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Launch thrusts readers into the life of Theo Strahl, a quirky artist and inventor from Winnipeg who's spent the past two decades happily scavenging back-lanes and transforming scrap into art. But beneath his contented exterior, Theo has always been quietly expecting the world to...

A PEN/Faulkner Literary Award and National Book Award Nominee". . . Fields has once again firmly established himself in the ranks of America's finest fiction writers." -Ray Carson Russell, author of Philurius College Blues"A compelling read that resonates with tragic realism and literary excellence."...

The story of a passionate love affair that triggered a revolution.An atmospheric, exuberant novel from the best-selling author of The Postcard, Anne Berest, and her sister, Claire Berest, about love and sex, art and revolution, experimentation and creativity, and three young people who changed...

A PEN/Faulkner Literary Award and National Book Award Nominee". . . Fields has once again firmly established himself in the ranks of America's finest fiction writers." -Ray Carson Russell, author of Philurius College Blues"A compelling read that resonates with tragic realism and literary excellence."...

From the author of A Castle in Brooklyn comes an epic novel spanning decades about the broken bonds of family, memories of war, and redemption and hope in the face of heartbreaking loss.Growing up in 1960s Brooklyn, Lena wants to be a baker just...

For fans of Behold the Dreamers, immigrant stories, and family sagas, a compelling novel about a tightly bound Nigerian family living in Florida and the wounds that get passed down from generation to generation, by the significant new literary voice who wrote the acclaimed...

Sweet Magnolias meets Fixer Upper in this delightfully refreshing debut about a woman bravely chasing her dreams, building a life on her own terms, and maybe even discovering a second chance at love.Magnolia "Mack" Bishop is staring down the barrel at single motherhood--thanks to...

A searing novel of love and betrayal as a young boy comes of age in the heart of England, from an exquisite new voice. In the shadow of an ancient abbey nestled between rivers, Daniel is growing up. He is highly intelligent but little...

From the author of Penelope in Retrograde comes the sparkling story of three generations of women, each trying to live out their own dreams without breaking a leg in the process.Liza Day's mother isn't dead, but leave it to Darla Day to throw herself...

Synopsis: COVID-19 has struck and Sam Cameron (9) who lives in a Victorian three-story apartment house with his widowed mother and little sister, is at home all the time. Sam sees a TV story about signs being placed in yards to honor essential workers....

You've met the Porter family before, haven't you? You've met Kitty Porter, her five grown children, along with their loved ones, and others involved in their journey through life. In this sequel to Counting On Kitty, you'll catch up on what has happened since...

It's her first trip away. But she never came home... The old camping bus pulls up outside my house in the middle of the night. Rain is pounding against the windows, thunder rattling, but I'd recognize the sound of the engine anywhere. Confusion races...

Christina's Cupboard is a historical fiction novel-in-stories chronicling the history of the Wade family and their descendants-the people they encounter and the events they experience as they journey through life-from 1700s England to modern-day America.It was 1980 when John Murphy began researching his family's...

"Noel's Christmas Tree" by Amy Le Feuvre is a heartwarming tale that seamlessly blends elements of faith, family, and holiday spirit. Set against the backdrop of a quaint English village, the story follows the journey of the young protagonist, Noel, as he discovers the...

"Don't Let Me Keep You is a lyrical meditation on motherhood seven times over, gestating, unfurling with rhythmic, poignant prose." -Maggie Ginsberg, author of Still TrueHildy Halverson, a genius in math and science, is pushed by her parents to step into a male-dominated field...

In this poignant novel, award-winning author, Charles Mungoshi, explores the consequences of colonialism in 1960s Zimbabwe. Waiting for the Rain asks how a nation can look to the future and preserve its traditions while being tied down to the present tyranny of its oppressors....

Maria, the nurse and nanny. invokes Haitian Voodoo to protect those she loves from her damaged and violent sister Andrea. And Michael. the wealthy man between them fights desperately to save his infant son and escape with the sister he truly loves. This exhilarating...

The sweeping hills and emerald hedgerows seem to dance in the pale Irish sun. Home after far too long, Ginny takes a deep breath and tries to shake off the past. She's hidden the truth for years. And when Ruari looks at her, his...

From one of America's greatest, most creative novelists comes Again and Again, a poignant and endlessly surprising story about love lost, found, and redeemed Eugene "Geno" Miles is living out his final days in a nursing home, bored, curmudgeonly, and struggling to connect with...

In To the Lighthouse, Virginia Woolf masterfully captures the complexities of human experience through the lens of the Ramsay family's summer visits to the Isle of Skye. With its stream-of-consciousness narrative and poetic prose, this novel explores themes of time, memory, and the ephemeral...

Time and Time Again by James Hilton is a reflective novel that weaves together memory, love, and the passage of time. It follows Charles Anderson, a man caught between the past and present, as he revisits pivotal moments in his life, exploring the choices...

When the Atlas Lions Roar is set against the backdrop of 70s Morocco, a time when Rania and Manal were just children. The novel vividly captures the essence of their childhood trips to the Atlas region, which they initially didn't appreciate. It is only...

An unexpected road trip across America brings a family together, in this raucous and moving new novel from the bestselling author of Nothing to See Here.Ever since her dad left them twenty years ago, it's just been Madeline Hill and her mom on their...

Jack Pace lost everything that mattered-his family. Time stopped with an accident two years before. Taking a job at an isolated Coast Guard lighthouse on a private island is the perfect escape-a chance to live out his days in isolated mourning without the entanglements...

A BRAND NEW romance from international bestseller Mandy BaggotThings aren't going well for travel writer Orla Bradbee.With Christmas fast approaching, her boss is insisting Orla must travel to a rural village in France to interview a man who doesn't speak. But with trouble at...

Family Secrets Unravel in a Tense, wryly funny Drama: Wealth, Betrayal, and a Mysterious Death Stir Up a Perfect Storm in an Elite New York Family.In A Fall from Grace, we delve into the life of Daniel Walsh, a man seemingly blessed with a...

From the author of the beloved novel Lenny Marks Gets Away With Murder comes another quirky and irresistible new crime novel Strange things are happening behind the bright pink facade of Bayside's premier laundromat, Joyful Suds; home to Joy Moody and her twin daughters....

Mia's secret comedy career, forbidden office crush, and a long-guarded family secret take center stage, threatening her newfound confidence and her one shot at fame in this hilarious, heartfelt coming-of-age story perfect for fans of Curtis Sittenfeld and Etaf Rum. Mia Almas has a...

Filled with a tight-knit ensemble cast of deeply realized characters, this earthy, beautifully nuanced story, set in suburban industrial America, reveals to us an everyday working woman as she finds her way on her own terms-through work, family, grief and love, and then-not so...

National Book Award finalist Karen E. Bender returns with a story collection that uses both a realistic and a speculative lens to explore a universal situation--the ways parents and children separate at different times of life Grounded in both the contemporary United States and...

"Subtly told and finely made, The Correspondent is a portrait of a small life expanding. Virginia Evans shows how one woman changes at a point when change had seemed impossible. That change, like this novel, turns out to be a cause for celebration."--Ann Patchett...

Set during the events of Rock Star Romance, this wintry interlude in the Rock Star's Wife series follows two couples wrestling with family drama in the midst of holiday cheer. Cassie Economos's family hasn't met her new boyfriend yet. To tell the truth, she...

From New York Times bestselling author Jami Attenberg comes a dazzling novel of family, following a troubled mother and her two daughters over forty years and through a swiftly changing American landscape as they seek lives they can fully claim as their own. The...

When the death of a child in a hit-and-run shocks the quiet seaside town of Oyster Hill, police officer Luci Miller is called in to investigate. Her only clue is a fragment of car paint found at the scene--a unique shade of red that...

'An easy five stars from me. Funny, warm, relatable, romantic. I absolutely loved it.' Sandy BarkerBerkley Kaine was lucky enough to meet her perfect man at a young age.Blissfully in love, she's about to graduate college, take on her dream job, and has never...

Samantha Roberts never expects to hear from her sisters asking her to return home to Cloudberry Inn, especially since her sisters stopped speaking to her several years ago. She has learned to make a life of her own by throwing herself into her solitary...

Part 1 of this authentic, heartfelt and gritty saga takes place in the Windy City streets of Chicago, starring James Mitchell. Along with his destructive alter ego Buckwild. Growing up, James was the perfect child with a bright future. He was intelligent, well mannered,...

Author: Allyson Johnson, Nina FoxISBN-10: 1665112301ISBN-13: 9781665112307Publisher: HighBridge AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/18/2019Format: CD

Gift Idea for birthdays, Perfect gift for Valentine's day, Christmas, Mother's Day and Birthdays - Card alternative and wedding or any event give the love to someone, Sentimental Journal: Fill in the reasons why you love someone to give as a personalised gift.Author: Gift...

May 1940. Ghosts haunt the woods and fields of Norfolk, as Europe descends into full-blown warfare. William Abrehart, a strange, nature-loving boy who hasn't spoken since the mysterious death of his father, struggles to keep the promise he made to look after his withdrawn...

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No matter how hard Rachid tries to recreate himself, to become educated and worldly--to "learn English"--it is impossible for this hip Beiruti with his cell phone and high-speed internet to sever the connection to his past in the Lebanese village of Zgharta, known for...

Richmal Crompton's adult novels are an absolute delight and every bit as charming as her beloved Just William series. The Old Man's Birthday is both a nostalgic treat for fans of the gentler brand of interwar fiction, and a dry satire of British village...

Are some things better left unfound? Best friends Louise and Emma grew up next door to each other in a grim inner-city suburb of Dublin. Now Louise, an art conservator, is thousands of miles away in Sydney, restoring a beautiful old painting. She meets...

The Right Address sears through the upper crust of New York's glittering Park Avenue scene to dish the dirt on the ladies who lunch, the gents who club, and the desperate climbers who will stop at nothing to join the backstabbing, champagne-sipping, socialite-eat-socialite stratosphere....

Catherine Sanderson seems to have it all: a fulfilling career helping immigrant women find jobs, a lovely home, and a beautiful, intelligent daughter on her way to Smith College. What Catherine doesn't have: a father for her child- and she's spent many years dodging...

A tragedy that broke the heart of a town and forever changed countless lives hovers in the background as Michelle Richardson returns home to Chatham, North Carolina, for an extended visit after living overseas while serving with the military for twenty years. Arriving to...

A tragedy that broke the heart of a town and forever changed countless lives hovers in the background as Michelle Richardson returns home to Chatham, North Carolina, for an extended visit after living overseas while serving with the military for twenty years. Arriving to...

For 15 years, Teensie MacAllester's two elder sisters have been delighted to let her care for their ailing relatives. Throwing off the yoke of family expectations, Teensie sets in motion some surprising changes.Author: Patricia SprinkleISBN-10: 0451232194ISBN-13: 9780451232199Publisher: Penguin Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/01/2011Pages: 432Format: PaperbackWeight:...

Author: Charles Laird CaliaISBN-10: 0688167101ISBN-13: 9780688167103Publisher: QuillLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/16/1998Pages: 224Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.94h x 5.74w x 0.60d