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by Stephanie Butland
Published Jun 2018
Read ReviewsThe Lost for Words Bookshop by Stephanie Butland is a compelling, irresistible, and heart-rending novel, perfect for all book lovers.
by Catriona McPherson
Published Apr 2018
Read ReviewsIt's the oldest bookshop in a town full of bookshops; rambling and disordered, full of treasures if you look hard. Jude found one of the treasures when she visited last summer, the high point of a miserable vacation. Now, in the depths of winter, when she has to run away, Lowell's chaotic bookshop in that backwater of a town is the safe place she ...
Grendel's Guide to Love and War
by A. E. Kaplan
Published Apr 2017
Read ReviewsThe Perks of Being a Wallflower meets Revenge of the Nerds in this tale of a teen misfit who seeks to take down the bro next door, but ends up falling for his enemy's sister and uncovering difficult truths about his family in the process.
by Rachel DeWoskin
Published Jul 2012
Read ReviewsA scathingly funny and moving book about dreams and reality, at once light on its feet and unwaveringly serious.
by Hannah Tinti
Published Aug 2009
Read ReviewsRichly imagined, gothically spooky, and replete with the ingenious storytelling ability of a born novelist, The Good Thief introduces one of the most appealing young heroes in contemporary fiction and ratifies Hannah Tinti as one of our most exciting new talents.
by Jan Elizabeth Watson
Published Feb 2009
Read ReviewsA poignant and often darkly funny story of a resourceful seven-year-old growing up in an isolated house in Bond Brook, Maine.
by Helen Oyeyemi
Published Apr 2006
Read ReviewsHelen Oyeyemi draws on Nigerian mythology to present a strikingly original variation on a classic literary theme: the existence of "doubles," both real and spiritual, who play havoc with our perceptions and our lives.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close
by Jonathan Safran Foer
Published Apr 2006
Read ReviewsUnafraid to show his traumatized characters' constant groping for emotional catharsis, Foer demonstrates once again that he is one of the few contemporary writers willing to risk sentimentalism in order to address great questions of truth, love and beauty.
by Liz Jensen
Published Jan 2006
Read ReviewsThe story of a family falling apart, told in the vivid voices of its comatose son and Dr. Dannachet as he is drawn into the family's circle. Full of astonishing twists and turns, this is a masterful tale of the secrets the human mind can hide.
The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time
by Mark Haddon
Published May 2004
Read Reviews'Haddon's portrayal of an emotionally dissociated mind is a superb achievement. He is a wise and bleakly funny writer with rare gifts of empathy.'
by Niccolò Ammaniti
Published Feb 2004
Read ReviewsIn this immensely powerful, lyrical and skillfully narrated novel, set in southern Italy, nine year-old Michele discovers a secret so momentous, so terrible, that he darent tell anyone about it. Read an exclusive excerpt at BookBrowse today.
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