Relationships

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"This is a short book, one in which every sentence deserves to be savored, one that holds hidden depths in the astute observations of a brilliant writer."

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“Like in the best comedy, Goddard disguises some of our deepest and hardest truths in jokes that make us both laugh and then . . .

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Never has an evil woman been portrayed so deliciously as in Susan Angard’s The Persian Glories.

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“This is Joella’s first novel, and it’s an assured performance, full of nicely observed detail. It may not have a Big Theme, but it has lots and lots of heart.”

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Why is sexual abuse so rampant?

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“romantic novels exist not just to sustain a fantasy, but also to help people learn how to love and celebrate it.”

“Sometimes the highway doesn’t take you all that far.”

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Beneficence, Meredith Hall’s first novel, appears 13 years after her prize-winning memoir Without a Map.

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Emma Donoghue is a magnificent writer, but Akin is not her best novel. Still, it’s a high bar.

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Mason, Missouri, is a typical small town where everyone knows everyone—and their business, too.

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“You will end up in love with Olive because she is a ton of well-written fun. You’ll enjoy her musings and put-downs and her reflections.

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“Each novel Man Booker finalist Deborah Levy writes comes nearer perfection.

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“Despite the seriousness of much of the content that the book hints at, this is a quick read for the last days of summer.”

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“It does not take long for Marlena to realize that her loving husband is a man of many demands, and she wonders if tragedy happens in threes.”

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“A pleasant page-turner with an important reminder about the value of social activism.”

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“Matt's eyes were on me, but he was still looking right through me. ‘I think she's dead.’”

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“This sweet novel is both romantic and heartwarming while also offering a bit of mystery and suspense.”

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Meredith Hunt is accosted on the bike trail while jogging, and Ace Vance and his teenage son Finn come to her rescue.

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“the story is one of love, trust, and risk—all three of which must be found in order to make life work in all its messiness.

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In this sequel to The Five People You Meet in Heaven, Eddie, the amusement park mechanic appears to Annie as a guide in heaven.

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The institution of marriage is not something one should enter into lightly. It's the combination of two different parties to create one unit.

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“a slow and detailed portrait of human relationships. . . .

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“Between the buildings Stripeys stumbled, sat, stretched out in exhaustion. Some of them were like ghost-women. Their bodies were the embers of a fire that was dying out.”

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“Bealport is often uproariously and corrosively funny.”

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"Readers should set aside daily tasks, turn off cell phones, forget about laundry and possibly even eating once they start this story."

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