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When the men in black suits cam, my daughter offered them tea.

"The Secrets We Kept" by Lara Prescott
A spy thriller about the publication of "Doctor Zhivago"
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"In 1959, a week after her seventeenth birthday, Catherine missed her period in February, and then in
March."
illustrated short stories by William H. Coles
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"Ove is fifty-nine."

A Man Called Ove by Fredrik Backman
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"In the middle of the photograph, a man stands with his hands in his pockets on the pavement in front of a suburban bungalow."

WRONG - A Critical Biography of Dennis Cooper by Diarmuid Hester
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"In 1959, a week after her seventeenth birthday, Catherine missed her period in February, and then in March."
Illustrated Short Fiction by William H. Coles. I'm currently reading it for a volunteer review!
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"Death, the only thing in life that is guaranteed."
From Worldlines by Adam Guest. It's a very ominous first sentence!
“That’s the thing about books. They let you travel without moving your feet.”

Jhumpa Lahiri
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The demon exploded in a shower of ichor and guts.

Clockwork Angel by Cassandra Clare.
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I'm not currently reading any book. But the last one says, "I'm going to make a bold prediction."
"Life isn't about finding yourself. Life is about creating yourself."
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"Fire slipped up to the house and into the trees near the side door."
From Fire by Kristin Cashore.
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Death, the only thing in life that is guaranteed.
Worldlines by Adam Guest.
Discipline is the bridge between goals and accomplishment.
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Everyone my age remembers where they were and what they were doing when they first heard about the contest.

Ready Player One by Ernest Cline
“Give me a man or woman who has read a thousand books and you give me an interesting companion. Give me a man or woman who has read perhaps three and you give me a very dangerous enemy indeed.” ~ The Witching Hour by Anne Rice
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"The battle between the body and the spirit is spiritual warfare, the two worlds in which we live"
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"The forest had become a labyrinth of snow and ice".
The court of thorns and roses by Sarah. J. Maas
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Andreas Marset didn’t know why he had been called before the
Iberian Imperium, but he did know he was expendable.

Masters and Bastards
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"The child is dead." Wow! "Black Leopard Red Wolf" by Marlon James.
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