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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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The Gathering by Anne Enright
As nine members of the Hegarty clan gather for the wake of their drowned brother Liam, his sister Veronica remembers the secret he shared with her about what happened in their grandmother's house thirty years ago, a betrayal that spans three generations.
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Gas City by Loren Estleman
In the wake of a serial killer's brutal rampage, a power struggle between a police chief, a powerful Mafia boss, and media reporters in search of a big story turns a city dominated by an oil company upside down as greed, corruption, and ambition spiral out of control. |
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Chat by Archer Mayor
When a wintertime car accident leaves his mother and brother seriously injured, Joe Gunther takes a leave of absence to attend to them and investigate the cause of the crash |
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Cheating at Canasta by William Trevor
A dozen tales follow such themes as regret, adultery, and aging, in a collection that features stories about a chance encounter between two childhood friends, a newly widowed man's memories, and a family's struggle with the sale of ancestral land.
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Home: a memoir of my early years by Julie Andrews
A personal account of the iconic actress's pre-fame life traces the time between her birth in 1935 and her discovery by Walt Disney during her 1962 Broadway performance in "Camelot.". |
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Guilty by Karen Robards |
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Knitting Bones by Monica Ferris |
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Where Are You Now? by Mary Higgins Clark |
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Shooting Star by Cynthia Riggs |
