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West Heart Kill: A novel
Par Dann McDorman. 2023
LOOKING FOR AN ANYTHING-BUT-ORDINARY WHODUNIT? • Welcome to the West Heart Club. Where the drinks are neat but behind closed doors…
. . . things can get messy. Where upright citizens are deemed downright boring. Where the only missing piece of the puzzle is you, dear reader.A unique and irresistible murder mystery set at a remote hunting lodge where everyone is a suspect, including the erratic detective on the scene—a remarkable debut that gleefully upends the rules of the genre."A thoroughly original suspense novel that hops across elements of the genre—a diabolical locked-room mystery interspersed with a fascinating primer on the form—while always being tremendous fun to read."—Chris Pavone, best-selling author of Two Nights in LisbonAn isolated hunt club. A raging storm. Three corpses, discovered within four days. A cast of monied, scheming, unfaithful characters.When private detective Adam McAnnis joins an old college friend for the Bicentennial weekend at the exclusive West Heart club in upstate New York, he finds himself among a set of not-entirely-friendly strangers. Then the body of one of the members is found at the lake&’s edge; hours later, a major storm hits. By the time power is restored on Sunday, two more people will be dead . . .Alone with You in the Ether: A Love Story
Par Olivie Blake. 2020
From the New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six comes an intimate and contemporary study of time, space,…
and the nature of love. Alone with You in the Ether explores what it means to be unwell, and how to face the fractures of yourself and still love as if you're not broken.CHICAGO, SOMETIME--Two people meet in the armory of the Art Institute by chance. Prior to their encounter, he is a doctoral student who manages his destructive thoughts with compulsive calculations about time travel; she is a bipolar counterfeit artist undergoing court-ordered psychotherapy. By the end of the story, these things will still be true.But this is not a story about endings.For Regan, life is a finish line of mutually assured disappointment. Her method of coping with the dreariness of existence is to project herself into imagined multipotency, spinning new threads of destiny with every impulsive decision she makes. For Aldo, life is a plague of constancy--a structure of rules and formulas that keep him going, without which the entire frame of his existence would collapse.For both of them, life is a matter of resigning themselves to the blueprints of inevitability, until six conversations with a stranger form the variable that glitches the entire simulation.At the Publisher's request, this title is being sold without Digital Rights Management Software (DRM) applied.Twice Lost
Par Phyllis Paul. 1960
Who could have been so cruel as to do away with poor Vivian Lambert? And why oh why couldn&’t she…
just stay dead?In a rustic, idyllic English village, on a summer&’s day, in the midst of a carefree tennis party, a fragile, needy child, left too much on her own, vanishes from her family&’s front garden. Years pass and the mystery persists: an enduring torment for the teenage Christine Gray, the last person to see Vivian alive. Perhaps if she&’d shown the girl a little kindness, and seen her safely home, Vivian might still be with them? Yet when someone claiming to be a grown-up Vivian returns to the land of the living, the enigma seems only to deepen, threatening to consume the wicked and innocent alike. Equal parts The Turn of the Screw, Picnic at Hanging Rock, and gothic thriller, Twice Lost was admired by such authors as Elizabeth Bowen, Rebecca West, and John Cowper Powys—yet the strange, haunting novels of Phyllis Paul are themselves a mystery with no simple solution. Virtually lost to time even before her death, her novels have been out of print for more than fifty years, and fetch fantastic prices in the rare book trade.Roseflower Creek
Par Jackie Lee Miles. 2010
"Roseflower Creek is a compelling, fast-paced narrative that captivates from the first page to the last. It is beautifully written…
and sensitively told. Don't miss it!" —Haywood Smith, author of Queen Bee of Mimosa Branch and The Red Hat Club"The morning I died it rained. Poured down so hard it washed the blood off my face."It seems everyone in young Lori Jean's life has a secret, but only one secret will cost her everything.A surprising tribute to our ability to heal and love in the most difficult circumstances. Roseflower Creek will stay with you long past its final page.What Readers Are Saying"This is the most touching and poignant novel I have ever read. I will remember Lori Jean for a long time and her outlook on life and forgiveness.""This story will break your heart and you will fall in love with Lori Jean.""Lori Jean's take on so many adventures has you smiling and laughing out loud at times. This character is a keeper and she will be in my heart along with Ellen Foster, Emma, Lily, and many other children that endear themselves to me through their creators.""The story will make you laugh and cry, touch your heart and soul, and linger on with you when the book is finished. You won't want to put it down."Praise for Roseflower Creek"Roseflower Creek is a deeply felt novel. The spirit of protagonist Lori Jean transcends the tragic boundaries of her life…and death." —Walter Sorrells, Edgar Award-winning author of Proof of Intent"Jackie Lee Miles has created a powerful work in Roseflower Creek. It gripped my heart and like a small angel flying close to my soul left a mark like no other story has ever done." —Dennis H. Christen, film producer, writer for TV series M*A*S*H"A powerful, extraordinary novel. The characters haunt the reader long after the last page is turned." —Earl Hamner, creator of The WaltonsJulia: A Novel
Par Sandra Newman. 2023
A PEOPLE Magazine Must-Read Book for Fall 2023An Esquire Best Book of Fall 2023A Guardian Biggest New Book of 2023A…
LitHub Most Anticipated Book of 2023An imaginative, feminist, and brilliantly relevant-to-today retelling of Orwell’s 1984, from the point of view of Winston Smith’s lover, Julia, by critically acclaimed novelist Sandra Newman.Julia Worthing is a mechanic, working in the Fiction Department at the Ministry of Truth. It’s 1984, and Britain (now called Airstrip One) has long been absorbed into the larger trans-Atlantic nation of Oceania. Oceania has been at war for as long as anyone can remember, and is ruled by an ultra-totalitarian Party, whose leader is a quasi-mythical figure called Big Brother. In short, everything about this world is as it is in Orwell’s 1984.All her life, Julia has known only Oceania, and, until she meets Winston Smith, she has never imagined anything else. She is an ideal citizen: cheerfully cynical, always ready with a bribe, piously repeating every political slogan while believing in nothing. She routinely breaks the rules, but also collaborates with the regime when necessary. Everyone likes Julia.Then one day she finds herself walking toward Winston Smith in a corridor and impulsively slips him a note, setting in motion the devastating, unforgettable events of the classic story. Julia takes us on a surprising journey through Orwell’s now-iconic dystopia, with twists that reveal unexpected sides not only to Julia, but to other familiar figures in the 1984 universe. This unique perspective lays bare our own world in haunting and provocative ways, just as the original did almost seventy-five years ago.This sci-fi masterpiece is &“a moral tale that has elements of Aldous Huxley&’s Brave New World, Superman, and Star Wars&”…
(Los Angeles Times Book Review). In a world where the human population has suffered devastating losses, a handful of survivors cling to what passes for life in a post-apocalyptic, dying landscape. People wander, drugged and lulled by electronic bliss, through a barren landscape with no children, no art, and where reading is forbidden. From this bleak existence, a tragic love triangle springs forth. Spofforth, the most perfect machine ever created, runs the world, but his only wish is to die. Paul and Mary Lou are a man and a woman whose passion for each other sparks a jealousy in Spofforth—and provides the only hope for the future of human beings on Earth. Walter Tevis, author of The Hustler, The Man Who Fell to Earth, and The Color of Money, delivers an elegiac dystopia of mankind coming to terms with its own imminent extinction. &“Because of its affirmation of such persistent human values as curiosity, courage, compassion, along with its undeniable narrative power, Mockingbird will become one of those books that coming generations will periodically rediscover with wonder and delight.&” —The Washington PostTo Say Nothing of the Dog: A novel of the Oxford Time Travel series (Oxford Time Travel)
Par Connie Willis. 1997
&“Willis effortlessly juggles comedy of manners, chaos theory and a wide range of literary allusions [with a] near flawlessness of…
plot, character and prose.&”—Publishers Weekly (starred review)From Connie Willis, winner of multiple Hugo and Nebula Awards, comes a comedic romp through an unpredictable world of mystery, love, and time travel.Ned Henry is badly in need of a rest. He&’s been shuttling between the twenty-first century and the 1940s in search of a hideous Victorian vase called &“the bishop&’s bird stump&” as part of a project to restore the famed Coventry Cathedral, destroyed in a Nazi air raid.But then Verity Kindle, a fellow time traveler, inadvertently brings back something from the past. Now Ned must jump to the Victorian era to help Verity put things right—not only to save the project but also to prevent altering history itself.El secreto del orfebre
Par Elia Barceló. 2003
Un orfebre prestigioso viaja, desde Nueva York, a su pueblo natal, en España, para reencontrarse con su pasado y con…
el amor que cambió su vida para siempre. «El secreto del orfebre es la más conmovedora, extraordinaria y hermosa novela corta de amor que he leído en mi vida.»Fernando Marías En esta reedición de El secreto del orfebre se añaden unas páginas inéditas del cuaderno de su protagonista, Celia Sanjuán; un texto adicional que convierte a esta novela de Elia Barceló en una nueva obra, reconfigurando su significado y ofreciendo con maestría otro giro final. En esta bellísima pieza literaria su autora nos recuerda que somos palabras, que somos seres que nos narramos a nosotros mismos, creando así nuestra propia historia. En la búsqueda nostálgica de algo que puede estar o no estar allí, esta novela corta tan breve como intensa presenta una historia de amor e identidad que desafía los hilos del tiempo, de la soledad y de la memoria, en aquel espacio en el que el deseo tiene su propia dimensión y la pasión sus propias leyes. Una novela llena de lírica y sentimientos, una historia de amor imposible. Una pieza de orfebrería, una joya literaria que nos lleva a sumergirnos en lo más recóndito de nosotros mismos. Porque también estamos hechos de la materia con la que se construyen los recuerdos. La crítica ha dicho:«El título alude a la pericia de fabricar con cosas pequeñas objetos preciosos. Eso es lo que Elia Barceló ha conseguido: crear una pequeña joya.»José Luis Charcán, La razón «Cumple fielmente el canon otorgado al género [de la nouvelle] y lo hace con una escasez de medios que la autora resuelve de manera inteligente. Pocas veces se puede decir más con menos.»Cultura|s de La Vanguardia «Con una prosa exquisita, una ambientación onírica y un retrato vívido de la España de los años cincuenta, setenta y noventa, Elia Barceló nos regala una de las historias de amor más hermosas y conmovedoras que he leído en mi vida. Es uno de esos libros que hay que leer para darse cuenta de lo que es escribir bien, pero bien de verdad.» Libros y literatura «Una historia de amor a lo clásico: intensa, desgarradora, trágica, atemporal. Un libro lleno de sentimientos,conmovedor y apasionante. Una joya, una delicatessen, un capricho para el lector.»Libros que hay que leer «Demuestra que no hacen falta muchas palabras ni un argumento enrevesado para conmover y atrapar al lector y expresar muchísimas cosas.»Adivina quien lee «Sin giros espectaculares e innecesarios, y desde la sencillez y la delicadeza de la narrativa de Elia Barceló, encontraréis una historia que os enamorará.»Algunos libros buenos«La magia envuelve esta historia de encuentros y desencuentros, donde hay amor y hay dolor, donde hay sitio para la pasión y para el anhelo, para una vida que era, que fue y que se perdió. Como una fábula pero sin moraleja, muy bien escrita.»Mil libros en mi biblioteca«Una pequeña novela, mezcla de cuento y fábula, absolutamente maravillosa, empapada de dulzura y ternura, con un lado fantástico que le aporta una dimensión suplementaria, donde todos los sueños son posibles.»Le club de rats de Biblionet, Francia «Una historia de amor romántico, imposible y consumado, que enciende el corazón de todo el que la lea.»CulturamasDiscover the extraordinary diaries of the real Anne Lister: the inspiration for Gentleman Jack and Emma Donoghue's new novel Learned…
By Heart'Engaging, revealing, at times simply astonishing' SARAH WATERS'[Anne Lister's] sense of self, and self-awareness, is what makes her modern to us . . . The diaries gave me courage' JEANETTE WINTERSON'The Lister diaries are the Dead Sea Scrolls of lesbian history' EMMA DONOGHUEWhen this volume of Anne Lister's diaries was first published in 1988, it was hailed as a vital piece of lost lesbian history. The editor, Helena Whitbread, had spent years painstakingly researching and transcribing Lister's extensive journals, much of which were written in an elaborate code - what Lister called her 'crypthand', which allowed her to record her life in intimate, and at times, explicit, detail. Until then, Anne Lister's lesbianism had been supressed or hinted at; this was the first time her story had been told. Anne Lister defied the role of nineteenth century womanhood: she was bold, fiercely independent, a landowner, industrialist, traveller and lesbian - a woman who lived her life on her own terms.These diaries include the years 1816-1824. The second volume, continuing Anne's story, THE SECRET DIARIES OF MISS ANNE LISTER: NO PRIEST BUT LOVE, is now available.Older Brother
Par Mahir Guven. 2019
Prix Goncourt Winner: A &“superb&” novel of a Syrian immigrant in France and his two sons (The New York Times…
Book Review).Older Brother is the poignant story of a Franco-Syrian family whose father and two sons try to integrate themselves into a society that doesn&’t offer them many opportunities. The father, an atheist communist who moved from Syria to France for his studies and stayed for love, has worked for decades driving a taxi to support his family. The eldest son is a driver for an app-based car service, which comically puts him at odds with his father, whose very livelihood is threatened by this new generation of disruptors. The younger son, shy and serious, works as a nurse in a French hospital. Jaded by the regular rejections he encounters in French society, he decides to join a Muslim humanitarian organization to help wounded civilians in the war in Syria. But when he stops sending news home, the silence begins to eat away at his father and brother, who wonder what his real motivations were. And when the younger brother returns home, he has changed . . . &“A masterpiece of a first novel.&” —The Guardian &“A striking debut that reveals the breadth of emotional disconnection that prejudice can stoke within a family.&” —Kirkus ReviewsLa odisea de los hombres buenos
Par Albert Pla. 2015
Una novela on the road hilarante, bella, onírica y canalla por las tierras de España. Raúl Gadea, un joven cantante…
uruguayo, y Tito, su representante y máximo exponente del Madrid de Lavapiés, se embarcan en una gira de conciertos por varias ciudades españolas. En su periplo quijotesco, un viaje iniciático y rocanrolero no exento de crítica salvaje, vivirán episodios tan surrealistas como epifánicos, dotados de lírica y realismo cruel. Las aventuras y desventuras de Raúl y Tito reflejan el espíritu de nuestro tiempo, el desconcierto del individuo ante un paisaje cambiante sin rumbo fijo, y dan fe del sabio, fresco y original estilo narrativo del autor: directo, lúcido, cómico-visceral, sensible, preciosista, tierno, cabrón. Albert Pla irrumpe con fuerza en el panorama literario con este impresionante debut, lanzándose a los caminos de la ficción con una voz tan personal como única.Moby Dick: Moby Dick, Afrikaans Edition (Literatura Juvenil (panamericana Editorial) Ser.)
Par Herman Melville. 1851
This nineteenth-century classic is at once a thrilling adventure, a timeless allegory, and &“the greatest of American novels&” (The Atlantic…
Monthly). Despite strange warnings, Ishmael, a young schoolteacher from Manhattan, signs up for a voyage aboard the Pequod, a whaling ship departing from New Bedford, Massachusetts. While on shore, he strikes up a friendship with Queequeg, a tattooed South Seas cannibal. The unlikely friends are hired for the journey—only to discover their commander will be Captain Ahab, a brooding, one-legged, tyrannical old man fixated on avenging Moby Dick, the great white whale who crippled him. Along with the rest of the crew, including unforgettable characters like the intellectual first mate Starbuck who risks standing up to Ahab, cheerful second mate Stubb, and African harpooner Daggoo, Ishmael sets out for a hair-raising adventure laden with danger and nameless horrors. As they dare to challenge God&’s most dreaded creation and nature&’s indifference to human survival, their fate lies with their monomaniacal captain, whose obsession can only lead to tragedy. Considered a masterpiece of American literature, Moby Dick—from its famous first line, &“Call me Ishmael,&” to its dramatic climax—has fascinated generations of readers.North and South: North And South
Par Elizabeth Gaskell. 2014
A novel of love and social strife in northern England during the industrial revolution—a masterpiece of Victorian literature. After a…
decade spent living with her aunt in London, nineteen-year-old Margaret Hale returns home to her beloved village of Helstone only to discover that her pastor father has had a crisis of faith and is moving the family to the North of England. In the industrial town of Milton, Margaret is horrified by the dirty air, the shocking poverty, and the pervasive mistreatment of the working class. John Thornton, a student of Margaret&’s father and the self-made owner of a local textile mill, finds Margaret haughty and naive, but is drawn to her beauty nevertheless. As tensions between workers and masters mount, a strike appears inevitable. Margaret&’s sympathies lie with the downtrodden laborers of Milton, but her heart increasingly yearns for Thornton, whose strength and depth of character will be revealed in a time of profound crisis. Both a timeless romance and a richly detailed social novel, North and South is a masterpiece of Victorian literature. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.Siddhartha: An Indian Tale (Modern Library Classics Ser.)
Par Hermann Hesse. 2017
Nobel Prize winner Hermann Hesse&’s most lauded book: The enchanting story of one man&’s journey in search of enlightenment Born…
into the privileged life of a Brahmin, young Siddhartha came of age surrounded by the teachings of the Buddha. But despite his earnest pursuit of enlightenment, Siddhartha is left unfulfilled. Determined to find his own path to the nirvana, Siddhartha leaves home to embark on a spiritual voyage, spurning the comforts of his caste and leaving behind all loved ones save for his best friend, Govinda. Homeless, without food, and dedicated to their austere lifestyle, the friends diverge along two separate paths. Govinda grows ever more dedicated to Buddhist teachings while Siddhartha travels a more meandering road—through asceticism, into an embrace of the joys of the flesh, and finally to an understanding of the nature of time, truth, and the ultimate path to self-realization. First published in Germany in 1922, Siddhartha grew in popularity through the 1960s, when it became a touchstone of the American counterculture movement. The book endures today as a stirring and lyrical exploration of self-discovery. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.Sense and Sensibility: Three Volumes Of Miniature Classics (Mobi Classics Ser.)
Par Jane Austen. 2016
Torn between reason and passion, obligation and impulse, two sisters search for love in eighteenth-century England Although they are as…
close as sisters can be, Elinor and Marianne Dashwood could not be more different. Elinor is reasonable beyond her nineteen years; Marianne&’s feelings are as ungovernable as the wind. But both girls are about to learn how powerful and devastating true love can be. When Elinor meets the intelligent and mysterious Edward Ferrars, her commitment to self-control is tested for the first time. As her sister quietly endures the pain of heartbreak, Marianne longs for a romance of her own. She finds it in a chance encounter with John Willoughby, a dashing young rake who lives life as passionately as she does, and whose love could make her the happiest woman in England—or destroy her. A sparkling comedy of manners and an essential guide to navigating affairs of the heart, Jane Austen&’s first published novel is a timeless tale of love and loss. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.Tess of the D'Urbervilles: Thomas Hardy
Par Thomas Hardy. 2016
A young woman struggles against tradition and circumstance in this novel of love, class, and deceit from the author of…
Far from the Madding Crowd. Convinced that his impoverished family has noble connections, John Durbeyfield implores his daughter, Tess, to visit the wealthy Mrs. D&’Urberville and claim kin. Reluctantly, Tess agrees, but when she falls prey to the manipulations of Alec D&’Urberville, the widow&’s dissolute son, her search for love and happiness takes a disastrous turn. An earnest suitor named Angel Clare offers hope for salvation, but Tess must decide whether to confess her sins to the minister&’s son—or bury them forever. First published in 1891, Tess of the D&’Urbervilles scandalized Victorian readers with its frank depictions of female sexuality and its impassioned criticism of social conventions. Now widely recognized as Thomas Hardy&’s masterpiece, this tragic story of virtue destroyed is one of the most moving and unforgettable novels in English literature. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.A shy young woman discovers her true power in this poignant love story from one of the world&’s most cherished…
authors The eldest of nine children born to a naval lieutenant with a meager pension, Fanny Price is sent to live with wealthy relatives at Mansfield Park. Only ten years old, she is nervous around her rich cousins and uncomfortable in their grand house. And as the years pass, Fanny comes to believe that she will never truly feel at home. Only Edmund Bertram makes life worth living. He is the only one of her cousins who is kind to her, a gentle soul whom she has loved since childhood. But when the worldly and charismatic Crawford siblings, Henry and Mary, arrive from London and ensnare the Bertram family in a complicated web of romance and intrigue, Fanny worries that her relationship with Edmund will never be the same. To win his heart, she must keep her head—a task that becomes all the more difficult when her family pressures her to accept Henry Crawford&’s unexpected marriage proposal. Widely regarded to be Jane Austen&’s first mature novel, Mansfield Park subtly critiques the snobbery of English society by celebrating the virtues of its unassuming yet profoundly compelling heroine. This ebook has been professionally proofread to ensure accuracy and readability on all devices.The Black Flower: A Novel of the Civil War
Par Howard Bahr. 1997
A Confederate soldier confronts the horror of battle and the power of grace in this &“poignant, haunting, and important&” novel…
of the Civil War (The Tennessean, Nashville). A New York Times Notable Book and Winner of the William Boyd Award for Best Military Novel In November 1864, Gen. John Bell Hood&’s Army of Tennessee prepares to launch an assault on Union forces near Franklin, Tennessee. Dirty, exhausted, and hungry, the Confederate soldiers form a line of battle across an open field. Among them stands Pvt. Bushrod Carter, a twenty-six-year-old rifleman from Cumberland, Mississippi. Against all odds, Bushrod has survived three years of war unscathed—but his luck is about to run out. Wounded in the battle, Bushrod is taken to a makeshift hospital on a nearby plantation. There, he falls under the care of Anna Hereford, who bears her own scars from years of relentless bloodshed and tragedy. In the grisly aftermath of one of the Confederate army&’s most disastrous campaigns, Anna and Bushrod seek salvation and understanding in each other. Their fragile bond carries with it the hope of a life beyond the war, and the risk of a pain too devastating to endure. Written with profound empathy and meticulous attention to historical detail, The Black Flower brilliantly portrays the staggering human toll of America&’s bloodiest conflict. In his award-winning debut novel, &“Howard Bahr casts a tale of war as powerful as any you&’ll ever find&” (Southern Living).Song of the Silent Snow: Stories (Penguin Modern Classics Ser.)
Par Hubert Selby Jr.. 1986
&“Earthy, thoughtful, funny&” stories of love and despair, destiny and dumb luck, by the author of Last Exit to Brooklyn…
and Requiem for a Dream (Library Journal). Hubert Selby Jr. made an indelible mark on contemporary American literature with Last Exit to Brooklyn, a controversial novel that explored life at the lowest strata of urban society. But even before that novel altered the landscape of American fiction, Selby was honing his literary craft with short fiction that cast the human condition in a stark light, stories &“known for their harrowing portrayal of mere mortals chasing their delusions down the drain&” (Salon.com). The stories here represent Selby at his best, whether he&’s exploring a married commuter&’s fantasy about a stranger he sees every morning on the subway or wryly spinning the tale of a salesman whose life is dictated by Chinese fortune cookies. In these pages, a homeless man clings to his old army coat during a bitter lost weekend; and a young man&’s successful attempt to impress a girl on their first date comes back to haunt him. In the intimate, sometimes shocking portraits collected in Song of the Silent Snow, Selby finds the delicate balance between joy and despair, revealing humanity in the darkest corners of existence. &“Selby&’s writing never diminished; it always increased. His body of work is among the very highest of contemporary writers. He did not get the acknowledgment that he deserved, but he will.&” —John Rechy, author of City of Night This ebook features an illustrated biography of Hubert Selby Jr. including rare photos from the author&’s estate.Temple Folk
Par Aaliyah Bilal. 2023
Finalist for the 2023 National Book Award for Fiction A groundbreaking debut collection portraying the lived experiences of Black Muslims…
grappling with faith, family, and freedom in America.In Temple Folk, Black Muslims contemplate the convictions of their race, religion, economics, politics, and sexuality in America. The ten stories in this collection contribute to the bounty of diverse narratives about Black life by intimately portraying the experiences of a community that resists the mainstream culture to which they are expected to accept and aspire to while functioning within the country in which they are born. In &“Due North,&” an obedient daughter struggles to understand why she&’s haunted by the spirit of her recently deceased father. In &“Who&’s Down?&” a father, after a brief affair with vegetarianism, conspires with his daughter to order him a double cheeseburger. In &“Candy for Hanif&” a mother&’s routine trip to the store for her disabled son takes an unlikely turn when she reflects on a near-death experience. In &“Woman in Niqab,&” a daughter&’s suspicion of her father&’s infidelity prompts her to wear her hair in public. In &“New Mexico,&” a federal agent tasked with spying on a high-ranking member of the Nation of Islam grapples with his responsibilities closer to home. With an unflinching eye for the contradictions between what these characters profess to believe and what they do, Temple Folk accomplishes the rare feat of presenting moral failures with compassion, nuance, and humor to remind us that while perfection is what many of us strive for, it&’s the errors that make us human.