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The author of My What If Year is back with a fun, witty debut novel that takes you inside the world of extreme wealth and charitable giving. Lucia thought she had it all figured out--until life in London as a new mom and expat...

"My father was a gardener. Now he is a garden." Death and the Gardener traces the final month of a father's life, a dying father in a dying world. His son Georgi, the narrator, reports both radically and gently from those end times. The...

The day after his thirty-third birthday, Murad spots a familiar face at a crowded intersection in downtown Toronto. Shocked, he stands silently as Sofi, a woman he'd fallen in love with almost a decade ago, walks by holding the hand of a small child....

Author: Lol? ?k?nm?d? ?kerstr?mISBN-10: 0063317028ISBN-13: 9780063317024Publisher: William Morrow & CompanyLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/04/2025Pages: 448Format: Hardcover

A mother's missing child, a search for identity, and ever-changing notions of "home" - class and race intersect with belonging in this stunning debut novel of mothers, daughters and best friends In June 2000, Mimi Truang is on her way home to Vietnam when...

Fifteen-year-old Lizzie-the self-styled and aloof Miss Coolness-is packed up and heading out the door for a three-day weekend stay at her grandmother Mimi's place. Mimi lives in another town at the retirement community Wren Haven . . . the height of uncool. Why couldn't...

For more information, visit McSweeneys.net Helen Moran is thirty-two years old, single, childless, college-educated, and partially employed as a guardian of troubled young people in New York. She's accepting a delivery from IKEA in her shared studio apartment when her uncle calls to break...

Bestseller Julie Houston's BRAND NEW warm, uplifting and funny novel about forbidden love, friendship and family is perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Fiona Gibson and Cathy Kelly. The Yorkshire village of Beddingfield is home to the wonderful women of the Allen family: teacher...

For the Ruin family in 1970s California, as described by the precocious young Inez, life is complex. Her father, Paul, is self-obsessed, intrusive, and brilliant. He's also twice divorced, leaving Inez to bounce between two worlds and embracing neither-that of Paul's bohemian life in...

A gripping and thought-provoking novel from bestseller Caroline Finnerty that asks the question: How far would you go, to protect your child? When Charlotte Daly wins a scholarship to the prestigious St Thomas's school, her mother Ali - who has struggled to bring Charlotte...

Anna and Richard, a long-married Manhattan couple, lost their adult son and only child to a violent mugging a year ago. Time heals nothing. As they struggle to navigate the very different ways in which they grieve their loss, they meet two young people...

FROM BACHELOR TO FATHER TO...HUSBAND? Rancher Braden Parker has just returned to Tenacity with a five-year-old daughter he didn't know existed, and he's terrified. After all, he'd spent years away from the End of the Road Ranch, avoiding his own curmudgeonly father! Instant fatherhood...

Fifty-three-year-old Grace Winthrop Hobbes is newly divorced with two college-age kids, an eccentric octogenarian mother, a stalled novel-in-progress, and a sex drive that is coming out of hibernation with a vengeance. Refusing to go gently into the dark night of abstinence and retreat, and...

Author: Satoshi YagisawaISBN-10: 0063445859ISBN-13: 9780063445857Publisher: Harper PerennialLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/04/2025Pages: 224Format: Paperback

The BRAND NEW instalment in Georgina Troy's beautifully uplifting Hollyhock Farm series After an amazing year looking after Hollyhock Farm, on the beautiful island of Jersey, pregnant Lettie needs to step back from farming. The problem is, with her family overseas, there's no one...

Bestseller Julie Houston's BRAND NEW warm, uplifting and funny novel about forbidden love, friendship and family is perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Fiona Gibson and Cathy Kelly. The Yorkshire village of Beddingfield is home to the wonderful women of the Allen family: teacher...

New York Times bestselling author Charles Martin's beloved When Crickets Cry (with over 525,000 copies sold!) is now available in a stunning deluxe edition featuring a shimmering revamped cover, designed end papers, sprayed edges, author signature stamped into the case, and new bonus content.The...

The gorgeous and emotional new novel from Helen Rolfe, perfect for fans of Shari Low, Cathy Bramley and Lucy Diamond. When Mallory receives life-shattering news, she decides to use this summer to make sure her family and friends are prepared for whatever might come....

Author: Allison KingISBN-13: 9798228469488Publisher: HarperCollinsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/03/2025Format: CD

The first in a nostalgic and heart-warming WWII saga series by bestselling author Maisie Thomas, that readers of Ellie Dean and Lesley Eames will love. Manchester, 1941 Kitty learned early on in her marriage that her husband, Bill Dunbar, isn't reliable with money. So...

Arrested for snorting cocaine off a car bonnet, award-winning author and quintessential dilettante Fr?d?ric Beigbeder reflects on his troubled childhood, while spending a night in police custody.Confined to a cell, Fr?d?ric Beigbeder's seeks escape in his childhood memories, only to discover he can recall...

Lightning Rod is a powerful and heart-wrenching coming-of-age story about Lena, a young Mennonite girl struggling with trauma, guilt, and the pursuit of freedom. The novel begins with an incident that shatters Lena's childhood-a forbidden game, a tragic accident, and a father who wields...

When the world is still counting the cost of the Second World War and the Iron Curtain has descended, young Roland Baines's life is turned upside down. He is two thousand miles from his mother's protective love, stranded at an unusual boarding school, when...

LYRICS EDITION: Features all-new original lyrics and music from the Wynter Wild seriesWhere does forgiveness begin?A newcomer forces Wynter and her family to reassess their priorities. Meanwhile, her new bestie could be perfect for Jesse, and Xay has an opportunity to chase his rockstar...

Past and present interweave in this sequel to The Bark Cutters--an Australian saga rich with love of the landIt's the early 1900s and Hamish Gordon has a massive rural holding, Wangallon, built on stock theft. Embarking on a ruthless plan to buy out his...

After his estranged wife disappears, a husband returns to the remote lake house where their young daughter died, and he soon loses his grip on reality. Paul Luden has been haunted by a memory he can't recall. Whatever happened to his marriage, to his...

Set in the early 1990s, Ashley Little's follow-up to her award-winning novel Anatomy of a Girl Gang introduces readers to eleven-year-old Tucker Malone--the only child of a narcoleptic touring stripper--who believes his father is Sam Malone, the Boston barkeep who regularly appears on Tucker's...

She was supposed to be his one-night distraction. But their attraction is undeniable.Introverted Daisy McGregor is used to being a wallflower, but what she lacks in style, she makes up for with an acerbic wit, a passion for life, and a deep devotion to...

No commitments. No expectations. No way this could possibly go wrong...right?Former special-ops soldier Sam Brand is used to getting what he wants. What he wants is to unbutton the buttoned-down, sweet, and shy Dahlia McGregor. He's hot to find her wild side. She's eager...

It has all the makings of a picture-perfect wedding. There's just one detail that could have used a little more planning...Hulking ex-rugby player Spencer Carlisle has crushed on Daffodil McGregor since high school. On the field he knew the moves. Off, he was a...

We all blame our parents to some extent for the misfortunes of our childhood. Stacey Roberts can't ever quite forgive his mother for giving him a girl's name. And that was just the beginning. Roberts detailed the family's five-year adventure in their unpredictable Winnebago...

Young American backpacker, Chase Miller, arrives in Far North Queensland seeking work and adventure. Glen Eira cattle station takes him on as a station hand despite his lack of experience. But he is less interested in spending time with the ringers than talking with...

During their childhood in Sydney, Maria and her older sister, Nicki, were friends with Dimity, the girl who lived across the street. They grew up together, spending many joyous afternoons in each other's company. They loved creating art, and Dimity and Nicki, with a...

"A paean to unabashed, unbridled love." --Khaled Hosseini, New York Times-bestselling author of The Kite Runner A mesmerizing debut set in Syria on the cusp of the unrest, A Word for Love is the spare and exquisitely told story of a young American woman...

In "Jerusalem," Dahlia Ge'ez spins a tale as intoxicating as a whispered confession and as bold as an unwritten masterpiece. At the heart of the novel is a young Black woman with ink-stained dreams and a manuscript that just won't make it past the...

Author: Kiyoshi ShigematsuISBN-10: 1420523937ISBN-13: 9781420523935Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/11/2025Format: PaperbackLarge Print

A new novel from the celebrated author of Surveys, set in the Michigan suburbs of the early 2000s. Installed alongside the Grand River in downtown Grand Rapids, Michigan, Alexander Calder's public sculpture La Grande Vitesse has come to symbolize the city. Tess moves there...

A luminous novel of love, loss, science, and art, that asks if the past can ever be truly revisited, and at what cost? In the beginning, there was happiness. Maya, an artist obsessed with the nature of beauty, and Noah, a quantum physicist preoccupied...

Bestseller Julie Houston's BRAND NEW warm, uplifting and funny novel about forbidden love, friendship and family is perfect for fans of Jenny Colgan, Fiona Gibson and Cathy Kelly. The Yorkshire village of Beddingfield is home to the wonderful women of the Allen family: teacher...

""After decades of bestsellers, Wayward Girls might be Susan Wiggs' opus. A gut-wrenching story of survival, friendship, and justice. Masterful.""--Robert Dugoni, New York Times bestselling author of The Extraordinary Life of Sam Hell""The magnificent Susan Wiggs takes a leap into the history of women..a...

The BRAND NEW gorgeous getaway read from Million-Copy No.1 Bestselling Author Alex BrownYour perfect escape awaits! Three friends. Two secrets. And a holiday to remember forever.Deedee Merriman loves her job running a travel agency but with turnover down and a big birthday fast approaching...

The Telescope - A Journey Through Time and SecretsThe Telescope is a gripping adventure novel that blends history, mystery, and the supernatural. The story follows siblings Max and Lottie, along with their enigmatic Grandpa Ben, as they embark on a journey that begins with...

From national bestselling author Meg Mitchell Moore comes a sparkling new novel following a young woman entwined in the opulent lives of her neighbors on Block Island, set against a backdrop of scandal, secrets, and a not-so-subtle love triangle, perfect for readers of Pineapple...

Author: Allison KingISBN-13: 9798228469495Publisher: HarperCollinsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 06/03/2025Format: MP3 CD

From national bestselling author Meg Mitchell Moore comes a sparkling new novel following a young woman entwined in the opulent lives of her neighbors on Block Island, set against a backdrop of scandal, secrets, and a not-so-subtle love triangle, perfect for readers of Pineapple...

The BRAND NEW instalment in Hannah Lynn's candy sweet romance series Love is in the air... After difficult times, Holly is finally adjusting to her new normal. Her daughter Hope is happy, she's created a beautiful home, and an unexpected offer may mean fantastic...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER"This book made me laugh and cry. It reads like a thriller and a love song. It's about being crushed and rising strong." - Cheryl Strayed "The rare kind of book that lives in your bones" (Ashley Audrain), this novel tells a gripping...

Harlem Shuffle meets The Godfather in this fierce and dazzling crime family saga presented by award-winning actor and producer Blair Underwood and written by filmmaker Joe McClean, set in the Black Bottom neighborhood of Detroit in the dark and dangerous days of the 1930s.In...

NAMED A MOST ANTICIPATED BOOK BY: Time, People, LitHub, and BookRiotAn 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,...

Amanda Iron Bear glanced at her watch. It was 11:30 pm. She would be going home to her bed in 30 minutes. Hooray, she thought to herself.Even though she only worked from 4 until midnight, 5 days a week during the summer vacation from...