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  • Lost City Radio

    Daniel Alarcon

    Lost City Radio by Daniel Alarcon

    This is a remarkable first novel by a young Bay Area wrtier.  It is a story of loss and hope set in South America.  Terrific writing!  Highly recommended!

    ~Frayda

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  • The Sentamentalist

    Johanna Skibsrud

    The Sentimentalists by Johanna Skibsrud

    The Sentimentalists is a work of literary art.  Moving and beautifully written.  This is a novel to slow down with and savor.  Outstanding!

    ~Susan

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  • The Secret Scripture

    Sebastian Barry

    The Secret Scripture by Sebastian Barry
     

    This novel is the story of Roseanne McNulty—the subject is the history of Ireland in the early part of this century.  The prose reads like a song—lilting and haunting.  Barry is a grand writer.  Highly recommended!

    ~Frayda

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  • Long, Last, Happy: New and Collected Stories

    Barry Hannah

    Long, Last, Happy: New and Selected Stories by Barry Hannah

    Barry Hannah wrote like a bat out of hell; this book is an appropriately blazing and glorious collection of his output. Imagine Hunter S. Thompson and William Faulkner sitting on a back porch, swigging from a jug of moonshine and trading turns on the typewriter and you have some idea of what’s in store for you here. Not for the faint of heart!

    ~Michael

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  • Nothing to Be Frightened Of

    Julian Barnes

    Nothing to Be Frightened Of by Julian Barnes

    What happens to us when we die?  Is thee a God?  Are we here for a reason, or is existence merely the random product of scientific coincidence?  Anyone who has ever asked themselves these overwhelming questions will find that they are in good company—Julian Barnes’ book is beautifully crafted, hilarious, erudite (Btu also deeply human) meditation on life an its inevitable consequence.  Whether or not this book gives you the answers to these questions, it will reassure you that, like it or not, we’re all in this together!

    ~Ariel

     

     

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