Fiction

Miss Hazel and the Rosa Parks League Jonathan Odell

MISS HAZEL AND THE ROSA PARKS LEAGUE witnesses two women exchanging animosity for friendship. They discover that the differences of their race and status can be overcome by their similar experiences in life. This title has been selected as a Booksmith Timeless Classic, meaning it is among the best of the best...

Orhan's Inheritance Aline Ohanesian

ORHAN'S INHERITANCE follows a young man's journey from Turkey to the United States to unravel the mystery of why his grandfather would bequeath the family estate to a stranger thousands of miles away. This title has been selected as a Booksmith Timeless Classic, meaning it is among the best of the best for the...

Adjustment Day Chuck Palahniuk

ADJUSTMENT DAY is another piece of fantastic, transgressive fiction by the master of the genre. Like all his work, this is a thrilling and shocking look at the world through twisted eyes, creating a dystopian version of the future where, among other events, a website exists that allows people to vote for whom they deem...

Commonwealth Ann Patchett

COMMONWEALTH is a mesmerizing tale of two families split apart and somewhat coming together in a strange manner. When a well-known author discovers the details, he publishes a huge best-seller based on these facts. Ironically, the families' stories are actually based on fact - the real author's!

 

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Run Ann Patchett

RUN takes place in a twenty-four hour period with a focus on a former mayor of Boston concerned about his children after an accident. Political issues take a back seat when family is concerned.

 

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State of Wonder Ann Patchett

STATE OF WONDER is set in the wilds of the Amazon when a scientist with a large pharmaceutical company is sent to track down her mentor who has disappeared. The reader is led into the heart of darkness, and then through poison arrows, snakes and cannibals, and yet, the protagonist pushes on.

 

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Tom Lake Ann Patchett

TOM LAKE is the spellbinding story of a mother dealing with her three daughters who have an unyielding interest in learning of her life before she became their mother - before she married. Is there a huge secret they must solve concerning a past affair with a big-time Hollywood star?

 

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Mrs. Fletcher Tom Perrotta

MRS. FLETCHER is a divorced mother who begins to dabble in erotic sex and pornography when her only child goes away to college. This new phase of her life is a far cry from her normal days as director of a senior center. The consequences of this departure soon come home to roost.

 

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Come In and Cover Me Gin Phillips

COME IN AND COVER ME finds an archaeologist about to make the most important discovery of her career, but is struggling with the possibility that she's being visited by the ghost of her long dead brother.

 

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Fierce Kingdom Gin Phillips

FIERCE KINGDOM is a heart-stopping page-turner that questions the boundary between our instinct to survive and the unspoken duty to protect another life. What should a mother do? What would you do?

 

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