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Brooklyn by Colm Toibin
In Ireland in the early 1950s, Eilis Lacey is one of many who cannot find work at home. When a job is offered in America, it is clear to everyone that she must go. Leaving behind her family and country, Eilis heads for unfamiliar Brooklyn, and to a crowded boarding house where the landlady's intense scrutiny and the small jealousies of her fellow residents only deepen her isolation. Slowly, the pain of parting is buried beneath the rhythms of her new life and finally, she begins to realize that she has found a sort of happiness. Until news comes from home that forces her back to Ireland and to new possibilities which conflict deeply with the life she has left behind in Brooklyn.
In Ireland in the early 1950s, Eilis Lacey is one of many who cannot find work at home. When a job is offered in America, it is clear to everyone that she must go. Leaving behind her family and country, Eilis heads for unfamiliar Brooklyn, and to a crowded boarding house where the landlady's intense scrutiny and the small jealousies of her fellow residents only deepen her isolation. Slowly, the pain of parting is buried beneath the rhythms of her new life and finally, she begins to realize that she has found a sort of happiness. Until news comes from home that forces her back to Ireland and to new possibilities which conflict deeply with the life she has left behind in Brooklyn.
The Martian by Andy Weir
Six days ago, astronaut Mark Watney was one of the first people to walk on Mars. Now, he'll be the first person to die there. After a dust storm nearly kills him and forces his crew to evacuate while thinking him dead, Mark is stranded alone with no way to even signal Earth. Even if he could, he wouldn't last until rescue arrived. Chances are, though, he won't starve -- so many other things are likely to kill him first. But Mark isn't ready to give up yet.
Inherent Vice by Thomas Pynchon
Reluctantly investigating a kidnapping threat against his
ex-girlfriend's billionaire beau, Doc Sportello tackles a bizarre tangle of
nefarious characters before stumbling on a mysterious entity that may actually
be a tax shelter for a dental group.
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