Fiction - Sagas

" A] double bildungsroman" of two British women "set against a background of political and cultural upheavals" in the direct aftermath of WWII (The New Yorker). It begins on May 8, 1945. The streets of London are alive with VE-Day celebrations. In the crowd,...

Cazzarola! is a gripping, epic, political, historical, and romantic novel spanning 130 years in the life of the Discordias, a fictional family of Italian anarchists. It details the family's heroic, multigenerational resistance to fascism in Italy and their ongoing involvement in the anarchist movement....

Katy and Jem enter the 1920's with their future in the balance. How can they possibly make their new enterprise work? They must risk everything, including disaster, and trust their gamble will pay off.Cassandra, juggling the demands of a young family, aging parents and...

Gather with Gigi's loved ones to celebrate her 70th birthday. There will be good food, good company and several surprises along the way Legacy Series: Book 1: Buying Time Book 2: In Her Own Time Book 3: Matter of Time Book 4: Taking Time...

It's Christmas, a favorite time of year for the families we've come to know and love... As Lia, Gigi, Blu, Jemma and Bella gather together in Tuscany with their loved ones, the holiday preparations are under way. Meals will be enjoyed, friends will be...

Ethan Canin, the acclaimed author of America America and The Palace Thief, is "one of the best fiction writers of his generation" (The Miami Herald). For Kings and Planets follows the lives of two young men and the woman they both love. Orno Tarcher...

Author: Maurice Carlos RuffinISBN-10: 0593729412ISBN-13: 9780593729410Publisher: One WorldLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/04/2025Pages: 304Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.52lbsSize: 8.00h x 5.19w x 0.59d

A BRAND NEW historical saga from Fenella J Miller full of courage and bravery. London July 1939 Elizabeth Roby lives a content and privileged life in London with husband Jonathon and children, Emily and George. But with the outbreak of war, everything changes. Jonathon...

A BRAND NEW historical saga from Fenella J Miller full of courage and bravery. London July 1939 Elizabeth Roby lives a content and privileged life in London with husband Jonathon and children, Emily and George. But with the outbreak of war, everything changes. Jonathon...

Vecnor may be the greatest warrior in all of Kalmaar, but it comes at a price. His refusal to serve the king has the Royal Guard hunting him, and countless duels he can't seem to avoid leave him living on the outskirts of the...

Tamalia had always been drawn to the great forest of Verdu Bardu. The vast woods sheltered her peaceful village home, Hearthwood, from the outer world of Druindin. The village's natural walls had only been breached once when Tamalia and her sister Sasha were mysteriously...

In The Little Warrior, spirited Jill Mariner embarks on a whirlwind journey of romance, adventure, and independence. From high society London to the bright lights of New York, Wodehouse crafts a witty, heartwarming tale filled with charm, mischief, and the unpredictable twists of love...

About the BookA SCINTILLATING NEW TRANSLATION OF THE CLASSIC TAMIL NOVEL.This unabridged translation of Kalki Krishnamurthy's masterwork by Nandini Krishnan is at once faithful to the original and accessible to the readers of this day. Carefully crafted in lyrical prose, the Ponniyin Selvan series...

From International Booker Prize and National Book Award finalist Shokoofeh Azar, comes a stylistically audacious and emotionally powerful novel about one large, complicated family and a love affair lasting decades.Spanning fifty years in the history of modern Iran, this lush, layered story embraces politics...

Over seven decades, from 1940 to 2010, the pieds-noirs Cassars live in an itinerant state--separated in the chaos of World War II, running from a complicated colonial homeland, and, after Algerian independence, without a homeland at all. This Strange Eventful History, told with historical...

A powerful, captivating novel of historical fiction from the acclaimed author of The Titanic Sisters, based on the little-known story of the thousands of young women sent from Irish workhouses to Australia after the Famine. 1848: The girls, 4,000 in all, come from every...

SHORTLISTED FOR THE 2024 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZE International Booker-nominated virtuoso Hwang Sok-yong is back with another powerful story--an epic tale that threads together a century of Korean history. In contemporary Seoul, a laid-off worker stages a months-long sit-in atop a sixteen-story factory chimney. During...

Hannah is a fusion scientist working in a cottage off the coast of Scotland when she's approached by a visitor from the future, a young man from a human settlement on Mars, traveling backward through time to intervene in the fate of a warming...

Immerse yourself in the brand NEW World War II saga from bestselling author Chrissie Walsh.As World War II takes its toll on Liverpool, only friendship and community can keep the women of Weaver Street smiling.The neighbours on Liverpool's Weaver Street have always looked after...

An unforgettable tale of love, loss and betrayal from an exciting new Australian voice in historical fiction.In stark contrast to her own childhood during the last days of the Raj in India, the spectacular beauty surrounding their home, Rathgarven in Ireland has proven to...

BeautifulThe Fragile Line Series Book One Sadie Montgomery's life truly begins to spiral out of control in college. Consumed by an addiction she cannot control, she falls in love, battles demons in her mind, fights for her sanity, and searches for a god who...

Family. Daniel has a family, but family is more. Family consists of your parents, your siblings, and when you marry, your spouse, and your children. Still, family is more. Friends of several years become family. Co-workers become family. Neighbors become family. Family is about...

A sweeping saga of friendship, betrayal and finding love in the unlikeliest places.1813. Haunted by her father's death and tired of watching her mother struggle, Meg Marsh will do anything to keep a roof over her family's head. Even if that means getting involved...

He was the one man she couldn't have, and the only one she wanted.Welcome to Hidden Falls, Oregon where the big, crazy Chance family are finding love one by one. Sheriff James Chance is a burned out Seattle cop who's come home to Hidden...

Sometimes you have to lose everything to find your happy ending. Olivia Green had the picture-perfect life. Dating one of the most successful businessmen in New York City, living in a penthouse over Manhattan and a budding career, until one dreadful night when it...

Sometimes even the nerd gets the girl.One too many nights sleeping in front of his computer has made Jameson a rising star in the technology world. But when a mysterious woman seeks the help of his family he puts his career on hold to...

A Courtney Series adventure - Book 1 in the When the Lion Feeds trilogy BROTHERS BY BIRTH. ENEMIES UNTIL DEATH. Heirs to their father's fortune, destiny divides the Courtney twins from the start. Sean Courtney is strong, determined and adventurous, while Garrick Courtney is...

The sons of a Scottish immigrant and a Blackfoot cook are separated after their mother dies giving birth to the second son at a ranch near Calgary in May, 1939. The father is killed less than three years later defending the British Crown colony...

Dalal is a young woman living in a crowded Baghdad apartment with the childless aunt and uncle who raised her. In the same building, Umm Mazin, a fortune-teller, offers her customers cures for their physical and romantic ailments, Saad the hairdresser attends to a...

In this remarkable novel, Pulitzer Prize-winning author James A. Michener draws on his unparalleled gift for storytelling, his deep understanding of American society, and his own life experiences to illuminate the challenges of aging and the folly of youth. As the new director of...

As he walks from the recruiting station, Jeremiah Hart justifies his reasons for joining the navy by dwelling on his one desire-Mary Christianson. Winning the basketball game had brought them together. Would this somehow bring them closer? But Jeremiah leaves home in discontent as...

Wakpa Minisota focuses upon the power of love, prayer, and spiritualism to overcome the ravages of fear, hatred, and war. Wayuhi saw the great tenebrous form of Uŋkteh˙i emerge from the depths of the lake. It stood looking at him with its big shaggy...

In an age of wonderous beauty and terrible secrets, one man searches for his destiny... In the majestic heart of Florence, a beautiful golden-haired boy is abandoned and subjected to cruelty beyond words. But Luca Bastardo is anything but an ordinary boy. Across two...

New York Times bestselling author Darcie Chan returns to the enchanting town of Mill River in a heartwarming novel of family, self-discovery, and forgiveness. Perfect for fans of Maeve Binchy. Josie DiSanti is starting over. Recently widowed, she has fled her New York City...

From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo and Daisy Jones & The Six comes an epic new novel set against the backdrop of the 1980s space shuttle program and the extraordinary lengths we go to live...

"A puzzling, absorbing mystery.... Recommended for readers who have been caught up in the fantasy mystery trend." --Library Journal on Shards of Glass There is always a price to be paid for power and justice. With the Academia now awakened from its centuries-long slumber,...

Dr. Thomas Kenney was a peaceful man with a dangerous dream. As a field doctor serving in the Black Hawk War in Illinois, Kenney witnessed first-hand the brutal slaying of indigenous men, women, and children. Due to these atrocities, he began to formulate a...

A heartbreaking story of friendship, loyalty and the true cost of love, from the bestselling author of The Secret Midwife and Wives of War.Berlin, 1944: Amira and Gisele have been best friends since they were children, and now Gisele is the only person who...

A girl takes on a series of identities to survive, shrouding herself in layers of secrets, until years later when she is forced to reckon with her past. On an ordinary day in an upscale Atlanta suburb, Maya is making breakfast for her two...

For over one hundred years, England manned their warships by impressing men and boys from the poor areas of the country and sending them to sea without their consent or concern for their families left behind. This is the story of two families that...

Tracing the Main Line of the Lines of a Circle An engrossing tale of a young woman's gripping quest to discover her lineage. Julia Isbell has been afforded a good life by her parents who give her everything she needs, including love. However, when...

Was it a mistake to leave Winkler? Was it a mistake to leave him, or were those years apart meant to be? In her decades of happiness with her second husband, May Rose often wishes she'd married him the first time he'd asked. But...

The Ferns is a historical novel set in rural Australia in 1883. Jerrup is a small township west of Warrnambool in Southwest Victoria, where the Quinn family farm is situated.When Eliza Quinn says her daughter is missing, the township of Jerrup is shocked. Eliza's...

The BRAND NEW historical saga novel from Lindsey Hutchinson They only had each other - now they're being torn apart. When thirteen-year-old Bertram Jordan is arrested and sent to a penal colony in Australia, his biggest regret is leaving behind his friend Alice Truelove....

The Highest House on the Mountain examines the tension between brothers, fathers and sons. When Mikey's son Patrick comes to visit with his new wife, he is quickly followed by his brother Connie, a scheming ne'er-do-well who sets out to destroy Patrick's marriage and...

"The House by the Medlar-Tree" Giovanni Verga stands as a masterpiece of 19th-century Italian literature, epitomizing the realist tradition while offering a profound exploration of Sicilian rural life. Set amidst the rustic landscapes of Sicily, this novel delves into the complexities of social class,...

Discover the emotionally gripping new novel from the Sunday Times bestselling historical fiction and family saga author. Can you ever escape your past? Tammy and her mother, Grace, are desperate to escape Tammy's violent bully of a father. When an unforeseen tragedy strikes, mother...

'Real sagas with female characters right at the heart' Woman's Hour Discover the engaging new trilogy from the author of THE SIXPENNY ORPHAN, about three women working in a WWI toffee factory in the North-East! In 1915 three women start work at a toffee...

Let Sleeping Secrets Lie is a tour de force of family storytelling, containing deep secrets and dramatic flashbacks. It depicts our modern obsession with identity when nothing is as it appears to be - when sisters become mothers and fathers become brothers. Set in...

A story that describes an effort to put into use equipment that has been removed from active use by the Department of Defense. By doing so within the newly formed Original Association of Retired Sailors (OARS). The goal of OARS is to respond to...