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New boarders arrive and old sisters depart. Evelyn is not so sure she likes the new dynamics of Peerbaugh Place, her Victorian boarding house. Even though it had been hard adapting to strangers living in her home, she and the other women (from "The...

Workaholic Henrietta Wegner can feel her edge beginning to dull in middle age. Once the company's hottest mergers and acquisitions executive, Henri can see the ambitious and impossibly young up-and-comers gunning for her job. When her boss makes it clear she'll be starting the...

National Book Foundation 5 Under 35 HonoreeLonglisted for the Women's Prize for FictionNamed a Best Book of the Year by The New Yorker, Vulture, and BBC An enthralling and original first novel about exile, diaspora, and the impossibility of Black refuge in America and...

""Jude the Obscure"" is a novel written by the renowned English author Thomas Hardy. First published in 1895, it explores themes of love, social class, education, and the challenges faced by individuals striving to overcome societal limitations. The story revolves around the protagonist, Jude...

National bestselling author Lesley Crewe's new novel explores widowhood, complicated family dynamics, and growing up at any age. Well, Dick's dead. Now what? Margo, his widow, is trying to dodge the tsunami of paperwork coming her way. She doesn't want to deal with the...

Winner of the 2020 Big Moose PrizeSpanning the mid to late 20th century and set in the Elkhorn Valley of southwestern Montana, The Stone Sister is told from three points of view - a father's, a nurse's, and a sister's. Together they tell the...

A wonderful story of love, friendship and opening your mind and your heart to new possibilities that will enchant fans of Holly Martin and Heidi Swain.The Copper Plough is at the heart of village life for the residents of Heritage Cove, and never more...

Amelia Riley and Ben Lawson have something in common - fathers who have kept secrets.On the day of his father's funeral, Ben's life changes forever when a woman he's never met shows up claiming to be his sister. As he investigates the past, Ben...

A wonderful story of love, friendship and opening your mind and your heart to new possibilities that will enchant fans of Holly Martin and Heidi Swain.The Copper Plough is at the heart of village life for the residents of Heritage Cove, and never more...

A wonderful story of love, friendship and opening your mind and your heart to new possibilities that will enchant fans of Holly Martin and Heidi Swain.The Copper Plough is at the heart of village life for the residents of Heritage Cove, and never more...

Pastor Judah Greeves and his wife, Esther, live a sad, quiet life in Bethel Hollow, PA. The church they have led together for decades is dying. The small farm they built with their own hands has become unmanageable in their old age. Sparrow, their...

The only way to exorcise a family specter is to go back to the past.San Francisco, 1892: Vivian Alderdice is not your typical Gilded Age debutante. She prefers books to flirting with marriageable men or poor titled nobles looking for a rich American heiress....

In the Augustus family saga, author, Tamara Merrill, has woven a very tangled web, and Sharon Chatsworth loves to talk about it in her gossip column. The drama that unfolds in the first volume of the Augustus family trilogy revolves around the cash cow...

Whenever I visit Wellington, I walk along Oriental Parade and stop at the old band rotunda from where I can see Hay Street and the gracious villas which have stood the test of time. I watch the people enjoying the beautiful beach, such a...

"Mind-blowing... This isn't Smith's first tale of toxic and nihilistic obsession, but it is his most ravishing, painfully funny, and wildly mythic." -- Booklist (starred review) "Smith is not only a spectacular stylist but also a visionary." --Washington Post Book World From Charlie Smith...

Jake moves into the Bradford Estate in Fairhaven anticipating a relaxing summer with his wife and kids. A washed up body on the sands of Fort Phoenix beach quickly changes his plans. Sanctuary is the final book in the Buried Treasure trilogy. Once again...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - GOOD MORNING AMERICA BUZZ PICK - A young Indian woman finds the false rumors that she killed her husband surprisingly useful--until other women in the village start asking for her help getting rid of their own husbands--in this razor-sharp debut. "A...

It's the most wonderful time of the year on Castle Street, and there's a paw-some new business opening....It had always been Tabby's dream to work with cats and an inheritance from her beloved nanna has finally made that a reality. Idyllic Castle Street in...

It's Friday! Explore with Josie and Leelai as they experience the magic of love, faith, and friendship in Grandma's bed.Author: Jesse Klubi, Leymah R. GboweeISBN-10: 8712003301ISBN-13: 9798712003303Publisher: Independently PublishedLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/01/2021Pages: 30Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.27lbsSize: 11.02h x 8.50w x 0.08d

From Lola Akinmade Åkerström, international bestselling author of In Every Mirror She's Black, comes the highly anticipated second novel, focusing on the lives of three Black women as they fight their own personal struggles in one of the most egalitarian societies, Sweden.Can a career...

Over a century after C騷anne's death his art still obsesses and enraptures.And for the characters in this multifaceted novel, the painter's work is of crucial significance.In Hong Kong, will billionaire art collector Walter and his son ever be reconciled? In Liverpool, will artist Nick...

About the BookAfter the loss of their mother, Brian and his sisters must prepare funeral arrangements and break the news to their terminally ill father, Aubrey. As Aubrey reflects on his life and talks to the ghost of his wife, he thinks on his...

Norman is the clever one of a close-knit Jewish family in the East End of London. Infant prodigy; brilliant barrister; the apple of his parents' eyes . . . until at forty-one he becomes a drug addict, confined to his bedroom, at the mercy...

Q: When trusting your baser instincts threatens to strip your hold on sanity, who do you turn to?A: A turkey in the woods.I AnimalA primal force awakens in Tommy after learning of his mother's impending death. She's all right, not in the hospital on...

"Readers will be hard-pressed to put this down." Publishers WeeklyAn estranged daughter. A missing grandson. A mother faced with an impossible choice. Renee Gulliver appears to have it all: a beautiful house overlooking a scenic estuary on England's East Coast, a successful career as...

A compelling tale of edgy, small-town emotions, lingering obsession, and romantic salvation from acclaimed novelist Anita Shreve.Andrew, after many years, returns to his hometown to attend his mother's funeral. Planning to remain only a few days, he is drawn into the tragic legacy of...

Fanny Herself (1917) is a novel by Edna Ferber. Inspired by her experience as a young Jewish woman from the Midwest, Fanny Herself is the story of a young woman who recognizes the unhappiness in her life and decides to risk it all for...

Young Ephraim Goldman is the author of a perennial bestseller. A celebrated academic lion, he hobnobs with the movers and shakers of his era, such as Einstein, Berenson and Bertrand Russell.Ephraim's son Bernard is a young writer, desperate to make his own reputation in...

Award-winning book that recently earned acclaim from the prestigious Next Generation Indie Book Awards Acadia Powers knows herself to be too selfish, too sinful, and too skeptical in her faith to marry a preacher. And yet she does. God truly does work in a...

From the National Book Award-winning author of Underworld, a "daring...provocative...exquisite" (The Washington Post) novel about five people gathered together in a Manhattan apartment, in the midst of a catastrophic event. It is Super Bowl Sunday in the year 2022. Five people, dinner, an apartment...

Like a Polaroid snapshot, this finely wrought collection of short stories gives us a brief glimpse into the quirky and complex lives of rural town inhabitants. As the characters struggle to define their individuality and reconcile their ideals with ordinary life, we are witness...

Long-haired Bradley Garrett is a rodeo champion. Known as a sexy cowboy, he has never had a problem getting women. In fact he has known many, but not usually for more than one night. Growing up with two older brothers and one younger sister,...

Forty years old, divorced, with two sons on the verge of adolescence and an ex-husband who considers visitation to be optional, Brenda Haversham isn't having a whole lot of fun. She's also no longer qualified for the work she loves, so she's working in...

A charming, unconventional love story about a couple who embark on a wildly passionate, two-week fling that will change both of their lives forever. If you loved One Day and The Rosie Project, you will fall head-over-heels for The Two of Us. Anyone can...

In the third and final installment of Martha Reynolds's award-winning Chocolate series, Bernadette Maguire's story is about to come full-circle... But is she ready for what her future holds? It's been five years since Bernie married Gary, a dear friend from the past and...

"When I was a little girl and children went missing it was just one of those sad things. It never happened to anyone I knew ... It happened over breakfast, or lunch. It happened to parents who were careless" Alice Winters is not a...

Enriched Classics offer readers accessible editions of great works of literature enhanced by helpful notes and commentary. Each book includes educational tools alongside the text, enabling students and readers alike to gain a deeper and more developed understanding of the writer and their work....

Bad Foundations is a comedic absurdist novel about a home foundation inspector whose own home life is falling apart.Cook does not have an ordinary job. He spends his days inspecting people's crawl spaces, cataloging their filth and photographing the decay. At his other job,...

No one has ever felt sorry for Genevieve Beaumont. After all, she has everything money can buy. That is, until she discovers her fiancé has been two-timing her and she's left with two choices: marry the philanderer to please her controlling father or be...

"A standout voice in women's fiction. I was captivated from the very first line." -- Kristy Woodson Harvey, New York Times Bestselling Author of The Summer of SongbirdsPerhaps the secrets of her mother's past in this tiny French town hold the key to her...

When the Great Depression hits Liverpool hard, can Weaver Street's close knit community keep each other safe?As Liverpool and its residents begin to heal from the wounds and memories of World War I, life on Weaver Street in 1924 is blessedly peaceful. At number...

"Twisted friendships, toxic pasts and tangled motives--this is Sara Shepard doing what she does best!"--Ruth Ware, New York Times bestselling author #1 New York Times bestselling author of Pretty Little Liars Sara Shepard's next adult novel follows a group of mothers living in a...

From No. 1 bestselling author Beth Moran comes a story about family, friends and facing your fears.Thirty-three-year-old Ruth Henderson and her daughter Maggie have some hard choices to make. Following the tragic death of Maggie's father, they are left with a mountain of debt...

BARNEY and BONES, about one Irish Wolfhound and one cadaver dog, comprise another Helen A. Bemis doggie double-header, two novels in one book: Irish Wolfhounds are big, among the largest of breeds. The American Kennel Club (akc.org) describes Irish Wolfhound dogs as follows: "The...

Autumn Leaves Falling by J. R. Reynolds: A story of two brothers with a very special bond that will melt the coldest of hearts. Heading Home-A Prisoner of War at Christmas by Robert Robeson: An account of a Vietnam veteran returning from that unpopular...

"Wonderful. . . . Dark, funny, full of emotional intelligence and gripping from the start . . . beautifully written."--Daily MailThe internationally bestselling author and host of The Graham Norton Show returns with a tense and darkly comic novel that casts a caustic light...

In this heartwarming novel, Elizabeth Goudge tells the story of a family who takes over an old coaching inn in the English countryside, turning it into a haven for travelers seeking refuge from the stresses of modern life. Filled with charming characters, lyrical descriptions...

From master storyteller Angela Hunt, a powerful story of a family's journey toward healing and hope after an unimaginable loss.Seventeen-year-old Maddie is left reeling after the unexpected passing of her beloved father. No one has any idea why he betrayed them all so spectacularly,...

It's the most wonderful time of the year on Castle Street, and there's a paw-some new business opening....It had always been Tabby's dream to work with cats and an inheritance from her beloved nanna has finally made that a reality. Idyllic Castle Street in...

On the eighth day, God created Bubba, a rather imperfect creature (but, hey, aren't we all?) who makes friends with animals but wonders why he is the only one of his kind. When Bubba realizes he was created by God, his prayers are answered...