The Great Good Place is a novel written by renowned American author, Henry James. It is a story about a young American man named Christopher Newman, who travels to Europe with the hopes of finding a new life for himself. He is a wealthy...

Award-winning novelist, Teri Case puts us inside the minds of mother, father, daughter, and son to portray how addiction, poverty, and secrets can derail the best of intentions. But with a little hope and a dose of trust, the human spirit can prevail.In Nevada,...

On a quiet summer evening in a Swiss mountain village, a stranger comes to stay; the generous ever helpful shoemaker, Branchu. All who did business with him profited very well by the exchange. Only the insane and ultimately hapless Luc was never fooled. In...

Her past hides dark secrets. Her present isn't what it seems. To save her future, she may have to rewrite her own story...Millie thought she had found her happily-ever-after. But when a shocking revelation rocks her perfect marriage, the pregnant housewife must confront a...

Charles Bukowksi, Hubert Selby Jr., and Denis Johnson are familiar names in the literature about the druggies, rockers, criminals, and whores who habituate the dark side of American fiction, but there are few women writers in the club. Enter Ann Wood, an award-winning journalist...

Indian summer, 1607. Intrepid explorer and map-maker Samuel de Champlain has founded a new and precarious settlement in Annapolis Royal, New France (present-day Nova Scotia). As winter looms, two threats emerge: boredom amongst the men and the deadly sickness scurvy. Champlain hits upon the...

Never before available in English, The Halfway House is a trip to the darkest corners of the human condition. Humiliations, filth, stench, and physical abuse comprise the asphyxiating atmosphere of a halfway house for indigents in Miami where, in a shaken mental state, the...

The groundbreaking novel that was the basis for Frank Capra's strange, shocking drama starring Barbara Stanwyck and Nils Asther. Traveling to Shanghai to marry her medical missionary fianc , the beautiful Megan Davis finds herself caught in the toils of civil war between Republican...

A NATIONAL BESTSELLER In Memorial, acclaimed author Bruce Wagner offers his most extraordinary and affecting book to date -- a profound story of family and faith, and a masterpiece of American fiction. Joan Herlihy, a young architect desperate to win the commission for a...

Ralphie Chickalini is on the verge of living happily ever after with the perfect woman. His fiance Francesca Maria Buccigrossi of Astoria Boulevard is a curvaceous, fun-loving brunette. His late father, whose recent death the family is still mourning, adored Francesca's homemade pesto sauce...

Can a pastry chef be too sweet? Rita Lucero, owner of New Orleans cake shop Zydeco Cakes, can't seem to stop saying "yes." Even though things at the bakery are busy, Rita finds herself accepting a seat on the local small business alliance--a group...

"A funny, often moving book about being single, Jewish, gay, and HIV-positive . . . both urgent and convincing."--The New York Times Book Review In this sequel to David Feinberg's national bestseller Eighty-Sixed, B.J. Rosenthal navigates life with an HIV-positive diagnosis amidst the "constant...

The resonant story of a young woman's struggle to take charge of her own future, The Flight of Gemma Hardy is a modern take on a classic story--Charlotte Bront 's Jane Eyre--that will fascinate readers of the Gothic original and fans of modern literary...

Drunk, and driving a van down a Florida highway, Carter Clay, a Vietnam vet at loose ends, irrevocably shatters the lives of the Altiz family, killing Joe and seriously injuring his wife, Katherine, and their daughter, Jersey, in a hit-and-run accident. Horrified, Clay seeks...

Left in Philadelphia is an intimate exploration of one man's quiet yet profound journey through life. Eli Greene believes nothing extraordinary happens to him, yet through his eyes, we see how even the most mundane moments are steeped in significance.But when his sibling calls...

THE NEW NOVEL FROM HAN KANG, WINNER OF THE 2024 NOBEL PRIZE IN LITERATURE "[Han Kang's] intense poetic prose . . . confronts historical traumas and exposes the fragility of human life."--The Nobel Committee for Literature, in the citation for the Nobel Prize "Unforgettable."--Hernan...

Drawing inspiration from the philosophical teachings of Camus and the allegory of Sisyphus, London '85 is an existentialist journey into the depths of the human condition. This compelling narrative centers around the tormented and ostensibly vapid life of a transplanted Northerner, trapped by his...

An affecting story about how relationships are built--and burned--by desperate needs and obligations When Henry Cooper sets out on his mail route on Arcadia Street one crisp spring morning, he has no idea that his world is about to change. He is simply enjoying...

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This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The...

This book is a result of an effort made by us towards making a contribution to the preservation and repair of original classic literature. In an attempt to preserve, improve and recreate the original content, we have worked towards: 1. Type-setting & Reformatting: The...

With sparkling wit and tender insight, this new novel from the bestselling author of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry reminds us that family is everything, even when it falls apart. There is a heatwave across Europe, and four siblings have gathered at their...

"This hopeful, comforting novel is a testament to the power of taking chances and starting fresh and a reminder that life can bring joy after sorrow." -- Miami HeraldFrom the author of Snow in July comes The Lace Makers of Glenmara: a "charming, moving...

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...

HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics.'Oliver Twist has asked for more!'Fleeing the workhouse, Oliver finds himself taken under the wing of the Artful Dodger and caught up with a group of pickpockets in London. As he tries to...

A theater critic at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe writes a vicious one-star review of a struggling actress he has a one-night stand with in this sharply funny, feminist tinderbox. "Bring the House Down is sharp-witted, wise, and authentic--what a fierce, fantastically funny read."--Claire Lombardo,...

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An utterly original celebration of that which binds humanity across battle lines and history. On the island of Sicily amid the Peloponnesian War, the Syracusans have figured out what to do with the surviving Athenians who had the gall to invade their city: they've...

Imlay's delightful epistolary adventure of 1793, set on the American frontier, was one of the first American novels. The trials of an emigrant family in the Ohio River Valley of Kentucky contrast the decadence of Europe with the utopian promise of the American West....

In the early 70s, the past sins of one man led to the punishment of an entire town, bringing murder, passion, unrequited love, and a connection to the strangest chain of events imaginable.Atascadero, (Spanish for Deep Mud) in the early 70s boasts a drive-in...

This early work by Edith Wharton was originally published in the early 20th century and we are now republishing it with a brand new introductory biography. 'The Early Short Fiction of Edith Wharton Volume 2' is a collection of short stories that includes 'Afterward',...

This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it.This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States,...

Widely acclaimed as the greatest war novel of all time, this classic tale of a young German soldier's harrowing experiences in the trenches of World War I is the basis for an Academy Award-winning film. With an introduction by bestselling author Sebastian Faulks. When...

Author: ?lvaro EnrigueISBN-10: 0593544803ISBN-13: 9780593544808Publisher: Riverhead BooksLanguage: EnglishPublished: 01/07/2025Pages: 240Format: Paperback

"Jen has dumped Andy, and he's handling the breakup in exactly the way all his friends and family might have expected: very, very badly. Crashing at his mother's house and obsessively photographing his hairline, Andy embraces the rites and rituals of every breakup-the ill-advised...

Author: Russ PommerISBN-13: 9798990649002Publisher: Flybywire ImprintsLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/26/2024Pages: 274Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.77lbsSize: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.62d

My Demon is a Darling is a literary horror novel with romance elements, containing a puzzle to solve!What if the house in your favourite gothic novel, existed today...Two wanderers are inexplicably drawn to a seaside village's notoriously unsettling residence: Vivienne, a fragile young woman...

"[A] heartwarming story a la Bridget Jones' Diary with a twist...Colgan folds in a colorful cast of characters and whips up an easy, sweet read."--USA TodayA smart, quirky contemporary confection of comedy, recipes, romance, and friendship, Meet Me at the Cupcake Café proves that...

NATIONAL BESTSELLER - A historic presidential campaign changes the trajectory of a young Black man's life in this "coming of age story that captures the soul of America" (The Washington Post), the debut novel from one of The New Yorker magazine's young stars and...

A breathtaking novel of longing, uncertainty, and ultimately of hope, written by an International Prize for Arabic Fiction-winning author and an International Booker-prize winning translator Azzan is a beekeeper in a rural community in Oman. Devoted to tending his bees and searching for wild...

In 1914, Britain faces a new kind of war. For Edward and Beatrice Hunter, their children, servants and neighbours, life will never be the same again. Perfect for fans of Downton Abbey and Barbara Taylor-Bradford. For David, the eldest, war means a chance to...

Father Tom Christmas moves to the picturesque English hamlet of Thornford Regis to become its new vicar and to seek a peaceful haven. But inside the empty village hall, the huge Japanese o-daiko drum that's featured in the May Fayre festivities has been viciously...

Author: Willy VlautinISBN-10: 0063346591ISBN-13: 9780063346598Publisher: Harper PerennialLanguage: EnglishPublished: 07/29/2025Pages: 208Format: Paperback

An astonishing first novel about a day in the life of a young student who experiences her thoughts, fantasies, and wishes as she writes about--or tries to write about--Shakespeare's sonnets. Six o'clock in the morning, Sunday, at the worn-out end of January. In a...

"Some fiction is both story and testimonial--a bearing witness to lessons that must not be forgotten. Haunting and elegiac, The Stone Home is fearless in its clear-eyed recounting." -- The Washington PostA hauntingly poetic family drama and coming-of-age story that reveals a dark corner...

Author: Jim AntoniniISBN-13: 9798218530495Publisher: Pump Fake PressLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/14/2024Pages: 256Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.84lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d

Author: Era PsodisISBN-13: 9798895878361Publisher: Ach PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/19/2024Pages: 108Format: HardcoverWeight: 0.81lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.44d

Author: Era PsodisISBN-13: 9798895878323Publisher: Ach PublishingLanguage: EnglishPublished: 11/19/2024Pages: 108Format: PaperbackWeight: 0.45lbsSize: 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.29d

Illustrated edition containing hand-drawn illustrations, a detailed summary, author biography, and a complete characters listA Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens is a timeless holiday classic that tells the story of Ebenezer Scrooge, a cold-hearted miser who despises Christmas. On Christmas Eve, he is visited...

Bearing the final remnants of humanity and its genetic archive, the last Skinship to leave a dying, distant-future Earth closes in on the Dragonhead Nebula and the prospect planet that offers resurrection. With Applewhite, the First Navigator, apparently in the process of psychic collapse,...