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3) Ruptured
Author
Publisher
Holiday House
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
268 pages ; 22 cm
Description
"Phoebe navigates fear, grief, and hope for recovery about when her mother has a ruptured brain aneurysm while their family is on vacation, and right after her mother shares that she's planning to leave Phoebe's father"--
Author
Publisher
W.W. Norton & Company
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
xii, 382 pages ; 24 cm
Description
In the Vietnamese fishing village of Phan Thiet in 1942, Tuyet meets and falls in love with Japanese major Yamazaki Takeshi, a wounded veteran with a good heart, but when he risks his life for the Resistance, she and her family are drawn into the conflict, with devastating consequences.
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Series
Aimee Leduc investigations volume 21
Aimaee Leduc investigation volume 21
An Aimée Leduc Investigation
Aimaee Leduc investigation volume 21
An Aimée Leduc Investigation
Description
"Parisian private investigator Aimaee Leduc has been framed for the murder of her daughter's father--now she's on the lam, and must find the real killer to clear her name in this thrilling 21st installment of Cara Black's New York Times bestselling mystery series. Aimaee Leduc's ex Melac, her daughter's father, has been hounding her for weeks, pressuring her to move little Chloe to Brittany, threatening to take her to court for custody--all but stalking...
Author
Publisher
Roxane Gay Books
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
274 pages ; 22 cm
Description
Jackie Newsome's best friend is dead, and everyone knows who killed her. Jackie is an ex-emotional eater and mother of four, who has finally lost the weight she long yearned to be free of. But leaving her old self behind proves harder than she ever imagined. She believes she should be happier, but misery still chases her, and motherhood threatens to consume her. Her only salve is Theresa, her best friend whose life she desperately covets. Their bond...
8) Sira
Author
Publisher
Planeta
Pub. Date
2021.
Physical Desc
642 pages ; 23 cm
Description
"La Segunda Gran Guerra llega a su fin y el mundo emprende una tortuosa reconstrucci̤n. Concluidas sus funciones como colaboradora de los Servicios Secretos brit̀nicos, Sira afronta el futuro con ansias de serenidad. No lo lograr̀, sin embargo. El destino le tendr̀ preparada una tr̀gica desventura que la obligar̀ a reinventarse, tomar sola las riendas de su vida y luchar con garra para encauzar el porvenir. Entre hechos hist̤ricos que marcar̀n...
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When her mother, who disappeared 16 years before, reappears while a true crime documentary about her case is being filmed, 18-year-old Bel, not buying her mom's unbelievable story about what happened to her, must uncover the real reason Rachel Price is back from the dead.
10) This could be us
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
"Soledad Barnes has her life all planned out. Because, of course, she does. She plans everything. She designs everything. She fixes everything. She's a domestic goddess who's never met a party she couldn't host or a charge she couldn't lead. The one withall the answers and the perfect vinaigrette for that summer salad. But none of her varied talents can save her when catastrophe strikes, and the life she built with the man who was supposed to be her...
11) Holiday country
Author
Publisher
Flatiron Books
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 25 cm
Description
"Nineteen-year-old Ada adores spending every summer in a Turkish seaside town with her mother and grandmother at the family villa. The glittering waters, picturesque olive groves, and her spirited friends make it easy for Ada to leave her idle life in California behind. But no matter how much Ada feels she belongs to the country where her mother grew up, deep down, her connection to the culture feels as fleeting as the seasons. When Levent, a mysterious...
Author
Series
Finlay Donovan novels volume 4
Pub. Date
2024.
Description
Finlay Donovan and her nanny/partner-in-crime Vero are in sore need of a girls' weekend away. They plan a trip to Atlantic City, but odds are,seeing as it's actually a cover story to negotiate a deal with a dangerous loan shark, save Vero's childhood crush Javi, and hunt down a stolen car, it won't be all fun and games. When Finlay's ex-husband Steven and her mother insist on tagging along too, Finlay and Vero suddenly have a few too many meddlesome...
Author
Publisher
Gallery Books
Pub. Date
2023.
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Description
"Searching for a story to launch her career and new friends to help her navigate motherhood, Tash, welcomed into a circle of sleek, sophisticated mothers, discovers the kind of life she’s always dreamed of until two recent murders make her wonder why she’s been so quickly accepted into their exclusive world"--
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Pub. Date
2024.
Formats
Description
"The rules of summer book club are simple: No sad books; No pressure ; Yessssss, wine! Besties Laurel and Paris are excited to welcome Cassie to the group. This year, the book club is all about fill-your-heart reads, an escape from the chaos of the everyday—running a business, raising a family, juggling a hundred to-dos. Even the dog is demanding (but the bestest boy). Since Laurel's divorce, she feels like the Worst Mom Ever. Her skepticism...
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Series
Pub. Date
2024.
Formats
Description
In Afghanistan, a US pilot is shot down during a covert mission. In New York, a mother is forced to flee with her two young children. Finding the connection betwee the two will lead the Private team right into a deadly trap. A wealthy businessman approaches Jack Morgan, head of Private--the world's largest investigation agency--with a desperate plea to track down his daughter and two grandchildren, who have disappeared without a trace. What at first...
Author
Series
Publisher
Salamandra
Pub. Date
2023.
Physical Desc
460 pages ; 22 cm.
Description
"Elizabeth Zott es madre soltera y renuente estrella del programa de cocina de television mas seguido de Estados Unidos. El enfoque inusual de Elizabeth para cocinar, combinar una cucharada de acido acetico con una pizca de cloruro de sodio, resulta revolucionario. Sin embargo, a medida que su exito aumenta lo hacen tambien sus enemigos, porque Elizabeth no solo esta ensenando a las mujeres a cocinar sino tambien desafiandolas a alterar el orden establecido....
Author
Publisher
G.P. Putnam's Sons
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
xiii, 283 pages ; 24 cm
Description
"On a cold, gloomy night, twenty-three-year-old Kyoko stands in the rain with a knife in her hoodie’s pocket. Her target is Daniel, who seduced Kyoko’s mother then callously dropped her, leading to her death. But tonight, there will be repercussions. Following the unsuspecting Daniel home, Kyoko manages to get a rash kidnapping plot off the ground . . . and then nothing goes as planned. The Fetishist is the story of three people—Kyoko,...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 21 cm
Description
"Las Ramírez de Stanten Islan orbitan alrededor de la ausencia. Cuando Ruthy, a los trece años, desapareció sin dejar rastro después de un entrenamiento de atletismo, su familia quedó marcada y deshecha. Una noche, doce años después, Jessica, la hermana mayor, ve en la pantalla de su televisión a una mujer que aparece en Catfight, un reality show subido de tono. Se apresura a decírselo a Nina, su hermana menor. El pelo de esta mujer está...
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