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A Novel
by Alexis Wright
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by Rabih Alameddine
Published Jun 2009
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by Cees Nooteboom
Published Nov 2008
Read ReviewsFrom acclaimed Dutch novelist Cees Nooteboom comes a haunting tale of angels, art, and modern love.
by Anita Amirrezvani
Published May 2008
Read ReviewsIn 17th-century Persia, a young woman and her mother find themselves alone and without a dowry. Forced into a secret marriage to a wealthy man, the young woman is faced with a daunting decision: forsake her own dignity, or risk everything she has in an effort to create a new life.
by Tim Winton
Published May 2003
Read ReviewsSet in the dramatic landscape of Western Australia, this is a love story about people stifled by grief and regret; a novel about the odds of breaking with the past and about the lure of music.
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