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Roar by Cecelia Ahern

July 16, 2019July 14, 2019Leave a comment

Published by Harper Collins Synopsis: From the best-selling author of P.S., I Love You, a fiercely feminist story collection that illuminates - sometimes in fantastical ways - how women of all kinds navigate the world today. In this singular and imaginative story collection, Cecelia Ahern explores the endless ways in which women blaze through adversity … Continue reading Roar by Cecelia Ahern

The Editor by Steven Rowley

July 1, 2019June 29, 2019Leave a comment

Published by The Borough Press Synopsis: After years of trying to make it as a writer in 1990s New York City, James Smale finally sells his novel to an editor at a major publishing house: none other than Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. Jackie--or Mrs. Onassis, as she's known in the office--has fallen in love with James's … Continue reading The Editor by Steven Rowley

The Furies by Katie Lowe

April 27, 2019April 27, 20192 Comments

Published by Harper Collins UK Synopsis: In 1998, a sixteen-year-old girl is found dead on school property, dressed in white and posed on a swing, with no known cause of death. The novel opens with this image, as related to us by the narrator, Violet, looking back on the night it happened from the present … Continue reading The Furies by Katie Lowe

The Dollmaker by Nina Allan

April 16, 2019April 11, 2019Leave a comment

Published by Quercus Books Synopsis: Stitch by perfect stitch, Andrew Garvie makes exquisite dolls in the finest antique style. Like him, they are diminutive but graceful, unique, and with surprising depths. Perhaps that's why he answers the enigmatic personal ad in his collector's magazine. Letter by letter, Bramber Winters reveals more of her strange, sheltered … Continue reading The Dollmaker by Nina Allan

Suicide Club by Rachel Heng

March 21, 2019March 21, 20192 Comments

Published by Sceptre, Hachette Synopsis:In this debut set in near future NYC—where lives last 300 years and the pursuit of immortality is all-consuming—Lea must choose between her estranged father and her chance to live forever. Lea Kirino is a “Lifer,” which means that a roll of the genetic dice has given her the potential to … Continue reading Suicide Club by Rachel Heng

The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez

March 3, 2019March 3, 2019Leave a comment

Published by Faber&Faber Synopsis: You have to wonder why there isn't a word in the English language for the fireworks that go off in your brain when you finally kiss someone you've wanted for years. Or for the intimacy and tenderness you feel as you hold the hand of a suffering friend. A generation after … Continue reading The Inheritance by Matthew Lopez

I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella

February 20, 2019February 19, 20191 Comment

Published by Bantam Press Synopsis: Fixie Farr has always lived by her father’s motto: “Family first.” But since her dad passed away, leaving his charming housewares store in the hands of his wife and children, Fixie spends all her time picking up the slack from her siblings instead of striking out on her own. The … Continue reading I Owe You One by Sophie Kinsella

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