<p><b>¿Every so often a novel comes along which transcends whimsy with the beauty of its writing. Elizabeth McCracken''s small masterpiece is one of these'' <i>Guardian</i></b><br><br><b>A powerful and unique story about connection, showing that miracles can happen ¿ even across a library circulation desk.</b><br><br>The year is 1950, and in a small town on Cape Cod twenty-eight year old librarian Peggy Cort feels as if love and life have stood her up. That is, until the day James Carlson Sweatt ¿ the ''over-tall'' eleven year old boy who''s the talk of the town ¿ walks into her library and changes her life for ever. <br><br>Two misfits whose lonely paths cross at the circulation desk, Peggy and James are odd candidates for friendship. In James, Peggy discovers the one person who''s ever really understood her, and as he grows ¿ six foot five at age twelve, then seven foot, then eight ¿ so does their most singular romance.<br><br><b> *Perfect for readers who loved <i>Eleanor Oliphant is
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From the day she is discovered unconscious in a New England cemetery at the beginning of the twentieth century - nothing but a bowling ball, a candlepin and fifteen pounds of gold on her person - Bertha Truitt is an enigma to everyone in Salford, Massachusetts.
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<p><b>One of the most acclaimed writers of our day, award-winning author Elizabeth McCracken is an undisputed virtuoso of the short story, and this new collection </b><b>features her most vibrant and heartrending work to date.</b><br><br>In...
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<p>From the author of the beloved novel <i>The Giant''s House</i> - finalist for the National Book Award - comes a beautiful new story collection, her first in twenty years. Laced through with humour, empathy, and rare and...
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