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Book 4 in the 5-book Christian fiction series that has sold over 1.5 million copiesA story about the search for renewed hope and the desperate need to be loved and to belong, from Karen Kingsbury, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of "heart-tugging...

Victorian England, 1846: A gripping and powerful story about one woman's incredible courage in the face of heartbreak, and a secret that - if revealed - could destroy everything.Six years ago, Bella Farrow lost everything. Desperate and starving, she made a terrible mistake that...

Left on a train platform in an unfamiliar village, little Saffron Faith Anders is certain her father will return shortly, just like he promised. She holds out hope even as the hours pass and the station grows dark. When a strange old woman with...

Feminist autofiction from one of Sweden's blazing talents. Blending autofiction and essay, The Bear Woman is a journey of feminism and literary detective work spanning centuries and continents. In the 1540s, a young French noblewoman, Marguerite de la Rocque, was abandoned on an island...

For seven-year-old M, the world is guided by a firm set of principles, based on her father D's life as a traveling salesman. Enchanted by her father's trade, M convinces him to take her along on his routes, selling hardware supplies against the backdrop...

In her all-new supernatural thriller, bestselling indie horror author Ania Ahlborn asks: How far would you go for success? What would you be capable of if the promise of forever was real? With his marriage on the rocks and his life in shambles, washed-up...

The Baxters is now an original series on Prime Video, starring Roma Downey and Ted McGinley.A story of unspeakable loss and the overwhelming miracle of new life from Karen Kingsbury, the #1 New York Times bestselling author of "heart-tugging and emotional" (Romantic Times) life-changing...

Set in Afghanistan's capital city of Kabul, this extraordinary novel "puts a human face on the suffering inflicted by the Taliban" (San Francisco Chronicle), taking readers into the seemingly divergent lives of two couples--and depicting with compassion and exquisite details the mentality of Islamic...

WINNER OF THE NOBEL PRIZE(R) IN LITERATURE 2013 In the her tenth collection (the title story of which is the basis for the new film Hateship Loveship), Alice Munro achieves new heights, creating narratives that loop and swerve like memory, and conjuring up characters...

A Shelf Awareness Best Book of the Year From the beloved and best-selling author of Plainsong and Eventide comes a story of life and death, and the ties that bind, once again set out on the High Plains in Holt, Colorado. When Dad Lewis...

The Sorrows of Young Werther propelled Goethe to instant fame when it first appeared in 1774. Goethe's story of a sensitive young artist--an alienated youth of searching introspection and passionate intensity--captured the Romantic sensibility of the day and led to a wave of imitations....

A collection of three thrilling James Patterson stories: a criminal defense attorney investigating a bullying accusation, the NYPD's most brilliant detective facing her darkest fears to prevent a string of crimes, and a woman investigating the murder of her brother-in-law.The Family Lawyer with Robert...

Between 1982 and 1989, Pelafina H. Li vre sent her son, Johnny Truant, a series of letters from The Three Attic Whalestoe Institute, a psychiatric facility in Ohio where she spent the final years of her life. Beautiful, heartfelt, and tragic, this correspondence reveals...

From the Nobel Prize-winning author of One Hundred Years of Solitude comes a masterly evocation of an unrequited passion so strong that it binds three people's lives together for more than fifty years. In the story of Florentino Ariza, who waits more than half...

"If I could only read one writer from now until the end of my life, it would be Dorothea Benton Frank." --Elin Hilderbrand, New York Times bestselling author of The Identicals The Lowcountry of South Carolina is where By Invitation Only begins at a...

As I stood at my own birthday party, listening to my husband's speech about me, I could no longer silence the thought that had started as a low-level hum five years ago and built until I could no longer ignore it... did I want...

Set against the wild beauty of Montana as a woman attempts to heal from a devastating accident, this generational saga from the award-winning author of The Widow Nash is a heartfelt examination of how the deep bonds of family echo throughout our lives. For...

From the author of the international bestseller Papa Hemingway, based on his own experiences: the story of a man struggling to overcome a rare syndrome that causes terrifying hallucinations, who eventually, despite the odds, finds love. Chet Tremaine is living his best life. A...

Over a five-year period, Martha Johnson murders her four children, one by one, in order to punish her husband when they argue, but Martha is no ordinary serial killer. She murders her children by using the bulk of her 250-pound body to suffocate them....

*WINNER of the 2021 Foreword Indie Book Award in Literature*Environmental catastrophe has driven four people inside the dark throat of a cave: Sky, a child coming of age; Tie, pregnant and grieving; Mark, a young man poised to assume primacy; and Teller, an elder,...

Rewriting Marguerite is a book of fiction set in Minnesota and Maui. In this debut novel, JacLynn Herron introduces Marguerite, otherwise known as MJ Burdick, an author of whodunits. This time, instead of guiding her characters through a mystery, MJ must solve her own,...

"Thorndike Press large print basic"--Copyright page.Author: Ash DavidsonISBN-10: 1432893076ISBN-13: 9781432893071Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/03/2021Pages: 857Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.80lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.60w x 1.40dLarge Print

A BEST OF THE MONTH SELECTION BY OPRAH MAGAZINEAN NPR BEST BOOK OF 2021 "An eminent South Korean talent makes her American d饕ut in this poignant watercolor of a novel . . . Kim is a writer on the move." --O, The Oprah Magazine...

From the critically acclaimed author of America for Beginners, a wonderfully insightful, witty, and heart-piercing novel, set in Mumbai, about an impulsive American woman, her headstrong Indian mother-in-law, and the unexpected twists and turns of life that bond them. "Lively and evocative, Mother Land...

A spellbinding debut novel--soaring and poignant--about passion, freedom, motherhood, and the power we have to shape our destinies. Oona grew up on the island of Inis: a wind-blasted rock off the coast of Ireland. There, the men went out on fishing boats and the...

A #1 International Bestseller "A deeply imagined and deeply moving novel. Reading it made me happy and weepy in equally copious amounts." --Karen Joy Fowler "You can't help feeling that Jane would have approved." --The Guardian For fans of Jo Baker's Longbourn, a witty,...

The New York Times bestselling author of 500 Miles from You tells the hilarious and heartwarming story of twin sisters who set out to London in hopes of leaving their mark on the world, in this "gorgeous, glorious, uplifting" novel (Marian Keyes).They may be...

Daughters of theWitching Hill brings history to life in a vivid and wrenching account of a family sustained by love as they try to survive the hysteria of a witch-hunt. Bess Southerns, an impoverished widow living in Pendle Forest, is haunted by visions and...

"I will probably be clutching Flowers in the Attic in my gnarled hands on my deathbed." --GILLIAN FLYNN, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Sharp Objects The twisted, beloved Dollanganger legend began two generations before Corrine Foxworth locked away her children in Flowers...

A weary man faces the ghosts of his past while caring for his grandson in Naples in this National Book Award finalist novel by the acclaimed author of Ties.In Trick, Domenico Starnone presents an unusual duel between two formidable minds. One is Daniele Mallarico,...

When Molar Alan and his older brother, Aaron, fill out their Christmas wish lists front and back, the Santa at the mall informs the boys they won't be getting anything they asked for. Instead, he says, they will receive everything they never wanted. This...

The feel-good book of the year: a delightful novel of friendship, community, and the way small acts of kindness can change your life, by the bestselling author of The Story of Arthur Truluv Lucille Howard is getting on in years, but she stays busy....

A tender and heartwarming novel that explores the trials of losing what matters most--and how there's always more than we can imagine left to find--from the New York Times bestselling author of How to Walk Away and Things You Save in a Fire Now...

Smart, sublime, and wickedly clever, The Smash-Up captures--then transcends--our current polarized moment "An exhilarating ride . . . hilarious . . . a modern and energetic story about a marriage on the skids."--The New York Times Ethan has always been one of the good...

An ambitious career woman signs up for a co-parenting website only to find a match she never expected, in this unflinchingly funny and honest novel from the author of Last Tang Standing. Management consultant Lucie Yi is done waiting for Mr. Right. After a...

From the Amazon Charts bestselling author of Whisper Me This comes a witty, magical story about improbable connections, difficult gifts, and the unexpected events that heal us and bring us together.Jailbird. Klepto. Spectacular failure to launch. Nicole Wood's sticky fingers have earned her many...

After David Herron takes his life in the wake of the bursting lending bubble of 2008, those left behind-his wife and daughter, the detective who investigated the suicide, and the banker who called in the loan--learn, as they struggle to remake their worlds, that...

Three women scorned, one wealthy, vengeful bigamist--and killer bad news no one saw coming. In Shelly Ellis's shocking follow-up to The Three Mrs. Greys, a trio of betrayed wives finds that no one can be trusted--maybe not even themselves . . . Diamond. Noelle....

Named a Best Book of Summer by Refinery29, Bustle, and PopSugar "The best rom-com of the season...overflowing with charm and heart." --Bustle "The perfect Summer read--smart, funny, escapist, and bursting with charm." --PopSugar In the tradition of Good in Bed and The Assistants comes...

The #1 New York Times bestseller - Named a Best Book of the Year by People, The Washington Post, Bustle, Esquire, Southern Living, The Daily Beast, GQ, Entertainment Weekly, NPR, Amazon, Barnes & Noble, iBooks, Audible, Goodreads, Library Reads, Book of the Month, Paste,...

A moving story of the power of love and the miracles of life--chock full of Southern wit, sass, and charm Grace is an intelligent, (struggling-to-be) independent 31-year-old single woman living (in sin ) with the man she'd marry if they both weren't so commitment...

Author: Kelly RimmerISBN-10: 1432889400ISBN-13: 9781432889401Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 08/03/2021Pages: 603Format: Library BindingWeight: 1.54lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.51w x 1.26dLarge Print

Experience the "epic tale of one woman's fight . . . to create the life of her dreams" in this sweeping novel of Anita Garibaldi, a 19th century Brazilian revolutionary who loved as fiercely as she fought for freedom (Adriana Trigiani). Destiny toys with...

INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Named a Notable Work of Fiction by The Washington Post From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Summer comes another "ideal beach read, full of secrets and complicated female friendships" (Cosmopolitan). Daisy Shoemaker can't sleep. With...

Disenchanted by the life in which she's found herself, Ingrid Coleman writes letters to her husband, Gil, about the truth of their passionate and troubled marriage. She hides them, unread, in the thousands of books Gil has collected over the years. Then she disappears...

LONGLISTED for the 2021 PEN TRANSLATION PRIZELONGLISTED for the 2020 NATIONAL BOOK AWARD for Translated LiteratureFINALIST for the 2020 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE From the pen of one of Iran's rising literary stars, The Enlightenment of the Greengage Tree is a family story about the...

In this suspenseful New York Times bestseller, a chance encounter between a successful lawyer and a rebellious bad boy will change life as they know it forever, as their pasts catch up with them . . . Colin Hancock is giving his second chance...

A NEW ORIGINAL HALLMARK MOVIE: THE SECRETS OF BELLA VISTA!From #1 New York Times Bestselling Author Susan Wiggs"...sweet, crisp and juicy."--Elin Hilderbrand"A powerful story of love, loss, hope and redemption."--Kirkus, Starred ReviewTess Delaney makes a living restoring stolen treasures to their owners. People like...

NOW A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE - Set in the near-future, Into the Forest is a powerfully imagined novel that focuses on the relationship between two teenage sisters living alone in their Northern California forest home.Over 30 miles from the nearest town, and several miles...

At Plumfield, an experimental school for boys, the little scholars can do very much as they please, even slide down banisters. For this is what writer Jo Bhaer, once Jo March of Little Women, always wanted: a house "swarming with boys...in all stages of...effervescence."...