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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
... Read more
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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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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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Salty

A Novel

by Kate Myers ...

Narrated by Khristine Hvam ...

Unabridged

8 hours 32 min

“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 Koller Croft, USA Today bestselling author of Stone Cold Fox and We Love the NightlifeFrom the bestselling author of Excavations, a hila.. ... Read more

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“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 Koller Croft, USA Today bestselling author of Stone Cold Fox and We Love the NightlifeFrom the bestselling author of Excavations, a hila..
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Salty

A Novel

by Kate Myers ...

“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 Koller Croft, USA Today bestselling author of Stone Cold Fox and We Love the NightlifeFrom the bestselling author of Excavations, a ... Read more

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“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 Koller Croft, USA Today bestselling author of Stone Cold Fox and We Love the NightlifeFrom the bestselling author of Excavations, a
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The Half of It

A Novel

by Juliette Fay ...

Narrated by Jane Oppenheimer ...

Unabridged

11 hours 46 min

""Witty, tender, beautifully written, I loved being immersed in this powerful story of loss and forgiveness."" —Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times bestselling authorOne perfect night. Forty years of buried hurt. One chance to make it right. Can the past ever be fixed? With humor, heart, and grace, USA Today bestselling author Juliette Fay delivers a poignant, propulsive novel about settling the past, ... Read more

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""Witty, tender, beautifully written, I loved being immersed in this powerful story of loss and forgiveness."" —Emily Giffin, #1 New York Times bestselling authorOne perfect night. Forty years of buried hurt. One chance to make it right. Can the past ever be fixed? With humor, heart, and grace, USA Today bestselling author Juliette Fay delivers a poignant, propulsive novel about settling the past,
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The Christmas Village

by Annie Rains ...

Narrated by Vas Eli, Thérèse Plummer ...

Unabridged

9 hours 11 min

USA Today bestselling author Annie Rains returns to Somerset Lake, North Carolina, with a heartwarming Christmas story about a midwife and her ex-fiance who face high stakes when they must team up to compete in the neighborhood house decorating contest, in this trade paperback that will help get readers in the holiday spirit.Once upon a Christmas, she gave him her heart. This year, he'll have to ... Read more

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USA Today bestselling author Annie Rains returns to Somerset Lake, North Carolina, with a heartwarming Christmas story about a midwife and her ex-fiance who face high stakes when they must team up to compete in the neighborhood house decorating contest, in this trade paperback that will help get readers in the holiday spirit.Once upon a Christmas, she gave him her heart. This year, he'll have to
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The Dilemmas of Working Women

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by Fumio Yamamoto ...

Narrated by Yuriri Naka ...

Unabridged

8 hours 14 min

“Now offered in translation for the first time, this collection featuring women navigating societal expectations (and their small rebellions) is a classic.” — Boston GlobeA spiky, edgy collection of five sly yet sensitive stories spotlighting clear-eyed and “difficult” women who are navigating their identities as workers and women in contemporary Japan—a feminist, anti-capitalist modern classic ... Read more

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“Now offered in translation for the first time, this collection featuring women navigating societal expectations (and their small rebellions) is a classic.” — Boston GlobeA spiky, edgy collection of five sly yet sensitive stories spotlighting clear-eyed and “difficult” women who are navigating their identities as workers and women in contemporary Japan—a feminist, anti-capitalist modern classic
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Palace of the Drowned

A Novel

by Christine Mangan ...

Narrated by Emily Pennant-Rea ...

Unabridged

10 hours 12 min

"Emily Pennant-Rea delivers a first-rate narration of Mangan's intense novel...Pennant-Rea's subtlety and nuance keep the suspense high and the mystery edgy." -- AudioFile MagazineFrom the bestselling author of Tangerine**, a "taut and mesmerizing follow up...voluptuously atmospheric and surefooted at every turn” (Paula McLain, author of** The Paris Wife and When the Stars Go Dark**).**It... ... Read more

$26.99 USD

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"Emily Pennant-Rea delivers a first-rate narration of Mangan's intense novel...Pennant-Rea's subtlety and nuance keep the suspense high and the mystery edgy." -- AudioFile MagazineFrom the bestselling author of Tangerine**, a "taut and mesmerizing follow up...voluptuously atmospheric and surefooted at every turn” (Paula McLain, author of** The Paris Wife and When the Stars Go Dark**).**It...
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Small Pleasures

A Novel

by Clare Chambers ...

Narrated by Karen Cass ...

Unabridged

9 hours 59 min

In the best tradition of Tessa Hadley, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Ann Patchett—an astonishing, keenly observed period piece about an ordinary British woman in the 1950s whose dutiful life takes a sudden turn into a pitched battle between propriety and unexpected passion.""With wit and dry humor...quietly affecting in unexpected ways. Chambers' language is beautiful, achieving what only the most skilled ... Read more

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In the best tradition of Tessa Hadley, Kazuo Ishiguro, and Ann Patchett—an astonishing, keenly observed period piece about an ordinary British woman in the 1950s whose dutiful life takes a sudden turn into a pitched battle between propriety and unexpected passion.""With wit and dry humor...quietly affecting in unexpected ways. Chambers' language is beautiful, achieving what only the most skilled
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