FICTION
Released: Jan. 29, 2013
"Quantum physics was never funnier. A great read."
In a whimsical twist on the
Back to the Future scenario, a bully returns to her high school days to right some wrongs.
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 29, 2013
"Haigh's narratives are beautifully realized stories of heartbreak, of qualified love and of economic as well as personal depression."
Despite its treacly title, this collection of short stories shows depth, understanding and compassion rather than sentimentality.
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 22, 2013
"Grindle's book is a good modern-day mystery, a very good historical narrative and an excellent combination of the two."
Grindle (
The Lost Daughter, 2012, etc.) combines a contemporary mystery with historical fiction in her captivating narrative about Italian partisans in World War II and a modern-day police inspector determined to uncover certain truths.
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 22, 2013
"Few surprises, but nevertheless a wholly absorbing entry in this highly addictive series."
Third part of a prequel fantasy series (
Princeps, 2012, etc.) wherein wizards are known as "imagers," since the work involves the intense, precise and accurate visualization of the magic's objective.
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 22, 2013
"Nobody is better at misdirection than DePoy. Nobody is better at making Carl Jung entertaining than DePoy. And if you ever need a psychiatrist, Ceri Nelson is probably the most endearing practitioner in all of mystery fiction."
When a wife you don't remember you had shows up on your doorstep, should you introduce her to your fiancee?
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FICTION
Released: Jan. 15, 2013
"Despite getting a little preachy toward the end, Leary has largely achieved a genuinely funny novel about alcoholism."
A supposedly recovering alcoholic real estate agent tells her not-exactly-trustworthy version of life in her small New England town in this tragicomic novel by Leary (
Outtakes from a Marriage, 2008, etc.).
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