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Another week of fabulous new fiction for your reading enjoyment. Stop in to the today to check out these and other fantastic new books. Happy reading!

Forgotten Country By Catherine Chung, March 2012, 352 pages.

The night Hannah is born, her grandmother tells her sister Janie that their family has lost a daughter in every generation since Japan occupied their homeland of Korea, so Janie is charged with keeping Hannah safe. Years later, Hannah inexplicably cuts all ties and disappears, and Janie sets out to find her sister and uncover her family’s secrets. Overflowing with folklore, this debut effort should appeal to fans of Amy Tan and Julie Otsuka.

Mr. Churchill’s Secretary: a Maggie Hope Novel By Susan Elia MacNeal, April 2012, 384 pages.

After German Luftwaffe bomb London, Maggie Hope, trained in math and code breaking, is only able to find a job as Winston Churchill's secretary. Ensnared in a web of spies, murder, and intrigue, Maggie must work quickly to balance her duty to King and Country with her chances for survival. And when she unravels a mystery that points toward her own family's hidden secrets, she'll discover that her quick wits are all that stand between an assassin's murderous plan and Churchill himself. In this daring debut, MacNeal blends meticulous research on the era, psychological insight into Winston Churchill, and the creation of a riveting main character, into a spectacularly crafted novel.

The Technologists By Margot Livesey, January 2012, 464 pages.

The Civil War may be over but a new war has begun, one between the past and the present, tradition and technology. A series of shocking technological disasters in Boston 1868 cast a pall over M.I.T. and provoke assaults from all sides—rival Harvard, unions, and a sensationalistic press. With their first graduation and the very survival of their college now in doubt, a band of the Institute’s best and brightest students secretly come together to save innocent lives and track down the truth, armed with ingenuity and their unique scientific training. Lovers of historical mysteries should gravitate to this riveting suspenseful read.

Reviews brought to you each week by librarians Jennifer Niederhausen, Dona Stein and Heather Timko, Adult Services Division, Strongsville Branch Library.