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Alice McDermott - Child of My Heart

Alice McDermott again explores the world of Irish-American Catholics on Long Island and Queens in this coming-of-age tale set during one event-filled ...

1 review

"Alice McDermott's Child of My Heart: Compact, Lyrical, Perfect"
Reviewed by Grouch on Dec 24, 2002
In what may be Alice McDermott's best novel yet, a young girl comes of age and breaks our hearts along the way.

$8 - $20

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Curtis Sittenfeld - The Man of My Dreams

Hannah Gavener's fantasies about family, romance, and love collide headlong with the challenges, complexities, and realities of adult life and ...

1 review

"Great book; could not put it down"
Reviewed by blueskiesgreen on Jun 19, 2007
From family problems to having a crush on the wrong guy to being perpetually awkward, Hannah will grab your heart and hold it. Writing is smooth and witty.

$13 - $24

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Jude Deveraux - The Mulberry Tree

For nearly 20 years, quiet, unassuming, and overweight, Lillian did anything and everything to please her husband, the illustrious self-made ...

1 review

"The Mulberry Tree - Who Cares How it Ends? This is a Great Book"
Reviewed by amykhar on Nov 6, 2002
Even if romantic mystery types aren't something you normally read, give this one a try.

$12 - $21

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Marly A. Swick - Evening News

Nine-year-old Teddy is playing next door when his best friend Eric, hands him his father's handgun. The gun goes off, shooting Teddy's two-year-old ...

2 reviews

"Tumultuous News"
Reviewed by Writerip on Aug 10, 2001
I would recommend this book to anyone who likes poignant and heartwrenching novels, packed with a variety of issues like relationships, step-families, and guns.

$18

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James Siegel - Detour

When their unsuccessful attempts to have a child begin to threaten their marriage, Paul and Joanna adopt a baby girl from Colombia but find their ...

1 review

"Columbian Baby Adoption takes a DETOUR"
Reviewed by shopaholic_man on Jul 20, 2009
If you like fast paced action thrillers and aren't squemish, James Seigal's Detour was an excellent listen as a book on CD read by Paul Boehmer

$21

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Thomas Moore - Soul Mates: Honoring the Mysteries of Love and Relationship

Now available in trade paperback, this companion volume to Care of the Soul offers more of Thomas Moore's inspiring wisdom and empathy as it expands ...

1 review

"Thomas Moore's Soul Mates For DavidMac's And My Write-off"
Reviewed by jankp on Feb 7, 2003
30 words required would let me put my pros and cons here. Now read Moore or I'll haunt your dreams!

$15

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William Shakespeare - King Lear

<I>I am a man more sinned against than sinning.</I><P>A Shakespeare Society Production.<P>The complete play in five acts.

1 review

"In This Way Lies Madness"
Reviewed by countess_eva on May 18, 2009
King Lear is a great place to start traversing the wonderful world of classical literature, and Shakespeare in particular. Sure not to disappoint.

$13

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Lori Lansens - The Girls

One of the world's oldest living craniopagus conjoined twins at the approach of her thirtieth birthday, bookish Rose Darlen attempts to pen her ...

1 review

"Beautifully written; amazingly real fiction."
Reviewed by quidrock on Aug 27, 2006
You'll want to read it again and again.

$24

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Maeve Binchy - Circle of Friends

It began with Benny Hogan and Eve Malone, 2 inseparable young Irish women, growing up in the village of Knockglen. Benny, an only child, yearning to ...

10 reviews

"Circle of Friends by Maeve Binchy - If You Liked the Movie, Read This!!!!"
Reviewed by AliventiAsylum on Oct 25, 2005
A great novel that three generations of women in my family enjoyed!

$6 - $12

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Marilynne Robinson - Gilead

Gilead is, in every sense, a sacred story and a revelation. Robinson has written one of the most skillful, tightly constructed, deeply felt novels in ...

4 reviews

"The Balm of Gilead"
Reviewed by soulkissed2003 on Jul 22, 2007
Don't miss it! Take some time to enjoy this almost-poetic story steeped in Americana and traditional values. A rare jewel in modern literature.

$11 - $28

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Pat Conroy and Frank Muller - Beach Music

From the contemporary ruins of the American South to the ancient ruins of Rome, and from the unutterable horrors of the Holocaust to the lingering ...

14 reviews

"a favorite book"
Reviewed by mataio19 on May 22, 2007
I have read this book at least 20 times. Each time I do I feel as though I have gone home. For these characters are like . . .

$9 - $21

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Tess Gerritsen - Body Double

Boston medical examiner Dr. Maura Isles literally meets her match, and must face a savage serial killer and shattering personal revelations, in the ...

5 reviews

"Long lost twins dying before you meet them really suck"
Reviewed by hist on Feb 25, 2007
Another great book in this series, Jane Rizzoli is a wonderful creatio! Maura Isles? Not quite there yet.

$8 - $20

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John Banville - The Sea

The narrator is Max Morden, a middle-aged Irishman who, soon after his wife's death, has gone back to the seaside town where he spent his ...

2 reviews

"Tides of Grief and Loss : John Banville's The Sea"
Reviewed by herself on Aug 21, 2007
Read it. This book is for anyone interested in reading outstanding writing,who's not afraid to watch a man face his demons.

$6 - $21

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Lee Martin - The Bright Forever: A Novel

On an evening like any other, 9-year-old Katie Mackey, daughter of the most affluent family in a small town on the plains of Indiana, sets out on her ...

2 reviews

"A Sad but Poignant Tale"
Reviewed by soulkissed2003 on May 31, 2007
Most readers can relate to the small town setting, and the realistic characters could be folks you know in your own area. Well-written award-winner.

$5 - $24

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Harlan Coben - Back Spin

The boy was born and raised on the Main Line, but he vanished on Philadelphia's mean streets, last seen in a downtown cheater's ...

2 reviews

"Back Spin by Harlan Coben - And They Say Golf Is Boring..."
Reviewed by AliventiAsylum on Jul 15, 2012
The fourth book in Harlan Coben's series about sports agent Myron Bolitar is still a good read, but I liked earlier books a lot more.

$10 - $29

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