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Fault Lines

A Novel

by Emily Itami ...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD"What is the cost of a mother’s desire?...Emily Itami explores this question with wit and poignancy." -- New York Times Book Review"The perfect marriage of Sally Rooney and early Murakami." -- Kathy Wang, author of Impostor SyndromeMizuki is a Japanese housewife. She has a hardworking husband, two adorable children, and a beautiful Tokyo apartment. It’s ... Read more

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD"What is the cost of a mother’s desire?...Emily Itami explores this question with wit and poignancy." -- New York Times Book Review"The perfect marriage of Sally Rooney and early Murakami." -- Kathy Wang, author of Impostor SyndromeMizuki is a Japanese housewife. She has a hardworking husband, two adorable children, and a beautiful Tokyo apartment. It’s
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Kakigori Summer

A Novel

by Emily Itami ...

Named a Best Book of the Year by NPRA wry and tender novel from the author of Fault Lines about three very different sisters reunited in adulthood for one short summer in coastal Japan, navigating domestic life with their sharp-edged grandmother and decidedly avoiding resurfaced memories of their mother's disappearance--for readers of Hello Beautiful and Blue Sisters."This novel had me hooked from ... Read more

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Named a Best Book of the Year by NPRA wry and tender novel from the author of Fault Lines about three very different sisters reunited in adulthood for one short summer in coastal Japan, navigating domestic life with their sharp-edged grandmother and decidedly avoiding resurfaced memories of their mother's disappearance--for readers of Hello Beautiful and Blue Sisters."This novel had me hooked from
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Tokyo

Travel with a Writer

by Emily Itami ...

Series series Travel with a Writer
A novel of friendship and misreading that deciphers Tokyo’s hidden social codes—part of Travel with a Writer, The Walking Tree’s series pairing leading authors with the places they know best.Tokyo is a city shaped by rules you don’t quite see—and by the subtle ways they are bent, broken, and reinterpreted.When Anna reconnects with her childhood friend Tsubasa after years apart, their conversations ... Read more

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A novel of friendship and misreading that deciphers Tokyo’s hidden social codes—part of Travel with a Writer, The Walking Tree’s series pairing leading authors with the places they know best.Tokyo is a city shaped by rules you don’t quite see—and by the subtle ways they are bent, broken, and reinterpreted.When Anna reconnects with her childhood friend Tsubasa after years apart, their conversations
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Kakigori Summer

A Novel

by Emily Itami ...

Narrated by Ami Okumura Jones ...

Unabridged

10 hours 28 min

Named a Best Book of the Year by NPRA wry and tender novel from the author of Fault Lines about three very different sisters reunited in adulthood for one short summer in coastal Japan, navigating domestic life with their sharp-edged grandmother and decidedly avoiding resurfaced memories of their mother's disappearance--for readers of Hello Beautiful and Blue Sisters."This novel had me hooked from ... Read more

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Named a Best Book of the Year by NPRA wry and tender novel from the author of Fault Lines about three very different sisters reunited in adulthood for one short summer in coastal Japan, navigating domestic life with their sharp-edged grandmother and decidedly avoiding resurfaced memories of their mother's disappearance--for readers of Hello Beautiful and Blue Sisters."This novel had me hooked from
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Fault Lines

A Novel

by Emily Itami ...

Narrated by Lydia Wilson ...

Unabridged

5 hours 23 min

SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD""What is the cost of a mother’s desire?...Emily Itami explores this question with wit and poignancy."" -- New York Times Book Review""The perfect marriage of Sally Rooney and early Murakami."" -- Kathy Wang, author of Impostor SyndromeMizuki is a Japanese housewife. She has a hardworking husband, two adorable children, and a beautiful Tokyo apartment. It ... Read more

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARD""What is the cost of a mother’s desire?...Emily Itami explores this question with wit and poignancy."" -- New York Times Book Review""The perfect marriage of Sally Rooney and early Murakami."" -- Kathy Wang, author of Impostor SyndromeMizuki is a Japanese housewife. She has a hardworking husband, two adorable children, and a beautiful Tokyo apartment. It
... Read more

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Deeper than the Ocean

A Novel

by Mirta Ojito ...

A moving multi-generational novel about the enduring power of a mother’s love, the ripple effect of secrets, and the strength of family bonds from Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Mirta OjitoOne hundred years after the shipwreck of the Valbanera, known to history as the “poor man’s Titanic,” Mara Denis gets an assignment to report on the Canary Islands, where, she has been told, her ancestors ... Read more

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A moving multi-generational novel about the enduring power of a mother’s love, the ripple effect of secrets, and the strength of family bonds from Pulitzer Prize–winning journalist Mirta OjitoOne hundred years after the shipwreck of the Valbanera, known to history as the “poor man’s Titanic,” Mara Denis gets an assignment to report on the Canary Islands, where, she has been told, her ancestors
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The Funeral Cryer

A Novel

by Wenyan Lu ...

Narrated by Helen Crevel ...

Unabridged

9 hours

Debut novelist Wenyan Lu brings us this witty yet profound story about one woman’s midlife reawakening in contemporary rural China, for fans of Yiyun Li and Julie Otsuka.The Funeral Cryer long ago accepted the mundane realities of her life: avoided by fellow villagers because of the stigma attached to her job and underappreciated by her husband, whose fecklessness has pushed the couple close to ... Read more

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Debut novelist Wenyan Lu brings us this witty yet profound story about one woman’s midlife reawakening in contemporary rural China, for fans of Yiyun Li and Julie Otsuka.The Funeral Cryer long ago accepted the mundane realities of her life: avoided by fellow villagers because of the stigma attached to her job and underappreciated by her husband, whose fecklessness has pushed the couple close to
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Salty

A Novel

by Kate Myers ...

Narrated by Khristine Hvam ...

Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

**NATIONAL BESTSELLER**BARNES & NOBLE HOT, COFFEE HOT BOOKS PICKAudiobook read by award-winning narrator Khristine Hvam“A spirited romp on the Caribbean seas, Salty is an upstairs-downstairs tale with Kate Myers' signature colorful characters and a setting to die for. For fans of Below Deck and beyond, Salty belongs in your beach bag this summer. A fun and frothy treat!”—Rachel Kol... ... Read more

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**NATIONAL BESTSELLER**BARNES & NOBLE HOT, COFFEE HOT BOOKS PICKAudiobook read by award-winning narrator Khristine Hvam“A spirited romp on the Caribbean seas, Salty is an upstairs-downstairs tale with Kate Myers' signature colorful characters and a setting to die for. For fans of Below Deck and beyond, Salty belongs in your beach bag this summer. A fun and frothy treat!”—Rachel Kol...
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If You Leave Me

A Novel

by Crystal Hana Kim ...

Narrated by Greta Jung, Keong Sim ...

Unabridged

12 hours 4 min

""If You Leave Me is graced with truly wonderful writing; great poise, lyricism, intelligence, and an utterly engrossing portrayal of life.""—Richard Ford""An unforgettable story of family, love, and war set against the violent emergence of modern Korea.""—Gary Shteyngart""A gripping, heartrending tale of the birth of modern Korea filtered through the prism of an intimate love story. In fresh, ... Read more

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""If You Leave Me is graced with truly wonderful writing; great poise, lyricism, intelligence, and an utterly engrossing portrayal of life.""—Richard Ford""An unforgettable story of family, love, and war set against the violent emergence of modern Korea.""—Gary Shteyngart""A gripping, heartrending tale of the birth of modern Korea filtered through the prism of an intimate love story. In fresh,
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Snowflake

A Novel

by Louise Nealon ...

Narrated by Louisa Harland ...

Unabridged

7 hours 44 min

""Mad and wonderful. I thought I was reading one thing, then discovered—several times—that I was reading a different, even better thing.”—Roddy Doyle“Snowflake is a wonderfully inventive, deeply felt novel full of the best kinds of surprises.”—Margot LiveseyAn exquisitely talented young Irish writer makes her literary debut with this powerful and haunting novel—a tale of love and family, ... Read more

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""Mad and wonderful. I thought I was reading one thing, then discovered—several times—that I was reading a different, even better thing.”—Roddy Doyle“Snowflake is a wonderfully inventive, deeply felt novel full of the best kinds of surprises.”—Margot LiveseyAn exquisitely talented young Irish writer makes her literary debut with this powerful and haunting novel—a tale of love and family,
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When Ghosts Come Home

A Novel

by Wiley Cash ...

Narrated by JD Jackson ...

Unabridged

10 hours 14 min

Winner of the SIBA Southern Book Prize for Fiction“I loved it and devoured it with fury, straight to its blazing end.” —Lily King, author of Writers & LoversFrom the New York Times bestselling author of A Land More Kind Than Home, a tender and haunting story of a father and daughter, crime and forgiveness, race and memory.When the roar of a low-flying plane awakens him in the middle of the... ... Read more

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Winner of the SIBA Southern Book Prize for Fiction“I loved it and devoured it with fury, straight to its blazing end.” —Lily King, author of Writers & LoversFrom the New York Times bestselling author of A Land More Kind Than Home, a tender and haunting story of a father and daughter, crime and forgiveness, race and memory.When the roar of a low-flying plane awakens him in the middle of the...
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The Family Tree

by Sairish Hussain ...

Narrated by Shaheen Khan ...

Unabridged

15 hours 34 min

SHORTLISTED FOR THE PORTICO PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDSLONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS’ CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARDWINNER OF CALIBRE AUDIO’S ‘HIDDEN GEM’ AWARD________**‘Poignantly paints the extraordinary in ordinary lives’**THE SUNDAY POST‘An engrossing and moving story’ CLAR... ... Read more

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SHORTLISTED FOR THE PORTICO PRIZESHORTLISTED FOR THE DIVERSE BOOK AWARDSLONGLISTED FOR THE AUTHORS’ CLUB BEST FIRST NOVEL AWARDSHORTLISTED FOR THE COSTA FIRST NOVEL AWARDWINNER OF CALIBRE AUDIO’S ‘HIDDEN GEM’ AWARD________**‘Poignantly paints the extraordinary in ordinary lives’**THE SUNDAY POST‘An engrossing and moving story’ CLAR...
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