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Deep End

Sandy recommends this book because: it’s a buzzy book that people can’t stop talking about. Scarlett Vandermeer is swimming upstream. A Junior at Stanford and a student-athlete who specializes in platform diving, Scarlett prefers to keep her head down, concentrating on getting into med school and on recovering from the injury that almost ended her career.…

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Dream Girl Drama

Sandy recommends this book because: it’s a steamy hockey romance sure to sweep you off your feet. When professional hockey player Sig Gauthier’s car breaks down and his phone dies, he treks into a posh private country club to call a tow truck, where he encounters the alluring Chloe Clifford, the manic pixie dream girl who…

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Slow Horses (Slough House Book 1)

Sandy recommends this book because:  it’s a modern classic that will keep you on the edge of your seat. London, England: Slough House is where washed-up MI5 spies go to while away what’s left of their failed careers. The “slow horses,” as they’re called, have all disgraced themselves in some way to get relegated there.…

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Battle of Britain: Canadian Airmen in their Finest Hour

Sarah recommends this book because: it’s a unique part of Canadian history that doesn’t get talked about enough. For 113 terrifying days in 1940, Nazi Germany’s air force, the Luftwaffe, threw everything it had at Great Britain in hopes of early victory in World War II. The task of defending southern England from airborne attack fell…

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The Lotus Shoes

Sandy recommends this book because: it’s rich historical fiction that will sweep you away. In nineteenth-century China, tightly bound feet, or “golden lilies,” are the mark of an honorable woman. When Little Flower is sold as a maidservant to Linjing, a daughter of the prominent Fong family, she clings to the hope that her golden lilies…

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Onyx Storm

Sarah recommends this book because: it’s got dragons and spice and everything nice~. After nearly eighteen months at Basgiath War College, Violet Sorrengail knows there’s no more time for lessons. No more time for uncertainty. Because the battle has truly begun, and with enemies closing in from outside their walls and within their ranks, it’s impossible…

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Midland’s Silent Book Club

Have you ever thought that book clubs sound fun, but you wish you could read your own books? Now you can! Hosted by Georgian Bay Books is Midland’s Silent Book Club! Join us on Saturday, March 15th for our Silent Book Club meeting! We will be meeting at the Midland Cultural Center from 1-3pm. Unlike…

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The Hidden Life of Cecily Larson

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Sandy recommends this book because: at its core, it’s a book about family and the people we leave behind only to find again. In 1924, four-year-old Cecily Larson’s mother reluctantly drops her off at an orphanage in Chicago, promising to be back once she’s made enough money to support both Cecily and herself. But she never…

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The Phoenix Crown (Kate Quinn and Janie Chang)

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Sandy recommends this book because: it’s a beautiful book with carefully crafted characters and a setting that feels fresh and new. From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about the intertwined lives of two wronged women, spanning from the chaos of the San Francisco earthquake to the glittering palaces of…

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Girl Abroad

Quinn recommends this book because: love triangles are done to death, but the men in this book are dreamy enough that you’ll find yourself rooting for one of them. Girl Abroad finds the daughter of a retired rock star studying abroad in London and entangled in scandal and romance. When nineteen-year-old Abbey Bly gets the opportunity…

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