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From "the great German-language writer of his generation" (Joshua Cohen) comes the second novel of Christian Kracht's career narrated by an eponymous "Christian" (the first was his bestselling debut, Faserland). Eurotrash begins in Zurich, where Christian has returned to care for his eighty-year-old mother...

Author: Lionel ShriverISBN-10: 0063345404ISBN-13: 9780063345409Publisher: Harper PerennialLanguage: EnglishPublished: 04/08/2025Pages: 288Format: Paperback

When once-successful novelist Michael Morrison falls out of love with words he falls out of love with life, spending his days walking the downtrodden streets of a northern city that mirror his own demise.He rediscovers his vigour when he meets mature student Marianna, but...

Forever Friends: Heartbreaking and Touching Dog StoriesDiscover the profound bond between humans and their loyal companions in "Forever Friends: Heartbreaking and Touching Dog Stories." This heartfelt collection of 30 poignant tales delves deep into the lives of dogs and the unwavering love they share...

A friendship is put to the test when a young woman disappears from a quiet community in a dark and twisty novel of suspense by the bestselling author of Open House and The Vacation Rental.Sloane Thompson has a daughter named Daisy, attends school activities...

The BRAND NEW instalment in Sarah Bennett's gorgeous, romantic Juniper Meadows series.When Sadie Bingham's life takes an unexpected turn, her children treat her to a well-earned break at Juniper Meadows, the gorgeous Cotswolds estate owned by the Travers family.The festive season is in full...

Author: Katharine DavisISBN-10: 0451225872ISBN-13: 9780451225870Publisher: Penguin Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/03/2009Pages: 352Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.62lbsSize: 7.96h x 5.40w x 0.74dReview Citation(s): Romantic Times 03/01/2009 pg. 63 - Excellent

Have you felt so unlovable and out of sorts that when authentic love showed up, it appeared too good to be true?Zora first felt rejection, danger, and pain from her mother at the tender age of five. Despite bouncing from foster home to foster...

Whoever said, "One bad apple spoils the bunch" had the Yarbrough's in mind. Clifford and Darcy Yarbrough are the founders of Lakewood Hospital Center. The only black-owned medical metroplex in the city of Houston, TX. Cliff is the only surgeon to specialize in kidney...

Meet Ezrah King. He's a first responder turned police officer. It was a courageous move being that his father hates cops. He grew up in the civil rights era and is disgusted by his son's choice. Although his friend Ivy Mitchell keeps blasting her...

The epic bestseller and winner of the prestigious Aegon Literary Award in Hungary, Captivity is an enthralling and illuminating historical saga set in the time of Jesus about a Roman Jew on a quest to the Holy Land. A literary sensation in Hungary, Gy...

Spanning from 1902 to 1953, covering four generations, tracing intertwined lives that travel from the dark north country of Europe to challenges and opportunities in America, the novel Beyond the Forest is a story about family, commitment, devotion and love. It begins as a...

In the city of Lagos, the commercial capital of West Africa, Anya, a newspaper reporter and Blossom, a former Miss World, are siblings whose fears and insecurities stem from the habits they picked up in their childhood and adolescence, in a society bedeviled by...

Turtles are well known for their oral tradition, but now, for the first time, one of their stories has finally made it to print. Zack and Mack, a real, and rare, two-headed Red-Eared Slider, entertains us with a tome suitable for all humans. The...

By the Thurber Prize-winner and author of the New York Times bestseller, Love Poems for Married People, Talk to Me is a wry yet tenderhearted novel for our age, and a sharp look at how one man's mistake can be what leads him back...

Ladies & Luggage takes readers on an unforgettable journey of four women transitioning from adolescence to womanhood. As the narrative unfolds, the protagonists must face the stark realities of life, enduring disappointments and grappling with the tough hand they've been dealt. Yet, they're not...

For fans of Elin Hilderbrand, USA Today and Wall Street Journal bestseller Pamela Kelley invites readers to step onto the shores of Nantucket, the perfect backdrop for your summer beach read.Three sisters, each at her own crossroads in life, inherit a Nantucket restaurant and...

Author: Michael ChabonISBN-10: 0062819690ISBN-13: 9780062819697Publisher: HarperLanguage: EnglishPublished: 10/15/2025Pages: 448Format: Hardcover

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER - Danielle Steel delivers a poignant novel about a mother and daughter who must repair their relationship and find a way to follow their hearts. Oscar-winning actress Ardith Law is a Hollywood icon. Radiant at sixty-two, she is the epitome...

"Food critic Temp?sta Luddington has always felt like the odd person out in her family, ever since she lost her beloved mother at the tender age of thirteen. When her workaholic father passes fifteen years later, Temp?sta is not surprised that the majority of...

Long-buried secrets are about to threaten the Kammer family's quiet life on their mountain ranch. Izrael Shane Kammer, now a grown man, must navigate the weight of family mysteries while battling his own shadows from the past. Way of the Canyon draws readers back...

Author: Wally LambISBN-10: 1797188364ISBN-13: 9781797188362Publisher: Simon & Schuster AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/06/2025Format: CD

A stylish wedding. A reunion of old friends. A cause for celebration. But beneath the surface, secrets simmer and soon spiral into a storm of betrayal, guilt and heartbreak...Meg hasn't felt as close to her university friends in recent years. They've all moved on...

From internationally bestselling author Christopher Ransom, The Turn is one man's hilarious and heartwarming odyssey through loss and addiction as he desperately fights to shoot par on the back nine of his life.After a divorce and the death of his father, Casey Sweet is...

For everyone who loved The Bear! An utterly winning, crowd-pleaser of a novel about a disgraced celebrity chef, her striving prot?g?, and their path through the kitchen to redemption.Regina Benuzzi is Queenie B--a culinary goddess with Michelin Star restaurants, a bestselling cookbook empire, and...

In this dazzling debut novel, a hidden and nearly forgotten magic--of Reforging pencils, bringing the memories they contain back to life--holds the power to transform a young woman's relationship with her grandmother, and to mend long-lost connections across time and space.Monica Tsai spends most...

From Booker Prize finalist David Szalay, a propulsive, hypnotic novel, about a man whose future is derailed by a series of events that he is unable to control.Teenaged Istv?n lives with his mother in a quiet apartment complex in Hungary. Shy and new in...

Dan West wonders which is more important to him: Helping his long-time friend win back his business after being accused of stealing money from the company, or coaching his eleven-year-old son's soccer team trying to win an improbable championship.Money and prestige don't motivate Dan....

The most romantic place she never wanted to be . . . Pepper Knight moved to Everland, Georgia, as step one in her plan for a successful legal career. But after this big-city gal's plans go awry, going home with her tail between her...

A brilliant, beautiful story from the bestselling author of A Single Act of Kindness How far would you go for a perfect life? Back in her troubled school days, kind-hearted Violet always dreamed of a life where she was happy. Now it feels like...

Secrets implode and generations of lies boil over into deadly consequences when a suspicious fire breaks out Christmas Night on Cape Cod. This enthralling and darkly humorous debut novel of abortion, adoption, and long-buried truths will captivate readers who loved Lessons in Chemistry and...

Rich in emotions of love, loss, and future happiness. Ava struggles with self-love, insecurities and a silent heart as she grieves the death of family members and the end of her marriage.After dating her old high school friend and crush, Ben Wolfe, for the...

Benito looked at the empty huts. There stood his mothers hut which was the biggest of them, where he had spent his early years with his parents and his two brothers. Then there was Araujo's hut, where he spent many happy hours during the...

Author: Kristy Woodson HarveyISBN-10: 1668117169ISBN-13: 9781668117163Publisher: Simon & Schuster AudioLanguage: EnglishPublished: 05/27/2025Format: CD

Beasley's Christmas Party by Booth Tarkington is a delightful short story that explores themes of love, loss, and redemption. The story follows David Beasley, a well-regarded but quiet politician who begins behaving strangely, leading to rumors and concerns among the townspeople. His odd actions...

Melissa Hendrickson is tired of being a good sport, one of the guys. She wants to find love and settle down in Lilac Lake with the man of her dreams. She thinks she's found the man, but he doesn't know she exists. After she...

A brilliant, beautiful story from the bestselling author of A Single Act of Kindness How far would you go for a perfect life? Back in her troubled school days, kind-hearted Violet always dreamed of a life where she was happy. Now it feels like...

A brilliant, beautiful story from the bestselling author of A Single Act of Kindness How far would you go for a perfect life? Back in her troubled school days, kind-hearted Violet always dreamed of a life where she was happy. Now it feels like...

"Will consume any reader who picks it up." --Ron Charles, The Washington Post A brilliant and riveting story of ambition, love, family secrets, and unintended consequences, from "bold storyteller" (The New Yorker) and two-time Booker Prize nominee Sunjeev Sahota Nayan Olak keeps seeing Helen...

The BRAND NEW book club pick from bestseller Sian O'Gorman Three generations; Two families; One secret. After another relationship disaster Alice Littleton returns home to spend summer in Dublin's Sandycove with her Mum, Ciara and beloved grandmother Eva at their family deli and grocers....

"What begins as a cruel comic romp ends as a surprisingly winning story of hardship and resilience."--The New YorkerThe story of three women tangled up in a family dynamic at turns hilarious and tragic.When Rosa Achmetowna discovers that her seventeen-year-old daughter Sulfia is pregnant,...

THE UNFORGETTABLE NEW NOVEL FROM THE AUTHOR OF FOUND IN A BOOKSHOP AND LOST FOR WORDSHow can you believe in luck, when you have nothing? September is at her wits' end. For all the hours she works, there's never enough money to support her...

For everyone who loved The Bear! An utterly winning, crowd-pleaser of a novel about a disgraced celebrity chef, her striving prot?g?, and their path through the kitchen to redemption.Regina Benuzzi is Queenie B--a culinary goddess with Michelin Star restaurants, a bestselling cookbook empire, and...

From the critically acclaimed author of Flight comes a sophisticated and layered novel about sisters, betrayal, love, and climate change, for readers of The Dutch House and The Most Fun We Ever Had.The Kenner siblings are at odds. Jenn is a harried mom struggling...

From the critically acclaimed author of Flight comes a sophisticated and layered novel about sisters, betrayal, love, and climate change, for readers of The Dutch House and The Most Fun We Ever Had.The Kenner siblings are at odds. Jenn is a harried mom struggling...

""This beautiful page-turner kept me reading all night." --Janet Skeslien Charles, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Library When a young librarian discovers historic dollhouses in a hidden room, she embarks on an unexpected journey that reveals surprising secrets about the lost...

The BRAND NEW instalment in the Skylarks series from bestseller Helen RolfeA hidden secretLive every day as if it were your last - that's the motto Bess has lived by since her father died unexpectedly. As a critical care paramedic, Bess sees every day...

Author: Brenda L. BakerISBN-10: 0451236890ISBN-13: 9780451236890Publisher: Penguin Publishing GroupLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/03/2012Pages: 336Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.55lbsSize: 8.10h x 5.00w x 0.80dReview Citation(s): Publishers Weekly 07/16/2012

Jackie Stinson's best friend is dead, and everyone knows who killed her. Jackie wants to be many things, but a martyr has never been one of them. She is an ex-emotional eater and mother of four, who has finally lost the weight she long...

A story of the effects of trauma across three generations of family. A boy dies and a boy is left to navigate an un-envisioned adulthood. Members of subsequent generations find their individual way to function, each driven by the enigma that is virtue.Author: Peter...