Torrie's 2009 List


Await Your Reply (Paperback)

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ISBN-13: 9780345476036
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Published: Ballantine Books, 6/2010

"Nothing else I read this year stuck with me more than Await Your Reply, which tells the stories of Miles, Lucy, and Ryan.  I kept waiting for the elements of these different characters to come together, and when they did, it was with a bang.  This is a book about identity and how it defines us.  Fascinating, thought-provoking, and unsettling-- I absolutely loved it." -Torrie

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ISBN-13: 9780812973990
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Published: Random House Trade Paperbacks, 6/2010
"It is August 1974, and a man is standing on a high wire strung between the two towers of the World Trade Center in New York City. This unique event serves as the point through which all the main characters intersect in one way or another. They range from a priest to heroin-addicted hookers to a Park Avenue wife who has lost her son in Vietnam. As in Await Your Reply, these seemingly independent stories end up overlapping. This is a captivating book from the very first page." -Torrie For more information about this title, click here.

The Missing (Paperback)

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ISBN-13: 9780307454683
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Published: Vintage, 3/2010
"Sam Simoneaux has just returned home to Louisiana after serving in World War I. When a young girl is kidnapped from the department store which he works, he takes a job on a showboat in order to try and find her. The Missing has a wonderfully atmospheric setting and interesting, compelling characters." -Torrie For more information about this title, click here.

The Children's Book (Paperback)

$16.95
ISBN-13: 9780307473066
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Published: Vintage, 8/2010
"This book is simply beautiful- writing, the setting, and the story." -Torrie For more information about this title, click here.

The Little Stranger (Paperback)

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ISBN-13: 9781594484469
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Published: Riverhead Trade, 5/2010
"Strange things keep happening at the rundown manor house of the Ayres family. When you pick up this book, you'll quickly become absorbed in the lives of the family members, and you'll be wondering what the truth is until the very end. The books of Sarah Waters never disappoint." -Torrie For more information about this title, click here.

The Magicians (Paperback)

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ISBN-13: 9780452296299
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Published: Plume, 6/2010
"On the surface, this book might be reminiscent of another popular tale starring a certain boy wizard. However, these characters are much less heroic and much more flawed, and the world of magic is not nearly as black and white. The Magicians is entertaining and engrossing." -Torrie For more information about this title, click here.

The Signal (Paperback)

$14.00
ISBN-13: 9780143117551
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Published: Penguin (Non-Classics), 5/2010
"Ron Carlson is a superb writer, and this book is no exception. Both suspenseful and moving, The Signal tells the story of a man and his ex-wife who take one last camping trip together." -Torrie For more information about this title, click here.

American Rust (Paperback)

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ISBN-13: 9780385527521
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Published: Spiegel & Grau, 1/2010
"American Rust paints a bleak portrait of life in a dying steel town. Though dark at times, the book is wonderfully written, and the characters stuck with me for a long time." -Torrie For more information about this title, click here.

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ISBN-13: 9780307455789
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Published: Vintage, 9/2010

The Maze Runner (Paperback)

$9.99
ISBN-13: 9780385737951
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Published: Ember, 9/2010