Category: Contemporary Fiction
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Portrait of a Thief
Five Chinese American college students try to steal priceless works of art from major museums in order to return them to the homeland from which they were pillaged.
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The Sign for Home
When Arlo Dilly, a sheltered young DeafBlind man, decides to take a writing course at the local community college, he hires a new tactile ASL interpreter who exposes him to much more than English.
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When I Ran Away
An unforgettable first novel about love – for our partners, our children, our mothers, and ourselves – pushed to its outer limits.
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The Santa Suit
Ivy Perkins buys an old farmhouse sight unseen after her divorce. Upon arriving at her new home, she discovers that the last family left all of their things, including a Santa suit complete with a Dear Santa letter in the pocket. Ivy takes it upon herself to figure out the mystery behind the letter as…
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At the Edge of the Haight
Maddy Donaldo, homeless at twenty, has made a family of sorts in the dangerous spaces of San Francisco’s Golden Gate Park. It’s the only home she has. When she unwittingly witnesses the murder of a young homeless boy and is seen by the perpetrator, her relatively stable life is upended. Suddenly, everyone from the police…
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After Perfect
Gabby is getting a divorce after 20 years of being a housewife and having the perfect life with her childhood best friend. Single at 36 and without a plan, Gabby enrolls in a MFA program where she meets her hunky, mysterious professor Colt. Is Gabby destined for another heartbreak or will her connection with Colt…
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Everyone in This Room Will Someday Be Dead
Gilda, a 20-something, atheist, lesbian, cannot stop ruminating about death. Gilda stumbles into an interview for a receptionist job at a Catholic church and becomes obsessed with her predecessor’s mysterious death.
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We Are the Brennans
Explores the staying power of shame―and the redemptive power of love―in an Irish Catholic family torn apart by secrets.
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Girls with Bright Futures
Three moms. Three daughters. Each with a dream to attend Stanford. With one spot left at Stanford from their elusive private school, these moms do whatever it takes for their daughters to be the chosen ones. But how far will they go to ensure their daughter is admitted?
