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The End

by Monica Carter

"The End" is vivid and irascible as it confronts the reality of aging, regrets, and death. Famed actress Fernanda Torres’s debut novel, "The End", is a brutally unflinching look at the lifelong friendships of five aging male friends... Read More

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Path into Darkness

by John M. Murray

A haunting tale rife with gruesome murders and secrets, "Path into Darkness" shines. In Lisa Alber’s "Path into Darkness", residents of an Irish county gather for a festival, but their ghastly past is about to come to light. The... Read More

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Love and Other Hot Beverages

by Claire Foster

This novel includes a frank and important discussion of emotional relationship abuse. How do you fit a hunky construction worker back into the closet? Very carefully. Todd is recently brokenhearted, out of a tough relationship, and in... Read More

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Your Father's Room

by Karen Rigby

What haunts most about the novel is the tacit understanding that everything must change. From acclaimed French novelist Michel Déon comes the fictional memoir of Édouard, the only child of a middle-class couple. Translated by Julian... Read More

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The Circus

by Catherine Thureson

Levez’s style is lyrical, infusing the story with atmosphere and emotion. Olivia Levez’s "The Circus" tells the story of Willow, a young woman whose wealthy father gives her everything she could ask for, except for the one thing she... Read More

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In the Cage

by Shawn Syms

Hardcastle’s descriptions possess an elegant choreography that is vivid, energetic, and well-paced. Kevin Hardcastle, whose story collection Debris won the Trillium Book Award, continues to explore small-town Ontario life in his moody,... Read More

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