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Uncle ramsey little book of demons5/21/2023 "A twisty, immersive whodunit perfect for fans of Donna Tartt's The Secret History." -People "Spellbinding." -The New York Times Book Review " irresistible literary page-turner." -The Boston Globe Named a Most Anticipated Book of 2023 by TIME, NPR, USA Today, Elle, Newsweek, Salon, Bustle, AARP, The Millions, Good Housekeeping, and more The riveting new novel - "part true-crime page-turner, part campus coming-of-age" (San Francisco Chronicle) - from the author of the Pulitzer Prize and National Book Award finalist The Great Believers A successful film professor and podcaster, Bodie Kane is content to forget her past-the family tragedy that marred her adolescence, her four largely miserable years at a New Hampshire boarding school, and the murder of her former roommate, Thalia Keith, in the spring of their senior year. With their stories colliding in the most unexpected of ways, Ruby and Eleanor will both make decisions that shape the trajectory of their lives. But having a baby-and fitting in-is easier said than done. Eleanor hopes that a baby will make her finally feel at home in William's family and grant her the life she's been searching for. But William hails from one of DC's elite wealthy Black families, and his parents don't let just anyone into their fold. When she meets the handsome William Pride at Howard University, they fall madly in love. Eleanor Quarles arrives in Washington, DC, with ambition and secrets. But a taboo love affair threatens to pull her back down into the poverty and desperation that has been passed on to her like a birthright. 1950s Philadelphia: fifteen-year-old Ruby Pearsall is on track to becoming the first in her family to attend college, in spite of having a mother more interested in keeping a man than raising a daughter. I was completely surprised by the ending of this beautifully told and written book." -Reese Witherspoon "A triumph of historical fiction" (The Washington Post) set in 1950s Philadelphia and Washington, DC, that explores what it means to be a woman and a mother, and how much one is willing to sacrifice to achieve her greatest goal. REESE'S FEBRUARY 2023 BOOK CLUB PICK AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER "Amazing.These two women's lives intersect in the most wonderful and unlikely of ways. This stunning debut explores what it means to lead your life as if it were a river-gathering and flowing, finding a way forward even when a river is dammed. Inspired by true events surrounding the destruction of the town of Iola in the 1960s, Go as a River is a story of deeply held love in the face of hardship and loss, but also of finding courage, resilience, friendship, and, finally, home-where least expected. As the seasons change, she also charts the changes in herself, finding in the beautiful but harsh landscape the meaning and strength to move forward and rebuild all that she has lost, even as the Gunnison River threatens to submerge her homeland-its ranches, farms, and the beloved peach orchard that has been in her family for generations. When tragedy strikes, Victoria leaves the only life she has ever known. She flees into the surrounding mountains where she struggles to survive in the wilderness with no clear notion of what her future will bring. Victoria encounters Wil by chance on a street corner, a meeting that profoundly alters both of their young lives, unknowingly igniting as much passion as danger. Wilson Moon is a young drifter with a mysterious past, displaced from his tribal land and determined to live as he chooses. Set amid Colorado's wild beauty, a heartbreaking coming-of-age story of a resilient young woman whose life is changed forever by one chance encounter. A tragic and uplifting novel of love and loss, family and survival-and hope-for readers of Great Circle, The Four Winds, and Where the Crawdads Sing "Shelley Read's lyrical voice is a force of nature. Completely unforgettable." -Bonnie Garmus, author of Lessons in Chemistry "A splendid American Gothic tale of a young woman broken by circumstances who must find a way to forgive before she can love."-Adriana Trigiani, author of The Good Left Undone Seventeen-year-old Victoria Nash runs the household on her family's peach farm in the small ranch town of Iola, Colorado-the sole surviving female in a family of troubled men.
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