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• Born a Crime

  Stories From a South African Childhood

  Noah, Trevor, 1984-

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  2/8/2019 (discussion date). Much of this title is set in South Africa, as author Trevor Noah discusses growing up in apartheid South Africa.

• And Then There Were None

  Christie, Agatha, 1890-1976

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  2/28/2019 (discussion date). Set on Soldier Island, an island off the Devon coast, south west of England and written by English author, Agatha Christie.

• A Piece of the World

  a Novel

  Kline, Christina Baker, 1964-

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  3/14/2019 (discussion date).. A historical fiction novel set in Maine telling the relationship between Christina and artist Andrew Wyeth.

• The Tsar of Love and Techno

  Stories

  Marra, Anthony

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  3/28/2019 (discussion date). Short stories taking place across Russia. Anthony Marra is an American author.

• Burial Rites

  a Novel

  Kent, Hannah, 1985-

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  4/11/2019 (discussion date). Set in 1830 in Iceland, this historical fiction novel tells about the last woman to be publicly executed in Iceland. Hannah Kent is an Australian author.

• Mr. Penumbra's 24-hour Bookstore

  Sloan, Robin, 1979-

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  4/25/2019 (discussion date). Set in modern-day San Francisco, CA, this somewhat fantastical novel was written by American author, Robin Sloan.

• Little Fires Everywhere

  Ng, Celeste

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  5/9/2019 (discussion date). Set in Shaker Heights, OH and written by American author, Celeste Ng, who was born in Pittsburge, but moved to Shaker Heights, OH when she was 10.

• An Irish Country Doctor

  Taylor, Patrick, 1941-

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  5/23/2019 (discussion date). Set in "Ballybucklebo," Ireland and written by Irish author and medical doctor, Patrick Taylor. Patrick Taylor was born and raised in Bangor, North Ireland.

• Where'd You Go, Bernadette

  a Novel

  Semple, Maria

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  6/6/2019 (discussion date). Set in both the Pacific Northwest and Antarctica, the novel was written by American novelist, Maria Semple.

• The Witch Elm

  French, Tana

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  6/20/2019 (discussion date). Set in an unnamed city in Ireland and written by American-Irish author, Tana French.

• The Mandibles

  a Family, 2029-2047

  Shriver, Lionel

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  7/10/2019 (discussion date). Set in America, this tale begins in the east and moves westward as the U.S. economy crumbles. It is written by American author, Lionel Shriver, who lives in the U.K.

• Fifty Things That Aren't My Fault

  Essays From the Grown-up Years

  Guisewite, Cathy

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  7/25/2019 (discussion date). This book didn't fall into the usual types of books The Afterthoughts Book Club reads, but was written by Cathy comic strip creator, Cathy Guisewite.

• The Island of Sea Women

  See, Lisa

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  8/8/2019 (discussion date). Set on the Korean island of Jeju, this novel follows the diving women of Korea. American author, Lisa See, has written about her grandfather, Fong See, who became the 100-year-old godfather of Los Angeles’s…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Darwin Affair

  a Novel

  Mason, Timothy, 1950-

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  8/22/2019 (discussion date). Taking place in the 1860s, the Darwin Affair is a gruesome historical thriller about a murder conspiracy fueled by the sensationalism of Darwin's On the Origin of Species.

• The Municipalists

  a Novel

  Fried, Seth

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  9/5/2019 (discussion date). A sci-fi futuristic read about an investigator who teams up with an AI to save the city of Metropolis.

• The Rust Maidens

  Kiste, Gwendolyn,

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  9/19/2019 (discussion date). Taking place in the suburbs of Cleveland in the 1980s, The Rust Maidens is a dark gothic/horror novel about the transformation of girls who are coming of age as the factories shut down in their town.

• A Green and Ancient Light

  Durbin, Frederic S., 1966-

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  10/3/2019 (discussion date). Taking place during WWII in Italy, a young boy and his grandmother find a bullet-ridden enemy plane downed in the forest nearby. Also in the forest are statues and magic. A magical and thrilling story our…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Dark Storm

  Harper, Karen (Karen S.)

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  10/17/2019 (discussion date). Claire's sister, Darcy, disappears from her work at the butterfly sanctuary, so Claire does what she does best and follows the clues.

• The Vanished Bride

  Ellis, Bella

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  10/31/2019 (discussion date). The Bronte Sisters follow up on clues about a missing woman and her two small children.

• The Warlow Experiment

  a Novel

  Nathan, Alix

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  11/21/2019 (discussion date). A historical fiction novel set in 1793 Wales about the isolation of a man and its disasterous results.