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Swimming Lessons
by Claire Fuller
A woman disappears, leaving behind letters to her husband hidden in his books. Her daughter tries to uncover the truth about her mother's disappearance.
Ingrid Coleman writes letters to her husband, Gil, about the truth of their marriage, but instead of giving them to him, she hides them in the thousands of books he has collected over the years. When ... (Goodreads)
Our Endless Numbered Days
by Claire Fuller
A father takes his daughter to live in the wilderness, telling her the world has ended. But as she grows up, she begins to question his story.
Peggy Hillcoat is eight years old when her survivalist father, James, takes her from their home in London to a remote hut in the woods and tells her that the rest of the world has been destroyed. ... (Goodreads)
Idaho
by Emily Ruskovich
A haunting story of a family tragedy, told through the perspectives of different characters and across different timelines.
One hot August day a family drives to a mountain clearing to collect birch wood. Jenny, the mother, is in charge of lopping any small limbs off the logs with a hatchet. Wade, the father, does the ... (Goodreads)
The Mars Room
by Rachel Kushner
A gritty and raw portrayal of life in a women's prison, following the story of a young mother serving two consecutive life sentences.
It's 2003 and Romy Hall is at the start of two consecutive life sentences at Stanville Women's Correctional Facility, deep in California's Central Valley . Outside is the world from which she has ... (Wikipedia)
Swing Time
by Zadie Smith
Two brown girls dream of becoming dancers, but only one has talent. Their friendship is tested by ambition and the world's inequalities.
Beginning in 2008, the novel tells the story of two mixed-race, black and white, girls who meet in 1982 in a tap class in London . The unnamed narrator, who has a white, working-class father, and a ... (Wikipedia)
Wide Sargasso Sea
by Jean Rhys
A woman's journey of self-discovery in the Caribbean, her story of emancipation from the shadows of colonialism.
The novel, initially set in Jamaica, opens a short while after the Slavery Abolition Act 1833 ended slavery in the British Empire on 1 August 1834. , The protagonist Antoinette relates the story of ... (Wikipedia)
The Sunshine Sisters
by Jane Green
Three estranged sisters reunite to care for their narcissistic mother, confronting their past and present struggles along the way.
The, New York Times, bestselling author of, Falling, presents a warm, wise, and wonderfully vivid novel about a mother who asks her three estranged daughters to come home to help her end her life. ... (Goodreads)
Before She Was Found
by Heather Gudenkauf
Three 12-year-old girls go into the woods, but only two come back. A gripping thriller about secrets, lies, and the danger of teenage friendships.
In this chilling thriller, a slumber party turns deadly For twelve-year-old Cora Landry and her friends Violet and Jordyn, it was supposed to be an ordinary sleepover—movies and Ouija and talking ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Party
by Elizabeth Day
A psychological thriller that explores the dark side of privilege and the destructive power of secrets.
A gripping story of obsession and betrayal, privilege and hypocrisy, set in the unassailable heart of the British establishment. As the train pressed on, I realised that my life was in the process of ... (Goodreads)
Three Things About Elsie
by Joanna Cannon
A poignant tale of an elderly woman's memories and secrets, as she navigates the challenges of aging and friendship.
There are three things you should know about Elsie. The first thing is that she’s my best friend. The second is that she always knows what to say to make me feel better. And the third thing… might ... (Goodreads)
We Have Always Lived in the Castle
by Shirley Jackson
A family isolated from society, struggling to cope with prejudice and tragedy.
My name is Mary Katherine Blackwood. I am eighteen years old, and I live with my sister Constance. I have often thought that with any luck at all I could have been born a werewolf, because the two ... (Goodreads)
The Liar's Girl
by Catherine Ryan Howard
A young woman's past comes back to haunt her when her ex-boyfriend, a convicted serial killer, resurfaces.
Will Hurley was an attractive, charming, and impressive student at Dublin's elite St. John's College-and Ireland's most prolific serial killer. Having stalked his four young victims, he drowned them ... (Goodreads)
Second Life
by S.J. Watson
Julia's obsession with her sister's death leads her to a virtual world where she discovers secrets that threaten her own life.
Second Life is the story of Julia, who has a perfect life with her husband Hugh and their adopted son, until an incident changes everything. Her sister Kate is murdered in an apparently random attack ... (Wikipedia)
The Girlfriend
by Michelle Frances
A psychological thriller about a mother's obsession with her son's girlfriend, leading to a dangerous game of manipulation and deceit.
A mother. A son. His girlfriend. And the lie they’ll wish had never been told.,, Laura has it all. A successful career, a long marriage to a rich husband, and a twenty-three-year-old son, Daniel, who ... (Barnes & Noble)
Heroes of the Frontier
by Dave Eggers
A mother takes her two children on a road trip through Alaska, escaping her past and searching for a new beginning.
A captivating, often hilarious novel of family, loss, wilderness, and the curse of a violent America, Dave Eggers's Heroes of the Frontier is a powerful examination of our contemporary life and a ... (Goodreads)
Troubling Love
by Elena Ferrante
A woman returns to Naples after her mother's death and uncovers dark secrets about her family's past.
A woman goes home to Naples after her mother’s mysterious death in a “tour de force” by the, New York Times,–bestselling author of, My Brilliant Friend, (, Seattle Times, ). Following her mother’s ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Tea Planter's Wife
by Dinah Jefferies
A young bride moves to Ceylon in the 1920s to join her tea planter husband, but secrets and lies threaten to destroy their marriage and family.
#1 International bestselling novel set in 1920s Ceylon, about a young Englishwoman who marries a charming tea plantation owner and widower, only to discover he's keeping terrible secrets about his ... (Goodreads)
The Animators
by Kayla Rae Whitaker
Two female animators create a hit film, but their personal lives unravel as they confront their past traumas.
In the male-dominated field of animation, Mel Vaught and Sharon Kisses are a dynamic duo, the friction of their differences driving them: Sharon, quietly ambitious but self-doubting; Mel, brash and ... (Goodreads)
My Favorite Half-Night Stand
by Christina Lauren
A group of friends decide to try online dating, but Millie and Reid end up sleeping together before matching. They then create fake profiles to explore their feelings.
By the, New York Times, bestselling author who “hilariously depicts modern dating” (,Us Weekly,),, My Favorite Half-Night Stand, is a laugh-out-loud romp through online dating and its many, many ... (Barnes & Noble)
Tulip Fever
by Deborah Moggach
A love affair between a young artist and a married woman in 17th century Amsterdam, set against the backdrop of the tulip market bubble.
A tale of art, beauty, lust, greed, deception and retribution – set in a refined society ablaze with tulip fever. In 1630s Amsterdam, tulipomania has seized the populace. Everywhere men are seduced ... (Goodreads)
The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley
by Hannah Tinti
A father-daughter journey of healing, as they confront the secrets of the past.
A father protects his daughter from the legacy of his past and the truth about her mother's death in this thrilling new novel from the prize-winning author of, The Good Thief., After years spent ... (Goodreads)
The Incendiaries
by R.O. Kwon
A powerful story of love, faith, and loss. A young woman becomes involved in a cult and a bombing plot, while her boyfriend tries to save her.
Three people meet at Edwards University in Noxhurst, a fictional town in upstate New York: Phoebe Lin, the American daughter of two South Koreans, John Leal, a mysterious half-Korean Edwards drop-out ... (Wikipedia)
A Man Lay Dead
by Ngaio Marsh
A classic murder mystery set in an English country house, where a game of "Murder" turns into a real-life crime scene.
At Sir Hubert Handesley's country house party, five guests have gathered for the uproarious parlor game of "Murder." Yet no one is laughing when the lights come up on an actual corpse, the ... (Goodreads)
Dominicana
by Angie Cruz
A young girl from the Dominican Republic is married off to a much older man and moves to New York City, where she navigates a new life and falls in love.
A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK , Shortlisted for the 2020 Women's Prize for Fiction, Angie Cruz's, Dominicana, is a vital portrait of the immigrant experience and the timeless coming-of-age ... (Barnes & Noble)
Miller's Valley
by Anna Quindlen
A coming-of-age story of Mimi Miller, who grows up in a small town that is slowly being flooded.
For generations the Millers have lived in Miller’s Valley. Mimi Miller tells about her life with intimacy and honesty. As Mimi eavesdrops on her parents and quietly observes the people around her, ... (Goodreads)
About Grace
by Anthony Doerr
A man's premonitions of a disaster lead him to abandon his wife and daughter, but he is haunted by his past and seeks redemption.
The first novel by the author of the acclaimed Pulitzer Prize-winning #1 New York Times bestseller All the Light We Cannot See , one of the most beautiful, wise, and compelling debuts of recent ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Wife
by Alafair Burke
A woman's life is turned upside down when her husband is accused of a scandalous crime. She must confront the truth about their marriage and his past.
His scandal. Her secret . When Angela met Jason Powell while catering a dinner party in East Hampton, she assumed their romance would be a short-lived fling, like so many relationships between locals ... (Goodreads)
The True Story of Hansel and Gretel
by Louise Murphy
Two siblings survive perilous journeys, discovering strength and resilience in the face of adversity.
A poignant and suspenseful retelling of a classic fairy tale set in a war-torn world. In the last months of the Nazi occupation of Poland, two children are left by their father and stepmother to find ... (Goodreads)
Company of Liars
by Karen Maitland
A group of travelers embark on a perilous journey through plague-ridden England.
In this extraordinary novel, Karen Maitland delivers a dazzling reinterpretation of Chaucer's, Canterbury Tales, an ingenious alchemy of history, mystery, and powerful human drama. The year is 1348. ... (Goodreads)
Reservoir 13
by Jon McGregor
A village's search for the truth behind a young girl's disappearance, uncovering secrets along the way.
Midwinter in an English village. A teenage girl has gone missing. Everyone is called upon to join the search. The villagers fan out across the moors as the police set up roadblocks and a crowd of ... (Goodreads)
