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Best Contemporary Womens Fiction: Six Novels includes works by some of the finest novelists of today.Almost by Elizabeth Benedictchronicles the attempt of writer Sophy Chase to come to terms with the death of her almost ex-husband -- who may have committed suicide on the New England resort island where she left him just months before.Those Who Save Us by Jenna Blumfollows Trudy, a professor of German history, as she investigates her mother's past and the truth surrounding her life in Germany during WWII.Combining a passionate, doomed love story, a vivid evocation of life during the war, and a poignant mother/daughter drama, Those Who Save Us is a profound exploration of what we endure to survive and the legacy of shame. The Hearts of Horses by Molly Gloss isa heartwarming, greatly satisfying story of a young woman with the rare talent of gentling wild horses and the unexpected and profound connections between people and animals.The Last Chinese Chef by Nicole Mones takes readers inside the hidden world of elite cuisine in modern China through the story of an American food writer in Beijing. When recently widowed Maggie McElroy is called to China to settle a claim against her late husbands estate, she is blindsided by the discovery that he may have led a double life.The Vanishing Act of Esme Lennox by Maggie OFarrellis agothic, intricate tale of family secrets, lost lives, and the freedom brought by truth that will haunt you long past its final page.The Magicians Assistant by Ann Patchett tells the story of a secretive magician's death that sets in motion his partner's journey of self-discovery.
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