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Lauren K. Denton is the USA Today, Wall Street Journal, and Amazon Charts bestselling author of THE HIDEAWAY and HURRICANE SEASON, along with GLORY ROAD, THE SUMMER HOUSE, THE ONE YOU'RE WITH, and A PLACE TO LAND.

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	The Hideaway: A Southern Story of Family, Secrets, and Second Chances 3.98 avg rating — 50,317 ratings — published 2017 — 27 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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News of the World

by Paulette Jiles

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Lauren Denton said: " What a character. Captain Jefferson Kidd is one I won’t forget. What humor, decency, generosity, and ingenuity. This is a magnificent little book. "

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All the Beauty in the World: The Metropolitan Museum of Art and Me

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The Inner Game of Tennis: The Classic Guide to the Mental Side of Peak Performance

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I Am Not Sidney Poitier, by Percival Everett

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The Love Songs of W.E.B. Du Bois, by Honorée Fanonne Jeffers

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Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, by John Berendt

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What the Silent Say: Inspired by a true story, by Emerson Ford

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