Fiction

Shark Skin Suite Tim Dorsey

SHARK SKIN SUITE sees Serge going swimming with the sharks (the lawerly kind) and bumps into an old flame.  Serge saves the damsel in distress.

 

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Tiger Shrimp Tango Tim Dorsey

TIGER SHRIMP TANGO  finds Serge and his sidekick Coleman on a mission to rid their beloved state of Florida of internet scammers. Unfortunately, Serge meets up with an old nemesis, who happens to be an assassin, and the plot appears deadly.  

 

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Gone So Long Andre Dubus III

GONE SO LONG features a father, estranged from his daughter after a violent outburst when she was a child, who is compelled to reconnect with her after decades, despite her continuing struggles to deal with his actions and his absence. 

 

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Manhattan Beach Jennifer Egan

MANHATTAN BEACH was one of the most anticipated books of the season. This dark story is set during World War Two when a woman's life was structured, and the protagonist becomes the only female diver at the Brooklyn Naval Yard. She also has her own ideas about sexual appetites, and becomes involved with a mob boss who...

Eating the Cheshire Cat Helen Ellis

EATING THE CHESHIRE CAT has become a low-key Southern classic since its publication twenty years ago. Featuring an ensemble of striving young women and their overbearing mothers driving them to success in life and on campus at the sororities of the University of Alabama, the hijinks and mishaps that result from their...

Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage Helen Ellis

KISS ME IN THE CORAL LOUNGE is special collection of essays about marriage - wonderfully clever and funny, romantic, sexy, raucous, touchin - you know - just like yours. An entertaining read and an absolutely perfect wedding and/or anniversary gift.

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Future Home of the Living God Louise Erdrich

FUTURE HOME OF THE LIVING GOD takes place in a dystopian version of the near future, where the process of evolution has irrevocably begun to work backwards across all species, with piling reports of women giving birth to primitive species of humans. An adopted woman who is four months pregnant seeks out her birth...

The Mighty Red Louise Erdrich

THE MIGHTY RED from the mighty pen of the winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize is a major literary event. It is about men and women, flawed and decent, lonely and hopeful, who dream, grow up, fall in love, struggle, endure tragedy and carry bitter secrets.

 

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Fresh Complaint Jeffrey Eugenides

FRESH COMPLAINT is Jeffrey Eugenides at his best with a brilliant collection of stories containing subjects as varied as immigrants, reproductive antics and embezzlers. Each is a stand-alone and prove the author's ability to reach and entertain.

 

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The Secret Garden David Fabricant

THE SECRET GARDEN by Frances Hodgson Burnett is one of the most beloved children's classics of all time. This beautiful edition features the illustrations of Charles Robinson.                    

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