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The Invention of Wings by Sue Monk Kidd Digest & Review. With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • A digest of the The Invention of Wings • Content for your book club or other group event. • Stories beyond the digest and tidbits you may not know • The book's impact and its important to read • And more!
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A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman Digest & Review. Ove is a lonely soul with nothing left to live for. He has lost his wife and child to a horrific accident that leaves him crippled mentally. What ends up happening in A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman is nothing less than magic. A grumpy, bitter man who believes it is him against the word warms our hearts and invites us in. The plot is predictable, but the reader will be surprised to fall in love...
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The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion by Fannie Flagg Digest & Review. The All-Girl Filling Station's Last Reunion is a novel about two women who are forced to step back, take a look at their lives, and ultimately question who they are and what they are doing. Sookie Crackenberry has grown up with an overbearing and challenging mother, Lenore Simmons Crackenberry. Then one day, Sookie accidentally stumbles upon a scandalous family secret that...
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The Heist by Daniel Silva Digest & Review. The Heist is a thriller novel authored by Daniel Silva in his famous Gabriel Allon series. In this book, the superspy Gabriel Allon takes a break from his work of restoring a painting in Venice to investigate the torture and killing of a former British ambassador and businessman, Jack Bradshaw. The murder is associated with stolen art, a masterpiece by Caravaggio that has been missing for many decades. Gabriel...
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Everything I Never Told You by Celeste Ng Digest & Review Everything I Never Told You, the debut novel by Celeste Ng, is about a Chinese American family living in small-town Ohio during the 1970s. The book begins when the Lee's middle child, Lydia goes missing and is found dead in a local lake. The entire family is torn apart by this news, as Lydia was her parents' favorite child. The death of Lydia drives everyone apart in their search for answers...
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The Hot Zone by Richard Preston Digest & ReviewThe Hot Zone is a novel written by Richard Preston that is based on the outbreak of the Ebola virus in the 1980s. It happened at a medical research facility that housed monkeys in Reston, Virginia. Author Richard Preston also writes about and recounts other viral outbreaks that have happened, specifically those that plagued Africa. It is packed with scientific and medical drama, and it is made all the...
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Big Little Lies by Liane Moriarty Digest & Review Celeste, Jane, and Madeline believed they were ready for kindergarten orientation until their worlds were turned upside down. Yelling and screaming children were the least of their worries when a dead body showed up at orientation. The novel Big Little Lies, written by Liane Moriarty, will keep you on the edge of your seat, eager to turn the page to see what happens next. Three women, each with a secret...
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The Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up by Marie Kondo Digest & Review With this digest companion, you'll enjoy:
• A digest of the Life-Changing Magic of Tidying Up
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• Stories beyond the digest and tidbits you may not know
• The book's impact and it’s important to read
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The Astronaut Wives Club by Lily Koppel Digest & Review With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • A digest of the The Astronaut Wives Club • Content for your book club or other group event. • Stories beyond the digest and tidbits you may not know • The book's impact and its important to read • And more!
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Go Set a Watchman by Harper Lee Digest & Review. Go Set a Watchman is the sequel to To Kill a Mockingbird (although it was actually written first). It centers around twenty-something Jean Louise "Scout" Finch leaving New York City and coming back home to Maycomb, Alabama, to visit her father and other friends and family. Her return home brings back turbulent issues from her childhood regarding politics and racial tension, and it brings some shocking...
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The Husband's Secret by Liane Moriarty Digest & Review. With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • Digest of The Husband's Secret • Reviews of the book and author • The reception of the book and reader's reactions • Stories beyond the digest • And more!
Disclaimer: This digest is an unofficial reader's guide to aide informed decisions, enhancing appreciation of the book. This is NOT a summary and does not contain any text of the original...
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Thinking, Fast and Slow by Daniel Kahneman Digest & Review. With this digest, you'll enjoy: • A book digest • Reviews of the book and author • The reception of the book and reader's reactions • Content for your book club or literary events • Stories beyond the digest • And more! NOTE: This is NOT a summary and does not contain text of the original book.
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Orphan Train by Christina Baker Kline Digest & Review. With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • Digest of the book Orphan Train • Reviews of the book and author • The reception of the book and reader's reactions • Stories beyond the digest • And more! Disclaimer: This digest is an unofficial reader's guide to aide informed decisions, enhancing appreciation of the book. This is NOT a summary and does not contain any text of the original...
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Americanah by Chimamanda Ngozi Adichie Digest & Review. From award-winning author Chimamanda Adichie comes an affectionate, yet powerful story that teaches lessons about race and self. Americanah is about the lives of Ifemelu and Obinze, a young Nigerian couple in love, who escape a military-controlled Nigeria but are forced to live on separate continents as a result. Ifemelu is faced with racism in America and Obinze is forced to live a secret life...
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Orange is the New Black by Piper Kerman Digest & Review. With this digest companion, you'll enjoy: • Digest of the book Orange is the New Black • Reviews of the book and author • The reception of the book and reader's reactions • Stories beyond the digest • And more!
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The House We Grew Up In by Lisa Jewell Digest & Review. Colin and Lorelei Bird have the perfect little house with perfect children. They eat home-cooked meals together every day, and their house is filled with laughter and happy memories. However, something happens that suddenly turns their house upside down, resulting in the family growing so far apart that they almost forget they were ever a family. The House We Grew Up In tells the story of what...
17) One Nation: What We Can All Do to Save America's Future By Ben Carson M.D. and Candy Carson | Dig
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One Nation by Ben Carson M.D. and Candy Carson Digest & Review. One Nation was written so that Carson could express his views and opinions on the state of the country and the things that he feels would get America back on the right track. Filled with ideas as simple as everyone getting along with each other and working together towards one common goal, regardless of political affiliation. Everyone working together can do exponentially more than one...
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Memory Man by David Baldacci Digest & Review David Baldacci returns with an intriguing book about Amos Decker, a man blessed with a perfect memory. He works as a detective but his life takes a sudden U-turn when he returns home one night to find his wife, daughter, and brother-in-law brutally murdered. Grieving, Amos leaves his job and becomes a loner until one day, over a year after the fatal incident, a man turns himself in for the murder of his...
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Before I Go to Sleep by S.J. Watson Digest & Review. Who do you trust? As Christine closes her eyes, she knows that all the memories she has collected today will vanish when she falls asleep. When she awakes tomorrow, she will have no recollections of today. It is the same every day; there is so much she does not remember— that she is married, how old she is, or even how she got to where she is. She believes she is still in her early twenties; she...
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Me Before You by Jojo Moyes Digest & Review. With this digest, you'll enjoy: • Digest of the groundbreaking novel Me Before You • Review of the book and author • The reception of the book and reader's reactions • Stories beyond the digest • And More! NOTE: This is NOT a summary nor the original book but a worry-free solution without the spoilers and surprises. What others are saying:"Very concise and helpful for our Book Club." "It is full...