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recommended reading for ages 18 +
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A Distant Prospect
Annette Young | 2012
written for ages 18 + | recommended
Historical Fiction, Friendship, Romance, Family, Music, Art, Culture...
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The Dante Club
Matthew Pearl | 2006
written for ages 18 + | highly recommended
...without a doubt, the most clever novel I have read in a year.
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Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
Jamie Ford | 2009
written for ages 18 + | recommended
A lyrical portrait of friendship and young love set in World War II among Chinese and Japanese Americans which shows surprising depth from new author Jamie Ford.
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The Last Dickens
Matthew Pearl | 2009
written for ages 18 + | recommended
An intriguing story around Dickens’ final and only half-finished novel, The Mystery of Edwin Drood.
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44 Scotland Street
Alexander McCall Smith | 2005
written for ages 18 + | recommended
A witty novel chronicling the lives of the residents of 44 Scotland Street in Edinburgh.
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Fair Stood the Wind for France
H.E. Bates | 2010
written for ages 18 + | recommended
A young soldier crash lands in wartime Occupied France and falls in love.
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