Kaya McLaren, Author . Penguin $13 (225p) ISBN 978-0-14-311342-3
In this treacly reprint of a novel first published in 2000 (by a now-defunct indie press), Edith and Earl McRae have lived on their Oregon farm for 60 years, but know their time is coming to an end. After a withdrawn Earl discovers a lump in his...
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Kaya McLaren, Author Penguin Books $14 (322p) ISBN 978-0-14-311518-2
McLaren's touching if too busy newest weaves together a complex set of family narratives. Phil and Anna's 30-year marriage is crumbling: Anna sleeps in the yard, and Phil busies himself with inane projects. Their oldest daughter, Olive, gets knocked
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Kaya McLaren. St. Martin's, $24.99 (352p) ISBN 978-1-250-01387-3
Jill Anthony—reeling from a miscarriage that left her infertile and prompted her husband to cheat and file for divorce—leaves Texas and returns to her charming hometown of Sparkle, Colo., in this wintry rom-com. Relieved of all she had come to call...
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Kaya McLaren. St. Martin’s, $16.99 trade paper (304p) ISBN 978-1-250-14509-3
McLaren’s middling latest (after The Road to Enchantment) follows one family’s struggles and the unhappiness that threatens their relationships. Everyone in the Bergstrom family is miserable. Amy has recently undergone successful treatment for...
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