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Saving Fish from Drowning
by Amy Tan
A group of friends on a spiritual journey in the jungles of Burma, meeting unexpected turns of fate.
The story concerns a group of American tourists travelling the Burma Road from China to Myanmar, and the comic confusions that occur when they are kidnapped by a group of Karen people who believe one ... (Wikipedia)
White Oleander
by Janet Fitch
A young girl's struggles to survive in a series of foster homes, finding strength in her resilience.
Astrid Magnussen is a 12-year-old girl living in Los Angeles , California with her mother, Ingrid Magnussen, a self-centered and eccentric poet. Astrid's father, Klaus Anders, left before Astrid was ... (Wikipedia)
What We Keep
by Elizabeth Berg
A mother and daughter's relationship is explored through the discovery of a long-hidden family secret.
Do you ever really know your mother, your daughter, the people in your family? In this rich and rewarding new novel by the beloved bestselling author of Talk Before Sleep and The Pull of the Moon , a ... (Goodreads)
The Reader
by Bernhard Schlink
A man's journey of understanding, uncovering a dark secret from his past.
Hailed for its coiled eroticism and the moral claims it makes upon the reader, this mesmerizing novel is a story of love and secrets, horror and compassion, unfolding against the haunted landscape of ... (Goodreads)
7th Heaven
by James Patterson
Detective Michael Bennett investigates a string of murders in New York City, while balancing his family life and personal struggles.
Lindsay is confronted by two cases. We meet thugs called Pidge and Hawk whose idea of fun is burning people alive. They kill three couples until they try the big one in the house of a senator, ... (Wikipedia)
The Wednesday Letters
by Jason F. Wright
A family's journey of faith, forgiveness, and healing following a tragedy.
The surprise, New York Times, bestseller, from an author who delivers “American storytelling at its best.”,The story of marriage, family, and forgiveness that has become not just a bestseller but an ... (Goodreads)
The Persian Pickle Club
by Sandra Dallas
A group of women in Kansas during the Great Depression, finding friendship and courage through quilting.
In her magical, memorable novel, Sandra Dallas explores the ties of loyalty and friendship that unite the women in a, quilting circle in Depression-era Kansas,It is the 1930s, and hard times have hit ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Mermaid Chair
by Sue Monk Kidd
A married woman returns to her childhood home and falls in love with a Benedictine monk. She must confront her past and make a difficult choice.
An alternate cover edition exists, here,. Sue Monk Kidd's phenomenal debut, The Secret Life of Bees , became a runaway bestseller that is still on the New York Times bestseller list more than two ... (Goodreads)
Shopgirl
by Steve Martin
A story of love, loss, and self-discovery as a woman seeks meaning in her life.
Lonely, depressed, Vermont transplant Mirabelle Buttersfield, who sells expensive evening gloves nobody ever buys at Neiman Marcus in Beverly Hills and spends her evenings watching television with ... (Goodreads)
The Double Bind
by Chris Bohjalian
A young woman working at a homeless shelter becomes obsessed with the photographs of a former client. A psychological thriller that explores the nature of memory and trauma.
In Chris Bohjalian's astonishing novel, nothing is what it at first seems. Not the bucolic Vermont back roads college sophomore Laurel Estabrook likes to bike. Not the savage assault she suffers ... (Goodreads)
Barefoot
by Elin Hilderbrand
A woman's journey to embracing change and rebuilding her life after tragedy.
Visiting Nantucket for the summer, three women seek peace and comfort as they cope with the challenges in their lives—from marriage, infidelity, and the mayhem of motherhood to scandal, tragedy, and ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Appeal
by John Grisham
Political thriller about an innocent man accused of murder who fights to expose a corrupt court system.
Mississippi attorneys Wes and Mary Grace Payton have battled New York City-based Krane Chemical in an effort to seek justice for Jeannette Baker, whose husband and son died from carcinogenic ... (Wikipedia)
Brother Odd
by Dean Koontz
A traumatized war veteran seeks solace and peace in a secluded monastery, only to uncover more mysteries from his past.
The novel begins seven months after, Forever Odd, . During that time, Odd Thomas has been a guest at St. Bartholomew's Abbey, where he hopes to seek peace and understanding. During his time there, he ... (Wikipedia)
Fortune's Rocks
by Anita Shreve
A forbidden summer romance between a married woman and a young man.
In the summer of 1899, Olympia Biddeford, a privileged, intelligent 15-year-old, and her parents have retired from the heat of Boston to the coastal resort of Fortune's Rocks. When the celebrated ... (Wikipedia)
Saving CeeCee Honeycutt
by Beth Hoffman
A young girl's journey of self-discovery, gaining strength and resilience in the face of adversity.
Twelve-year-old CeeCee is in trouble. For years she’s been the caretaker of her psychotic mother, Camille— the crown-wearing, lipstick-smeared laughingstock of an entire town. Though it’s 1967 and ... (Goodreads)
The Birth of Venus
by Sarah Dunant
A passionate story of love and art set in 15th century Florence.
Alessandra Cecchi is not quite fifteen when her father, a prosperous cloth merchant, brings a young painter back from northern Europe to decorate the chapel walls in the family’s Florentine palazzo. ... (Goodreads)
Brooklyn
by Colm Tóibín
A young Irish woman's migration to America, exploring themes of identity and belonging.
Eilis Lacey is a young woman who is unable to find work in 1950s Ireland . Her older sister Rose organises a meeting with a Catholic priest called Father Flood on a visit from New York City , who ... (Wikipedia)
We Were the Mulvaneys
by Joyce Carol Oates
A family unravels after a traumatic event shatters their close-knit bond.
Michael and Corinne Mulvaney are the parents of four children: Michael Jr., Patrick, Marianne, and Judd. Living in a picture perfect farm in upstate New York , the Mulvaneys own a successful roofing ... (Wikipedia)
Shanghai Girls
by Lisa See
Two sisters navigate the turmoil of 1930s Shanghai, while struggling to protect each other.
Shanghai Girls is divided into three parts: Fate, Fortune, and Destiny. Here See treats Chinese immigration from a personal view through Pearl's narration. In, On Gold Mountain, she objectively ... (Wikipedia)
Peace Like a River
by Leif Enger
A young boy's journey of faith, hope, and courage in the midst of tragedy.
Once in a great while, we encounter a novel in our voluminous reading that begs to be read aloud. Leif Enger's debut, Peace Like a River , is one such work. His richly evocative novel, narrated by an ... (Goodreads)
Firefly Lane
by Kristin Hannah
A lifelong friendship between two women, navigating through life's ups and downs.
From the New York Times bestselling author of On Mystic Lake comes a powerful novel of love, loss, and the magic of friendship. . . . In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her ... (Goodreads)
Women of the Silk
by Gail Tsukiyama
A story of female silk workers in rural China, their struggles, and their journey towards independence and self-discovery.
In, Women of the Silk, Gail Tsukiyama takes her readers back to rural China in 1926, where a group of women forge a sisterhood amidst the reeling machines that reverberate and clamor in a vast silk ... (Barnes & Noble)
Undead and Unworthy
by MaryJanice Davidson
Vampire queen Betsy Taylor faces new challenges as she tries to balance her royal duties with her personal life.
Betsy Taylor thought entering the world of the undead was a big adjustment. Being a new bride isn't much easier. The blush has only been on for two months, and Betsy has a lot to do: set up the new ... (Goodreads)
Foreign Deceit
by Jeff Carson
A small-town sheriff investigates a murder with international implications, uncovering a web of deceit and corruption.
Deputy Sergeant Wolf's ex-wife is in back in the picture, jealousy of his upcoming promotion to sheriff is escalating to violence, and a boy has just been reported missing–a lot of action for a ski ... (Goodreads)
Little Bee
by Chris Cleave
A Nigerian refugee's quest for survival and a British woman's search for redemption.
Using alternating first-person perspectives , the novel tells the stories of Little Bee, a Nigerian refugee, and Sarah O'Rourke (née Summers), a magazine editor from Surrey . After spending two years ... (Wikipedia)
Corrupt
by Penelope Douglas
A young woman seeks revenge on the powerful men who ruined her family, but falls for one of them along the way.
From New York Times bestselling author Penelope Douglas comes a new dark romance...Erika I was told that dreams were our heart's desires. My nightmares, however, became my obsession. His name is ... (Barnes & Noble)
A Wedding in December
by Anita Shreve
A wedding brings together old friends, revealing secrets and reigniting old flames. The past and present collide in a snowy New England setting.
At an inn in the Berkshire Mountains, seven former schoolmates gather to celebrate a wedding – a reunion that becomes the occasion of astonishing revelations as the friends collectively recall a ... (Goodreads)
The Queen's Rising
by Rebecca Ross
A young girl discovers her hidden powers and seeks to avenge her family's tragedy by joining a rebellion against the ruling class.
In this epic debut fantasy, inspired by Renaissance France, an outcast finds herself bound to a disgraced lord and entangled in his plot to overthrow the king. Perfect for fans of Grave Mercy and Red ... (Barnes & Noble)
Body Surfing
by Anita Shreve
A woman's life is changed when she becomes involved with a family during their summer vacation. Love, loss, and self-discovery ensue.
At the age of 29, Sydney has already been once divorced and once widowed. Trying to regain her footing once again, she has answered an ad to tutor the teenage daughter of a well-to-do couple as they ... (Barnes & Noble)
Promised
by Caragh M. O'Brien
In a dystopian society, a young woman navigates the dangerous world of surrogacy and fights for her own freedom and that of her unborn child.
After defying the ruthless Enclave, surviving the wasteland, and overthrowing Sylum, Gaia Stone now faces her greatest challenge yet–to lead the people of Sylum back to the Enclave and persuade the ... (Goodreads)
