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Jordie is certain her time has come

Joanna Greenfield dreamed of traveling to East Africa to study one of the last known populations of wild chimpanzees

Neither side seems willing to reveal the truth of the elemental prisms the Seraphim wield in battle

In the tradition of The Right Words at the Right Time

As Close to Us as Breathing private india in his soothing and wiseA multigenerational family saga about the long lasting reverberations of one tragic summer by "a wonderful talent [who] should be read widely" (Edward P. Jones). In 1948, a small stretch of the Woodmont, Connecticut shoreline, affectionately named "Bagel Beach," has long been a summer destination for Jewish families. Here sisters Ada, Vivie, and Bec assemble at their beloved family cottage, with children in tow and weekend only husbands who arrive