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Books to Check Out This Week: A Hilarious Travel Memoir; Egyptian Mystery
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Everything is Going to be Great: An Underfunded and Overexposed European Grand Tour by Rachel Shukert
Traveling from Vienna to Zurich to Amsterdam, Shukert bounces through complicated relationships, drunken mishaps, miscommunication, and the reality-adjusting culture shock that every twentysomething faces when sent off to negotiate "the real world." This laugh-out-loud tale is a good read for fans of travel memoirs. Memoir
Year of the Hyenas by Brad Geagley
Inspired by ancient transcripts documenting the "Harem Conspiracy of Ramses III", this mystery set in ancient Egypt finds investigations clerk Semerket exploring clues pertaining to the murder of a minor Theban princess and discovering a dangerous link to a web of corruption that threatens the life of Pharaoh Ramses III. Historical Mystery
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Sharp Teeth by Toby Barlow
Abandoning her growing pack of lycanthropes in New Orleans, a werewolf hides the truth about her nature from her kind-hearted dog-catcher boyfriend, while her former leader, having fallen victim to a rival gang, poses as the adopted pet of a lonely suburban woman. Urban Fantasy
Written on the Body by Jeanette Winterson
Winterson chronicles the consuming affair between the narrator, who is given neither name nor gender, and the beloved, a complex and confused married woman. This literary tale is a fascinating examination of love and passion. Literary Fiction
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Three Girls and Their Brother by Theresa Rebeck
Transformed into the fashion world's latest "It" girls, the three Heller sisters fall prey to the venal forces and temptations of show business, unleashing a rivalry that threatens the three girls and their quiet, neglected brother with a self-destructive disaster. This satirical observation of fame in America will keep you turning the pages until the end. Contemporary Fiction
