Fiction, Friendship
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Lily's Story
From the Congo by Charles Thomas
In the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC), inhuman conditions within its vast mining industry, and endemic corruption at the highest levels of government are hardly uncommon. But when native son, Jean Amani, rises to the role of minister of...
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Another Glass of Tea
by Katherine Ward
A captivating story of love, loss, family, and friendship from debut author Katherine Ward. Fiona, a teenager from Canada, embarks on the ultimate adventure — a year abroad in Turkey. Though leaving her loving family has her nerves on edge, she...
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Lost Cain
A Novel by T. Daniel Wright
CAIN MCALLISTER’S birth on the bank of the Mississippi River during an earthquake becomes a small-town story of infamy and forever changes the strong, troubled women who love the little boy. Though shunned and bullied throughout his childhood,...
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Friends
A Collection of Short Stories by Ross Williams
This book includes six short stories all unrelated to each other. One story is true while the others are based on a bare minimum of fact and are almost totally fictional. The themes range from kids on vacation to murder to assisted dying and...
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The Beckoning Sky
by Maryke Schouten
llse is healing from a failed marriage as a result of her mother’s betrayal. Ziltan is the sole caregiver to his abusive father. When he dies a secret is revealed which shatters Ziltan’s entire world. Through these two very different lives coming...
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The Reunion
by Raj Velamoor
The Reunion tells the story of six close friends from India. It begins in Hyderabad and chronicles their destinies from the 1960's as they navigate religious, cultural, political and caste differences in and around their families. After they...
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My Summer with Vi
by Susan Jonson
A deep friendship develops between a twelve year old girl and an elderly woman that will change both of their lives. Althea's thirst for a world bigger than her own, leads her to Violet who welcomes the opportunity to share her experiences, her...
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It's About Time
by Frances Schepp Ruh
Friendships last a lifetime in It’s About Time, and each begins and ends with stories—stories ranging from the daily struggles of child rearing and marital strife to an unresolved, forbidden love, and the loneliness of widowhood. It’s About Time...
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Changganli
by Jiwen
This story received Chinese National Best Network Novel Award for 2019. In the fictional Chinese city of Nandu, the ancient walls have enclosed the neighborhood of Changganli for 600 years. In the 1950s, as the citizens wanted to develop as fast...
