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A dazzling, richly imagined novel about Peggy Guggenheim—a story of art, family, love, and becoming oneself—by the award-winning author of Under the Bridge, now a Hulu limited series starring Riley Keough and Lily Gladstone

“Godfrey brilliantly resurrects the avant-garde adventurer Peggy Guggenheim as a feminist icon for our times.”—Jenny Offill,…

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1 author picked Peggy as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

I have been a fan of Rebecca Godfrey's book since her debut novel THE TORN SKIRT came out in 2001. She was a friend and a writing mentor and to have her final book after her death--I wish she could have been here to experience all the excitement of the novel being out in the world, and to know just how much readers are enjoying it.

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Aggressor by FX Holden,

It is April 1st, 2038. Day 60 of China's blockade of the rebel island of Taiwan.

The US government has agreed to provide Taiwan with a weapons system so advanced that it can disrupt the balance of power in the region. But what pilot would be crazy enough to run…

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