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5 books not to miss: Mena Suvari memoir 'The Great Peace,' gripping novel 'Fierce Little Thing'
In search of something good to read? USA TODAY's Barbara VanDenburgh scopes out the shelves for this week’s hottest new book releases.
All books are on sale July 27.
1. “The Great Peace,” by Mena Suvari (Hachette, nonfiction)
What it’s about: The actress, best known for her career-making role in “American Beauty,” pens a harrowing coming-of-age memoir, detailing how as a young star in Hollywood she lost herself in drugs, sex and abusive relationships, sharing life lessons she learned along the way.
The buzz:Library Journal calls it “An honest and unadorned Hollywood confessional that casts a light on the darkness behind the scenes.”
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“Fierce Little Thing,” Miranda Beverly-Whittemore (Flatiron, fiction)
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What it’s about: Five friends, now grown, receive letters and return to the lakeside commune where they met as kids