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A tale spanning 150 years and two continents re-imagines the peace efforts of democracy champion Frederick Douglass, Sen. George Mitchell and World War I airmen John Alcock and Teddy Brown through the experiences of four generations of women.NPR Bestseller
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Children of the Jacaranda Tree
A tale set in post-revolutionary Iran follows three generations of families whose political activist loved ones were murdered during the violent purges inside Tehran's prisons.
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And the Mountains Echoed
The author of The Kite Runner and A Thousand Splendid Suns presents a story inspired by human love, how people take care of one another and how choices resonate through subsequent generations.NPR Bestseller
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The Son
Kidnapped by Comanches after his mother and sister are murdered, 13-year-old Eli McCullough quickly adapts to Comanche life. Then the tribe is decimated by armed Americans, leaving Eli alone in a world where he is neither white nor Indian.NPR Bestseller
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The Burgess Boys
Catalyzed by a nephew's thoughtless prank, two brothers confront painful issues surrounding the freak accident that killed their father when they were boys, a loss linked to a heartbreaking deception that shaped their lives. NPR Bestseller
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The Yonahlossee Riding Camp for Girls
Exiled to an equestrienne boarding school in the South at the height of the Great Depression for her mysterious role in a family tragedy, strong-willed teen Thea Atwell grapples with painful memories while acclimating to the school's strict environment.NPR Bestseller
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The Interestings
Forging a powerful bond in the mid-1970s that lasts throughout subsequent decades, six individuals pursue respective challenges into their midlife years, including an aspiring actress who harbors jealousy toward friends who achieve successful creative careers. NPR Bestseller
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The Woman Upstairs
Relegated to the status of schoolteacher and friendly neighbor after abandoning dreams of becoming an artist, Nora advocates on behalf of a charismatic Lebanese student. She is drawn into the child's family until his artist mother's careless ambition leads to a shattering betrayal.NPR Bestseller
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Love Minus Eighty
Looks at the disparate love lives of people in a world where death is not necessarily the end, and a cryogenics program turns women who die young and beautiful into "bridesicles."
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The Blood of Heaven
After running away from home, Angel Woolsack, a preacher's son, settles on the rough frontier of West Florida where he is swept up in a violent new world as would-be revolutionaries plot to break away from the young United States and create a new country under the leadership of renegade Aaron Burr.
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The Sweet Girl
Resisting the social mores imposed on women in fourth century B.C., Pythias, the daughter of Aristotle, is forced to flee Athens with her family after the death of Alexander the Great and discovers a hostile world of superstition that forces her to test the boundaries of her father's logical methods and her own sharp wits. By the award-winning author of The Golden Mean.
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The Universe Versus Alex Woods
The son of a fortune teller, who was struck by a meteorite when he was ten years old, befriends a grumpy old widower and proves his friendship by getting stopped at the border by customs with a large bag of marijuana and an urn full of ashes.
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Taipei
A dark lament reflecting the macabre aspects of today's world follows the experiences of a man who navigates Manhattan's art and literary scenes before touring Taipei, where he confronts family origins, suffers a breakup and pursues an internet affair that culminates in a gaudy Vegas wedding.
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The Silver Star
Abandoned by their artist mother at the age of 12, Bean and her older sister, Liz, are sent to live in the decaying antebellum mansion of their widowed uncle, where they learn the truth about their parents and take odd jobs to earn extra money before an increasingly withdrawn Liz has a life-shattering experience.
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Cubop City Blues
A nearly blind and sheltered boy named "The Story Teller" must care for his aging Cuban-American parents when they are diagnosed with cancer. He does so by telling them elaborate stories of the fabled Cubop City.
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The Good Lord Bird
Fleeing her violent master at the side of legendary abolitionist John Brown at the height of the slavery debate in mid-19th-century Kansas Territory, Henry pretends to be a girl to hide his identity throughout the historic raid on Harpers Ferry in 1859. By the best-selling author of The Color of Water.
