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These are the novels that stood out from the crowd for us this year.  Border Songs (Hardcover)$25.95 ISBN-13: 9780307271174Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days Published: Knopf, 06/01/2009 Jim Lynch, author of Galaxy favorite The Highest Tide, returned this year with this delightful novel about life on the Washington/Canada border--in an area that often seems similar to our own Northeast Kingdom.  The Selected Works of T. S. Spivet (Hardcover)$27.95 ISBN-13: 9781594202179Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days Published: Penguin Press HC, The, 05/01/2009 T.S. Spivet is a precocious yet still achingly young genius who will capture your heart and imagination during his cross-country journey to claim a prestigious award from the Smithsonian.  The Farmer's Daughter (Hardcover)$24.00 ISBN-13: 9780802119346Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days Published: Grove Press, 12/01/2009 More really great writing from one of my favorite authors, Jim Harrison. The Farmer's Daughter contains three novellas, and while you might read them in one sitting, I drew out my reading so I could savor every page. I didn't want the book to end!  The Given Day (Paperback)$15.99 ISBN-13: 9780380731879Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days Published: Harper Perennial, 09/01/2009 The novel takes place over the course of one year but has the feel of an epic tale, covering what might have been the most eventful year in Boston's history. Lehane paints a vivid picture of class, racial, and political tensions by focusing his story on two young men of very different backgrounds.  The Girl Who Played with Fire (Hardcover)$25.95 ISBN-13: 9780307269980Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days Published: Knopf, 07/01/2009 Intense follow-up to The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo. Every bit as gripping as the first novel, with an even darker edge.  Baking Cakes in Kigali (Hardcover)$24.00 ISBN-13: 9780385343435Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days Published: Delacorte Press, 08/01/2009 I was completely captivated by this story of a Ugandan baker living in Rwanda in a multi-ethnic community. Angel Tungaraza has a gift for understanding the troubles of the people who come to her looking for special cakes. Like a mother hen, she watches out for her friends and neighbors, but all the while she is troubled by sorrows of her own. This is a wonderful novel about kindness, healing, and hope.  How I Became a Famous Novelist (Paperback)$14.00 ISBN-13: 9780802170606Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days Published: Grove Press, 07/01/2009 Writers and readers alike will enjoy a laugh at Steve Hely's first novel. Pulling together all of the most obvious, sometimes cringe-worthy clichés of various bestselling books, Pete Tarslaw embarks on a quest to write his own bestselling novel, become famous, and impress his ex-girlfriend.  That Old Cape Magic (Hardcover)$25.95 ISBN-13: 9780375414961Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days Published: Knopf, 08/01/2009 That Old Cape Magic takes a light, enjoyable turn from Russo's last novel, the equally well-written Bridge of Sighs.  Someone Knows My Name (Paperback)$14.95 ISBN-13: 9780393333091Availability: Usually Ships in 1-5 days Published: W. W. Norton & Company, 11/01/2008 A powerful story about a woman who endures being kidnapped and enslaved; who suffers great loss; and who stands strong through it all, eventually working to win freedom for herself and others. |
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