FICTION
Released: May 28, 2013
"Once again, Gaus probes the tension between the self-reliance of the Amish world and the urgencies of the English world with depth and sensitivity."
NONFICTION
Released: May 28, 2013
"Perhaps too textually dense for general readers, but the book raises and clarifies a variety of significant issues about the many decisions translators must contend with."
NONFICTION
Released: May 28, 2013
"A frustrating mixture of incontrovertible facts and dubious speculation. Proceed with caution."
A nationally syndicated conservative columnist explores the extent and impact of the Soviet Union's penetration of the United States government.
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FICTION
Released: May 28, 2013
"Engaging, charming and moving, a beautifully rendered exploration of WWII on the homefront and the type of friendship that helps us survive all manner of battles."
Two World War II soldiers' wives begin a pen-pal correspondence and help each other through the emotional upheaval of war.
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FICTION
Released: May 28, 2013
"The hip, knowing and sometimes hysterically funny narrative, interspersed with excerpts from the guide of the title, lurches along in splendid fashion. Combine wit, style and acute observation: The result is irresistible."
From the author of
Playing for Keeps (2008), a comedic fantasy about monsters and New Yorkers--and, as residents will be unsurprised to learn, monsters who are New Yorkers.
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FICTION
Released: May 28, 2013
"Even in context, a fragmented work, primarily of interest to White completists."
The posthumous publication of an unfinished coming-of-age novel by the Nobel Prize-winning Australian author (1912-1990).
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FICTION
Released: May 28, 2013
"Reality and imagination converge in this what-if tale."
A debut novel that juxtaposes the narrator's memories with thoughts of what could have been had she made a different decision back in 1982.
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FICTION
Released: May 28, 2013
"Longworth loses some of her focus in her tangled third, whose plot twists as capriciously as Bonnard's vines."
Aix and the Provence countryside provide a variety of vexations for examining magistrate Antoine Verlaque (
Death at the Chateau Bremont, 2011, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: May 28, 2013
"Moments of laugh-out-loud humor, emotional intensity and sensual passion woven through an engaging plot and endearing characters make this a great read for romance fans."
When his mother tries to force his hand in selecting a bride, Griffin York, the Duke of Halford, decides to teach her a lesson by choosing the nearest serving girl, then astounds them all by falling in love with her.
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FICTION
Released: May 28, 2013
"A bit short on narrative energy, but appealingly warmhearted; readers will empathize with the endearing characters and want them to have a happy ending."
Unmoored by catastrophe, a father takes his daughter and dog to sea in this gentle novel from Orange Prize finalist Roffey (
The White Woman on the Green Bicycle, 2011, etc.).
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FICTION
Released: May 28, 2013
"Meant to be Alice in Wonderland by way of Boogie Nights, the book comes off more like vintage Tarantino performed by HBO's Girls."
FICTION
Released: May 28, 2013
"Well-meaning, well-written and well-plotted, with qualified justice for some of the bad guys and hope for a few of the oppressed: A most appropriate winner of the 2012 PEN/Bellwether Prize for Socially Engaged Fiction."
Playwright/activist Nussbaum makes her fiction debut with a scathing look at life inside an institution for disabled juveniles.
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