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The Nearness of You
Set in 1952 in the fictional town of Hooper’s Crossing, New York, the story centers upon a young, sheltered librarian,…
We Were Strangers Once
Editors' choice
This is a gorgeous, heartbreaking book. In the current political climate, I’ve had a difficult time reading WWII-era fiction, as…
Mr. Rochester
In the early 1800s, young Edward Rochester roams the estate of Thornfield Hall, his beloved home. His father is aloof,…
Pachinko
An ambitious multigenerational family saga evocative of Pearl S. Buck’s The Good Earth, Lee’s second novel, Pachinko, is engaging, complex,…
The Orphan Mother
Author Hicks has returned to his The Widow of the South (2005) territory in this story of Carrie McGavock’s former…
Sunday Kind of Love
The empress of small-town Americana novels is back with Sunday Kind of Love. Gwen Foster is living in 1950s Chicago…
The Smoke Hunter
In 1898, archivist Ellie Mallory defies convention by holding a college degree, a job, and a fierce independence. One day…
Belgravia
When Anne Trenchard, wife of a successful businessman, reveals a long-guarded secret to haughty and scornful Lady Brockenhurst, a chain…
A Place Called Winter
Loosely based on the experiences of the author’s great-grandfather, A Place Called Winter is an evocative tale of a timid…
Sweetest Scoundrel
Prim and proper Eve Dinwoody doesn’t let her fears stand in the way of her role as her half-brother’s business…
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