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We Are All Completely Beside Ourselves by Karen Joy Fowler

Mercy SaisLiterary FictionChildhood trauma -- fictionanimal experimentation -- fictionLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogAs children, Rosemary Cooke, her brother Lowell, and sister Fern are so excited by...

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Life after Life by Kate Atkinson

Mercy SaisHistorical FictionLiterary FictionWorld War II -- fictionGreat Britain -- fictionPhilosophy -- fictionreincarnation -- fictionLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogI love a book with an inventive...

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Baby Crochet by Sandy Powers

Mercy SaisCrafts & HobbiesBabiesCrochetingLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogI could not resist the cover shot of the sleepy baby wearing the hat with shamrocks hanging on each side. It is just too...

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Tilda’s Fairy Tale Wonderland by Tone Finnanger

Mercy SaisCrafts & HobbiesCrafts. sewingpaper craftsLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogFor me, the sign of a good craft designer is a distinctive style. Norwegian designer Tone Finnanger started her...

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The Humans by Matt Haig

Mercy SaisHumor/SatireScience FictionHumorous fictionAliens -- fictionLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogSometimes it takes an alien to tell us humans how to live.The Vonnadorians are advanced beings who...

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The Lost Sisterhood by Anne Fortier

Mercy SaisFantasyHistorical FictionMystery & ThrillersRomanceArchaeology -- fictionGreek mythology -- fictionStrong womenAmazons -- fictionLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogIn The Lost Sisterhood,...

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Prayers for the Stolen by Jennifer Clement

Mercy SaisLiterary FictionSingle women -- fictionDrug Dealers -- fictionMexico -- fictionLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogJennifer Clement’s Prayers for the Stolen is a fractured fairy tale. The...

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Cure for the Common Breakup by Beth Kendrick

Mercy SaisRomanceRomanceLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogFlight attendant Summer Benson heads to Black Dog Bay, Delaware, to recover from two disastrous events in her life: a terrifying airplane...

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History of the Rain by Niall Williams

Mercy SaisLiterary FictionIreland -- fictionfamilies -- fictionLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogIt rains in a lot in Ireland, so its people’s stories are steeped in water. In History of the Rain, the...

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Patchwork Loves Embroidery by Gail Pan

Mercy SaisCrafts & HobbiesQuiltsCraftsEmbroideryPatchworkLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogIn Patchwork Loves Embroidery, Australian designer Gail Pan enjoys putting thread to fabric, and these 15...

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Broadchurch

Mercy SaisMystery & ThrillersDetectivesBBCTelevision ShowsLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogBecause I got so caught up in the British Broadchurch mini-series, I binge-watched all eight episodes and...

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Barbie All Dolled Up: Celebrating 50 Years of Barbie by Jennie D’Amato

Mercy SaisCrafts & HobbiesdollsPop CultureLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogReading Room BlogFull of fun facts and ephemera such as a fan club card, Barbie All Dolled Up celebrates the iconic doll’s...

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Station Eleven by Emily St. John Mandel

Mercy SaisPost-apocalypticLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogIn Station Eleven, Emily St. John Mandel creates a literary post-apocalyptic novel with a gentle touch.

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The Precious One by Marisa de los Santos

Mercy SaisLiterary FictionRomancedysfunctional families -- fictionLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogReading Room BlogEustacia “Taisy” Cleary loves like a tiger and a hurricane in The Precious One. Years...

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Dog Crazy by Meg Donohue

Mercy SaisRomancedogs -- fictiondeath of a pet -- fictionLibraryPoint BlogShelf Life BlogReading Room BlogYou will find wisdom and comfort in this sweet, funny, and smart story. Counselor Maggie...

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Speak by Louisa Hall

Mercy SaisScience Fictionartificial intelligence -- fictionneuroethics -- fictionShelf Life BlogReading Room BlogI have a challenge for readers of Speak, by Louisa Hall. Read the first chapter and...

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Literary Road Trips

Mercy SaisHumor/SatireLiterary Fiction1960s -- fictionFriendship -- fictionLibraryPoint BlogReading Room BlogThere’s the car, the landscape, the people in the car, and the baggage, both real and...

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My Brilliant Friend: Childhood, Adolescence by Elena Ferrante

Mercy SaisHistorical FictionLiterary Fiction1950s -- fictionFemale friendship -- fictionItaly -- fictionComing of Age -- fictionShelf Life BlogReading Room BlogI started listing adjectives to describe...

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The Flood Girls by Richard Fifield

Mercy SaisHumor/Satiresmall towns -- fictiondysfunctional families -- fictionShelf Life BlogReading Room BlogSmall Southern towns have their share of eccentric characters, but they have nothing on...

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The Madwoman Upstairs by Catherine Lowell

Mercy SaisLiterary FictionGothic novelsOxford -- fictionBronte sisters -- fictionEngland -- fictionShelf Life BlogReading Room BlogWhat teenage girl has not sighed over the plight of Jane Eyre and the...

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