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"Belfoure's sly, roguish writing opens a window to those living both gilded and tarnished lives... Best of all, Belfoure holds together each and every thread of the novel, resulting in a most memorable, evocative read."-Publishers Weekly, STARRED Review
Gangs of New York meets The Age of Innocence as a society architect in 1880s Manhattan is forced to join a gritty crime ring-from the author of the New York Times bestselling The Paris Architect!
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One of Will Self's best-loved novels, newly reissued by Grove, The Book of Dave begins when East End cabdriver Dave Rudman's wife takes from him his only son. In response, Dave pens a savage jeremiad against the contemporary world that filters his fearful bigotry through religious mania, with a generous dose of the London cabby's unique knowledge of the sprawling city. Dave buries the book in his ex-wife's Hampstead backyard, intending it for his...
26) Loveboat reunion
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After their disastrous summer in Taipei, Sophie Ha and Xavier Yeh must come together once more to help each other pursue the futures they want.
28) Scan
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"Tate Archer outruns armed government officials as he tries to keep his now dead father's strange invention out of the wrong hands, alien hands"-- Provided by publisher.
29) Sacha
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Quand j'ai le nez plongé dans un livre ou de la musique dans les oreilles, je suis bien. Mais, dès que je rentre chez moi, dès que mon père ou mon frère me parle, je sens la pression... la déception que je leur cause. On n'a rien en commun, et ils ne savent même pas à quel point. Parce que je me force à leur ressembler, leur mentant sans arrêt.
Heureusement que ma sœur existe. Elle est la seule qui s'efforce de me comprendre. Qui sait...
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"When an evangelical preacher in Tennessee offers shelter to two gay men after a catastrophic flood, he's met with resistance by his wife and congregation, and eventually loses custody of his son. He decides to kidnap his son and flee to Key West, where he suspects his estranged gay brother is living"--Provided by publisher.
32) The guts
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Jimmy Rabbitte returns in this new novel. Now forty-seven with a wife and four kids and bowel cancer, Jimmy still loves music and ends up reuniting with a couple of his old Commitments' band members.
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"After WWII and a family tragedy, Peyton Cabot seeks connection with his troubled veteran father by retracing the trip he'd taken from Savannah to Key West at the same age. The adventure forces Peyton to come to terms with his identity and decide how much he's willing to risk for the girl he loves"--Provided by publisher.
34) The dinner guest
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Four people walked into the dining room that night. One would never leave. Classic crime meets Donna Tartt in this nerve-shredding domestic noir thriller that weaves a sprawling web of secrets around an opulent West London world and the dinner that ends in death. From the author of 'A Version of the Truth' (a Dewey Diva pick) and 'Hold Your Breath'. A Dewey Diva Pick.
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Henry Rathbone is called by an old friend whose son has gone missing just before the Christmas holiday. Now in his early twenties, Lucien has known trouble for some time and has often fallen victim to the vices of drugs, alcohol, and women. His father now fears the worst. Their old friend, Squeaky Robinson, volunteers to help as well. Henry agrees and, joined by Crow, a young doctor at the clinic, the pair trawls the pubs, brothels, and opium dens...
37) Biggie
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Henry "Biggie" Abbott has hidden behind his weight for years, and although he is the son and stepson of two of Finch, Minnesota's most famous athletes, he prefers academic success until the girl of his dreams suggests he join the baseball team, and, with his stepbrother's help, he discovers he is a great pitcher.
39) Still waters
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"High-schooler Jason, who lives with a drunk, abusive father at home, hopes to earn enough money to escape with his younger sister, Janie, by being tough at school, but the stakes grow ever more dangerous and soon even his fists and ability to think on his feet are not enough to keep his head above water"--Provided by publisher.
40) Island
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Seventeen-year-old Konrad arrives home to find his father's broken body at the bottom of a ravine, and learns his brother watched him fall. Konrad doesn't know if his brother pushed his father, or if he jumped or fell. Desperate for answers before calling the police, he confronts his brother and tries to reconstruct their past to figure out when and why their family disintegrated.
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