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Invisible
by Paul Auster
A man's life is turned upside down when he receives a mysterious letter from a stranger. He embarks on a journey to uncover the truth about his past.
The first section, titled "Spring" and told in first person , chronicles the entanglement of Columbia University student Adam Walker with French political science professor Rudolf Born, who meet in ... (Wikipedia)
Plainsong
by Kent Haruf
Interconnected stories of rural life in small-town America, and the struggles of the people living there.
A heartstrong story of family and romance, tribulation and tenacity, set on the High Plains east of Denver. In the small town of Holt, Colorado, a high school teacher is confronted with raising his ... (Goodreads)
The 158-Pound Marriage
by John Irving
Two couples experiment with sexual and emotional boundaries, leading to a complex web of relationships and desires.
The narrator (who never identifies himself by name) is a college professor and a relatively unsuccessful author of historical novels. While doing research in Vienna , Austria , he met Utch, an ... (Wikipedia)
Those Who Leave and Those Who Stay
by Elena Ferrante
Two friends navigate the changing relationships of their youth and adulthood, and the consequences of their choices.
In this third Neapolitan novel, Elena and Lila, the two girls whom readers first met in My Brilliant Friend, have become women. Lila married at sixteen and has a young son; she has left her abusive ... (Goodreads)
Marmalade Boy, Vol. 1
by Wataru Yoshizumi
A high school girl's life is turned upside down when her parents swap partners with another couple.
All Miki Koishikawa wanted was an ordinary family and that's exactly what she had until her parents decided to move in with another couple (as in switching spouses!) and turned Miki's world upside ... (Goodreads)
The Angel Tree
by Lucinda Riley
A heartwarming Christmas tale of love, family, and forgiveness, as a group of strangers come together to uncover a long-buried secret.
Thirty years have passed since Greta left Marchmont Hall, a grand and beautiful house nestled in the hills of rural Monmouthshire. But when she returns to the Hall for Christmas, at the invitation of ... (Barnes & Noble)
The New York Trilogy
by Paul Auster
A series of interconnected stories exploring the hidden mysteries of New York City.
A 2006 reissue by Penguin Books is fronted by new pulp magazine -style covers by comic book illustrator Art Spiegelman . The first story, City of Glass , features an author of detective fiction who ... (Wikipedia)
Shanna
by Kathleen E. Woodiwiss
A fiery Englishwoman is kidnapped by a handsome pirate and taken to the Caribbean, where they fall in love amidst danger and adventure.
an alternate cover edition can be found, here, Behind the foreboding walls of Newgate Prison, a pact is sealed in secret – as a dashing and doomed criminal consents to wed a beautiful heiress . . . ... (Goodreads)
Mary Poppins Comes Back
by P.L. Travers
Mary Poppins returns to the Banks family, bringing more magic and adventure to their lives.
'Pulled down from the clouds at the end of a kite string, Mary Poppins is back. In Mary’s care, the Banks children meet the King of the Castle and the Dirty Rascal, visit the upside-down world of Mr. ... (Goodreads)
Ripper
by Isabel Allende
A string of murders in San Francisco leads a group of amateur detectives, including a teenage girl, to uncover a dark conspiracy.
“Literary icon Isabel Allende mesmerizes . . . this race-against-the-clock thriller is pure magic.”— People Magazine , Four Stars NOW WITH A NEW DEAR READER LETTER,, New York Times, bestselling ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Third Twin
by Ken Follett
A thrilling mystery of genetic engineering, espionage, and murder.
Jeannie Ferrami, Psy.D. , is an associate professor and criminality researcher at the fictional Jones Falls University, an Ivy League school in Baltimore, Maryland . , She studies the influence of ... (Wikipedia)
The Summer Without Men
by Siri Hustvedt
After her husband asks for a pause in their marriage, Mia spends the summer in her hometown, reflecting on life and relationships.
"And who among us would deny Jane Austen her happy endings or insist that Cary Grant and Irene Dunne should get back together at the end of, The Awful Truth,? There are tragedies and there are ... (Barnes & Noble)
Echoes
by Danielle Steel
Family spanning generations, reflecting on past decisions and their consequences.
For the Wittgenstein family, the summer of 1915 was a time of both prosperity and unease, as the guns of war sound in the distance. But for eldest daughter Beata, it was also a summer awakening. By ... (Goodreads)
The Sands of Time
by Sidney Sheldon
A thrilling quest to save the world from an ancient curse.
In Pamplona , Spain in 1976, the Basque people are fighting against the Spanish government for their rights to autonomy. ETA leader Jaime Miro, along with friends Ricardo Mellado and Felix Carpio, ... (Wikipedia)
The Quilter's Apprentice
by Jennifer Chiaverini
An inspiring story of a woman finding her calling in quilting and the friendships she forms along the way.
After moving with her husband, Matt, to the small college town of Waterford, Pennsylvania, Sarah McClure struggles to find a fulfilling job. In the meantime, she agrees to help seventy-five-year-old ... (Goodreads)
The Light Years
by Elizabeth Jane Howard
A family saga set in the 1930s, exploring the complexities of relationships and the changing social landscape of England.
In 1937, the coming war is only a distant cloud on Britain's horizon. As the Cazalet households prepare for their summer pilgrimage to the family estate in Sussex, readers meet Edward, in love with ... (Goodreads)
In One Person
by John Irving
A coming-of-age story of a bisexual man fighting for acceptance in a world of intolerance.
A New York Times bestselling novel of desire, secrecy, and sexual identity, In One Person is a story of unfulfilled love—tormented, funny, and affecting—and an impassioned embrace of our sexual ... (Goodreads)
The Widow
by Fiona Barton
A woman's pursuit of justice for her missing husband reveals a sinister truth.
When the police started asking questions, Jean Taylor turned into a different woman. One who enabled her and her husband to carry on, when more bad things began to happen... But that woman’s husband ... (Goodreads)
Jewels
by Danielle Steel
A young woman's journey from rags to riches, navigating love, loss, and betrayal in high society.
Seventy-five-year-old Sarah, Duchess of Whitfield, looks back on her long and eventful life. The daughter of a wealthy American family in New York in the 1930s, Sarah Thompson marries Freddie. With ... (Wikipedia)
The Magic Toyshop
by Angela Carter
A young girl's fantastical journey of self-discovery, learning to navigate the complexities of a strange new world.
The novel starts with Melanie stealing her mother's wedding dress and venturing out in the night into her family's property. However, on her way home, she realises she forgot the door key and is ... (Wikipedia)
Mutiny on the Bounty
by Charles Bernard Nordhoff
Dramatic story of a naval mutiny against a tyrannical captain and the crew's journey to find a new home.
MUTINY ON THE BOUNTY is the thrilling account of the strange, eventful, and tragic voyage of His Majesty's Ship Bounty in 1788-1789, which culminated in Fletcher Christian's mutiny against Captain ... (Goodreads)
Flood Tide
by Clive Cussler
Thrilling adventure of a daring salvage mission to rescue a sunken Civil War ship.
Following the runaway success of his first nonfiction book, The Sea Hunters, Clive Cussler returns with his legendary fictional hero Dirk Pitt" - in a masterfully crafted tale of villainy on the high ... (Goodreads)
Slammerkin
by Emma Donoghue
The turbulent life of a young woman in 18th century England, exploring the consequences of poverty and gender inequality.
Mary Saunders is a highly intelligent girl living in poverty in 1760 London. She is repelled when her mother Susan encourages her to become a seamstress, wanting nothing to do with the "wretched ... (Wikipedia)
Tatiana and Alexander
by Paullina Simons
A passionate love story between two people from different worlds, struggling to find a place in a rapidly changing world.
Tatiana is eighteen years old, pregnant, and widowed when she escapes war-torn Leningrad to find a new life in America. But the ghosts of her past do not rest easily. She becomes consumed by the ... (Goodreads)
The Doomsday Conspiracy
by Sidney Sheldon
An investigation into a secretive government conspiracy that could have global implications.
OPERATION DOOMSDAY ... ACTIVE ... Commander Robert Bellamy of US Naval Intelligence is dispatched on a top secret mission. A weather balloon carrying sensitive military information has crashed in ... (Goodreads)
New York
by Edward Rutherfurd
An epic saga spanning centuries of the history and people of New York City.
Edward Rutherfurd celebrates America’s greatest city in a rich, engrossing saga, weaving together tales of families rich and poor, native-born and immigrant—a cast of fictional and true characters ... (Goodreads)
The Danish Girl
by David Ebershoff
A journey of transformation, exploring the power of courage and acceptance.
Now a major motion picture starring Eddie Redmayne and directed by Tom Hooper, THE DANISH GIRL is a shockingly original novel about one of the most unusual and passionate love stories of the 20th ... (Goodreads)
Frankenstein in Baghdad
by Ahmed Saadawi
A quest for justice in a war-torn Baghdad, as a supernatural creature stalks the city.
In the aftermath of the U.S. invasion of Iraq , a junk-dealer named Hadi al-Attag collects the scattered body parts of bomb victims with the intention of giving them a proper burial. Al-Attag first ... (Wikipedia)
Bloodline
by Sidney Sheldon
An investigative journalist discovers a hidden family secret that leads to a global conspiracy.
Roffe and Sons is a family firm, an international empire filled with desperate, cash-hungry family members. The family consists of It is clear that everyone in the family is in need of money. The ... (Wikipedia)
Atlantis Found
by Clive Cussler
A thrilling adventure to uncover the secrets of a legendary lost civilization.
In 7120 BC, a comet hit North America, abruptly ending several advanced civilizations. In AD 1858, a whaling vessel discovers a 1770s merchant ship frozen in Antarctic ice; included on this ship is a ... (Wikipedia)
