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Chartwell Book Chat
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The dying detective : a mystery by Leif G. W Persson After suffering a stroke that reveals additional health problems, Swedish homicide detective Lars Martin Johansson launches an investigation into a cold case murder from his hospital bed with the help of a rebellious young woman.
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The silence beyond by Michael King The late Michael King was one of New Zealand's most respected and popular historians. The author of the bestselling The Penguin History of New Zealand and many significant works otherwise, he was a writer of remarkable skill, sensitivity and importance. The Silence Beyond is a wide-ranging and often personal collection of King's writings, many unpublished before. Edited and introduced by his daughter, Rachael King, The Silence Beyond is a timely and fitting tribute to one of New Zealand's greatest modern thinkers.
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A poisoned mind : a Trish Maguire mystery by Natasha Cooper Barrister Trish Maguire is faced with a possible career-altering choice when her boss's terrible accident leaves her in charge of defending the corrupt World Waste Management company, a decision that is further complicated when her younger brother inadvertently becomes involved in the stabbing of a much-loved family friend.
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The White Pearl by Kate Furnivall Attempting to escape Malaya after the Japanese invade in 1941, Connie Hadley sets sail towards Singapore and rescues a Japanese fighter pilot who crashed into the sea.
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The endless beach by Jenny Colgan A London woman leaves her dull career in the city to open a café on the remote Scottish island of Mure, and begins a relationship with her former boss, who has followed her there.
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The stars are fire by Anita Shreve When her volunteer firefighter husband goes missing during Maine's Great Fires of 1947, a pregnant Grace Holland finds her life irrevocably changed and is forced to face an uncertain future in a town that no longer exists.
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Becoming by Michelle Obama An intimate memoir by the former First Lady chronicles the experiences that have shaped her remarkable life, from her childhood on the South Side of Chicago through her setbacks and achievements in the White House.
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No one ever asked by Katie Ganshert When an impoverished school district loses its accreditation and the affluent community of Crystal Ridge has no choice but to open their school doors, the lives of three very different women converge: Camille Gray--the wife of an executive, mother of three, long-standing PTA chairwoman and champion fundraiser--faced with a shocking discovery that threatens to tear her picture-perfect world apart at the seams. Jen Covington, the career nurse whose long, painful journey to motherhood finally resulted in adoption but she is struggling with a happily-ever-after so much harder than she anticipated. Twenty-two-year-old Anaya Jones--the first woman in her family to graduate college and a brand new teacher at Crystal Ridge's top elementary school, unprepared for the powder-kegsituation she's stepped into. Tensions rise within and without, culminating in an unforeseen event that impacts them all. This story explores the implicit biases impacting American society, and asks the ultimate question: What does it mean to be human? Why are we so quick to put labels on each other and categorize people as "this" or "that", when such complexity exists in each person?
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