Patti's 2009 List


The Help (Paperback)

$16.00
ISBN-13: 9780425232200
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Published: Berkley Trade, 4/2011

"I read a lot of books this year and enjoyed many of them, but at the end of the year, this is the one I continue to recommend and recall with pure joy." -Patti

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The Children's Book (Paperback)

$16.95
ISBN-13: 9780307473066
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Published: Vintage, 8/2010
"Byatt is not for everyone, but if you liked Possession, I think it's safe to say you will love this new novel-- it is satisfying on so many levels." - Patti

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$15.00
ISBN-13: 9781439169018
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Published: Scribner, 6/2010
"Highgate Cemetery in London; two sets of twins; ghosts and crows. They all work to create an atmospheric, slightly creepy and compelling story." -Patti

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Await Your Reply (Paperback)

$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780345476036
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Published: Ballantine Books, 6/2010
"It is almost impossible to describe this novel in a succinct way without giving the plot twist away. Thoughtful, compelling and extraordinarily well written." -Patti

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$15.95
ISBN-13: 9780307279187
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Published: Vintage, 4/2010
"Though I'm not a runner, I' found this book not only impossible to put down, but inspirational and even informational." -Patti

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$16.00
ISBN-13: 9780143118237
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Published: Penguin (Non-Classics), 10/2010
"Reading Mortenson's follow-up to Three Cups of Tea felt like I was sitting down with an old friend in my living room. We're lucky to have men such as him in our world." -Patti

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After You've Gone (Paperback)

$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780802144553
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Published: Grove Press, 12/2009
"This is a remarkable book-- not just for the beautiful and captivating writing; not just for the memorable characters I grew to know and care for; and not just for the weaving storyline which kept me pulling at the threads as thought I were worrying a tatty sweater. This is a remarkable book because of all that and the surprise that awaited me at the end." -Patti

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$13.99
ISBN-13: 9780446194228
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Published: Grand Central Publishing, 1/2010
"Fate did not deal fairly with Truly, but this oversized character was also given a big heart and the wit to not only survive, but by the end of the book, flourish." -Patti

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The Missing (Paperback)

$15.00
ISBN-13: 9780307454683
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Published: Vintage, 3/2010
"A child has gone missing in post WWI Louisiana, and Gautreaux recreates the muggy steamboat era as the atmospheric background for this haunting story." -Patti

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The Magicians (Paperback)

$16.00
ISBN-13: 9780452296299
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Published: Plume, 6/2010
"A satisfying Harry Potter fix for a recovering wizardless addict." -Patti

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