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The bestselling author of The Handmaid's Tale and The Testaments weaves together strands of gothic suspense, romance, and science fiction into one utterly spellbinding narrative, beginning with the mysterious death of a young woman named Laura Chase in 1945.
Decades later, Laura’s sister Iris recounts her memories of their childhood, and of the dramatic deaths that have punctuated...
Decades later, Laura’s sister Iris recounts her memories of their childhood, and of the dramatic deaths that have punctuated...
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Brookline - Adult
FIC Karunatilaka, Shehan
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FIC Karunatilaka, Shehan
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Brookline Coolidge Corner - Adult
FIC Karunatilaka, Shehan
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FIC Karunatilaka, Shehan
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Brookline Putterham - Adult
FIC Karunatilaka, Shehan
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"Winner of the 2022 Booker Prize, The Seven Moons of Maali Almeida is a searing satire set amid the mayhem of the Sri Lankan civil war. olombo, 1990. Maali Almeida--war photographer, gambler, and closet queen--has woken up dead in what seems like a celestial visa office. His dismembered body is sinking in the serene Beira Lake and he has no idea who killed him. In a country where scores are settled by death squads, suicide bombers, and hired goons,...
23) The promise
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Brookline - Adult
FIC Galgut, Damon
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FIC Galgut, Damon
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Brookline - Adult
SECOND WIND 31712100816365FIC Galgut, Damon
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SECOND WIND 31712100816365FIC Galgut, Damon
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Brookline - Adult
SECOND WIND FIC Galgut, Damon
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SECOND WIND FIC Galgut, Damon
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"A modern saga that could only have come from South Africa, written in gorgeous prose by the Booker Prize-shortlisted author Damon Galgut. Haunted by an unmet promise, the Swart family loses touch after the death of their matriarch. Adrift, the lives of the three siblings move separately through the uncharted waters of South Africa; Anton, the golden boy who bitterly resents his life's unfulfilled promises; Astrid, whose beauty is her power; and the...