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  • New novel turns view of China on its head
    My life partner of 28 years was a “missionary kid.” He was born in China and spent his first 17 years there, the son of extremely devout Protestant missionary parents.
  • Library’s most popular
    FICTION1. “ Alex Cross, Run ” by James Patterson 2. “ Daddy’s Gone a Hunting ” by Mary Higgins Clark 3. “ Notorious Nineteen ” by Janet Evanovich 4.
  • New library books
    The following new books about baseball are available at the Readers Services Department of the Allen County Public Library. • “Who’s on Worst?
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New library books

The following new fiction books about friends and family are available in the Reader’s Services Department

of the Allen

County Public Library.

•“The Thursday Night Men” by Tonino Benacquista

Every Thursday night at 7 a group of three men meet in Paris. Each man’s life, is as different from the others’ as can be. This book offers amusing perspectives on romance, the relationship between the sexes and friendship between men.

•“What Women Want” by Fanny Blake

A heartwarming debut brimming with humor, richly drawn characters and a tender exploration of female friendship.

•“A Wreath of Snow” by Liz Curtis Higgs

On a reluctant visit home, an icy reception from her Scottish family sends Meg Campbell fleeing for the train station, determined to spend the holidays alone, but after pouring her heart out to a fellow traveler, she finds the courage to return home.

•“The Meryl Streep Movie Club” by Mia March

Two sisters and the cousin they grew up with are summoned home to their family matriarch’s inn for a shocking announcement. When Lolly asks them to join her and the guests for Movie Night, they find themselves sharing secrets and questioning everything they thought they knew about life, love, and one another.

•“You Take It from Here” by Pamela Ribon

On the heels of a divorce, all Danielle Meyers wants is her annual vacation with sassy, life-long best friend, Smidge, but instead she’s hit with the curveball of a lifetime.

– Allen County Public Library

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