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by Ron Childress
Published Jul 2016
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by Stuart Archer Cohen
Published Apr 2016
Read ReviewsPart satire, part revenge tale, part wilderness adventure - with a heavy dash of noire espionage - This Is How It Really Sounds explores the seductive power of the Other Life, and what happens when you finally grasp it...
by Ann M. Martin
Published Oct 2014
Read ReviewsHearts will break and spirits will soar for this powerful story, brilliantly told.
by Ivy Pochoda
Published Apr 2014
Read ReviewsA riveting literary mystery set against the rough-hewn backdrop of the New York waterfront in Red Hook.
by Marti Leimbach
Published May 2007
Read ReviewsA moving, deeply absorbing story of a family in crisis. What sets it apart from most fiction about difficult subjects such as autism, is the author's ability to write about a sad and frightening situation with a seamless blend of warmth, compassion and humor.
by Cammie McGovern
Published Mar 2007
Read ReviewsAdam, a nine-year-old autistic boy, is discovered hiding near to the body of his murdered classmate. Now the police are relying on Adam as the only witness to an appalling crime. But he can't tell the police what he sawor what he heard. Barely verbal on the best of days, Adam has retreated into a silent world that Cara, his mother, knows only...
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 Margot Livesey
Published Sep 2005
Read ReviewsA couple begins an intense affair, only to be separated abruptly -- and perhaps irrevocably -- in this surprising, suspenseful love story.
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 John Grisham
Published Jan 1999
Read ReviewsMichael was scrambling up the ladder at a giant D.C. law firm, but a violent encounter with a homeless man stopped him cold. Who was this man? Michael did some digging and found a dirty secret.
Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if you want to test a man's character, give him power.
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