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Across the Deep: A Novel
Par Lisa McGuinness. 2020
The operator of a San Francisco safe house fights to give sex-trafficking survivors a second chance at life in this…
story of suspense, romance, and faith.Raised in Thailand and brought to the United States against her will, quiet and intelligent Suda is hiding from a sex-trafficking ring and the man she believed was on her side. Claire, admired as bright and beautiful in high school, now hides her striking looks and uses her sharp wit as a protective shield. Determined to show Suda and Claire a path that allows for a life of their own, Simone, the safe house operator, offers them a haven and a healing path to the future.Moving between the hills of Thailand and San Francisco, this incredible novel traces the journey of two trafficked women pursuing healing and hope. With strong female characters, an undercover cop, and a warmhearted Christian, Across the Deep is an unforgettable story about the resilience of the human spirit and enduring hope.Perfect for fans of Girl in Pieces, The Sea of Lost Girls, Please See Us, and Then She Was Gone.Praise for Across the Deep“After you read the story of a safe house and the unlikely collaboration between Simone and Chai to save the life of a stolen young Thai girl, “human trafficking” will never be a concept for you again?but instead a personal affront to your very soul.” —Jacquelyn Mitchard, #1 New York Times–bestselling author of Two If by Sea“As compassionate as it is compelling, Across the Deep plunges us into a brutal underworld of predatory abuse while uplifting us with the warmth of fresh-baked bread, lattes, and an unlikely sisterhood that brims with love, determination, and the joy of getting a second chance at life.” —Catherine Armsden, author of Dream House“McGuinness takes us from a shipping container in Thailand to the docks of San Francisco, putting names and faces on the real and growing tragedy that is human trafficking. We fall hard for these characters who slide between victim, survivor, and hero. No one is safe. Yet, despite the darkness, this is a story of caring for others in a world of faith, hope, and love.” —Cynthia Newberry Martin, author of Tidal FlatsThings We Lost in the Fire: Stories
Par Mariana Enriquez. 2016
The &“propulsive and mesmerizing&” (The New York Times) story collection by the International Booker–shortlisted author of The Dangers of Smoking…
in Bed and Our Share of Night—now with a new short story. The short stories of Mariana Enriquez are: &“The most exciting discovery I&’ve made in fiction for some time.&”—Kazuo Ishiguro&“Violent and cool, told in voices so lucid they feel spoken.&”—The Boston Globe (Best Books of the Year) Electric, disturbing, and exhilarating, the stories of Things We Lost in the Fire explore multiple dimensions of life and death in contemporary Argentina. Each haunting tale simmers with the nation's troubled history, but among the abandoned houses, black magic, superstitions, lost loves and regrets, there is also friendship, compassion, and humor. Translated by the National Book Award-winning Megan McDowell, these &“slim but phenomenal&” (Vanity Fair) stories ask the biggest questions of life and show why Mariana Enriquez has become one of the most celebrated new voices in global literature.High Spirits: A Collection Of Ghost Stories
Par Robertson Davies. 2007
A collection of haunting—and hilarious—ghost stories by the beloved Booker Prize finalist and New York Times-bestselling author. Robertson Davies first…
hit upon the notion of writing ghost stories when he joined the University of Toronto as the first Master of Massey College. Wishing to provide entertainment at the College&’s Gaudy Night, the annual Christmas party, Professor Davies created a &“spooky story,&” which he read aloud to the gathering. That story, &“Revelation from a Smoky Fire,&” is the first in this wonderful, haunting collection. A tradition quickly became established and, for eighteen years, Davies delighted and amused the Gaudy Night guests with his tales of the supernatural. Here, gathered together in one volume, are those eighteen stories, just as Davies first read them.City of the Mind
Par Penelope Lively. 2003
A &“well crafted . . . fascinating&” story of a London architect&’s struggle for identity in love and career (Time Out). This is…
the city in which everything is simultaneous. There is no yesterday, nor tomorrow, merely weather, and decay, and construction. In London&’s changing heartland, architect Matthew Halland can&’t help but contemplate how the past and the present blend. It stirs memories of his boyhood, the early years with his daughter, and the failed marriage he has not yet put behind him. Here, too, is the London of prehistory, of Georgian elegance, of the Blitz. But at the same time, Matthew must keep focused on the constructing of a new future for London—his latest project in Docklands—and with it he begins to forge new beginnings of his own. City of the Mind is the &“lucid and complex, meditative and playful, concise and expansive&” second novel from the Man Booker Prize–winning author (The Washington Post Book World).Tierra de campeones
Par Diego Zúñiga. 2023
El esperado regreso de Diego Zúñiga a la novela. Mediados del siglo XX. En el norte de Chile, un niño…
aprende a nadar en las aguas del río Loa junto a sus amigos y al poco tiempo se convierte en buzo pescador en una pequeña caleta aledaña, donde comparte faenas y convive con una pequeña comunidad de boteros. Martínez, el muchacho, posee un talento y una resistencia respiratoria inusuales que lo llevan a sobresalir en las competencias de caza submarina y a lucirse en un mundial de la disciplina que se organiza en el país. Todo esto mientras, a lo lejos, se dejan sentir las agitaciones políticas y sociales que traerían las décadas del 60 y 70. Tras haber desarrollado una exitosa carrera y haber incluso escapado a la muerte en un torneo europeo, un acontecimiento espeluznante marcará el resto de sus días, que concluirán en una especie de desértica temporada en el infierno. Una deriva vital inesperada que lo alejará del mar para internarlo en un pueblo fantasmal y en una existencia desquiciada.Thomas and Beal in the Midi: A Novel
Par Christopher Tilghman. 2019
A young interracial couple escapes from Maryland to France in 1892, living first among artists in the vibrant Latin Quarter…
of Paris, and then beginning a new life as winemakers in the rugged countryside of the LanguedocTwenty-three years after the publication of his acclaimed novel Mason’s Retreat and six years after The Right-Hand Shore, Christopher Tilghman returns to the saga of the Mason and Bayly families in Thomas and Beal in the Midi.Thomas Bayly and his wife, Beal, have run away to France, escaping the laws and prejudices of post-Reconstruction America. The drama in this richly textured novel proceeds in two settings: first in Paris, and then in the Languedoc, where Thomas and Beal begin a new life as winemakers. Beal, indelible, beautiful, and poised, enchants everyone she meets in this strange new land, including a gaggle of artists in the Latin Quarter when they first arrive in Paris. Later, when they’ve moved to the beautiful and rugged Languedoc, she is torn between the freedoms she experienced in Paris and the return to the farm life she thought she had left behind in America. A moving and delicate portrait of a highly unusual marriage, Thomas and Beal in the Midi is a radiant work of deep insight and peerless imagination about the central dilemma of American history—the legacy of slavery and the Civil War—that explores the many ways that the past has an enduring hold over the present.The Book of Everlasting Things: A Novel
Par Aanchal Malhotra. 2022
FOR FANS OF ALL THE LIGHT WE CANNOT SEE, A LUSH, SWEEPING LOVE STORY ABOUT A HINDU PERFUMER AND A…
MUSLIM CALLIGRAPHER, SET AGAINST THE BACKDROP OF PARTITION “Monumental…A far-reaching love story.” —NPR (A Best Book of the Year)“Mesmerizing.” —Publishers Weekly (starred review) “Exquisite.” —Library Journal (starred review)“Majestic.” —Booklist (starred review)On a January morning in 1938, Samir Vij first locks eyes with Firdaus Khan through the rows of perfume bottles in his family’s ittar shop in Lahore. Over the years that follow, the perfumer’s apprentice and calligrapher’s apprentice fall in love with their ancient crafts and with each other, dreaming of the life they will one day share. But as the struggle for Indian independence gathers force, their beloved city is ravaged by Partition. Suddenly, they find themselves on opposite sides: Samir, a Hindu, becomes Indian and Firdaus, a Muslim, becomes Pakistani, their love now forbidden. Severed from one another, Samir and Firdaus make a series of fateful decisions that will change the course of their lives forever. As their paths spiral away from each other, they must each decide how much of the past they are willing to let go, and what it will cost them. Lush, sensuous, and deeply romantic, The Book of Everlasting Things is the story of two lovers and two nations, split apart by forces beyond their control, yet bound by love and memory. Filled with exquisite descriptions of perfume and calligraphy, spanning continents and generations, Aanchal Malhotra’s debut novel is a feast for the senses and the heart.Hester: A Novel
Par Laurie Lico Albanese. 2022
Named a Most Anticipated Book for Fall 2022 by Goodreads • Washington Post • New York Post • BuzzFeed •…
PopSugar • Business Insider • An October 2022 Indie Next List Pick • An October 2022 LibraryReads Pick"A hauntingly beautiful––and imagined––origin story to The Scarlet Letter." ––People WHO IS THE REAL HESTER PRYNNE?Isobel Gamble is a young seamstress carrying generations of secrets when she sets sail from Scotland in the early 1800s with her husband, Edward. An apothecary who has fallen under the spell of opium, his pile of debts have forced them to flee Glasgow for a fresh start in the New World. But only days after they've arrived in Salem, Edward abruptly joins a departing ship as a medic––leaving Isobel penniless and alone in a strange country, forced to make her way by any means possible.When she meets a young Nathaniel Hawthorne, the two are instantly drawn to each other: he is a man haunted by his ancestors, who sent innocent women to the gallows––while she is an unusually gifted needleworker, troubled by her own strange talents. As the weeks pass and Edward's safe return grows increasingly unlikely, Nathaniel and Isobel grow closer and closer. Together, they are a muse and a dark storyteller; the enchanter and the enchanted. But which is which?In this sensuous and hypnotizing tale, a young immigrant woman grapples with our country's complicated past, and learns that America's ideas of freedom and liberty often fall short of their promise. Interwoven with Isobel and Nathaniel's story is a vivid interrogation of who gets to be a "real" American in the first half of the 19th century, a depiction of the early days of the Underground Railroad in New England, and atmospheric interstitials that capture the long history of "unusual" women being accused of witchcraft. Meticulously researched yet evocatively imagined, Laurie Lico Albanese's Hester is a timeless tale of art, ambition, and desire that examines the roots of female creative power and the men who try to shut it down.September: A Novel (Coronet Bks.)
Par Rosamunde Pilcher. 1990
From the author of the classic multimillion bestseller The Shell Seeker, comes Rosamunde Pilcher's September, a story of homecomings and…
heartbreaks, friendships, betrayals, forgiveness, and love. The basis for the TV mini-series of the same name, now available on streaming platforms.A place you will never forgetRosamunde Pilcher's Scotland...where the fields flourish with greenery, the bills bloom with purple, and the lochs glitter with the bright blue of the sky.A time you will never forgetSeptember...when the heather is in full flower, the first chill of autumn cools the air, and the countryside stirs with the hunt, balls, dinner parties, and dance.A novel you will never forgetA main selection of the Literary Guild and the Doubleday Book ClubPlaying Games
Par Huma Qureshi. 2023
'A gem of a novel' i'A beautifully written debut' RedThe remarkable debut novel from critically acclaimed writer Huma Qureshi: a…
poignant story of art and sisterhood, family, marriage and betrayalHana has a perfect job, a perfect home, a perfect marriage. It is her younger sister Mira who is a mess. But Hana wants children and her husband is hesitating, and perhaps her control is slipping.Mira dreams of a creative life but she's stuck working at a local café. She hates her flatmate and Hana's dismissal of her writing but she can't find the right inspiration.One night, a fight between Hana and her husband sparks something in Mira: the words ring in her head and she starts typing. But what can you borrow from your sister? And what can be forgiven?'Warm and moving . . . Playing Games thoughtfully and elegantly considers what it means to be a sister, a mother and a writer' Chloë Ashby, author of Wet Paint'A riveting and evocative tale of two sisters navigating love, loss and desires' Zeba Talkhani, author of My Past is a Foreign Country'Reading Qureshi's crystal prose is a rare pleasure. I found Playing Games unputdownable' Molly Aitken, author of The Island ChildNothing Belongs to You
Par Nathacha Appanah. 2021
It's not only grief and loneliness that have tormented Tara since her husband's death. In her, something rises and crests…
like a wave. As she sits in squalor in a house that once knew love, she hears the deafening cry of a past she thought was stifled and the resurgence of the person she had been before. A girl with another name, who loved to laugh and dance, who believed in the innocence of childhood until she was overtaken by her country's demons. With her characteristic lyricism and precision, Nathacha Appanah offers us total immersion into a world of lost futures and hidden pasts, in which the implacable hand of fate can only be resisted at a price.Translated from the French by Jeffrey ZuckermanThe King's Indian: Stories and Tales
Par John Gardner. 1972
An iconic collection that showcases Gardner as a master craftsman navigating an uncertain worldIn this exceptional book, author John Gardner…
explores the literary form as a vehicle of vision, and creates heroes that personify his tremendous artistic ideals: A Boston schoolmaster abandons his dreams of owning a farmhouse in rural Illinois only to be taken on a voyage across the seas and into self-discovery, faith, and love; an artist&’s rapturous enthusiasm inspires an aging university professor to approach life&’s chaotic moments as opportunities for creation. Each of these stories is wonderful in its own right, and provides valuable insight into the author&’s literary beliefs. Written just prior to his critical masterwork, On Moral Fiction, The King&’s Indian is a must-read for those interested in learning more about Gardner&’s highly controversial artistic philosophies. This ebook features a new illustrated biography of John Gardner, including original letters, rare photos, and never-before-seen documents from the Gardner family and the University of Rochester Archives.The Color of Money
Par Walter Tevis. 2003
A legendary pool hustler tries to make a comeback in the novel that inspired the Martin Scorsese film: &“A great…
read, entertainment of a high order&” (Los Angeles Times). Fast Eddie Felson was the best in the country. Then he walked out on his talent. He ran a poolroom for the next twenty years, got married, and watched pool games on television. One evening he watches a pool player who reminds him of his old rival, Minnesota Fats, and it sparks something in him. Feeling a sudden grief at the loss of his old self and his old life, he leaves behind his business—and his marriage—and finds Fats, now retired in the Florida Keys. Now the pair is about to embark on a tour of the country together. Eddie hopes to recapture his glory days, but the journey will come with a price . . . The author of the classic The Hustler, which also features Fast Eddie Felson, &“is unequaled when it comes to creating and sustaining the tension of a high stakes game. Even readers who have never lifted a cue will be captivated&” (Publishers Weekly). &“Tevis writes about pool with power and poetry and tension. From the opening scene of this fine book, the reunion between Eddie and Fats twenty years after, the staccato beat of the prose and finely drawn characters grab the reader and don&’t let go. You don&’t have to like pool to like this book, to appreciate its sense of living on the edge.&” —The Washington PostFire on the Mountain (P. S. Series)
Par Edward Abbey. 2011
A New Mexico man faces off against the government in a battle over his land in this novel by the…
author of Desert Solitaire. After nine months away at school, Billy Vogelin Starr returns home to his beloved New Mexico—only to find his grandfather in a standoff with the US government, which wants to take his land and turn it into an extension of the White Sands Missile Range. Facing the combined powers of the US county sheriff, the Department of the Interior, the Atomic Energy Commission, and the US Air Force, John Vogelin stands his ground—because to Vogelin, his land is his life. When backed into a corner, a tough old man like him will come out fighting . . . Fire on the Mountain is a suspenseful page-turner by &“one of the very best writers to deal with the American West&”—the acclaimed author of such classics as The Monkey Wrench Gang and the memoir Desert Solitaire (The Washington Post). &“Abbey is a fresh breath from the farther reaches and canyons of the diminishing frontier.&” —Houston Chronicle &“The Thoreau of the American West.&” —Larry McMurtry, Pulitzer Prize–winning author of Lonesome DoveA Dangerous Business: A novel
Par Jane Smiley. 2022
From the Pulitzer Prize-winning, best-selling author of A Thousand Acres: An amazing &“mash-up of a Western, a serial-killer mystery and a feminist-inflected…
tale of life in a bordello&” (The Washington Post). In 1850s Gold Rush California two young prostitutes, best friends Eliza and Jean, attempt to find their way in a lawless town on the fringes of the Wild West—a bewitching combination of beauty and danger—as what will become the Civil War looms on the horizon. &“Everyone knows that this is a dangerous business, but between you and me, being a woman is a dangerous business, and don&’t let anyone tell you otherwise..."Monterey, 1851. Ever since her husband was killed in a bar fight, Eliza Ripple has been working in a brothel. It seems like a better life, at least at first. The madam, Mrs. Parks, is kind, the men are (relatively) well behaved, and Eliza has attained what few women have: financial security. But when the dead bodies of young women start appearing outside of town, a darkness descends that she can't resist confronting. Side by side with her friend Jean, and inspired by her reading, especially by Edgar Allan Poe&’s detective Dupin, Eliza pieces together an array of clues to try to catch the killer, all the while juggling clients who begin to seem more and more suspicious.Eliza and Jean are determined not just to survive, but to find their way in a lawless town on the fringes of the Wild West—a bewitching combination of beauty and danger—as what will become the Civil War looms on the horizon. As Mrs. Parks says, "Everyone knows that this is a dangerous business, but between you and me, being a woman is a dangerous business, and don&’t let anyone tell you otherwise ..."The Dirty South: A Thriller (Charlie Parker #18)
Par John Connolly. 2020
&“Mr. Connolly&’s slam-bang thriller is studded with memorable characters and boasts cliffhangers within cliffhangers.&” —The Wall Street Journal &“Brilliant...Connolly is…
writing at the top of his game.&” —Publishers Weekly, starred review The New York Times bestselling author of A Book of Bones and &“one of the best thriller writers we have&” (Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author) goes back to the very beginning of Private Investigator Charlie Parker&’s astonishing career with his first terrifying case.It is 1997, and someone is slaughtering young women in Burdon County, Arkansas. But no one in the Dirty South wants to admit it. In an Arkansas jail cell sits a former NYPD detective, stricken by grief. He is mourning the death of his wife and child, and searching in vain for their killer. Obsessed with avenging his lost family, his life is about to take a shocking turn. Witness the dawning of a conscience. Witness the birth of a hunter. Witness the becoming of Charlie Parker.This Tender Land: A Novel
Par William Kent Krueger. 2019
INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER! &“If you liked Where the Crawdads Sing, you&’ll love This Tender Land...This story is as…
big-hearted as they come.&” —Parade The unforgettable story of four orphans who travel the Mississippi River on a life-changing odyssey during the Great Depression.In the summer of 1932, on the banks of Minnesota&’s Gilead River, Odie O&’Banion is an orphan confined to the Lincoln Indian Training School, a pitiless place where his lively nature earns him the superintendent&’s wrath. Forced to flee after committing a terrible crime, he and his brother, Albert, their best friend, Mose, and a brokenhearted little girl named Emmy steal away in a canoe, heading for the mighty Mississippi and a place to call their own. Over the course of one summer, these four orphans journey into the unknown and cross paths with others who are adrift, from struggling farmers and traveling faith healers to displaced families and lost souls of all kinds. With the feel of a modern classic, This Tender Land is an enthralling, big-hearted epic that shows how the magnificent American landscape connects us all, haunts our dreams, and makes us whole.A Book of Bones: A Thriller (Charlie Parker #17)
Par John Connolly. 2019
Private Investigator Charlie Parker returns in this heart-pounding thriller as he seeks revenge against the darkest forces in the world,…
from &“one of the best thriller writers we have&” (Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author) and the internationally bestselling author of the acclaimed The Woman in the Woods.He is our best hope. He is our last hope. He is our only hope. On a lonely moor in northern England, the body of a young woman is discovered. In the south, a girl lies buried beneath a Saxon mound. To the southeast, the ruins of a priory hide a human skull. Each is a sacrifice, a summons. And something in the darkness has heard the call. Charlie Parker has also heard it and from the forests of Maine to the deserts of the Mexican border, from the canals of Amsterdam to the streets of London, he will track those who would cast the world into darkness. Parker fears no evil—but evil fears him. &“A seamless, expansive, and chilling blend of police procedural and gothic horror tale&” (Kirkus Reviews), A Book of Bones will keep you guessing until the very last page.The Darlings: A Novel
Par Hannah McKinnon. 2023
On a secluded stretch of Cape Cod, a wedding is being planned at a beloved beach house—only for a long…
kept secret to emerge that hurtles both the wedding and the family off course, in this fresh, lyrical new novel from the acclaimed author of the &“charming and warmhearted&” (PopSugar) The Summer House.At age ninety-two, Tish Darling is the matriarch and protector of what&’s left of the Darling family fortune, including the decades-old beach house, Riptide. Located on the crook of Cape Cod, it&’s a place she once loved but has not returned to in decades, since a tragic family accident one perfect summer day. Still, she is determined to keep Riptide in the family. Even if that means going back there on the cusp of her granddaughter&’s wedding. Even if it means revealing someone else&’s truth. Her daughter-in-law Cora has her own complicated feelings surrounding Tish&’s return as well as doubts about her place within the Darling family. After all, Cora came into the family carrying a secret that her husband promised to keep for her forever. Tish&’s sudden return to Riptide may force everything they&’ve worked so hard to protect out into the light. Meanwhile, Cora&’s eldest daughter, Andi isn&’t exactly looking forward to her little sister&’s wedding so soon after her own divorce. To make matters worse, her ex has arrived on the Cape with his insufferable new girlfriend. Andi has no idea how she&’ll be able to survive this family reunion…until she bumps into an old friend from the past. A friend who may just offer her a second chance. As the three distinct generations of Darling women arrive at Riptide, they have no idea that this summer will forever change them. One old secret, kept with the best of intentions, threatens to not only divide the family, but shatter each member&’s sense of who they really are. Can the ties that bind survive, when the history you&’ve always been told turns out to be untrue?The Nameless Ones: A Thriller (Charlie Parker #19)
Par John Connolly. 2021
&“One of the best thriller writers we have.&” —Harlan Coben, #1 New York Times bestselling author From the international and…
instant New York Times bestselling author of The Dirty South, the white-knuckled Charlie Parker series returns with this heart-pounding race to hunt down the deadliest of war criminals.In Amsterdam, four bodies, violently butchered, are discovered in a canal house, the remains of friends and confidantes of the assassin known only as Louis. The men responsible for the murders are Serbian war criminals. They believe they can escape retribution by retreating to their homeland. They are wrong. For Louis has come to Europe to hunt them down: five killers to be found and punished before they can vanish into thin air. There is just one problem. The sixth. With John Connolly&’s trademark &“dark, haunting, and beautifully told&” (Booklist) prose and breathless twists and turns, The Nameless Ones is an unputdownable thriller that will keep you on the edge of your seat.