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1 week ago | 
keysweekly.com | Karen Newfield
Broken CountryBy Clare Leslie Hall Beth lives in a small, charming village in the English countryside. As a teen during the 1950s, when most of her peers dreamed of marriage […]
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Dec 18, 2024 | 
keysweekly.com | Karen Newfield
Christmas in Bethel By Richard Paul EvansBeth Stilton has truly hit rock bottom. Life started off in a bad place with bad people and it only got worse. Over and over she tried to escape the abuse but never found her happy ending. When she finally gave up, Beth, a lifelong reader, discovered a novel by J.D. Harper. It saved her life, literally. This author, whose books she devoured, helped her survive.
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Nov 25, 2024 | 
keysweekly.com | Karen Newfield |Ina Garten |Lizzy Dent |Ruth Reichl
Be Ready When the Luck HappensBy Ina GartenWorking in the White House may sound glamorous, but Ina Garten’s heart was most definitely in the kitchen. Counting the minutes to escape her unpleasant childhood, Ina met and married Jeffrey while he attended Dartmouth. The young couple landed in D.C., but accounting work never satisfied her appetite. While Jeffrey’s career soared, Ina was happily arranging small dinner parties in her spare time.
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
newsbreak.com | Karen Newfield
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Jul 22, 2024 | 
keysweekly.com | Karen Newfield |Andrew Graff |Karen Outen |Leslie Mass
In Beauty May She WalkBy Leslie MassTurning 60 was a pivotal time in Leslie’s life. A college professor and part of a large family, she had always dreamed of hiking the Appalachian Trail from Georgia to Maine, but never felt she had the time or resources to do it. Finally, she was going to make that dream a reality. Having done years of research, her detailed preparation was in place, and she was ready. Leslie accomplished what they call a flip-flop hike.
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Jul 3, 2024 | 
keysweekly.com | Karen Newfield |Amy Harmon |Simone Gorrindo |Wendy Stanley
A Girl Called SamsonBy Amy HarmonDuring the American Revolution, women were rarely seen and never heard. They couldn’t attend school, own land or dream of being soldiers. When Deborah’s father abandoned her family, her mother had no choice but to send the children out as indentured servants. In a way, she was lucky; Deborah was taught to read and write. She was also bestowed upon the kind Thomas family with 10 little boys who taught her to be fearless and competitive.
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Jun 26, 2024 | 
keysweekly.com | Karen Newfield |Catherine Mack |Renée Carlino
Every Time I Go on Vacation Someone DiesBy Catherine MackEleanor Dash is on her Italian book tour. She has just completed a series of bestsellers, and her fans cannot get enough of these vacation mysteries and the handsome detective featured within. The problem is, Connor Smith is real. He is the con man she met a decade ago when she was young, naive and thought she was in love. Connor embroils Eleanor in a complicated whodunit involving a bank heist.
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Jun 11, 2024 | 
keysweekly.com | Karen Newfield |Andrew McCarthy |Anthony Doerr |Luke Russert
Walking with SamBy Andrew McCarthyAs a young man, actor Andrew McCarthy completed an extraordinary adventure: the 500-mile trek across Spain’s Camino de Santiago. This legendary pilgrimage, rich in medieval history, leads travelers to a cathedral in the Galicia region of northwest Spain. From the moment Andrew’s son was born, he dreamed they could accomplish this journey together. At 19, Sam was finally ready. Stick in hand, the father-son duo set out on the quiet, arduous task of walking.
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Apr 29, 2024 | 
keysweekly.com | Karen Newfield |Mohsin Hamid |Heather Webb |Elizabeth Gutierrez
Exit WestBy Mohsin HamidSaeed and Nadia meet at the onset of civil war. Saeed notices Nadia in class one evening and invites her for coffee. She wears a floor-length black robe, so Saeed is shocked when this independent woman accepts and drives away on her scooter. As their friendship blossoms, they become obsessed with the hidden doors that are rumored to exist throughout the city. When it is too dangerous to stay – food, electric and phone service are long gone – the couple searches for the door.
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Mar 18, 2024 | 
keysweekly.com | Karen Newfield |Caroline O’Donoghue |Liz Nugent |John Boyne
The Rachel IncidentBy Caroline O’DonoghueIn Cork City, Ireland in the 2010s, Rachel is completing her senior year of English literature at the local college. The economy is struggling terribly and so are her parents. Her middle class father, a dentist, is devastated that he cannot pay the fees for Rachel’s schooling. She is smart, hardworking and figures out a way to make ends meet by getting a job.
