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Other Titles Considered for 2006
Brooks, Geraldine. Year of Wonders; a Novel of the
Plague
New York, Viking, 2001.
Takes place in a village in England in 1666 during the plague. The village quarantines itself to prevent the spread of the infection.
Jones, Edward. The Known World
New York: Amistad, 2003.
Henry Townsend is a black slave owner in Virginian. The story of the plantation and what is happening in the wider world beyond it.
McLarty, Ron. The Memory of Running
New York: Viking, 2005.
Vietnam Vet with war wounds, working a dead-end job makes a cross-country trip on his bicycle. Much of the story revolves around his family's coping/dealing with his beautiful older sister's mental illness.
Spragg, Mark. An Unfinished Life
New York: Knopf, 2004.
A woman flees from an abusive relationship, taking her daughter to her former father-in-laws ranch in Wyoming.