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On the eve of her daughter Alia’s wedding, Salma reads the future of the attractive, impulsive girl in a cup of coffee dregs, as is the Arab custom. She does not disclose what she sees: an unsettled life, travel, some love, some luck. We travel with Alia and four generations of her family, uprooted by conflict in the Middle East, as they scatter to Lebanon, Paris, and Boston to determine where and what home is. The novel explores the everyday life of an educated Palestinian family against a backdrop of politics—sometimes forgotten, sometimes impossible to forget. Ru Freeman, a 2016 LWTA author, calls this lyrical novel “piercingly elegant . . . [showing] how we carry our origins in our hearts wherever we may roam . . . a book with the power to both break and mend your heart.”

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For Linnett, owner of an eastern Pennsylvania bed and breakfast, life has become complicated of late. A disruption to the peace and quiet of the beautiful area threatens her business, creates a media frenzy, and begins to unearth family secrets that, long buried, resurge between Linnett and her estranged sister. A murder. A stranger drawn to the small town trying to solve a family mystery of his own. Follow the sisters, those they love, local residents, and the stranger in this suspenseful novel that has been called “beautiful, heartbreaking and affecting,” “a powerful read.”

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We meet Alice Pearse, a bright, compulsively honest, utterly charming, longing-to-have-it-all heroine for our modern times. When her husband makes a radical career and identity shift, Alice seeks a full-time position—even a dream job—that will enable her to bring the joy of reading to others. We follow Alice in this witty, heartfelt—almost Austenesque—social comedy as she navigates that dream career in a “with it” industry, while addressing multiple responsibilities and discovering her true desires.  Come along with Alice in what has been called “an instant classic,” “a buoyant, engaging novel.”