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About this book

Anyone who is part of a book club is very familiar with this constant question: What should we read next? Whether your club wants to travel back in time to exotic locations or prefers to wrestle with big issues in a contemporary setting, this sampler of eleven extraordinary novels has something for every book club: ***The Gilded Life of Matilda Duplaine*** by Alex Brunkhorst, ***Pretty Baby*** and ***The Good Girl*** by Mary Kubica, ***Come Away With Me*** by Karma Brown, ***The Wonder of All Things*** and ***The Returned*** by Jason Mott, ***Little Mercies*** by Heather Gudenkauf, ***Madame Picasso*** by Anne Girard, ***The Last Breath*** by Kimberly Belle, ***Teatime for the Firefly*** by Shona Patel and ***The Mourning Hours*** by Paula Treick DeBoard. Each excerpt is accompanied by a letter from the novel's editor explaining why the book is a perfect book club pick. There is also bonus material to enrich your discussions, including reading guides and author conversations. So, read on, enjoy, find the perfect book and be the star of your book club.