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The Choice

In this moving memoir, Eger details her long journey to physically and emotionally heal after surviving Auschwitz, fleeing communism, and immigrating to the US. Eger uses her life and psychological training to offer advice and hope on living with trauma.

Jennie R

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2025-05-08T10:01:09-04:00

Jennie R

book cover "the choice" by Edith Eger
In this moving memoir, Eger details her long journey to physically and emotionally heal after surviving Auschwitz, fleeing communism, and immigrating to the US. Eger uses her life and psychological training to offer advice and hope on living with trauma.
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/the-choice/
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Throwback

After a huge fight with her mom Sam is sent back in time to the 90s where she comes face to face with her mom as a teenager. Its a heartfelt look at the intergenerational dynamics between grandmother and mother and daughter with a fun time travel twist.

Chrysalis C

Arlington Public Library
2024-05-08T14:11:57-04:00

Chrysalis C

link to Throwback catalog page
After a huge fight with her mom Sam is sent back in time to the 90s where she comes face to face with her mom as a teenager. Its a heartfelt look at the intergenerational dynamics between grandmother and mother and daughter with a fun time travel twist.
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/throwback/
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Our Wives Under the Sea

Miri tries to make sense of what happened to her wife, Leah, when she was missing for six months on what should have been a 3-week submarine expedition. Meanwhile, Leah reveals to us what happened to her and her crew under the sea.

Zoe M

Arlington Public Library
2025-04-24T10:48:16-04:00

Zoe M

cover of Our Wives Under the Sea. It links to the catalog.
Miri tries to make sense of what happened to her wife, Leah, when she was missing for six months on what should have been a 3-week submarine expedition. Meanwhile, Leah reveals to us what happened to her and her crew under the sea.
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/our-wives-under-the-sea/
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The Great Quake

A fascinating account of Alaska's 1964 Good Friday Earthquake. Focusing on the people who lived it, and the scientists who studied it, Fountain's vivid writing makes the time come alive. From daring tales of survival to the scientific discoveries that followed, a surprising page-turner.

Jennie R

Arlington Public Library
2024-05-08T14:04:29-04:00

Jennie R

link to the great quake catalog page
A fascinating account of Alaska's 1964 Good Friday Earthquake. Focusing on the people who lived it, and the scientists who studied it, Fountain's vivid writing makes the time come alive. From daring tales of survival to the scientific discoveries that followed, a surprising page-turner.
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/the-great-quake-2/
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Happy Houseplants

Great for a novice or experienced gardener, this adorable small book is bright with detailed illustrations, and helpful information on different plant breeds. Anyone reading this book will take away great gardening tips.

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2018-04-03T12:46:37-04:00

Janelle O., Shirlington Branch Library

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Great for a novice or experienced gardener, this adorable small book is bright with detailed illustrations, and helpful information on different plant breeds. Anyone reading this book will take away great gardening tips.
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/happy-houseplants/
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Cyborg Detective

A razor-sharp poetic retort to the ableism found in Literature. Weise's incisive poems directly respond to the ways authors use disability as metaphor and the way disabled writers are expected to perform disability. Smart, moving, often funny, and very powerful.

Jennie R

Arlington Public Library
2024-05-08T14:01:10-04:00

Jennie R

link to cyborg detective catalog link
A razor-sharp poetic retort to the ableism found in Literature. Weise's incisive poems directly respond to the ways authors use disability as metaphor and the way disabled writers are expected to perform disability. Smart, moving, often funny, and very powerful.
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/cyborg-detective-2/
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The Quiet Tenant

Aidan Thomas is a single father, a widower, an upstanding man in the community, keeping a woman captive in his shed. Told from the perspectives of his victims, his daughter, and his love interest, this is a chilling, victim focused, addition to serial killer thrillers.

Chrysalis C

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2025-03-27T10:43:43-04:00

Chrysalis C

link to "The Quiet Tenant"
Aidan Thomas is a single father, a widower, an upstanding man in the community, keeping a woman captive in his shed. Told from the perspectives of his victims, his daughter, and his love interest, this is a chilling, victim focused, addition to serial killer thrillers.
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/the-quiet-tenant/
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One Big Open Sky

Told from the perspective of 3 female characters, the reader experiences what it was like in 1879 for African Americans traveling West for a chance of a new life. The eAudiobook version is a delight.

Lisa N

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2025-03-27T10:46:20-04:00

Lisa N

link to "One big Open Sky"
Told from the perspective of 3 female characters, the reader experiences what it was like in 1879 for African Americans traveling West for a chance of a new life. The eAudiobook version is a delight.
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/one-big-open-sky/
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The Red Palace

Fans of smart young women with complicated family dynamics who are driven by love and honor to solve mysteries and catch murderers should try this novel about a young nurse named Hyeon, set in and around the royal palace in 1758 Joseon (Korea).

Alex Z

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2025-03-27T10:48:20-04:00

Alex Z

link to "The Red Palace"
Fans of smart young women with complicated family dynamics who are driven by love and honor to solve mysteries and catch murderers should try this novel about a young nurse named Hyeon, set in and around the royal palace in 1758 Joseon (Korea).
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/the-red-palace/
link to "Kairos"

Kairos

The political is personal and vice versa in this novel that follows the dissolution of an affair during the collapse of the German Democratic Republic. Erpenbeck expertly examines themes of hope, obsession, and loss. This is one of the best books I've read in my life.

Elizabeth H

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2025-03-27T10:49:52-04:00

Elizabeth H

link to "Kairos"
The political is personal and vice versa in this novel that follows the dissolution of an affair during the collapse of the German Democratic Republic. Erpenbeck expertly examines themes of hope, obsession, and loss. This is one of the best books I've read in my life.
https://library.arlingtonva.us/testimonials/kairos/
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