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New Relax & Read Books
November 19, 2007
Follow-up works by bestselling authors examine the ties and troubles of family.
Fiction
Songs Without Words by Ann Packer
Similar to her characters in The Dive From Clausen's Pier, Packer weaves this tale around a long, loving relationship that is tested by crisis.
The Almost Moon by Alice Sebold
Following up on The Lovely Bones, Sebold creates a bleak, depressing story about an overburdened woman who kills her mother only to discover the freedom this earns isn't a solution to her problems.
Bridge Of Sighs by Richard Russo
His first novel since the Pulitzer Prize winning Empire Falls, Russo chronicles a half century shared by three friends who grew up in the same small town.
Run by Ann Patchett
This is a 24 hour picture of a family and similar to her Bel Canto Patchett demonstrates how distinctively different people have so much in common.
Non-Fiction
Giving by Bill Clinton
If you've ever wondered how you, as just one person, can be an agent of change in the world, here is your answer.
Clapton: The Autobiography by Eric Clapton
From his wild days of the Yardbirds and Cream to the calm of his current lifestyle, this is a well-told history of life as a rock-n-roll superstar.
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