1. The Correspondent: Virginia Evans, Crown, $28. 2. Heart the Lover: Lily King, Grove Press, $28. 3. The Secret of Secrets: Dan Brown, Doubleday, $38. 4. The ...

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1. The Correspondent: Virginia Evans, Crown, $28. 2. Heart the Lover: Lily King, Grove Press, $28. 3. The Loneliness of Sonia and Sunny: Kiran Desai, Hogarth, $32. 4 ...

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