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A Great Deliverance

Why is it a pick?

Love an adult murder mystery? So does the author. In this first novel she introduces you to Scotland Yard detectives that you’ll definitely be intrigued with. George immerses you in the English countryside and the characters who live there as you read this gripping “who done it”.

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Adult Fiction

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Robin

In A Single Bound

Why is it a pick?

Need a true story to inspire you? Try the memoir of a one-legged girl whose emotionally struggling family raised her as whole, and how she overcame their dysfunction along with the challenges of the rest of the world. Sarah is the first female amputee to complete the Hawaii Ironman World Triathlon. And you may have seen her scale the Great Wall of China on television’s “The Amazing Race”!

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Adult Non-fiction

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Robin

Pirate Latitudes

Why is it a pick?

Enjoy historical fiction? With adventure, betrayal, treasure, suspense, atmosphere, and of course - swashbuckling pirates mixed in? This is a fun, quick, and interesting read; you may have to shut your eyes during parts of it!

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Adult Fiction

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Robin

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

Why is it a pick?

This is an irresistible read that will make you smile – it’s a love story that relates what life was like for the local Brits on an island in the English channel that was occupied by the Germans during WWII, and how they have carried on since.

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Adult Fiction

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Robin

Year of Wonders: A Novel of the Plague

Why is it a pick?

I couldn't put down this tale of courage and survival in an actual village that voluntarily quarantined itself during the Bubonic Plague of Great Britain during the 1600's.

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Adult Fiction

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Robin