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The Rosie Effect
by Graeme Simsion
A professor's unexpected journey of self-discovery, learning to embrace change.
Don Tillman and Rosie Jarman are back. The Wife Project is complete, and Don and Rosie are happily married and living in New York. But they're about to face a new challenge because - surprise - Rosie ... (Goodreads)
The Beekeeper of Aleppo
by Christy Lefteri
A Syrian couple's journey to escape war-torn Aleppo and find safety in Europe, while holding onto hope and memories of their past.
The unforgettable love story of a mother blinded by loss and her husband who insists on their survival as they undertake the Syrian refugee trail to Europe. Nuri is a beekeeper; his wife, Afra, an ... (Goodreads)
Boy Swallows Universe
by Trent Dalton
A coming-of-age story set in 1980s Australia, where a boy navigates his dysfunctional family and the criminal underworld.
A novel of love, crime, magic, fate and coming of age, set in Brisbane's violent working class suburban fringe - from one of Australia's most exciting new writers. Brisbane, 1983: A lost father, a ... (Goodreads)
Anxious People
by Fredrik Backman
A failed bank robber takes hostages in an apartment viewing, leading to a comedic and heartwarming exploration of human connection and anxiety.
An instant #1, New York Times, bestseller, the new novel from the author of, A Man Called Ove , is a “quirky, big-hearted novel… .Wry, wise and often laugh-out-loud funny, it’s a wholly original ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Fishermen
by Chigozie Obioma
Four Nigerian brothers' lives are forever changed after they encounter a local madman. A tale of family, tradition, and tragedy.
Four brothers, Ikenna, Boja, Obembe, and Benjamin, begin to fish at the Omi-Ala river near their home in a quiet neighbourhood of the city of Akure in Nigeria , despite being forbidden from doing so ... (Wikipedia)
Ask Again, Yes
by Mary Beth Keane
Two families are intertwined through tragedy, love, and forgiveness. A poignant story of human connection and resilience.
The triumphant New York Times Bestseller * The Tonight Show Summer Reads Pick *Named one of the best books of the year by People, Vogue, Parade, NPR, and Elle“This is one beautiful book. I was wowed ... (Goodreads)
A Little Life
by Hanya Yanagihara
A powerful tale of four friends navigating life's hardships and the devastating effects of trauma.
The novel follows the lives of four friends in New York City from college through to middle-age. It focuses particularly on Jude, a lawyer with a mysterious past, ambiguous ethnicity, and unexplained ... (Wikipedia)
The Seven Sisters
by Lucinda Riley
An epic family saga spanning generations, exploring secrets and mysteries of the past.
Maia D’Apliese and her five sisters gather together at their childhood home, “Atlantis”—a fabulous, secluded castle situated on the shores of Lake Geneva—having been told that their beloved father, ... (Goodreads)
A Better Man
by Louise Penny
Chief Inspector Armand Gamache investigates a father's disappearance and the son's potential involvement, while dealing with his own personal struggles.
“,A Better Man, with its mix of meteorological suspense, psychological insight and criminal pursuit, is arguably the best book yet in an outstanding, original oeuvre.”—Tom Nolan,, The Wall Street ... (Barnes & Noble)
Station Eleven
by Emily St. John Mandel
Post-apocalyptic exploration of a world drastically changed after a pandemic.
An audacious, darkly glittering novel set in the eerie days of civilization’s collapse,, Station Eleven, tells the spellbinding story of a Hollywood star, his would-be savior, and a nomadic group of ... (Barnes & Noble)
Lethal White
by Robert Galbraith
Private detective Cormoran Strike and his partner Robin investigate a blackmail case involving a government minister.
At Robin Ellacott's marriage to Matthew Cunliffe, Cormoran Strike's capture of the Shacklewell Ripper the night before is already widely known, except by Robin. When Strike tells her that he had been ... (Wikipedia)
To Hate Adam Connor
by Ella Maise
Hollywood actress falls for her childhood nemesis, Adam Connor, but their past keeps getting in the way.
So you may ask, who is Adam Connor? He is the recently divorced, Academy Award-winning actor who just moved in next door with his kid. He also happens to be an exquisite male specimen and the most ... (Barnes & Noble)
Girls of Glass
by Brianna Labuskes
A psychological thriller about a woman who discovers the dark secrets of her family's past.
An Amazon Charts bestseller.,, It takes more than a lie to hide the dark secrets of this picture-perfect family., When the granddaughter of one of Florida’s most powerful judges disappears, it ... (Barnes & Noble)
Lanny
by Max Porter
A young boy named Lanny disappears from a small English village, and the community comes together to search for him.
The Sunday Times Top Ten Bestseller and Booker Prize Longlisted novel Lanny by the author of Grief Is the Thing with Feathers. There’s a village sixty miles outside London. It’s no different from ... (Goodreads)
The White Tiger
by Aravind Adiga
An exploration of the Indian class system, told from the perspective of a lower-caste man.
The entire novel is narrated through letters by Balram Halwai to the Premier of China, who will soon be visiting India. Balram is an Indian man from an impoverished background, born in the village of ... (Wikipedia)
Fat Chance
by Nick Spalding
A humorous and heartwarming story of a man's journey to lose weight and find love.
Meet Zoe and Greg Milton, a married couple who have let themselves go a bit. Zoe was a stunner in her college days, but the intervening decades have added five stone, and removed most of her ... (Goodreads)
Ink and Bone
by Lisa Unger
A woman's search for her missing daughter leads her to a mysterious town with a dark past and dangerous secrets.
New York Times, bestselling author Lisa Unger “builds a sense of place for The Hollows that rivals Stephen King’s Castle Rock for continuity and creepiness.” —The News & Observer (Raleigh, NC) “For ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Confession
by Jessie Burton
A young woman's life is upended when she discovers a long-hidden family secret. She must confront the past to find peace in the present.
One winter's afternoon on Hampstead Heath in 1980, Elise Morceau meets Constance Holden and quickly falls under her spell. Connie is bold and alluring, a successful writer whose novel is being turned ... (Goodreads)
After Anna
by Alex Lake
A mother's worst nightmare comes true when her daughter Anna is kidnapped, but things take a dark turn when Anna returns and the truth is revealed.
Sunday Times Top 10 bestseller and USA Today bestseller The real nightmare starts when her daughter is returned… A girl is missing. Five years old, taken from outside her school. She has vanished, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Two Steps Forward
by Graeme Simsion
Two strangers with different backgrounds embark on a journey of self-discovery while walking the Camino de Santiago.
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Rosie Project comes a story of taking chances and learning to love again as two people, one mourning her husband and the other recovering from ... (Goodreads)
Monument 14
by Emmy Laybourne
Fourteen kids trapped in a superstore after a catastrophic event must survive and face the dangers of the new world outside.
Your mother hollers that you're going to miss the bus. She can see it coming down the street. You don't stop and hug her and tell her you love her. You don't thank her for being a good, kind, patient ... (Goodreads)
A Single Thread
by Tracy Chevalier
After losing her fiancé in WWI, Violet Speedwell finds solace in a community of embroiderers at Winchester Cathedral.
1932. After the Great War took both her beloved brother and her fiancé, Violet Speedwell has become a "surplus woman," one of a generation doomed to a life of spinsterhood after the war killed so ... (Goodreads)
The Simple Wild
by K.A. Tucker
A young woman travels to Alaska to reconnect with her estranged father and falls in love with the rugged wilderness and a local pilot.
Calla Fletcher wasn't even two when her mother took her and fled the Alaskan wild, unable to handle the isolation of the extreme, rural lifestyle, leaving behind Calla’s father, Wren Fletcher, in the ... (Goodreads)
The No. 1 Ladies' Detective Agency
by Alexander McCall Smith
An empowering story of female friendship, courage, and detective work in Botswana.
Precious Ramotswe has only just set up shop as Botswana's No.1 (and only) lady detective when she is hired to track down a missing husband, uncover a con man, and follow a wayward daughter. However, ... (Goodreads)
The Book of Essie
by Meghan MacLean Weir
Essie, a 17-year-old reality TV star, must navigate a scandalous pregnancy and her family's religious empire.
A debut novel of family, fame, and religion that tells the emotionally stirring, wildly captivating story of the seventeen-year-old daughter of an evangelical preacher, star of the family's hit ... (Goodreads)
A Summer Affair
by Elin Hilderbrand
A married woman has an affair with a carpenter while her husband is away. She must decide between her family and her newfound love.
She's the perfect wife and mother—and he's the perfect temptation in this "perfect summer cocktail of sex, sun, and scandal" (,Kirkus Reviews)., Claire has a problem with setting limits. All her life ... (Barnes & Noble)
Belly Up
by Stuart Gibbs
When the hippopotamus at FunJungle theme park dies, Teddy Fitzroy investigates and uncovers a dangerous plot.
12 year old Theodore "Teddy" Roosevelt Fitzroy has got a murder on his hands and trouble on his tail. Henry, the hippopatamus at the brand-new nationally known FunJungle, has gone belly up. Even ... (Goodreads)
We Need to Talk About Kevin
by Lionel Shriver
A mother's struggle to come to terms with the monstrous acts of her disturbed son.
In the wake of a school massacre conducted by Kevin Khatchadourian, the 15-year-old son of Franklin Plaskett and Eva Khatchadourian, Eva begins writing letters to Franklin in November 2000. She ... (Wikipedia)
A Curse Dark as Gold
by Elizabeth C. Bunce
A retelling of the classic tale of Rumpelstiltskin, following the struggles of a young woman to save her family's mill from a curse.
Charlotte Miller has always scoffed at talk of a curse on her family's woolen mill, which holds her beloved small town together. But after her father's death, the bad luck piles up: departing ... (Goodreads)
The Girl in Red
by Christina Henry
A post-apocalyptic retelling of Little Red Riding Hood, where a young woman navigates a dangerous journey to her grandmother's house.
A postapocalyptic take on the perennial classic "Little Red Riding Hood", about a woman who isn't as defenseless as she seems. It's not safe for anyone alone in the woods. There are predators that ... (Goodreads)
