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The Fourth Hand
by John Irving
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(July 3, 2001)
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Like anything newsworthy, miracles of medicine and
technology inevitably make their way out of the
headlines and become the stuff of fiction. In
recent years readers have been absorbed by media
accounts of a transplanted hand, an experiment
that ultimately ended in amputation. Medical
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Empire Falls
by Richard Russo
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Hardcover - 512 pages
(May 8, 2001)
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Like most of Richard Russo's earlier novels, Empire
Falls is a tale of blue-collar life, which
itself increasingly resembles a kind of high-wire
act performed without the benefit of any
middle-class safety nets. This time, though, the
author has widened his scope, producing a comic
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Bel Canto
by Ann Patchett
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Hardcover - 304 pages
(May 22, 2001)
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As her readers now eagerly anticipate, Patchett
(The Magician's Assistant) can be counted on to
deliver novels rich in imaginative bravado and
psychological nuance. This fluid and assured
narrative, inspired by a real incident,
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The Dearly Departed
by Elinor Lipman
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Hardcover - 256 pages
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When amateur actress Margaret Batten and her lover
Miles Finn are found dead in Margaret's ramshackle
gray bungalow, all of King George, New Hampshire,
is abuzz. Is it foul play? (No, carbon monoxide
poisoning.) Were they engaged? (Yes, if you
believe the cleaning lady.) And why do
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The Voice of the Butterfly
by John Nichols
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Hardcover - 196 pages
(June 2001)
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John Nichols has remarkable insight into life's
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