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A Wedding in December
Anita Shreve
★★★★· Published 2005· 352 pages· read 2026
Seven old high school friends reunite at a Berkshires inn for a wedding, and a long-buried night from their past comes roaring back. Classic Shreve: warm, a little melancholy, quietly suspenseful.
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The Wangs vs. the World
Jade Chang
A Chinese-American family loses its fortune and road-trips across the country. Funny, chaotic, and warm.
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Joan Silber
Joan Silber weaves strangers' lives together across continents. Quiet, wise, and beautifully built.
★ 5Dinner at the Homesick Restaurant
Anne Tyler
The Tull family, wounded and prickly, told through the meals that never quite go right. One of Tyler's most bittersweet.