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After an acrimonious departure from their home at Westbury farm Emily and Paul move to the city of Preston where they take up work at the Jubilee hotel. Paul becomes involved with some nefarious characters and Emily finds herself alone most of her free...

"Irresistible... A vibrant second-chance love story about repairing community and romantic connection." --Kirkus Reviews (starred review) on A Dish Best Served Hot The third book in the riotously funny Vega Family Love Stories finds self-assured firefighter Leo Vega trying to reignite a flame that's...

This "insightful, moving story with striking depth" (Taylor Jenkins Reid, New York Times bestselling author) follows a Vietnamese Canadian family in Toronto who will do anything to protect their no-frills nail salon after a new high-end salon opens up--even if it tears the family...

From the author of the Read with Jenna Bonus Pick A Little Hope, an uplifting and emotionally resonant novel set in a Delaware beach town about a local restaurant owner at a turning point. Three generations of Schmidts have run their family's beachfront restaurant...

From a fiercely talented writer poised to be a new generation's Rachel Cusk or Deborah Levy, a novel set between the London stage and Sicily, about a daughter who turns her novelist father's fall from grace into a play, and a father who increasingly...

This is the story of the Garrison family, who live in Lents, an outer neighborhood of Portland, Oregon. At the heart of it all, there are the three Garrison sisters: Sara, the eldest, a fiery soccer star on the precipice of pulling herself out...

Joanne knows how lucky she is--Richard is a wonderful husband, Evie is the most gorgeous baby girl, they live in a beautiful house--life couldn't be better. But then Richard's twenty-year-old daughter Chloe turns up. Chloe hasn't spoken to her father since the day he...

A Must-Read: The New York Times, Elle, Literary Hub, The Millions, The Globe and Mail, and CBCA Finalist for the Carol Shields Prize for Fiction "[A] darkly glittering tale . . . Beautiful and piercing." --The New York Times Book Review In Claudia Dey's...

"A Good Samaritan" is a truly captivating piece of literature. This compelling story takes readers on a journey through time, transporting them back to the bustling streets of New York City during an era long gone. Filled with a rich array of intriguing characters,...

1884 - When Betsan Morgan's mother succumbs to a devastating illness, she doesn't think her life could get much worse. But then her father moves in his new beau, an unserious flitty woman and coincidentally also the bargirl in the pub he works in,...

Boys with Cars is a story of friendship, love and loss. It tracks the lives of two best friends; Veronica Stanford and Adison Taylor. They meet in the third grade and form a strong bond. Veronica (Ronnie) has a drug-addicted mom who abandons her...

Leo is the beloved owner of Leo's Toy Store. His store is different because children can play with the toys even if they don't buy them. Plus, Leo gives candy to the children who visit The town loves Leo and he loves that his...

"Riveting from page one to the last breathless word."--Rebecca Makkai, New York Times bestselling author of I Have Some Questions For You "Brilliant, riveting .. an epic mystery, a family saga and a survival guide...I loved this book." --Miranda Cowley Heller, #1 New York...

A revamped regency from the #1 New York Times bestselling author When a marriage is arranged between a shrewd and strong earl and his equally matched cousin, they set off fireworks, both in their anger and in their passion.Author: Catherine CoulterISBN-10: 0451206827ISBN-13: 9780451206824Publisher: Berkley...

In her second year of mourning, lovely, young widow Passion Elizabeth Dare never dreamed she would be with a man again--and certainly not a complete stranger. But amidst the crowds of London's Crystal Palace, Passion finds herself discreetly, yet insistently, pursued by a sensual...

Emma Parker is a 16-year-old girl living in one of only two remaining houses of what used to be a busy sawmill community in Central Louisiana. Her mother is dead and her father, the most hated man in town, is a pitiful alcoholic. Lacking...

You are born, live, and die. Sometimes, though, it isn't that simple. Life loops. Somebody once told me, you're born an infant, dependent for your sustenance e on others. Grow old, you revert to infancy. You have to be fed, diapered, washed and put...

"We give life, not death..."But humans, humans only know how to kill."Award-winning author Easterine Kire weaves an enchanting tale out of the traditions and folklore and very landscape of her native Naga peoples. A young girl's coming of age threatens to tear the bond...

Author: Satoshi YagisawaISBN-10: 0063278715ISBN-13: 9780063278714Publisher: Harper PerennialLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/02/2024Pages: 176Format: PaperbackReview Citation(s): Library Journal Prepub Alert 02/01/2024 pg. 5

LONGLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE Named a Best Book of 2023 by the New Yorker, Washington Post, NPR, and Kirkus Reviews "You should be reading Sebastian Barry. [He] has a special understanding of the human heart." --The Atlantic "A prose stylist of near-miraculous skill....

Talk of impending war is a steady drumbeat throughout North Carolina, though Joetta McBride pays it little heed. She and her husband, Ennis, have built a modest but happy life for themselves, raising two sons, fifteen-year-old Henry, and eleven-year-old Robert, on their small subsistence...

There was a time when the seaside town of Long Spit was known only to a few wealthy families and a straggle of New England beachgoers. But when gay developers from Man-hattan, searching for a new place for summer shares and tea dances, get...

The Berkeley's and Ripley's were bonded by uninhibited success until an unthinkable betrayal derailed their friendship, neither family will survive the inevitable collision. This mystery will keep you guessing right to the end. Uncertainty haunts us all but when it is intentional do you...

Underneath the Green Canopy was inspired by an actual old farmhouse built in Lincoln County, North Carolina, sometime around the late 1700s or early 1800s. All of the events are centered around Denver, North Carolina. The house is still a beautiful and a magnificent...

This is a contemporary novel with historical flashbacks based on library and ethnographic research. The main character (Catherine) is a French student who grew up in Normandy and studied European history as an undergraduate. As a teenager, she had read that French-speaking Canadians were...

A Woman of Thirty Honor de Balzac (1799 - 1850) In this story heroine Julie is attending with her ailing father one of Napoleon's reviews of his troops. It is after the debacle in Russia, but the Old Guard still knows how to put...

Folks Is Folks is a collection of short stories by John Henry Bartlett, originally published in 1938. The stories are set in rural America and depict the lives and struggles of ordinary people. The characters are diverse, ranging from farmers and laborers to preachers...

"The Secret Journals of Nell Clarke" is a book about love, pain, and memory. Nell's journal paints a portrait of a marriage against the backdrop of the history of farm life on the Canadian prairie.Nell describes an epic journey that moves from attending a...

Freedom, Massachusetts: by 1973, thirty-year-old Connie Lewis sees only irony in the name. She's ready to leave her hometown and move with her recently widowed mother to Florida, freed of financial worry to write the novel that's been languishing in her imagination. The novel's...

Western Australia is the focus of this gripping novel. The story follows the lives of May & Isaac affected by a full asbestos eradication process carried out by the Government's Asbestos Task Force. The ATF works tirelessly to eradicate all traces of the deadly...

Just as a young schoolteacher was ready to quit her career and join a convent, she goes on a blind date and meets a mysterious and energetic Canadian man. Nine children later, the father runs off into the mountains, trying to revive defunct gold...

When LaTravis reconnected with his high school sweetheart, he thought his life would be in full swing of uninterrupted romantic bliss, but what he found out was that his romance would have to take a backseat when his friend Jovon was murdered by a...

'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...

Standing together In the fifth installment of the Mountain Women Series, May Rose discovers that managing the boardinghouse and doing her best for loved ones make challenging days and anxious nights. Now she faces triple threats: her husband has been struck by paralysis, someone...

Going on with grace and goodwill: In 1924, May Rose and her community rise up to help others survive tragedy and loss, even as they struggle to find inspiration for their own way forward. In the midst of changing times, her husband contemplates a...

Some say the new woman in town is a troublemaker, but Winkler is already in trouble. Two years after the stock market crash, hard times have come to everyone. As the population declines and the mine threatens to close, May Rose and her friends...

Life will get better, so they say. Through the spring and winter of 1923, May Rose says it too, as losses, scandals, and threats affect people she cares about. Though she's blessed with the ingenuity and courage of her husband, friends, and family, she...

The young Bruce Arnold is a cattleman who takes the reins and responsibility of his parents' cattle station in north Queensland's dry tropics. He needs to juggle a large debt, the expenses of a station in unpredictable conditions and still derive a comfortable living.It's...

"Recommended for fans of Downton Abbey." --Parkersburg News & Sentinel Set against the vibrant and colorful backdrop of 1920s Seattle, Cate Campbell's latest Benedict Hall novel brings the tumultuous, changing world of a privileged family to vivid life. . . Though born into one...

"A remarkable story, a courageous performance, and we're privileged to get it."--Los Angeles Times Set in the 1970s, in the era of the Vietnam War and its volatile aftermath, Land of Smiles tells the story of a young Southeast Asian man's journey from a...

The basis for the major motion picture 5 Flights Up starring Diane Keaton and Morgan Freeman. New York City is on high alert--a gasoline truck is "stuck" in the Midtown tunnel and the driver has fled. Through panic and gridlock, Alex and Ruth must...

"This summer's sweetest confection is J.C. Cervantes's The Enchanted Hacienda. This book is like dipping your brain into a jar of serotonin." --New York Times Book Review"This is a contemporary coming-of-age story, with a sprinkling of magic, that's one of my most anticipated reads...

New York Times bestselling author Patti Callahan Henry delivers a novel that explores the power of lasting love through the connected stories of two women from opposite sides of the sea. Twenty-seven-year-old Kara Larson is bogged down in the stress of planning her elaborate...

Delve into a work shimmering with literary wit, poignant comedy, and emotional depth.Spanning nearly one hundred years and three continents, Chicken Coop in a High Wind recounts the saga of the Breton family, setting off with the patriarch-Ernesto José Breton-forced to leave his hometown...

Coming from the gritty streets of Brooklyn, New York, and now an accomplished real estate mogul, Colette Lati is a woman who seemingly has it all. But when her husband becomes estranged, she's forced to face a harsh truth-that she has lost her love...

With one phone call, Mattie's world becomes a living nightmare. Can she navigate her way through love lost to find love again?In the Deep South, family gatherings and outdoor garden parties with neighbors and friends make life a delightful reverie. Having left her home...

Delve into a work shimmering with literary wit, poignant comedy, and emotional depth.Spanning nearly one hundred years and three continents, Chicken Coop in a High Wind recounts the saga of the Breton family, setting off with the patriarch-Ernesto José Breton-forced to leave his hometown...

New York Times BestsellerA TODAY Show #ReadWithJenna Book Club Pick A Big Chill for our times, celebrating decades-long friendships and promises--especially to ourselves--by the bestselling and beloved author of The Guncle. It's been a minute--or five years--since Jordan Vargas last saw his college friends,...

Le Père Goriot ("Old Goriot" or "Father Goriot") is an 1835 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), included in the Scènes de la vie privée section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. Set in Paris in 1819, it follows...

Le Père Goriot ("Old Goriot" or "Father Goriot") is an 1835 novel by French novelist and playwright Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850), included in the Scènes de la vie privée section of his novel sequence La Comédie humaine. Set in Paris in 1819, it follows...