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| 1 | ATONEMENT(Anchor, $14.95; $7.99)
By Ian McEwan. The calamitous repercussions of a child's false accusation; now a feature film.
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| 2 | THE FRIDAY NIGHT KNITTING CLUB
(Berkley, $14). By Kate Jacobs. A yarn shop owner and single mother starts a weekly support group.
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| 3 | THE PILLARS OF THE EARTH(NAL, $24.95)
By Ken Follett. Political realities aid and hinder a cathedral's construction in 12th-century England.
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| 4 | THE KITE RUNNER(Riverhead, $14)
By Khaled Hosseini. An Afghan returns to his Taliban-ruled country to atone for a past betrayal.
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| 5 | SISTERS(Dell, $7.99). By Danielle Steel
A family tragedy inspires four far-flung, diverse siblings to cohabitate in a New York brownstone.
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| 6 | THE FAITHFUL SPY(Jove, $9.99)
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