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Home Making

A Novel

by Lee Matalone ...

"An intricate exploration of family and home, of mother and child, of friends, of women and written with both precision and style."—Weike Wang, author of ChemistryFrom a talented, powerful new voice in fiction comes a stunning novel about the intersection of three lives coming to grips with identity, family legacy, and what it means to make a house a true home.Cybil is a war child—the result of a ... Read more

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"An intricate exploration of family and home, of mother and child, of friends, of women and written with both precision and style."—Weike Wang, author of ChemistryFrom a talented, powerful new voice in fiction comes a stunning novel about the intersection of three lives coming to grips with identity, family legacy, and what it means to make a house a true home.Cybil is a war child—the result of a
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Home Making

A Novel

by Lee Matalone ...

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell, Hillary Huber, Charlie Thurston ...

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5 hours 1 min

"An intricate exploration of family and home, of mother and child, of friends, of women and written with both precision and style."—Weike Wang, author of ChemistryFrom a talented, powerful new voice in fiction comes a stunning novel about the intersection of three lives coming to grips with identity, family legacy, and what it means to make a house a true home.Cybil is a war child—the result of a ... Read more

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"An intricate exploration of family and home, of mother and child, of friends, of women and written with both precision and style."—Weike Wang, author of ChemistryFrom a talented, powerful new voice in fiction comes a stunning novel about the intersection of three lives coming to grips with identity, family legacy, and what it means to make a house a true home.Cybil is a war child—the result of a
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Lies in White Dresses

A Novel

by Sofia Grant ...

Narrated by Nan McNamara ...

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9 hours 55 min

In the 1940s and 50s, women who needed a fast divorce went to Nevada to live on a ranch with other women in the same boat. This historical novel was inspired by the true stories of those who “took the Reno cure.”Francie Meeker and Vi Carothers were sold a bill of goods: find a man, marry him in a white wedding gown, and live happily ever after. These best friends never expected to be on the train ... Read more

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In the 1940s and 50s, women who needed a fast divorce went to Nevada to live on a ranch with other women in the same boat. This historical novel was inspired by the true stories of those who “took the Reno cure.”Francie Meeker and Vi Carothers were sold a bill of goods: find a man, marry him in a white wedding gown, and live happily ever after. These best friends never expected to be on the train
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A Pure Heart

A Novel

by Rajia Hassib ...

Narrated by Ariana Delawari ...

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10 hours 21 min

"Hassib, herself an Egyptian immigrant living in West Virginia, articulates the full-bodied chorus of Egypt's voices."--The New York Times Book Review"Exquisite. . . . Anchoring the story is a pair of Cairo-born sisters whose fates spin in radically different directions in the wake of the Egyptian revolution. . . . A lovely novel that does a remarkable job of bringing troubling realities to light, ... Read more

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"Hassib, herself an Egyptian immigrant living in West Virginia, articulates the full-bodied chorus of Egypt's voices."--The New York Times Book Review"Exquisite. . . . Anchoring the story is a pair of Cairo-born sisters whose fates spin in radically different directions in the wake of the Egyptian revolution. . . . A lovely novel that does a remarkable job of bringing troubling realities to light,
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The Wrong Kind of Woman

A Novel

by Sarah McCraw Crow ...

Narrated by Andi Arndt ...

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8 hours 25 min

“A glorious debut filled with characters grasping to find a place to belong in a world on the edge of change.” —Carol Rifka Brunt, New York Times bestselling author of Tell the Wolves I’m Home“McCraw Crow deftly navigates the campus and national politics of the ’70s in a way that remains timely and pressing today. A powerful, thought-provoking debut.” —Amy Meyerson, Nationally bestselling ... ... Read more

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“A glorious debut filled with characters grasping to find a place to belong in a world on the edge of change.” —Carol Rifka Brunt, New York Times bestselling author of Tell the Wolves I’m Home“McCraw Crow deftly navigates the campus and national politics of the ’70s in a way that remains timely and pressing today. A powerful, thought-provoking debut.” —Amy Meyerson, Nationally bestselling ...
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Old in Art School

A Memoir of Starting Over

by Nell Painter ...

Narrated by Nell Painter ...

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11 hours 1 min

Following her retirement from Princeton University, celebrated historian Dr. Nell Irvin Painter surprised everyone in her life by returning to school―in her sixties―to earn a BFA and MFA in painting. In Old in Art School, she travels from her beloved Newark to the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design; finds meaning in the artists she loves, even as she comes to understand how they may be ... Read more

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Following her retirement from Princeton University, celebrated historian Dr. Nell Irvin Painter surprised everyone in her life by returning to school―in her sixties―to earn a BFA and MFA in painting. In Old in Art School, she travels from her beloved Newark to the prestigious Rhode Island School of Design; finds meaning in the artists she loves, even as she comes to understand how they may be
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Mirror, Shoulder, Signal

A Novel

by Dorthe Nors ...

Narrated by Justine Eyre ...

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4 hours 48 min

Sonja is ready to get on with her life. She's over forty now, and the Swedish crime novels she translates are losing their fascination. She sees a masseuse, tries to reconnect with her sister, and is finally learning to drive. But under the overbearing gaze of her driving instructor, Sonja is unable to shift gears for herself. And her vertigo, which she has always carefully hidden, has begun to ... Read more

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Sonja is ready to get on with her life. She's over forty now, and the Swedish crime novels she translates are losing their fascination. She sees a masseuse, tries to reconnect with her sister, and is finally learning to drive. But under the overbearing gaze of her driving instructor, Sonja is unable to shift gears for herself. And her vertigo, which she has always carefully hidden, has begun to
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Moon Path

by Steven Greenberg ...

Narrated by Robert Rossmann ...

Unabridged

9 hours 42 min

How far can fraternal love stretch?WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Summer 2019 - Best Literary FictionFINALIST: Beverly Hills Book Awards 2019 - Historical Fiction“...a superbly atmospheric work of historical fiction with characters that, once met, are never forgotten.” ~ K.C. Finn, Readers’ Favorite Book Reviews (5 Stars)Samuel and Aron Katz's fragile childhood co... ... Read more

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How far can fraternal love stretch?WINNER: Pinnacle Book Achievement Award, Summer 2019 - Best Literary FictionFINALIST: Beverly Hills Book Awards 2019 - Historical Fiction“...a superbly atmospheric work of historical fiction with characters that, once met, are never forgotten.” ~ K.C. Finn, Readers’ Favorite Book Reviews (5 Stars)Samuel and Aron Katz's fragile childhood co...
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Africaville

A Novel

by Jeffrey Colvin ...

Narrated by Robin Miles ...

Unabridged

12 hours 37 min

**A ferociously talented writer makes his stunning debut with this richly woven tapestry, set in a small Nova Scotia town settled by former slaves, that depicts several generations of one family bound together and torn apart by blood, faith, time, and fate.Vogue : Best Books to Read This Winter**Structured as a triptych, Africaville chronicles the lives of three generations of the Sebolt family ... Read more

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**A ferociously talented writer makes his stunning debut with this richly woven tapestry, set in a small Nova Scotia town settled by former slaves, that depicts several generations of one family bound together and torn apart by blood, faith, time, and fate.Vogue : Best Books to Read This Winter**Structured as a triptych, Africaville chronicles the lives of three generations of the Sebolt family
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The Age of Caesar

Five Roman Lives

by Plutarch ...

Narrated by Michael Page ...

Unabridged

11 hours 44 min

Pompey, Caesar, Cicero, Brutus, Antony: the names still resonate across thousands of years. Major figures in the civil wars that brutally ended the Roman republic, their lives pose a question that haunts us still: how to safeguard a republic from the flaws of its leaders.This edition of Plutarch delivers a fresh translation of notable clarity, explanatory notes, and ample historical context. ... Read more

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Pompey, Caesar, Cicero, Brutus, Antony: the names still resonate across thousands of years. Major figures in the civil wars that brutally ended the Roman republic, their lives pose a question that haunts us still: how to safeguard a republic from the flaws of its leaders.This edition of Plutarch delivers a fresh translation of notable clarity, explanatory notes, and ample historical context.
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The Lightness

A Novel

by Emily Temple ...

Narrated by Brittany Pressley ...

Unabridged

9 hours 56 min

"The Lightness could be the love child of Donna Tartt and Tana French, but its savage, glittering magic is all Emily Temple’s own." —Chloe Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of The ImmortalistsA Most Anticipated Novel by Marie Claire • Elle• WSJ. Magazine• Glamour • Vulture • Bustle</st... ... Read more

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"The Lightness could be the love child of Donna Tartt and Tana French, but its savage, glittering magic is all Emily Temple’s own." —Chloe Benjamin, New York Times bestselling author of The ImmortalistsA Most Anticipated Novel by Marie Claire • Elle• WSJ. Magazine• Glamour • Vulture • Bustle</st...
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The Shape of Family

A Novel

by Shilpi Somaya Gowda ...

Narrated by Shiromi Arserio, Vikas Adam ...

Unabridged

10 hours 39 min

""Deeply involving....Rings so true."" -- Emma Donoghue, bestselling author of RoomFrom the international bestselling author of Secret Daughter and The Golden Son comes a poignant, unforgettable novel about a family's growing apart and coming back together in the wake of tragedy.“The Shape of Family is a novel about race and culture, parents and siblings, marriage and love, but most of all, it's ... Read more

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""Deeply involving....Rings so true."" -- Emma Donoghue, bestselling author of RoomFrom the international bestselling author of Secret Daughter and The Golden Son comes a poignant, unforgettable novel about a family's growing apart and coming back together in the wake of tragedy.“The Shape of Family is a novel about race and culture, parents and siblings, marriage and love, but most of all, it's
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