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• 4 3 2 1

  Auster, Paul, 1947-

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  if you are a fan of Murakami's Kafka on the shore you may enjoy Auster’s monumental novel depicting the life of Archie Ferguson from his birth in 1947 to 1974. You might also enjoy Auster's Book of Illusions?

• Close to Hugh

  Endicott, Marina, 1958-

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  A novel of connections and community. Hugh is the centre of the novel and all spin around him as he questions morality after two falls one from a ladder, the other down the stairs.

• Faithful

  Hoffman, Alice

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  A tale of two friends who survived an accident one is in a vegetative state and the other is unscathed. This story is about the unharmed woman and how she reconnects with her guilt ridden self through encounters with people who are all imperfect but…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The High Mountains of Portugal

  a Novel

  Martel, Yann

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  Martel’s latest novel is a series of tales concerning three widowers whose stories are connected by simian references. Added here as well worth the read if you liked Life of Pi.

• In Such Good Company

  Eleven Years of Laughter, Mayhem, and Fun in the Sandbox

  Burnett, Carol

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  Carol Burnett talks affectionately about her TV show which spanned over 10 years. She recounts stories in great humor and remains lighthearted even as she speaks of being one of a few women in the TV industry at the time. Compares with writers…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Men Without Women

  Stories

  Murakami, Haruki, 1949-

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  Murakami’s latest offering is seven stories of youth, romance and sexual discontent. Other worlds are explored as men get caught up in the passions of women.

• The Ocean at the End of the Lane

  Gaiman, Neil

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  An artist returns to his childhood home for a funeral but is drawn to a farm where he finds the same elderly inhabitants from his childhood days. Gaiman takes us deep into mythology to give the reader a fresh story that is mystical and magical.…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• On Such a Full Sea

  Lee, Chang-rae

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  A novel that is set in a future America which has replaced its urban neighborhoods with labor camps. Fan leaves her settlement and sets out on a quest to find her lover. Her journey is inspirational, harsh and often dreamy. Compares with Piscine in…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Wilde Lake

  a Novel

  Lippman, Laura, 1959-

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  This novel has similarities to Harper Lee’s,’To Kill a Mockingbird,’ The story of Luisa Brant the first woman attorney in Howard County, who finds herself questioning the memories of her own life in Wilde Lake.

• Memoirs of a Polar Bear

  Tawada, Yōko, 1960-

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  Added because of interest in Murakami. Author Tawada tells a story about three generations of polar bears who were brought up in the cirrus. A moving tale of beasts and humans.