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Author: Leo VardiashviliISBN-10: 0593545044ISBN-13: 9780593545041Publisher: Riverhead BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/28/2025Pages: 352Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.60lbsSize: 8.17h x 5.55w x 0.78d

A Midwestern girl balances her dreams of becoming a dancer with the complications of growing up on her own, far from her working-class family, in this lithe, hopeful portrait of a young woman striving for greatness, from the author of The Distance Home She...

Author: Clare Leslie HallISBN-10: 1420520725ISBN-13: 9781420520729Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/26/2025Format: Library BindingLarge Print

An ENTHRALLING new novel from the NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLING author of Migrations and Once There Were Wolves A family on a remote island. A mysterious woman washed ashore. A rising storm on the horizon. Dominic Salt and his three children are caretakers of...

A darkly funny, razor sharp plunge into America's most perfect town, where privilege, sex, scandal, and murder lurk beneath a flawless veneer, from #1 New York Times bestselling author James Frey. Behind every great fortune, lies a great crime. - Honor? de Balzac New...

Author: Chelsea BiekerISBN-10: 1420521500ISBN-13: 9781420521504Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/26/2025Format: Library BindingLarge Print

Author: Monica Chenault-KilgoreISBN-10: 1420520350ISBN-13: 9781420520354Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 03/12/2025Format: Library BindingLarge Print

Author: Mansi ShahISBN-10: 1420521411ISBN-13: 9781420521412Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/26/2025Format: Library BindingLarge Print

Author: Miranda JulyISBN-10: 1420520253ISBN-13: 9781420520255Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/29/2025Format: Library BindingLarge Print

Author: Michelle ShockleeISBN-10: 1420520083ISBN-13: 9781420520088Publisher: Thorndike Press Large PrintLanguage: EnglishPublished: 02/26/2025Format: Library BindingLarge Print

A crisis exists on the southern border. It is wide open and nobody knows how many are arriving and why they are here. Each person has their reason for crossing. The debate rages, what is legal, ethical and moral? If you only hear about...

A dark, harrowing novel about a nine-year-old girl's disappearance and the lasting impact it has on her close-knit community On an evening like any other, nine-year-old Katie Mackey, daughter of the most affluent family in a small town on the plains of Indiana, sets...

A delightfully funny novel packing a clever punch, from the author of the New York Times bestselling Julie and Romeo A mom in her early fifties, Clover knows she no longer turns heads the way she used to, and she's only really missed when...

High school math teacher Ezra Pavic is having a hard time. His wife left him, his son barely tolerates him, and now he's being blindsided by something he never saw coming: the emotional spin cycle of parenting a parent. His mother Irene has dementia,...

A poignant, sharp-eyed, and bitterly funny tale of a family struggling to stay together in a country that's rapidly coming apart, told through the eyes of their wondrous ten-year-old daughter, by the bestselling author of Super Sad True Love Story and Our Country Friends...

The BRAND-NEW page-turner from the #1, multi-million copy Bestselling Author Shari Low As dawn breaks, four people are planning journeys that could change their lives forever... Kara McIntyre is supposed to be jetting off to her destination wedding in Hawaii. However, a last-minute hitch...

In 1940s' Port-au-Prince, Gertie and Sisi become fast childhood friends, despite being on opposite ends of the social and economic ladder. As young girls, they build their unlikely friendship--until a deathbed revelation ripples through their families and tears them apart. After Fran?ois Duvalier's rule...

Abram Singer is a Catholic priest with an unusual name and a dark secret. Against the backdrop of gritty 1970s New York, in a simple, straightforward style, he tells us his story. The son of an absent Jewish father and a devout Italian mother,...

A disarmingly involving portrait of a family struggling to stay together through the Great Depression, The Cape Ann is an unforgettable story of life from a child's-eye view. Lark Erhardt, the six-year-old narrator of The Cape Ann, and her fiercely independent mother dream of...

When mechanic Jade Hawthorne rescues a rusted relic of a Land Rover from a forgotten barn, she never expects it to lead her on a transcontinental search for a vanished explorer and the family he left behind. Joined by a resourceful friend and a...

High school math teacher Ezra Pavic is having a hard time. His wife left him, his son barely tolerates him, and now he's being blindsided by something he never saw coming: the emotional spin cycle of parenting a parent. His mother Irene has dementia,...

A man shielded by opulence and alienated by wealth finds himself tested by life, time and time again. He is constantly in transition, learning the difficult lessons life throws at him and finally understanding what is truth and what merely looks like truth His...

"A sparkling debut novel...a bittersweet tale about love, marriage, and the perils of fame." --PeopleJulia and Joe Ferraro are living the good life in Manhattan now that Joe's finally made it; he's the star of a hit TV show and has just been nominated...

A privileged Southern girl must choose between her heart and her family's expectations in this heartfelt novel from the author of The Funeral Dress. "Simply a wonderful book . . . bold and tender and memorable."--Terry Kay, author of To Dance with the White...

Shae-Lynn Penrose drives a cab in a town where no one needs a cab--but plenty of people need rides. A former police officer with a closet full of miniskirts, a recklessly sharp tongue, and a tendency to deal with men by either beating them...

Author: Felice FalzaranoISBN-13: 9798348224073Publisher: Amazon Publisher HubLanguage: EnglishPublished: 12/25/2024Pages: 328Format: HardcoverWeight: 1.34lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.75d

Inspired by real life events, The Summer Triangle offers a compelling glimpse into life and family dynamics of 1980s rural America. Twelve-year-old Jessica Peabody has lost both parents and lives with her Uncle Jake and her grandmother. As she enters her adolescent years, she...

Twelve short stories that run the gamut from how the universe began to a famous writer's sister problems.Author: T. RemingtonISBN-13: 9798230844044Publisher: Anomalous Works NYCLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/23/2024Pages: 76Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.24lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.18d

The BRAND NEW instalment in the uplifting Skylarks Series from bestseller Helen Rolfe A surprise arrival Working with the Whistlestop River air ambulance is Nadia's whole world. She adores her job and the team - they're family. But when a baby is abandoned on...

Broadcasting Boundaries is a compelling exploration of family, ambition, and the evolving world of radio broadcasting. Set against the backdrop of a corporate-dominated industry, the story delves into the lives of Pete Smith, a seasoned radio presenter who joined radio when it was community...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - Three wildly different sisters reunite for a destination wedding at an English castle in this heartfelt and rollicking novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Jetsetters."The sort of novel that simultaneously tempts you to devour it in one...

When Asher's world is turned upside down after a painful divorce, he and his two children, Ethan and Allison, must leave behind everything they've known and move to the Philippines in search of a fresh start. But healing is not as easy as a...

From the author of Pack Up the Moon comes a funny, romantic, and deeply moving novel about the unexpected rewards that come from life's detours. Lark Smith has always had a plan for her life: find a fantastic guy, create a marriage as blissful...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER - An extraordinary, gloriously uplifting novel about the power of friendship and the puzzling ties that bind us - "The Fellowship of Puzzlemakers takes readers along on Clayton [Stumper]'s quest to discover his roots, treating us to a literary mood boost...

In Love Among the Chickens, P.G. Wodehouse delivers a hilarious tale of love, misadventures, and poultry farming. When the charmingly hapless Jeremy Garnet helps his eccentric friend start a chicken farm, chaos ensues. With Wodehouse's signature wit, this lighthearted romp is a delightful mix...

In the Arkansas mountains, three generations of fiercely determined young women are poised for self-discovery in a decades-spanning novel about the bonds of family and secrets.Spending summer away from home for the first time, fifteen-year-old Wren Stone and her younger sister, Sylvie, arrive at...

A profound debut novel that explores complicated love, secrets, and familial misunderstandings from the celebrated octogenarian author of the "trail-blazing" (Oprah Daily) collection Cat BrushingDuring the week of Dr. Agnes Stacey's daughter's wedding, each of the eleven attendees in the small family gathering brings...

From the acclaimed author of The Kindest Lie, a propulsive novel about a mother and daughter each seeking justice and following their dreams during moments of social reckoning--1960s Nashville and 1992 Chicago; perfect for readers of Brit Bennett and Tayari Jones.""People of Means left...

Sally Parker's family has lost it all... But can they find what matters?'I enjoyed it HUGELY. A real treat' MARIAN KEYES*** SHORTLISTED FOR THE COMEDY WOMEN IN PRINT PRIZE 2021 *** TREAT YOURSELF TO THE DELICIOUSLY WARM SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLING NOVEL FROM THE MUCH-LOVED...

The year 1920 is coming to a close in the coastal region of Coos County, Oregon, an area rich in history and folklore. Betty Featherwin, the owner of a bookshop, weaves through life as she handles events that come her way. She balances the...

Author: Cathy LakeISBN-10: 1838772693ISBN-13: 9781838772697Publisher: ZaffreLanguage: EnglishPublished: 09/29/2020Pages: 416Format: Paperback

In a culture ruled by centuries of tradition, Jessica struggles for her own identity. She is the youngest daughter among six siblings, whose big family can trace their ancestors back for generations in the New Territories of Hong Kong. Only males can inherit land,...

Renting to own not only describes Lily Champion's rental arrangement, it describes her life. But Lily's learned that sometimes when the ground shifts beneath you, it moves you to where you need to be. * Lily Champion lost her mother when she was just...

If you could return to the road not taken...would you? Quinn Braverman has a perfect life, with a loving husband, an adorable son, and another baby on the way. But she also has an ominous secret: she knows that another version of her life...

"What smart, memorable, inventive stories these are--skilled, insightful, full of heart."--Joan Silber, author of Ideas of Heaven Alethea Black's deeply moving and wholly original debut features a coterie of memorable characters who have reached emotional crossroads in their lives. Brimming with humor, irony, and...

The first thing I want y'all to know is that each of these Apple John stories is absolutely true! Well...maybe some facts have been fudged a bit and names changed to protect the guilty. A few facts have been slightly modified, left out, or...

"It had only been two years since she went away. Two years, Daniel often thought. How did time go by so fast and so slowly at the same time?" Kitty Porter was gone but not forgotten by anyone. In this, the final book of...

A luminous debut novel--the story of a friendship between a young schoolgirl and an aging professor--that follows them over the years and gives us an intimate look at a Catholic community in a Bombay fishing village In Varuna, a devout Catholic fishing community in...

When her husband, Kristoffer, dies from a burst appendix in Iowa in 1905, middle-aged Karoline Olsen, mother of six, must make the 145-mile trip from Cedar Falls to Soldier by horse-drawn wagon to bring his body home. With the corpse on fast-melting ice, Karoline...

In her final year of law school, Jill Hansen's greatest joy is representing criminal defendants in court through her school's criminal justice clinic. But when she's appointed to represent Carl, a handsome, charming man who's been charged with assault, she and her supervising professor...