Be Sure to Check Out the Below Recent Arrivals at the Rye Public Library Today
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Anatomy of Deception by Lawrence Goldstone
Nineteenth-century Philadelphia physician Ephraim Carroll draws on the new techniques of forensic medicine to investigate the brutal murder of a beautiful young woman and the horror that led to her death.
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Ladies of Liberty:the women who shaped our nation by Cokie Roberts
A sequel to Founding Mothers shares the stories of remarkable women who shaped American history between 1796 and 1828, including Dolley Madison, Theodosia Burr, and Sacajawea. By the author of We Are Our Mothers' Daughters.
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Senator's Wife by Sue Miller
Two unconventional women--Meri Fowler, pregnant, newly married, and discovering the gap between reality and expectation, and Delia Naughton, wife of a notoriously unfaithful liberal senator--confront the costs and challenges of love.
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A Remarkable Mother by Jimmy Carter
The thirty-ninth president shares a portrait of his mother that relates her humanitarian contributions as an advocate for social justice, describes her Peace Corps volunteerism, and salutes her non-participation in the prejudices of the racially segregated South.
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Gardens of Water: a Novel by Alan Drew
The lives of two families living on the outskirts of Istanbul are changed by a massive earthquake that brings them together in a dangerous intimacy in which forbidden love blossoms between Irem, a Kurdish Muslim girl, and Dylan, a young American.
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Tell me where it hurts : a day of humor, healing and hope in my life as an animal surgeon Nick Trout
A veterinary surgeon offers his perspective on a typical day in his life, presenting anecdotes about pets and their owners and the unique blend of cutting-edge technology, old-fashioned instinct, and caring that comprise veterinary medicine today. |
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The Importance of Being Kennedy: a Novel by Laurie Graham
Becoming a servant in the Kennedy household shortly after arriving in America from Ireland, young Nora Brennan is given charge of the family's nine children, whom she offers solace from their harsh mother, their distant father, and the prying public. By the author of Gone with the Windsors. 25,000 first printing.
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The Ten- Year Nap by Meg Wolitzer
Ten years after leaving high-power jobs to raise their children, four New York friends enter their forties while struggling with the differences between their past ideals and their present realities.
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Fall of Frost by Brian Hall
A tale inspired by the life of Robert Frost follows the eminent poet through his final year, during which he remembers family members whom he had lost tragically, meets Khrushchev while visiting Russia, and surveys his commitment to renew himself throughhis writings.
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Change of Heart: a Novel by Jodi Picoult
Her life shattered by a devastating act of violence, June Nealon is forced to make a pivotal choice that involves her twelve-year-old daughter and a salvation-seeking criminal.
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