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<title><![CDATA[Love, Loss and the Whole Damn Thing]]></title>

<description><![CDATA[The Indie Next List, drawn from bookseller-recommended favorite handsells, epitomizes the heart and soul of passionate bookselling. Independent booksellers are and have always been discoverers of the next big thing, the next great read, the next bestseller, and the next undiscovered gem.]]></description>

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<title><![CDATA[Shelter Me: A Novel]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780061673399</link>
<description><![CDATA["Janie LaMarche has been recently widowed by a preventable accident. She is left with two young children and a lot of grief and anger, but also with the kind of family we all would hope for. As we read, her grief is palpable, her frustration with people and their clumsy attempts at sympathy understandable. This is a novel with wonderful book group discussion potential." -- Patricia Worth, River Reader LLC, Lexington, MO]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[Shelter Me: A Novel]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Juliette Fay]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Avon]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780061673399]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[Janie LaMarche has been recently widowed by a preventable accident. She is left with two young children and a lot of grief and anger, but also with the kind of family we all would hope for. As we read, her grief is palpable, her frustration with people and their clumsy attempts at sympathy understandable. This is a novel with wonderful book group discussion potential.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Patricia Worth, River Reader LLC, Lexington, MO]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[95]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:relation><![CDATA[9780061781599]]></dc:relation>
<dc:date>2009-01-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The French Gardener: A Novel]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9781416543749</link>
<description><![CDATA["The French Gardener is one of the best books I've read in a long time. This story of love and family made me cry, made me laugh, and, most of all, made me think. We all need reminders to notice the beauty of nature surrounding us and to slow down enough to enjoy the true simplicity of life." -- Tresa Mott, The Next Chapter, Knoxville, IA]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The French Gardener: A Novel]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Santa Montefiore]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Touchstone]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9781416543749]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[The French Gardener is one of the best books I've read in a long time. This story of love and family made me cry, made me laugh, and, most of all, made me think. We all need reminders to notice the beauty of nature surrounding us and to slow down enough to enjoy the true simplicity of life.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Tresa Mott, The Next Chapter, Knoxville, IA]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[95]]></bsbl:rank>
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<dc:relation><![CDATA[9781416987154]]></dc:relation>
<dc:date>2009-06-01T00:00:00-04:00</dc:date>
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<title><![CDATA[The Story of a Marriage: A Novel]]></title>
<link>http://www.indiebound.org/book/9780312428280</link>
<description><![CDATA["A daring story of three unpredictable characters navigating the treacherous waters of class and race issues, of forbidden love, and of patriotism in the years right after WWII, The Story of a Marriage offers an imaginative, moving and wholly satisfying tribute to the real complexities of the human heart." -- Marie du Vaure, Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena, CA]]></description>
<dc:title><![CDATA[The Story of a Marriage: A Novel]]></dc:title>
<dc:creator><![CDATA[Andrew Sean Greer]]></dc:creator>
<dc:publisher><![CDATA[Picador]]></dc:publisher>
<dc:identifier><![CDATA[9780312428280]]></dc:identifier>
<dc:description><![CDATA[A daring story of three unpredictable characters navigating the treacherous waters of class and race issues, of forbidden love, and of patriotism in the years right after WWII, The Story of a Marriage offers an imaginative, moving and wholly satisfying tribute to the real complexities of the human heart.]]></dc:description>
<dc:contributor><![CDATA[Marie du Vaure, Vroman's Bookstore, Pasadena, CA]]></dc:contributor>
<bsbl:rank><![CDATA[95]]></bsbl:rank>
<dc:format><![CDATA[Paperback]]></dc:format>
<dc:relation><![CDATA[9781429945172]]></dc:relation>
<dc:date>2009-03-01T00:00:00-05:00</dc:date>
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