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Book Recommendations for General Fiction + 1920s & '30s

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  • The Flower Sisters
    Michelle Collins Anderson
    Paperback: 04/23/2024
     
    From the new Fannie Flagg of the Ozarks, a richly-woven story of family, forgiveness, and reinvention for ...
  • Tenderness
    Alison MacLeod
    Paperback: 08/04/2022
     
    For readers of A Gentleman in Moscow and Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald, an ambitious, spellbinding historical...
  • The Nesting Dolls
    Alina Adams
    Paperback: 07/06/2021
     
    Spanning nearly a century, from 1930s Siberia to contemporary Brighton Beach, a page-turning, epic family saga...
  • The Flamenco Academy
    Sarah Bird
    Paperback: 10/16/2007
     
    While at school, Rae befriends the high school bad girl and a young flamenco guitarist. When they reach ...

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