Fiction - City Life

Author: Quintin JardineISBN-10: 0755357701ISBN-13: 9780755357703Publisher: HeadlineLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/11/2009Pages: 416Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 7.81h x 5.06w x 1.04d

The Ordinary Seaman, the second novel from acclaimed writer Francisco Goldman is a lyrical and spellbinding story of hope, despair, and the promise of love. The ordinary seaman is Esteban, a 19-year-old veteran of the war in Nicaragua, who has come to America with...

Winner of the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction and a finalist for the PEN/Faulkner Award, The Long Night of White Chickens marked the brilliant debut of Francisco Goldman's internationally acclaimed writing career.The Long Night of White Chickens is a novel born of two...

Between the living and the lost, one woman delivers the truth.Josie Gray has always believed Miss Sylvie's Bistrot could be a sanctuary for the living... and the dead, with whom she can communicate. As the restaurant struggles to survive in Greenwich Village, the challenges...

Fresh out of college in New England, a young woman returns home to New Orleans and is quickly pulled back into the city's "wastrel-youth contingent" in this cult-classic novel of love and decadence, now with a new introduction.Nancy Lemann's voice is one of the...

The Online Connection is an emotional and captivating romance about two people living in completely different worlds who unexpectedly find each other online.Miranda never imagined a simple late night chat would change her life. Living in Toronto and feeling lost in the quiet loneliness...

Some families fall apart. The Dyers fight their way back together.When aspiring chef Claire Benson arrives in San Francisco, she expects long shifts and low pay-not to be pulled into the lives of two troubled brothers from Wyoming. Mark and Sid Dyer have come...

The latest from the "poet laureate of Brooklyn" is a zany, foul-mouthed, and tender-hearted screwball noir about a stolen baseball and the lengths people will go to find it. And themselves. Thanksgiving Eve, 1991: Most things that lovable scoundrel Georgie Quinlan has tried to...

New Year 1988/1989: A theatre student, a taxi driver, a partisan, and a crook join a detective's family in Kiev for an ill-fated reunion. They and the Soviet nation face a violent reckoning as old secrets and fugitive hopes emerge.Winner of the 2026 Independent...

An uncompromising and sensually charged collection from one of the great practitioners of the short story. Squandering the Blue is Kate Braverman's debut story collection, a fierce, hallucinatory vision of Southern California and the women who move through its heat, glamour, and wreckage. Set...

"What's yours say, Steven?" I don't respond. My attention is fixed on Kelly's cookie-only a foot away, still sealed in plastic and full of potential. Ribbons of smoke hover propitiously above it. "Earth to Steven," calls George. With some effort, I pull my gaze...

There are several major themes addressed in this work. They include forbidden love, societal taboos, substance abuse, mental illness, and family dysfunction. All occurring within the confines of a small, conservative Bible Belt town.Author: Rodney ThompsonISBN-13: 9798893564228Publisher: ArpressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/11/2023Pages: 268Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.87lbsSize: 9.00h...

A disaffected writer gets caught in the morass of complicated human relationships when he appropriates the life of a former patient and befriends his mentally challenged sister. The people in gay bars on Christmas Day are so desperate for basic human contact that they'd...

From Baltimore to New York City, soprano Anne Wiggins Brown refuses to be silenced. Encouraged by her mother and undeterred by a father who insists on "sensible" ambitions, Anne pursues her passion for opera amid heartbreak, prejudice, and the trials of the world in...

"Imperial Palace" is a sprawling and meticulously detailed novel that serves as a definitive exploration of the luxury hospitality industry during the early 20th century. Set within the walls of a magnificent London hotel, the narrative follows the professional and personal life of Evelyn...

Set in the hip urban core of Toronto and in the city s outlying areas, this is the story of an unlikely family held together by love and longing, pain and regret and what happens when the ties that bind them begin to unravel....

Seattle, 1945. The war is ending-but for many, the hardest battles are just beginning.In a city transformed by global conflict, four families struggle to find their place amid rising tensions, buried prejudice, and shifting identities. Victory overseas has brought hope, but at home, fear,...

Seattle 1945 A compelling story of four families coping with hate and exclusion in a city transformed by a world war.A female defense worker turned labor activist endangers herself and her family.A Negro war hero faces a racial battlefield at home. A Japanese internee...

An epic novel of transcendent love, personal journey, and perseverance, With Scars to Show is a gripping story of high-stakes survival in a deeply impoverished Honduran barrio.Naomi is a mature teenage girl whose life collides with the warring Central American gangs that rule her...

Playing fake fiancée to a retired basketball star was not my plan. Especially when he's off limits and my brother's best friend. No thanks to fate, I'm seated next to Evan on a plane jinxed with bad turbulence. Instead of ignoring the man I've...

A disparate cast of characters are drawn together under the gaze of a mysterious mystic as they try their best to survive in the new contemporary capital, a city of changing rules, privatised streets, gig economies, fractured traditions. As the heat beats down upon...

A MOST ANTICIPATED Book (Oprah Daily, Essence, Bustle, Stylist, Missing Perspectives, and more!) "The first CAN'T MISS page-turner of 2026." --Oprah Daily - "EXCEPTIONAL." --Forbes - "CAPTIVATING." --Essence - "Sizzling...A SEXY, FAST-PACED ride!" --Tia Williams, NEW YORK TIMES bestselling author In development as a...

"Imperial Palace" is a sprawling and meticulously detailed novel that serves as a definitive exploration of the luxury hospitality industry during the early 20th century. Set within the walls of a magnificent London hotel, the narrative follows the professional and personal life of Evelyn...

What if a single journal could capture the heartbeat of an entire city?A Tennessee transplant leaves an empty notebook at a Denver bus stop, inviting strangers to write. Over eighteen months, the pages come alive with voices from across the city-artists, parents, immigrants, veterans,...

A struggling writer is hired by the head of a major film studio to perform a simple task: travel down Sunset Boulevard and shut down a film stalled far too long in post-production. The director of the film, Curtis, has not been seen for...

What Juneteenth Means To Me is a book about Juneteenth being taken down as an official holiday but shows how and why we should celebrate it anyway. Author: LeeannISBN-13: 9798231188826Publisher: LeeannLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/01/2025Pages: 76Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.22lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.18d

2003 - It wasn't supposed to go like this. No one expected things to fall apart so spectacularly. Such seemingly small slights build like an avalanche. Rick and Alan never thought they could lose so much so fast. The High Fives Down The I-5...

In the heart of Cancun, where paradise masks the gritty reality of city streets, two worlds collide. Megan Moore, a virgin and career-driven woman on a much-needed vacation with her best friend, is determined to escape her troubles back home. Enter Jerel Phillips, a...

A billionaire heiress walks into a bar... When Fiona Merrill finds herself without a date on New Year's Eve, the frustrated New York socialite takes matters into her own hands. After way too many glasses of champagne, she propositions the familiar bartender with an...

Jules and Adam Newman's complex, often hostile, relationship has long fueled their music careers as they followed in their father's footsteps. After the release of their debut record, and while struggling to write tracks for the followup, the brothers begin to clash. Jules, the...

"[A] warm, surprisingly playful novel about middle-age crisis . . . Zadoorian's obvious affection for Detroit, along with his enthusiasm for his characters' pursuit of meaningful lives, makes this a very enjoyable read." --Library JournalJoe Keen and Ana Urbanek have been a couple for...

"Narrators Ben Bailey Smith and Lou Marie Kerr expertly intertwine multiple first-person points of view in this gritty debut audiobook...Listeners unfamiliar with the dialects -- Irish, Jamaican, and British among them -- will be especially buoyed by the power of the performances." -- AudioFile...

Henry James's "The Princess Casamassima: A Novel" paints a vivid portrait of 19th-century London, exploring the complexities of class, social life, and the burgeoning ideologies of socialism and revolution. Through meticulously crafted prose, James delves into the heart of a society rife with inequality...

"If he said white, she would say black, would they ever be able to speak two sentences in a row without fighting?" After years of working long hours in the hopes of becoming a partner at a leading marketing firm, the last thing Anna...

Author: James HunekerISBN-10: 0871403021ISBN-13: 9780871403025Publisher: Liveright Publishing CorporationLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/31/1941Pages: 320Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.90lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.72d

Money, Sex & Murda is the story of two young men from South East Washington D.C. that are deeply rooted into the underworld of the streets. Since a child, Garland "God" Davis wanted to live the life of a gangster. As he becomes initiated...

'Tis the season for mistletoe, twinkling lights, and fiery romance in snowy New York City. After getting miserably dumped, the last thing Kennedy expects is a whirlwind romance with her office rival Milo--but with a huge promotion on the line, their competition isn't the...

A NUMBER ONE INTERNATIONAL BEST-SELLERA NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' CHOICEA vibrant tale of love, companionship, and renewal set against the transformations of 1960s Vienna."How I loved this book! Filled with truth after truth, poignantly rendered and given to us with tender open-handedness."--Elizabeth Strout, author...

Vivid stories of hard-partying Chicago trans women in the 2020s--right here, right now"Sloane Murphy shows why fun is fun, honesty hurts, and friendships are heartbreak."--Alice Stoehr, author of Again, HarderAgnes can't deal with the coke and the whiskey. Joan's been getting a little success,...

Author: Daniel DefoeISBN-10: 1554816076ISBN-13: 9781554816071Publisher: Broadview Press IncLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/09/2026Pages: 312Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.83lbsSize: 8.99h x 5.99w x 0.72d

Moe Tremblay tries hard, but he's struggling with the trappings of domesticity, having just moved to Montreal with his wife to support her budding law career. He'll stay at home with the kids, they decide, while she climbs the corporate ladder. Then Dean shows...

Jane is relocating from Maryland to Denver as an executive of a high end designer studio. She's happy, thank you very much. She loves her job and she has a cute pregnant pup for a companion. Amy does not need to be warning Jane...

Set in the vanished world of the New York City of the 1970s and '80s, these stories convey a sense of the enchantment that lurks on the flip side of every moment, as if the meaning of life were hidden within the static being...

The Mackenzies and the Flahertys, two of the founding families of Port Kenneth, TN, have been feuding for generations. Which means Emerson Mackenzie's decision to move PharmaSci back to its historic roots didn't sit well with the Flaherty family. They have been attempting to...

In spite of the immoral odour that has tainted his big break, Jason is determined to prove himself, artistically and morally. We follow Jason's band into the studio to record their debut album under the tutorage of Rae, the devious executive at Aim Records,...

"Riceyman Steps" by Arnold Bennett is a novel set in the post-World War I era, focusing on the lives of individuals in the Clerkenwell district of London. The narrative begins with Henry Earlforward, a solitary bookseller who owns a shop in Riceyman Steps. He...

A romance about modern lives as lived in India's tech capital and city of youth, Bangalore. He opened his mouth to say something, then seemed to think the better of it. Their eyes met in the rear-view mirror and Aditi raised her well-shaped eyebrows...

Charles Dickens (7th February 1812 - 9th June 1870), the author of Oliver Twist, was an English writer and social critic. He is considered as one of the greatest novelist of the Victorian era. He was very popular and renowned writer. Everyone enjoys his...

Jasmine (Jaz) Lee is the star of her parent's life. She's the volleyball team captain, the class valedictorian, and will soon be heading off to university to fulfill her parents' dreams and become a surgeon.There's just one problem. She's pregnant. When her parents find...

She plays the fiddle to soothe her pain. He writes poetry to confront his past. Will two wounded hearts turn their laments into love?Rachel Cullen's music is her therapy. Playing the fiddle with her all-female Americana band is her only escape from the specters...