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by Elizabeth Strout
Published Nov 2020
Read ReviewsWinner of the 2019 BookBrowse Fiction Award
Prickly, wry, resistant to change yet ruthlessly honest and deeply empathetic, Olive Kitteridge is "a compelling life force" (San Francisco Chronicle).
The Accidental Further Adventures of the Hundred-Year-Old Man
by Jonas Jonasson
Published Jan 2019
Read ReviewsThe hysterical, clever, and unforgettable sequel to Jonas Jonasson's international bestseller The Hundred-Year-Old Man Who Climbed Out of the Window and Disappeared.
Eleanor Oliphant Is Completely Fine
by Gail Honeyman
Published Jun 2018
Read ReviewsSmart, warm, uplifting, Eleanor Oliphant is Completely Fine is the story of an out-of-the-ordinary heroine whose deadpan weirdness and unconscious wit make for an irresistible journey.
by Margaret Atwood
Published Jun 2015
Read ReviewsMargaret Atwood turns to short fiction with nine tales of acute psychological insight and turbulent relationships.
The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry
by Rachel Joyce
Published Mar 2013
Read ReviewsA novel of unsentimental charm, humor, and profound insight into the thoughts and feelings we all bury deep within our hearts, The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry introduces Rachel Joyce as a wise - and utterly irresistible - storyteller.
by Jane Gardam
Published Oct 2009
Read ReviewsOld Filth has been acclaimed as Jane Gardams masterpiece, a book where life and art merge. And now that beautiful, haunting novel has been joined by a companion that also bursts with humor and wisdom: The Man in the Wooden Hat.
by Per Petterson
Published Apr 2008
Read ReviewsWe were going out stealing horses. That was what he said, standing at the door to the cabin where I was spending the summer with my father. I was fifteen. It was 1948 and one of the first days of July.
by Sara Gruen
Published May 2007
Read ReviewsAn atmospheric, gritty, and compelling novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932 illuminated by a wonderful sense of time and place. Winner of the 2007 BookBrowse Award for Most Popular Book.
by John Banville
Published Aug 2006
Read ReviewsA luminous novel about love, loss, and the unpredictable power of memory. Winner of the 2005 Booker Prize.
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