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