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Best Fiction of 2012: Debuts (page 3)

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FICTION
Released: Aug. 21, 2012
Kirkus Star THE ORCHARDIST
by Amanda Coplin
"Superb work from an abundantly gifted young writer."
Set in early-20th-century Washington state, Coplin's majestic debut follows a makeshift family through two tragic decades. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Sept. 11, 2012
Kirkus Star THE 100-YEAR-OLD MAN WHO CLIMBED OUT THE WINDOW AND DISAPPEARED
by Jonas Jonasson
"A great cure for the blues, especially for anyone who might feel bad about growing older."
A Swedish debut novel that will keep readers chuckling. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Sept. 11, 2012
Kirkus Star THE YELLOW BIRDS
by Kevin Powers
"Powers writes with a rawness that brings the sights and smells as well as the trauma and decay of war home to the reader. "
A novel about the poetry and the pity of war. Read full book review >
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FICTION
Released: Oct. 23, 2012
Kirkus Star THE STOCKHOLM OCTAVO
by Karen Engelmann
"The setup is wonderfully engrossing; the denouement doesn't deliver quite enough. But this is stylish work by an author of real promise."
Elegant and multifaceted, Engelmann's debut explores love and connection in late-18th-century Sweden and delivers an unusual, richly imagined read. Read full book review >