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Open Turns

by Bella Moses

Triumphs do not come in the form a young immigrant expected in the nuanced memoir "Open Turns". Hendrika de Vries’s moving memoir "Open Turns" is about facing postwar displacement and discrimination in Australia. In war-torn Amsterdam,... Read More

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Chasing Air

by Amy O'Loughlin

"Chasing Air" is a warm novel about a decades-long search for personal empowerment, transformation, athleticism, and self-acceptance. A rearward-gazing novel narrated from California in 2020, at the height of of the pandemic, Caroline... Read More

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The Saundra Gray Affair

by pine breaks

"The Saundra Gray Affair" is a political thriller about the personal costs of leading a public life. Set in Washington, DC, Daniel Yager’s "The Saundra Gray Affair" is a tense thriller about political scandals and their personal costs.... Read More

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What Remains Is Hope

by John M. Murray

"What Remains Is Hope" is an affecting historical novel about a Jewish family’s experiences of World War II. In Bonnie Suchman’s poignant historical novel "What Remains Is Hope", a Jewish family is shattered and reshaped by the rise... Read More

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