Patrick's Staff Picks

 

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1. The age of innocence

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Author:
Wharton, Edith, 1862-1937
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eBook
Description:

The Age of Innocence is an intimate portrayal of East Coast American society in the 19th century—and the human lives that came into conflict with it. Newland Archer is heir to one of New York City's first families, and his bride-to-be is everything he ever hoped. Then his fiancee's older cousin leaves her European husband and appears in New York, where she refuses to conform to society and her family's wishes. Archer is at first angered

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2. The long way to a small, angry planet

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Author:
Chambers, Becky
Series:
Wayfarers (Becky Chambers) volume 1.
Average Rating:
4.3 stars
Formats:
Book, OverDrive eBook
Description:
"When Rosemary Harper joins the crew of the Wayfarer, she isn't expecting much. The patched-up ship has seen better days, but it offers her everything she could possible want: a spot to call home, a chance to explore the far-off corners of the galaxy and some distance from her past. And nothing could be further from what she's known than the crew of the Wayfarer."--Page [4] of cover