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DOES THIS CHURCH MAKE ME LOOK FAT? by Rhoda Janzen

November 15, 2012

CHARMING, OPEN-HEARTED MEMOIR of a writer’s new marriage, religious reawakening, and breast cancer experience.

Grade: SOLID B

DOES THIS CHURCH MAKE ME LOOK FAT? A MENNONITE FINDS FAITH, MEETS MR. RIGHT, AND SOLVES HER LADY PROBLEMS
Grand Central
2012

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THE UNFAITHFUL QUEEN, by Carolly Erickson

November 8, 2012

BACK TO THE TUDORS with Carolly Erickson for a lively novel about Catherine Howard, the 5th Mrs. Henry VIII.

Grade: SOLID B

THE UNFAITHFUL QUEEN: A NOVEL OF HENRY VIII'S FIFTH WIFE
St. Martin's
2012

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A SMALL HILL TO DIE ON, by Elizabeth J. Duncan

November 7, 2012

A SURPRISING DEATH in a North Wales town is investigated by a manicurist sleuth. Interesting cozy, setting.

Grade: SOLID B

A SMALL HILL TO DIE ON: A PENNY BRANNIGAN MYSTERY
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2012

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BOLETO, by Alyson Hagy

November 5, 2012

THE DEEP BOND BETWEEN humans and horses, and the beauty of Wyoming’s open spaces, both captured eloquently.

Grade: SOLID B

BOLETO
Graywolf Press
2012

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ABDICATION, by Juliet Nicolson

November 4, 2012

GRANDLY SPRAWLING HISTORICAL novel follows the abdication of Edward VIII from both “upstairs” and “downstairs”.

Grade: SOLID B

ABDICATION
Atria
2012

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THE INCENSE GAME, by Laura Joh Rowland

November 3, 2012

MURDER AND COURT INTRIGUE play out against a vivid backdrop of feudal Japan; well-crafted historical whodunit.

Grade: SOLID B

THE INCENSE GAME: A NOVEL OF FEUDAL JAPAN
St. Martin's/Minotaur
2012

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OUR LADY OF ALICE BHATTI, by Mohammed Hanif

November 1, 2012

THE HARDSCRABBLE WORLD of Pakistan’s “untouchable” Christians is the setting for this vividly imagined novel.

Grade: SOLID B

OUR LADY OF ALICE BHATTI
Knopf Doubleday
2012

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THE CALIPH’S SPLENDOR, by Benson Bobrick

October 31, 2012

THE “GOLDEN AGE” 8th-century Islamic empire of Harun al-Rashid, and its impact on today’s world. Enlightening!

Grade: SOLID B

THE CALIPH'S SPLENDOR: ISLAM AND THE WEST IN THE GOLDEN AGE OF BAGHDAD
Simon and Schuster
2012

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NO WAY TO KILL A LADY, by Nancy Martin

October 30, 2012

THE MADCAP BLACKBIRD SISTERS solve their eighth mystery! It’s a doozy: dead greataunt, looted mansion, and all.

Grade: SOLID B

NO WAY TO KILL A LADY: A BLACKBIRD SISTERS MYSTERY
Penguin
2012

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ANGELMAKER, by Nick Harkaway

October 28, 2012

A CLOCKMAKER STUMBLES upon a mysterious device and is pursued by shadowy forces in this wild, quirky thriller.

Grade: SOLID B

ANGELMAKER
Knopf Doubleday
2012

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