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Found Wanting
Found Wanting By Goddard, Robert (Book - 2009) Large Print GOD Available in some Locations
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The Help
The Help By Stockett, Kathryn (Book - 2009) STO All copies in use. Availability details Holds: 81 on 71 copies

Annotation:A very enjoyable read. A penetrating look at race-relations in the 1960's US south between white women and their black maids.

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Glasgow Kiss
Glasgow Kiss By Gray, Alex (Book - 2009) GRA Available in some Locations
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The Distant Hours
The Distant Hours A Novel By Morton, Kate (Book - 2010) MOR Available in some Locations

Annotation:Absolutely riviting, domestic mystery.

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The Sentimentalists
The Sentimentalists A Novel By Skibsrud, Johanna (Book - 2009) SKI Available in some Locations Holds: 1 on 33 copies

Annotation:Winner of the Giller prize. The run-on sentences, flow of consciousness reminiscent of Virginia Woolfe, and grammatical errors, obfuscate the plot and make this a difficult book to read.

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My Soul to Take
My Soul to Take A Novel of Iceland By Yrsa Sigurðardóttir (Book - 2009) SIG Available in some Locations

Annotation:A really gripping Icelandic mystery.

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Strangers at the Feast
Strangers at the Feast A Novel By Vanderbes, Jennifer (Book - 2010) VAN Available in some Locations

Annotation:Story of a functionally abnormal/normal American family at Thanksgiving. A social commentary about the choices we make and their impact upon us.

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The Mistress of Nothing
The Mistress of Nothing By Pullinger, Kate (Book - 2009) PUL Available in some Locations Holds: 1 on 22 copies

Annotation:A Victorian Ladies maid in Egypt. Somewhat interesting.

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Waiting for Columbus
Waiting for Columbus By Trofimuk, Thomas (Book - 2009) TRO Available in some Locations

Annotation:Interesting and thought-provoking.

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Through Black Spruce
Through Black Spruce By Boyden, Joseph (Book - 2008) BOY Available in some Locations

Annotation:A realistic look at aboriginal life in Canada.

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The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society By Shaffer, Mary Ann (Book - 2008) SHA Available in some Locations Holds: 2 on 28 copies

Annotation:Enjoyable story.

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The White Tiger
The White Tiger A Novel By Adiga, Aravind (Book - 2008) ADI Available in some Locations

Annotation:An interesting story about a man trying to become a success in modern India and what it costs him.

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