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Caught in the great Galveston Hurricane of 1900, a female doctor whos joined a traveling medicine show to support her disabled son is forced to weather the storm and its aftermath in a town hostile to the troupes unconventional ways but desperate for their help. From the author of 'The Second Life of Mirielle West' and 'The Nurse's Secret'.
2) Madame Web
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Cassandra Webb is a New York City paramedic who starts to show signs of clairvoyance. Forced to confront revelations about her past, she must protect three young women from a mysterious adversary who wants them dead.
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From Joyce Carole Oates comes an extraordinary and arresting novel based on authentic historical documents about a womens asylum in the 19th century, and a terrifying doctor who wants to change the world. 'Butcher' is a unique blend of fiction and fact, a nightmare voyage through the darkest regions of the American psyche conjoined, in its startling conclusion, with unexpected romance.
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Kit McKinley is born of February 29th, 1916, and it becomes apparent as she grows that something is amiss, as Kit ages one year for every four. Her family must keep moving to keep Kit safe from reporters, Nazi scientists, and doctors, but when Kit finally reaches an age where she can pass as an adult, she has to decide who she can trust and if she wants to continue to live life on the run. Shelley Wood is originally from Vancouver, BC, but now lives...
6) High Society
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In the vein of 'The Golden Couple' and 'Nine Perfect Strangers', 'High Society' follows Holly Danvers, a sought-after psychiatrist who uses psychedelics to treat patients suffering from addictions. But when one celebrity client goes public with his recovery and another overdoses after accusing Holly of improprieties, her world is turned upside down. In order to figure out why her clients are relapsing and dying, Holly will have to risk her life and...
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In 'The Maps We Carry', Rose Cartwright reveals how the failure of the mental health system to cure her OCD led her to radical action. While she explored her trauma through a series of mind-bending psychedelic trips, Cartwright started to interrogate our dominant medical paradigm. What if peoples intense distress is not a symptom of illness, but a desperate expression of our need for love and connection? Rose set out on a quest to draw a new map of...
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'Reversing Alzheimer's' is a revolutionary and much-needed exploration of Alzheimers, how it is a complex disease that requires a complex approach, how the vast majority of dementia research overlooks this fundamental truth, and how patients and their caregivers can simplify this complexity and take back control from this insidious disease.
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