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When Women Were Dragons: A Novel By Kelly Barnhill Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780385548229
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Published: Doubleday - May 3rd, 2022

If I were to tell you this book is a story of thousands of women across the world suddently sprouting wings and turning into dragons, would you run away screaming?! If so, you will be missing out on an amazing read. For me, it is about the self-actualization and empowerment of women. Barnhill's talent for writing a beautiful story with layers of messages shines through. And, yes, I cried.


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A Town Called Solace By Mary Lawson Cover Image
$16.00
ISBN: 9780735281295
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Published: Vintage Canada - June 28th, 2022

Solace is defined as "comfort in sorrow or misfortune." In this instance, the town is aptly named. Liam comes to Solace at a time of upheaval in his life, divorce and unemployment. Elizabeth is suffering the ultimate upheavals of illness and old age. Eight year old Clara's life is upended by her older sister's actions. Together their stories are a beautifully woven tale of life, love and loss.


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This Is How You Lose the Time War By Amal El-Mohtar, Max Gladstone Cover Image
$16.99
ISBN: 9781534430990
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Published: S&S/Saga Press - March 17th, 2020

Originally published in 2019, this is one of those books that continuously appears on recommended reading lists.  Both my son and I cannot stop talking about it.

Red and Blue are the most talented time travelling agents in their rival companies. They begin to leave letters for each other, sabotaging and taunting and, eventually, realizing they have come to care for each other.

This is one of the most sophisticated, complex, sci-fi/love stories I have ever read with an amazing twist at the end.


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The Marriage Portrait: A novel By Maggie O'Farrell Cover Image
$28.00
ISBN: 9780593320624
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Published: Knopf - September 6th, 2022

The ultimate combination of fascinating historical fiction and beautiful, lyrical writing, Maggie O'Farrell has done it again. I was confident I knew how this story would go, and then I didn't!


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Somebody Feed Phil the Book: Untold Stories, Behind-the-Scenes Photos and Favorite Recipes: A Cookbook By Phil Rosenthal, Jenn Garbee, Massimo Bottura (Foreword by) Cover Image
$32.50
ISBN: 9781982170998
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Published: S&S/Simon Element - October 18th, 2022

I love the tv series. Phil is not a food snob. He just loves food, traveling to new places and meeting new people and expresses it in his own delightfully fun, quirky way. And now you can get recipes for some of the foods he has tried!


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We Are the Light: A Novel By Matthew Quick Cover Image
$27.99
ISBN: 9781668005422
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Published: Avid Reader Press / Simon & Schuster - November 1st, 2022

Eloquent, poignant and heartrending are just a few of the apt adjectives to describe this extraordinary read. Lucas is writing to his therapist after a devastating tragedy that has occurred in their small town. Gradually revealing the event and those that follow, you travel with Lucas through the emotional rollercoaster of trauma. I will not forget this book anytime soon.


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Demon Copperhead: A Pulitzer Prize Winner By Barbara Kingsolver Cover Image
$32.50
ISBN: 9780063251922
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Published: Harper - October 18th, 2022

It is amazing to me that Barbara Kingsolver can write a story that contains so much ugliness and beauty side by side. Demon's life is filled with the hardships of poverty, cruelty, drugs and alcohol. He determines at a young age he must do what is necessary to survive. But he still manages to appreciate the beauty of nature surrounding him. His empathy, his kindness, his moral character exist despite everything he knows.


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Wildoak By C. C. Harrington Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781338803860
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Published: Scholastic Press - September 20th, 2022

Maggie's connection to people is hindered by their reaction to her stutter. But her relationship with nature and animals connects her to another world. An exceptional, expressively written story.