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Handpicked by Dorothy August 2017
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The only thing I like better than reading is recommending books to others for them to read! I enjoy most any type of book, but usually am drawn to crime procedurals, narrative nonfiction (especially about history), mysteries with a humorous bent, books set in Chicago (true or otherwise!), memoirs, books set in countries I've never visited, and books that give me a glimpse into the reality of others' lives. Come in and let's talk about books!
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Books I am lucky to have read in galley form (that's librarian-speak for books not yet published):
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Unraveling Oliver : a novel
by Liz Nugent
COMING IN AUGUST
A best-selling debut from Ireland follows a shocking act of violence committed by a successful and charismatic writer of children's books on his wife and literary partner, an attack that leaves her in a coma and causes their baffled friends and family to investigate what happened.
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The address : a novel
by Fiona Davis
COMING IN AUGUST
Struggling to rebuild after rehab, an interior designer leaps at a chance to renovate her heiress cousin's lavish apartment and learns the scandalous history of a distant ancestor's connection to the murder of the building's architect a century earlier.
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The Heart's Invisible Furies
by John Boyne
COMING IN AUGUST
Adopted by a well-to-do if eccentric Dublin couple that remind him that he is not a real member of their family, Cyril embarks on a journey to find himself and where he came from, discovering his identity, a home, a country and much more throughout a long lifetime.
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Young Jane Young
by Gabrielle Zevin
COMING IN AUGUST
Cruelly branded for her affair with her congressman boss, an intern and blogger changes her name and moves to a remote town in Maine with her young daughter before local prompting to run for public office forces her to reckon with the past. By the best-selling author of The Storied Life of A. J. Fikry.
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Love and Other Consolation Prizes
by Jamie Ford
COMING IN SEPTEMBER For twelve-year-old Ernest Young, a charity student at a boarding school, the chance to go to the World's Fair feels like a gift. But only once he's there, amid the exotic exhibits, fireworks, and Ferris wheels, does he discover that he is the one who is actually the prize. The half-Chinese orphan is astounded to learn he will be raffled off--a healthy boy "to a good home."The winning ticket belongs to the flamboyant madam of a high-class brothel, famous for educating her girls. There, Ernest becomes the new houseboy and befriends Maisie, the madam's precocious daughter, and a bold scullery maid named Fahn. Their friendship and affection form the first real family Ernest has ever known--and against all odds, this new sporting life gives him the sense of home he's always desired. Against a rich backdrop of post-Victorian vice, suffrage, and celebration, Love and Other Consolations is an enchanting tale about innocence and devotion--in a world where everything, and everyone, is for sale.
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Emma in the night
by Wendy Walker
When one of two teen sisters who disappeared three years earlier returns with an astonishing tale about how they were held on a mysterious island, skeptical forensic psychiatrist Dr. Abby Winter investigates the young woman's family and uncovers disturbing evidence of violated boundaries, betrayals and narcissistic parenting. By a best-selling author.
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And for those of you who don't follow me on the site, here a few of my GoodReads good reads:
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The storied life of A. J. Fikry
by Gabrielle Zevin
When his most prized possession, a rare collection of Poe poems, is stolen, bookstore owner A. J. Fikry begins isolating himself from his friends, family and associates before receiving a mysterious package that compels him to remake his life.
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The orphan master's son : a novel
by Adam Johnson
The son of a singer mother whose career forcibly separated her from her family and an influential father who runs an orphan work camp, Pak Jun Do rises to prominence using instinctive talents and eventually becomes a professional kidnapper and romantic rival to Kim Jong Il. By the author of Parasites Like Us.
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When we were the Kennedys : a memoir from Mexico, Maine
by Monica Wood
An account of the 1963 death of the author's father describes how her mother, three sisters, and she were financially dependent on her father's wages and how their loss and Catholic faith resonated the experiences of the nation.
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