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A Novel
by Eowyn Ivey
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by Kristin Hannah
Published Sep 2019
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by Paul Harding
Published Jul 2014
Read ReviewsA stunning mosaic of human experience, Enon affirms Paul Harding as one of the most gifted and profound writers of his generation.
by Peter Rock
Published Apr 2014
Read ReviewsAn American original, Peter Rock brings our strangest beliefs to vivid and sympathetic life in this haunting novel inspired by true events.
The House at the End of Hope Street
by Menna van Praag
Published Mar 2014
Read ReviewsFilled with a colorful and unforgettable cast of literary figures, The House at the End of Hope Street is a charming, whimsical novel of hope and feminine wisdom.
by Carol Rifka Brunt
Published Jun 2013
Read ReviewsIn this striking literary debut, Carol Rifka Brunt unfolds a moving story of love, grief, and renewal as two lonely people become the unlikeliest of friends and find that sometimes you don't know you've lost someone until you've found them.
by Margot L. Stedman
Published Apr 2013
Read ReviewsA captivating, beautiful, and stunningly accomplished debut novel that opens in 1918 Australia - the story of a lighthouse keeper and his wife who make one devastating choice that forever changes two worlds.
by Karen Russell
Published Jul 2011
Read ReviewsFrom the celebrated twenty-nine-year-old author of the everywhere-heralded short-story collection St. Lucys Home for Girls Raised by Wolves comes a blazingly original debut novel that takes us back to the swamps of the Florida Everglades, and introduces us to Ava Bigtree, an unforgettable young heroine.
The Particular Sadness of Lemon Cake
by Aimee Bender
Published Apr 2011
Read ReviewsThe wondrous Aimee Bender conjures the lush and moving story of a girl whose magical gift is really a devastating curse.
by Stef Penney
Published Mar 2008
Read ReviewsA brilliant and breathtaking debut that captivated readers and garnered critical acclaim in the United Kingdom, The Tenderness of Wolves was long-listed for the Orange Prize in fiction and won the Costa Award (formerly Whitbread) Book of the Year.
by Alice Hoffman
Published Jan 2006
Read ReviewsA magical story of loss and renewal and illuminates the bonds and mysteries that connect mother and daughter, sister and brother, woman and man.
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