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The Lies We Told by Diane Chamberlain From The Jacket: Maya and Rebecca Ward are both accomplished physicians, but that's where the sisters' similarities end. As teenagers, they witnessed their parents' murder, but it was Rebecca who saved Maya from becoming another of the gunman's v More Read PBR Review

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Pray For Silence by Linda Castillo From The Jacket: New York Times bestselling author Linda Castillo delivers an electrifying thriller in which Chief of Police Kate Burkholder must confront a dark evil to solve the mysterious murders of an entire Amish family. The Plank family mov More Read PBR Review

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Broken by Karen Slaughter From The Jacket: Karin Slaughter’s internationally bestselling novels are as notable for their vivid portraits of lives shadowed by loss and heartbreak as they are for their dramatic criminal investigations. Her latest offering features the retur More Read PBR Review

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Girl In Translation by Jean Kwok From The Jacket: A fresh, exciting Chinese-American voice makes an inspiring debut with this novel about an immigrant girl forced to choose between two worlds and two cultures. [R]eminiscent of "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn."--Min Jin Lee ( More Read PBR Review

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The Wives of Henry Oades by Johanna Moran From The Jacket: When Henry Oades accepts an accountancy post in New Zealand, his wife, Margaret, and their children follow him to exotic Wellington. But while Henry is an adventurer, Margaret is not. Their new home is rougher and more rustic tha More Read PBR Review

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The Kite Runner by Khaled Hosseini From The Jacket: An epic tale of fathers and sons, of friendship and betrayal, that takes us from Afghanistan in the final days of the monarchy to the atrocities of the present. The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship be More Read PBR Review

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The Time Travelers Wife by Audrey Niffenegger From The Jacket: The Time Traveler's Wife is the story of Clare, a beautiful art student, and Henry, an adventuresome librarian, who have known each other since Clare was six and Henry was thirty six, and were married when Clare was twenty three More Read PBR Review

I loved this book. Very clever and different way of telling a love story with very moving and unforgetable characters.
by-Haley 2010/06/30, 11:23 AM

Audrey Niffenberger expertly weaves a beautiful love story. It is difficult to follow at first but then things seem to smooth out. It’s touching, moving and near impossible to put down in the final third of the book.
by-Jonatel 2009/12/13, 06:56 AM

This story is poignant and at times intense. It's an adult love story with a peculiar and fascinating twist. There were parts of the book where I just couldn't put it down.
by-Lyn 2009/11/15, 11:37 AM

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On Mystic Lake by Kristen Hannah From The Jacket: Annie Colwater’s husband has just confessed that he’s in love with a younger woman. Devastated, Annie retreats to the small town where she grew up. There, she is reunited with her first love, Nick Delacroix, a recent widower who More Read PBR Review

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The Castaways by Elin Hilderbrand From The Jacket: Greg and Tess MacAvoy are one of four prominent Nantucket couples who count each other as best friends. As pillars of their close knit community, the MacAvoys, Kapenashes, Drakes, and Wheelers are important to their friends and n More Read PBR Review

This was an entertaining light read with a plot that kept you reading. However, I found myself just wanting to know the end and skip right through the rest. With many main characters it was almost confusing at times. Also, the unhappiness and discontent that her characters have with their marriages and lives was somewhat unreal and almost unbelievable. I didn't finish this book feeling fulfilled.
by-Haley 2010/06/29, 11:37 AM

This is a wonderful book about friendships and dealing with loss.
by-Sharon 2009/11/11, 06:22 PM

I thoroughly enjoyed this book. The characters were very well developed and each had a distinct likable personality. Looking forward to this author's next book.
by-Beca 2009/08/18, 07:40 PM

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The Rebellion of Jane Clarke by Sally Gunning From The Jacket: On the eve of the Revolutionary War, a young woman is caught between tradition and independence, family and conscience, loyalty and love, in this spellbinding novel from the author of The Widow's War and Bound Jane Clarke lead More Read PBR Review

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The Surgeon by Tess Gerritsen From The Jacket: In her most masterful novel of medical suspense, New York Times bestselling author Tess Gerritsen creates a villain of unforgettable evil--and the one woman who can catch him before he kills again. He slips into their homes at More Read PBR Review

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The Unit by Ninni Holmqvist From The Jacket: When Dorrit Wegner turned fifty, the government transferred her to a state-of-the-art facility where she can live out her days in comfort. Her apartment is furnished to her tastes, her meals expertly served, and all at the very r More Read PBR Review

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True Colors by Kristen Hannah From The Jacket: “True Colors” is New York Times bestselling author Kristin Hannah's most provocative, compelling, and heart wrenching story yet. With the luminous writing and unforgettable characters that are her trademarks, she tells the story More Read PBR Review

Hannah captures the loss, sorrow, and unity that makes up the Grey family. Her characters are so engaging, that they stay with you long after you finish the last chapter. Her characters feel like long lost friends. I finished this book hoping a sequel would follow.
by-Haley 2010/06/18, 05:43 AM

If you liked "Firefly Lane" you won't be dissappointed with "True Colors". It's a fast light read filled with emotion.
by-Mary Jo 2010/01/24, 05:50 PM

This book starts out as a romance novel and then morphs into something more intriguing and compelling. I enjoyed the later chapters but struggled with the beginning; great read however for those who enjoy a good romance novel.
by-Lyn 2009/08/23, 08:37 AM

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This is Where I Leave You by Jonathan Tropper From The Jacket: Poor Judd Foxman returns home early to find his wife in bed with his boss in the act. He now faces the twin threats of both divorce and unemployment. His misery is compounded further with the sudden death of his father.He is then More

I loved this book. It was witty, funny, sad and filled with memorable characters. I didn't want to put it down.
by-andrea 2010/06/16, 07:08 PM

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The Kitchen House by Kathleen Grissom From The Jacket: When a white servant girl violates the order of plantation society, she unleashes a tragedy that exposes the worst and best in the people she has come to call her family.Orphaned while onboard ship from Ireland, seven year old La More Read PBR Review

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Big City, Bad Blood by Sean Chercover From The Jacket: A disillusioned newspaper reporter turned private detective, Ray Dudgeon isn't trying to save the world. He just wants to do an honest job, and do it well. But when doing an honest job threatens society's most powerful and corrup More

This was a fast paced book with lots of action and intigue. The writing style reminded me of Nelson DeMille's "The Gold Coast" . I really enjoyed it.
by-Andrea 2010/06/13, 07:17 PM

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The Irresistible Henry House by Lisa Grunwald From The Jacket: It is the middle of the twentieth century, and in a home economics program at a prominent university, real babies are being used to teach mothering skills to young women. For a young man raised in these unlikely circumstances, fi More Read PBR Review

This was an excellent read. Inspired by a real program from Cornell where college girls learn Home Economics at a practice house with practice babies. I didn't want to put it down.
by-Andrea 2010/05/16, 12:30 PM

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Winter Garden by Kristen Hannah From The Jacket: Meredith and Nina are as different as sisters can be. One stayed at home to raise her children and manage the family apple orchard, the other followed a dream and traveled the world to become a famous photojournalist. But when th More Read PBR Review

I really enjoyed reading this book and found it very interesting to see the Whitson's family bond unfold as well as the mysterious past of Anya. An uplifting story of marriage and family.
by-Haley 2010/06/09, 11:14 AM

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Mercy by Jodi Picoult From The Jacket: Police chief of a small Massachusetts town, Cameron McDonald makes the toughest arrest of his life when his own cousin Jamie comes to him and confesses outright that he has killed his terminally ill wife out of mercy. Now, a heat More Read PBR Review

This book started out kind of slow and took me a while to get into it. However, Picoult makes an interesting comparison between a couple torn apart by death and one that is facing turmoil and infidelity.
by-Haley 2010/06/09, 11:10 AM

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Shanghai Girls by Lisa See From The Jacket: May and Pearl, two sisters living in Shanghai in the mid nineteen thirties are beautiful, sophisticated, and well educated, but their family is on the verge of bankruptcy. Hoping to improve their social standing, May and Pearl’s More

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The Girl Who Kicked The Hornets Nest by Stieg Larsson From The Jacket: Lisbeth Salander, the heart of Larsson’s two previous novels, is under close supervision in the intensive care unit of a Swedish city hospital. She’s fighting for her life in more ways than one: when she’s well enough, she’ll sta More Read PBR Review

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The Calligraphers Daughter by Eugenia Kim From The Jacket: In early twentieth century Korea, Najin Han, the privileged daughter of a calligrapher, longs to choose her own destiny. Smart and headstrong, she is encouraged by her mother,but her stern father is determined to maintain traditi More Read PBR Review

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The Crossing Places by Elly Griffiths From The Jacket: When a child's bones are found near an ancient henge in the wild saltmarshes of Norfolk's north coast, Ruth Galloway, a university lecturer in forensic archaeology, is asked to date them by DCI Harry Nelson. He thinks they may be More Read PBR Review

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Heart of the Matter by Emily Giffin From The Jacket: "Giffin excels at creating complex characters and stories that ask us to explore what we really want from our lives."Atlanta Journal Constitution" Tessa Russo is the mother of two young children and the wife of a renowned pediatr More Read PBR Review

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Gone Tomorrow by Lee Child From The Jacket: Susan Mark, the fifth passenger, had a big secret, and her plain little life was being watched in Washington, and California, and Afghanistan by dozens of people with one thing in common: They’re all lying to Reacher. A little. A More Read PBR Review