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Nathan Harris, author of The Sweetness of Water

In the waning days of the Civil War, brothers Prentiss and Landry --- freed by the Emancipation Proclamation --- seek refuge on the homestead of George Walker and his wife, Isabelle. The Walkers, wracked by the loss of their only son to the war, hire the brothers to work their farm. Meanwhile, Prentiss and Landry plan to save money for the journey north and a chance to reunite with their mother, who was sold away when they were boys. Parallel to their story runs a forbidden romance between two Confederate soldiers. When their secret is discovered, the resulting chaos, including a murder, unleashes convulsive repercussions on the entire community.

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Week of May 2, 2022

Paperback releases for the week of May 2nd include THE NIGHT SHE DISAPPEARED, an edge-of-your seat thriller from Lisa Jewell about a young couple’s disappearance on a gorgeous summer night, and the mother who will never give up trying to find them; Jean Hanff Korelitz's THE PLOT, a propulsive read about a story too good not to steal, and the writer who steals it; THE FOREST OF VANISHING STARS by Kristin Harmel, an evocative coming-of-age World War II story about a young woman who uses her knowledge of the wilderness to help Jewish refugees escape the Nazis --- until a secret from her past threatens everything; Ash Davidson's DAMNATION SPRING, a stunning novel about love, work and marriage that asks how far one family and one community will go to protect their future; and THE CODE BREAKER, Walter Isaacson's gripping account of how Nobel Prize winner Jennifer Doudna and her colleagues launched a revolution that will allow us to cure diseases, fend off viruses and have healthier babies.

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