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A Poisoner’s Tale
Kemp’s deeply researched story pulls in readers, but its narrator stretches the bounds of sympathy and credulity.
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She’s a Lamb!
For readers who enjoy dark, uncomfortable humor and tales of mental spiraling.
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The Sirens
Hart’s second novel (after Weyward) weaves a lyrical story, intricately blending family dynamics with the magic of folklore. For fans of family relationship stories with elements of magical realism, such as the novels of Sarah Addison Allen.
Multi-published Mallery is at her best here. This is a fast read that’s sure to delight her fans and provoke discussion for book clubs.
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Elegy, Southwest
Metaphors abound in Watts’s fiction, but this work solemnly ponders whether accepting negation opens up alternative paths toward the future. Her novel movingly covers multitudinous forms of grief: ecological, political, and familial.
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Happy Land
This is a lyrical and unique work of historical fiction. The Kingdom is based on a real place about which readers will want to know more after reading Perkins-Valdez’s novel. Fans of hidden-history narratives will enjoy her hopeful, empowering tale.
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Loca
With themes of relationships, love, and family, this tale will resonate with readers who have faced hardships and who have had to search for and embrace their identity. A welcome addition to collections.
This often less-read novel, here with annotations by Wells (English, Goucher Coll.), holds many of the strong pleasures of Austen, most centrally her keen characterizations and social observations.
Book clubs will enjoy this wonderful novel about family, friendship and inner strength. It is a must-read for those who like the work of Kristin Hannah and Jojo Moyes.
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