Maile Meloy

The Apothecary

1 - The Apothecary (Oct-2011)
2 - The Apprentices (Jun-2013)
3 - The After-Room (Nov-2015)

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  Half in Love
  

  • Jul-2002
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  Fourteen remarkable stories that combine strong Western settings with a subtle and distinct female voice. This critically celebrated debut collection marks the exciting beginning of prize-winner Meloy’s promising career.Lean and controlled in their...

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  Liars and Saints
  

  • Jun-2003
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  A richly textured novel tells a story of sex and longing, love and loss, and of the deceit that can lie at the heart of family relationships. “Each chapter…has the seductive aura of a finely crafted story. Liars and Saints is instructive and bitt...

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  A Family Daughter
  

  • Feb-2006
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  From the award-winning author of Half in Love and Liars and Saints, a riveting story of love, sex, secrets, guilt, and forgiveness. Maile Meloy's debut novel, Liars and Saints, captured the hearts of readers and critics alike. Now Meloy returns with...

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  Both Ways Is the Only Way I Want It
  

  • Jul-2009
  • / General Fiction
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  One of the New York Times 10 Best Books of 2009-- now adapted into the feature film Certain Women, starring Kristen Stewart-- award-winning writer Maile Meloy's short stories explore complex lives in an austere landscape with the clear-sightedness th...

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  The Apothecary
  

  • Oct-2011
  • / Action Adventure
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  The Apothecary - 1
  

  It's 1952 and the Scott family has just moved from Los Angeles to London. Here, fourteen-year-old Janie meets a mysterious apothecary and his son, Benjamin Burrows - a fascinating boy who's not afraid to stand up to authority and dreams of becoming a...

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  The Apprentices
  

  • Jun-2013
  • / Action Adventure
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  The Apothecary - 2
  

  It’s 1954, and Janie Scott is in boarding school in New Hampshire, trying to make a new life. Two years have passed since she last saw the mysterious apothecary -- or his defiant son, Benjamin. All she knows is that her friends are out there somewh...

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  Devotion
  

  • Oct-2013
  • / Literary
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  From one of the most popular and acclaimed story writers of her generation, a single-volume short story from the author of 2017's Do Not Become Alarmed, a beautifully packaged palm-sized gift book.“That the yellow house was thrillingly afforda...

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  The After-Room
  

  • Nov-2015
  • / Action Adventure
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  The Apothecary - 3
  

  It’s 1955, and Benjamin Burrows and Janie Scott are trying to live a safe, normal life in America. It’s not easy, when they have the power to prevent nuclear disaster, and sinister forces are circling. Soon the advice of a mysterious, unscrupulou...

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  Do Not Become Alarmed
  

  • Jun-2017
  • / General Fiction
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  The sun is shining, the sea is blue, the children have disappeared. When Liv and Nora decide to take their husbands and children on a holiday cruise, everyone is thrilled. The adults are lulled by the ship’s comfort and ease. The four children -...

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  The Octopus Escapes
  

  • May-2021
  • / General Fiction
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  From a New York Times bestselling author comes this poignant, lyrical tale about nature's great escape artist -- perfect for fans of the Oscar-winning documentary film My Octopus Teacher.The octopus is happy in his undersea cave until one day, a dive...

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Award-Winning Books by Maile Meloy

The Apothecary
2012 E.B. White Read Aloud Award -- Middle Readers