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After All
"After All" is a historical novel full of talented liars, alluring places, and plot points drawn from real life. In Robert Arthur Neff’s historical novel "After All", intrigue and romance collide in post-World War II South America....
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Embrace Inverse Vibrations
"Embrace Inverse Vibrations" is a science fiction odyssey about how all life is connected, and about the consequences of forgetting that fact. A man with no past and no future goes on a fantastical journey of self-discovery in Adam James...
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Yanks Behind the Lines
This book is a worthy testament to everyone who participated in an admirable WWI endeavor. Jeffrey B. Miller chronicles a massive but little known humanitarian organization in his fascinating historical account, "Yanks Behind the Lines"....
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In Lost Dreams the Four Were Bound
"In Lost Dreams the Four Were Bound" is a dark fantasy novel that introduces a complex world of androids, chimeras, treetop villages, and mystic ruins. An ancient evil stalks a quiet but unlucky community of forest dwellers in Bradley R....
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The Crocodile Makes No Sound
"The Crocodile Makes No Sound" is a slow-burning historical mystery set in the beautiful, dangerous world of ancient Egypt. N. L. Holmes blends historical figures with fictional intrigue in her mystery novel "The Crocodile Makes No...
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The Lying Life of Adults
The pain of adolescence is complicated by family secrets and persistent grudges in Elena Ferrante’s devastating novel, "The Lying Life of Adults". For thirteen-year-old Giovanna, her father’s side of the family has always been a...
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Truganini
Truganini is a near-mythic figure in Australian history; called “the last Tasmanian,” she died in 1876. Drawing on contemporary sources, Cassandra Pybus reconstructs Truganini’s eventful life, from her early abuse at the hands of...
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The Town Crazy
Rumors and jealousy have irreparable consequences in Suzzy Roche’s novel, "The Town Crazy". People love to gossip in Hanzloo, Pennsylvania: about Lil, who hasn’t been out of the house all summer; about Luke, who just moved from New...