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Books with all the Feels
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Sharon Merritt
Books that make you laugh, cry, and feel the plight of each character. Literary fiction that gets into your soul and never leaves.
 
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One of those books where you don't want to leave the main character behind when you finish.  Follow a young woman's journey into healing and self-confidence.
She's Come Undone - Wally Lamb
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This rips out your heart and leaves your entrails on the floor.  But in a good way.  Emotionally resonant and beautifully written.  You are swept away in this story.
Broken Country (Reese's Book Club)
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If you loved The Help, you'll love The Calamity Club.  Kathryn Stockett made us wait for her next novel and it is totally worth it!!!
The Calamity Club: A Novel
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A family saga about sisterhood in the early 1900s, while managing failing parents.
Fall on Your Knees
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Two families and lots of secrets between them.  You won't be able to put this down.
Buckeye: A Read with Jenna Pick: A Novel
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Wally Lamb's fantastic story of life's mistakes that deliver monstrous results.  A heartbreaking gut-punch of a story.
The River Is Waiting (Oprah's Book Club): A Novel
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It's never too late to read this.  This holds up today.  Epic, sweeping, and completely engaging.
The Thorn Birds
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A side of WWII you've never read before. A young German girl growing up under Hitler's rule.
Waltraud: True Story of Growing Up in Nazi Germany
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If you haven't read William Kent Kruger, you're missing an incredible storyteller.  This Tender Land is an Odyssey story you won't forget.
This Tender Land: A Novel
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Dramatic and full of insane twists!   What happens when a family loaded down with secrets and lies can't communicate with each other?
The Bee Sting: A Novel
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