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• Lonesome Dove

  a Novel

  McMurtry, Larry

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  Caroline recommends this Pulitzer prize-winning classic. It follows two aging Texas Rangers embarking on one last adventure. An epic of the frontier and rich with complex characters, this book is the grandest novel ever written about the last…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Rebecca

  Du Maurier, Daphne, 1907-1989

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  Mary recommends this book which is a haunting tale of obsessive love and a mesmerizing psychological thriller. Since its publication nearly a century ago, it has become one of the most influential novels of the twentieth century and has woven its…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Agent Zigzag

  A True Story of Nazi Espionage, Love, and Betrayal

  Macintyre, Ben

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  Mike recommends this thrilling book about a man who was a charming criminal, a conman and a philanderer, who was also one of the most remarkable double agents Britain has ever produced. Based on recently declassified files, the book tells his full…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Secret Letter

  Rix, Debbie,

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  Donna recommends this novel inspired by a true story. It is the story of how two women survived the horrors of WWII. It shows the power of not giving up on true beliefs and the strength of human kindness in a time of unimaginable heartbreak. It…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Lost Wife

  Richman, Alyson

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  Mary recommends this book which begins In pre-World War II Prague, where the dreams of two young lovers are shattered when they are separated by the Nazi invasion. It explores the power of first love, the resilience of the human spirit and the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Nothing Daunted

  The Unexpected Education of Two Society Girls in the West

  Wickenden, Dorothy

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  Elaine recommends this memoir which is an exhilarating saga about two intrepid women and the “settling up” of the West. In the summer of 1916, two young women, bored by society luncheons, charity work, and the effete men who courted them, left…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• AI Snake Oil

  What Artificial Intelligence Can Do, What It Can't, and How to Tell the Difference

  Narayanan, Arvind • Kapoor, Sayash

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  Bill recommends this book which cuts through the confusion to give the reader an essential understanding of how AI works, why it often doesn’t, where it might be useful or harmful, and when you should suspect that companies are using AI hype to sell…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Other People's Summers

  Morgan, Sarah (Romance fiction writer),

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  Linda recommends this heartwarming and hopeful story. A famous actress whose life is unraveling flees to an idyllic English lakeside resort and the best friend she had previously ghosted. Against a stunning Lake District backdrop, stilted small…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Tell Me Everything

  a Novel

  Strout, Elizabeth,

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  Bonnie Jean recommends this novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world. It seems as though the book is a series of unconnected stories, but at the end things start to come together. Set in the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Johnstown Flood

  McCullough, David

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  Will recommends this stunning story story of one of America’s great disasters, a preventable tragedy of Gilded Age America. On May 31, 1889, a long neglected earthen dam in the mountains above the town of Johnstown, PA, burst and sent a wall of…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Babel

  An Arcane History

  Kuang, R. F. (Rebecca F.),

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  Ivy recommends this story set in a fictionalized version of Oxford. The story grapples with student revolutions, colonial resistance, and the use of language and translation as the dominating tool of the British empire. The question arises: can…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Penitence

  a Novel

  Koval, Kristin,

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  Vicky recommends this suspense novel which is an exploration of the struggles and impossible choices of two families linked by tragedy, guilt, blame and love. A shocking murder begins the story and shatters the lives of the couple in whose home it…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• French Women Don't Get Fat

  Guiliano, Mireille

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  Ann recommends this ultimate non-diet book, which could radically change the way we think and live. The author unlocks the simple secrets of the “French paradox”: how to enjoy food and stay slim and healthy. This is a charming, sensible, and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Note

  a Novel

  Burke, Alafair,

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  Jane recommends this suspenseful story about a vacation in the Hamptons that goes terribly wrong for three friends with a complicated history. A prank note left on a couple's car sets in motion sinister and deadly events as a missing man becomes a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Her Many Faces

  a Novel

  Cloke, Nicci, 1986-

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  Alyson recommends this fast-paced psychological thriller. Four men are dead from cyanide poisoning at an exclusive London Men's Club. A waitress at the Club is apprehended for the nefarious deed. But did she do it? Her story is told from the…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• A Will and a Way by Johnnie Alexander

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  Lucy recommends this story which is the 11th in the Mysteries of Cobble Hill Farm series. The local vet and a wildlife rehabilitator team up to track down and help an elusive injured European pine marten. At the same time, some shadowy new…Read moreRead more of this annotation