Family life fiction / Stories about family
HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Stranger in the Lifeboat CD
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Free Love
Book Synopsis“Exquisite. —Minneapolis Star Tribune • Brilliantly observed.” — People, Pick of the Week“A beguiling novel, deceptively easy to read; beneath the surface swim disturbing and age-old questions about freedom and fate.” — Hilary MantelFrom the bestselling author of Late in the Day and The Past comes a compulsive new novel about one woman’s sexual and intellectual awakening in 1960s London.1967. While London comes alive with the new youth revolution, the suburban Fischer family seems to belong to an older world of conventional stability: pretty, dutiful homemaker Phyllis is married to Roger, a devoted father with a career in the Foreign Office. Their children are Colette, a bookish teenager, and Hugh, the golden boy.But when the twenty-something son of an old friend pays the Fischers a visit one hot summer evening, and kisses Phyllis in the dark garden after dinner, something in her catches fire. Newly awake to the world, Phyllis makes a choice that defies all expectations of her as a wife and a mother. Nothing in these ordinary lives is so ordinary after all, it turns out, as the family’s upheaval mirrors the dramatic transformation of the society around them.With scalpel-sharp insight, Tessa Hadley explores her characters’ inner worlds, laying bare their fears and longings. Daring and sensual, Free Love is an irresistible exploration of romantic love, sexual freedom and living out the truest and most meaningful version of our selves - a novel that showcases Hadley’s unrivaled ability to “put on paper a consciousness so visceral, so fully realized, it heightens and expands your own” (Lily King, author of Euphoria).
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Caretakers
Book Synopsis“Bestor-Siegal switches perspective among a group of characters with tenderness and intimacy. . . . The writing is smooth as honey. . . It''s utterly absorbing.” — NEW YORK TIMES BOOK REVIEW“Thrilling and deeply moving, gorgeously written and intricately plotted . . . bold and brilliant. -ELIZABETH MCCRACKEN Recommended by New York Times Book Review • USA Today • Glamour • Business Insider • Popsugar • CrimeReads • The Millions • BookRiot • and more!Set in a wealthy Parisian suburb, an emotionally riveting debut told from the point of view of six women, and centered around a group of au pairs, one of whom is arrested after a sudden and suspicious tragedy strikes her host family—
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc On the Rooftop
Book SynopsisA Reese?s Book Club Pick?An utterly original and brilliant story.? ?Reese WitherspoonA stunning novel about a mother whose dream of musical stardom for her three daughters collides with the daughters? ambitions for their own lives?set against the backdrop of gentrifying 1950s San FranciscoAt home they are just sisters, but on stage, they are The Salvations. Ruth, Esther, and Chloe have been singing and dancing in harmony since they could speak. Thanks to the rigorous direction of their mother, Vivian, they?ve become a bona fide girl group whose shows are the talk of the Jazz-era Fillmore.Now Vivian has scored a once-in-a-lifetime offer from a talent manager, who promises to catapult The Salvations into the national spotlight. Vivian knows this is the big break she?s been praying for. But sometime between the hours of rehearsal on their rooftop and the weekly gigs at the Champagne Supper Club, the girls have become women, women with dreams that their mother cannot imagine.The neighborhood is changing, too: all around the Fillmore, white men in suits are approaching Black property owners with offers. One sister finds herself called to fight back, one falls into the comfort of an old relationship, another yearns to make her own voice heard. And Vivian, who has always maintained control, will have to confront the parts of her life that threaten to splinter: the community, The Salvations, and even her family.Warm, gripping, and wise, with echoes ofFiddler on the Roof, Margaret Wilkerson Sexton?s latest novel is a moving family portrait from ?a writer of uncommon nerve and talent? (New York Times Book Review).
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Moth
Book Synopsis“Both a heartbreaking and heart-warming story, Melody Razak’s debut transports the reader into the home of a Brahmin family in 1940s Delhi. . . . The character portrayal is so intricate that as the plot twists and turns, you''ll truly care what happens to them.”—The Independent (UK)A Millions Most Anticipated Book of 2022 • An Oprah Daily Most Anticipated Historical Fiction Novel of 2022 • A Betches Summer PickMelody Razak makes her literary debut with this internationally-acclaimed saga of one Indian family’s trials through the tumultuous partition—the 1947 split of Pakistan from India—exploring its impact on women, what it means to be “othered” in one’s own society, and the redemptive power of family.Delhi, 1946. Fourteen-year-old Alma i
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Black Girls Must Die Exhausted
Book Synopsis“It’s a good thing that this is only the first book of a trilogy, because after getting to know Tabitha, you won’t want to leave her at the end. . . . Written intimately as if you’re peering into the mind of a close friend, this book is a true testament to the stresses on women today and how great girlfriends (and grandmothers) are often the key to our sanity.” — Good Morning AmericaThe first novel in a captivating three-book series about modern womanhood, in which a young Black woman must rely on courage, laughter, and love—and the support of her two longtime friends—to overcome an unexpected setback that threatens the most precious thing she’s ever wanted.Tabitha Walker is a black woman with a plan to “have it all.” At 33 years old, the checklist for the life of her dreams is well underway. Education? Check. Good job? Check. Down payment for a nice
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HarperCollins After the Hurricane
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Family Lore
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Last Summer on State Street
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Sugar and Salt
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Lost and Found in Paris
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Hope and Glory
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Evil Eye
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Sugar and Salt CD
Book SynopsisThe New York Times bestselling author of The Lost and Found Bookstore returns to Perdita Street with a can’t-miss tale of friendship, hardship, redemption, and love between a San Francisco baker and a barbecue master from Texas.Jerome “Sugar” Barnes learned the art of baking in his grandma’s bakery, also called Sugar, on historic Perdita Street in San Francisco. He supplies baked goods to the Lost and Found Bookshop across the street.When the restaurant that shares his commercial kitchen loses its longtime tenant, a newcomer moves in: Margot Salton, a barbecue master from Texas.Margot isn’t exactly on the run, but she needs a fresh start. She’s taken care of herself her whole life, pulling herself up by her fingernails to recover from trauma, and her dream has been to open a restaurant somewhere far, far from Texas. The shared kitchen with Jerome Sugar’s bakery is th
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Mika in Real Life
Book SynopsisA GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICKA #READ WITH MC BOOK CLUB PICKA wonderful, life-affirming story about second chances, parenthood, and love...--Lauren Ho, author of Lucie Yi is Not a Romantic and Last Tang StandingFrom Emiko Jean, the author of the New York Times bestselling young adult novels Tokyo Ever After and Tokyo Dreaming, comes a whip-smart, laugh-out-loud funny, and utterly heartwarming novel about motherhood, daughterhood, and love how we find it, keep it, and how it always returns.Mika Suzuki's life is a mess. Fired from a dead-end job, she shares a home with her best friend, who just might be a hoarder if all the unopened deliveries are a sign. Her last relationship to a burnout named Leif ended in flames. And she's a perpetual disappointment to her traditional Japanese parents, especially to her mother, who keeps presenting her with dating prospects found in church.Then she receives the surprise of her life a phone call from Penny, the baby she placed for adoption sixteen years ago. Now a headstrong teenager, Penny is eager to learn all about Mika, who she is and what her dreams are. The harder-won heart belongs to Thomas Calvin, Penny's adoptive widower father. What starts as a rocky relationship with him slowly blossoms into friendship and, just maybe, something more.Faced with her own insecurities, Mika at first embellishes the facts about her life. But Penny's love revives so many of the dreams she once had, especially those about being an artist and making a difference in the world... ultimately forcing her to answer the question, Just who is Mika in real life?
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Pact A Love Story
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc All Thats Left Unsaid
Book Synopsis2022 LA TIMES BOOK PRIZE FINALIST AND INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLERA Phenomenal Book Club Pick!For fans of Everything I Never Told You and The Mothers, a deeply moving and unflinching debut following a young Vietnamese-Australian woman who returns home to her family in the wake of her brother’s shocking murder, determined to discover what happened—a dramatic exploration of the intricate bonds and obligations of friendship, family, and community.Just let him go. These are the words Ky Tran will forever regret. The words she spoke when her parents called to ask if they should let her younger brother Denny out to celebrate his high school graduation with friends. That night, Denny—optimistic, guileless, brilliant Denny—is brutally murdered inside a busy restaurant in the Sydney suburb of Cabramatta, a refugee enclave facing violent crime, an indifferent police force, and the worst heroin epidemic in Australian history. Returning home to Cabramatta for the funeral, Ky learns that the police are stumped by Denny’s case: a dozen people were at Lucky 8 restaurant when Denny died, but each of the bystanders claim to have seen nothing. Desperately hoping that understanding what happened might ease her suffocating guilt, Ky sets aside her grief and determines to track down the witnesses herself. With each encounter, she peels back another layer of the place that shaped her and Denny, exposing the seeds of violence that were planted well before that fateful celebration dinner: by colonialism, by the war in Vietnam, and by the choices they’ve all made to survive. Alternating between Ky’s voice and the perspectives of the witnesses, Tracey Lien’s extraordinary debut is at once heart-pounding and heart-rending as it probes the intricate bonds of friendship, family, and community through an unforgettable cast of characters, all connected by a devastating crime. Combining evocative family drama and gripping suspense, All That’s Left Unsaid is a profound and moving page turner, perfect for readers of Liz Moore, Brit Bennett, and Celeste Ng.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Varina Palladinos Jersey Italian Love Story
Book Synopsis“Varina Palladino’s Jersey Italian Love Story is fun and funny, wonderfully exuberant, and incredibly wise. These endearing characters—their voices and stories— will be with me for a long time to come. I didn’t want to say good-bye.” -Jill McCorkle, New York Times bestselling author of HieroglyphicsAn utterly delightful and surprising family drama—think Moonstruck and My Big Fat Greek Wedding set in New Jersey—about a boisterous, complicated Italian family determined to help their widowed mother find a new boyfriend. Lively widow Varina Palladino has lived in the same house in Wyldale, New Jersey, her entire life. The town might be slightly stuck in the 1960s, when small businesses thrived and most residents were Italian, but its population is getting younger and the Palladinos are embracing the change. What Varina’s not embracing, much to her ninety-two-year-old mother’s dismay, is dating. Running Palladino’s Italian Specialties grocery, caring for her mother, and keeping her large, loud Jersey Italian family from killing one another takes up all of Varina’s energy anyway.Sylvia Spini worries about her daughter Varina being left all alone when she dies. Sylvia knows what it is to be old and alone, so when her granddaughter, Donatella, comes to her with an ill-conceived plan to find Varina a man, Sylvia dives in. The three men of the family—Dante, Tommy, and Paulie—are each secretly plotting their own big life changes, which will throw everyone for a loop.Three generations of Palladinos butt heads and break one another’s hearts as they wrestle with their own Jersey Italian love stories in this hilarious and life-affirming ode to love and family.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Amy LAN
Book SynopsisThe author of the highly acclaimed, bestselling novel The Uninvited Guests returns with a captivating coming of age story told by Amy and Lan, two children whose journey from innocence to moving experience is shaped by their families'' attempt at the pastoral dream on a farm, deep in the English countryside.?The very first thing I remember is standing on the water-butt in the garden, with my Mum holding me to stop me falling, singing ''I''m On Top of the World'' , and the smell of the new wood in the hot sun. And something do with Mum''s silver necklace. Amy doesn''t remember any of that. Her very first memory is our wolfhound Ivan knocking her over in a puddle. Or it might be eating a boiled egg, and looking at the daisies on her kitchen tablecloth.?Amy Connell and Lan Honey are having the best childhood ever. They live on a 78-acre farm in the South West of England, with sisters and brothers, other kids, chickens, goats, three dogs, and even a calf, called Gabriella Christmas.?Honeys in the Farmhouse, Connells in the Cowhouse, Hodges in the Carthouse . . .?The three sets of parents are best friends who came to Frith from the city, and are learning, year after year, how to farm the land.Free and unsupervised, Amy and Lan play with axes and climb on haystacks, but there is grownup danger at Frith they don''t see. It''s Gail, Lan''s mother, and Adam, Amy''s father who should be more careful. They should learn what kids know: never to play with fire.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Summer on Sag Harbor
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Mika in Real Life
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Remarkably Bright Creatures
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Pete and Alice in Maine
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Twelve Dogs of Christmas
Book Synopsis"Don't miss this charming Christmas tale of thawing hearts, escaping dogs, and finding home.Trade Review"Don't miss this charming Christmas tale of thawing hearts, escaping dogs, and finding home. I couldn't help digging into this book with both paws." — Debbie Macomber, #1 New York Times Bestselling author of Must Love Flowers “Wiggs writes with compassion and insight... This is another winner.” — Booklist on Sugar and Salt “Compassionate and poignant... Hot-button issues from real-life events inspired Wiggs to write this complex, thought-provoking novel that depicts how the power of friendship and love can overcome heart-wrenching challenges.” — Shelf Awareness on Sugar and Salt “Sugar and Salt is a touching and important read.” — Bookreporter.com “Susan Wiggs and the words ‘favorite writer’ go together, and with Sugar and Salt she is at the top of her powers. She understands the tender dramas of everyday life, of friendship and family, of wanting something that might be just beyond reach—and then again might not. I loved her character Margot Salter, and my heart soared and broke and soared again to learn the secrets of her past and how they threaten her hard-won present. Susan writes so deliciously about food, love, and hope...she will make you believe in life’s sweetness.” — Luanne Rice, New York Times bestselling author of The Shadow Box “A feel-good family saga… A charming tale about the silver linings of unwanted detours.” — People on The Lost and Found Bookshop
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Bones of the Story
Book SynopsisTrade Review“Superior… Goodman is superb at doling out reveals gradually, and toggling between past and present to build ample tension. Admirers of Riley Sager’s The Last Time I Lied will be enthralled.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) "Carol Goodman's The Bones of the Story deftly and intriguingly combines a decades-old campus mystery, a powerful winter storm, and a batch of suspects and potential victims to create one of the best and smartest locked-room mysteries I've read in a long time. A page-turner with both heart and brains. Don't miss it!" — David Bell, New York Times bestselling author of Try Not to Breathe and She’s Gone “Carol Goodman's The Bones of The Story delivers the perfect mix of dark academia and locked-room thriller vibes in a tense cat-and-mouse game where decades-old secrets haunt every page and lead to deadly consequences.” — Darby Kane, #1 International bestselling author of Pretty Little Wife “This smooth cocktail of refreshingly chilly suspense is sure to win [Goodman] new fans.” — Publishers Weekly on The Disinvited Guest “Goodman, a master genre-blender, has integrated elements of Mary Roberts Rinehart’s ‘had-I-but-known’ gambit and Agatha Christie’s ‘alone-on-an-island’ theme to come up with a real winner.” — Booklist (starred review) on The Disinvited Guest “The Disinvited Guest is a tense, fever dream of a thriller in an extraordinary, atmospheric setting, gripping from first page to last. In a world under attack from a new virus, seven friends take refuge on a private, fog-drenched island where memories are both long and unreliable, illness lurks, the terrain is treacherous and even the island’s history has claws. Carol Goodman is a brilliant writer, and she shines here. Loved it.” — Gilly Macmillan, New York Times bestselling author “[A] superior thriller…The plot takes many terrifying twists and turns en route to the surprising climax. Those with a taste for the gothic will be richly rewarded.” — Publishers Weekly (starred review) on The Stranger Behind You “A mesmerizing narrative that culminates in a poignant ending to a brilliant journey. Gothic? Note the phantom lye and bleach stench and wait for it! Make sure fans of Shari Lapena and Alison Gaylin get their hands on this one.” — Booklist on The Stranger Behind You
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Hero of This Book
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Royal Windsor Secret
Book SynopsisCould she be the secret daughter of the Prince of Wales? In this dazzling novel by the author of Sisters of the Resistance, a young woman seeks to discover the truth about her mysterious past. Perfect for readers of Shana Abe, Bryn Turnbull, and Marie Benedict. Cleo Davenport has heard the whispers: the murmured conversations that end abruptly the second she walks into a room. Told she was an orphan, she knows the rumor—that her father is none other than the Prince of Wales, heir to the British throne. And at her childhood home at Cairo’s Shepheard’s Hotel, where royals, rulers, and the wealthy live, they even called her “The Princess.”But her life is turned upside down when she turns seventeen. Sent to London under the chaperonage of her very proper aunt, she’s told it’s time to learn manners and make her debut. But Cleo’s life can’t be confined to a ballroom. She longs for independence and a career as a jewelry designer for Cartier, but she cannot move forward until she finds out about her past.Determined to unlock the truth, Cleo travels from London, back to Cairo, and then Paris, where her investigations take a shocking turn into the world of the Parisian demi-monde, and a high-class courtesan whose scandalous affair with the young Prince of Wales threatened to bring down the British monarchy long before anyone had heard of Wallis Simpson. Trade Review“Royalty, secrets, diamonds and courtesans all come together in this riveting tale. We follow heroine Cleo from the delightful eccentricity of Shepheard’s Hotel in Cairo to the glitter of Paris's jewelry salons, to a luxurious royal wartime hideaway as Cleo grows from endearing ingénue to a force to be reckoned with. A sweeping novel about love, ambition and what family really means.” — Natasha Lester, New York Times bestselling author of The Paris Orphan "The Royal Windsor Secret is a thrilling historical fiction brimming with adventure, mystery, romance, and a willful, independent heroine you will root for, all wrapped up in a scintillating secret." — Madeline Martin, New York Times bestselling author of The Keeper of Hidden Books "The Royal Windsor Secret takes us into the glittering demimonde of courtesans and precious gems, where long-held secrets make and destroy lives. Cleo Davenport is charming as an aspiring jewelry designer who travels the world in pursuit of her dreams and her true parents. Lush descriptions, detailed research, and exotic locales make this a standout from Christine Wells." — Kerri Maher, USA Today bestselling author of The Paris Bookseller “From the exotic hotels of pre-war Cairo to the glittering jewelry ateliers of Paris, Christine Wells has written a richly layered tale of intrigue in The Royal Windsor Secret. Fans of The Crown will delight in the familiar faces of Wallis Simpson and the Duke of Windsor even as they revel in this story of dreams and ambitions, love and war.” — Stephanie Marie Thornton, USA Today bestselling author of Her Lost Words “Christine Wells captivates in her latest novel, taking us back to a tumultuous time in history, and adding more than a dash of sparkle. The Royal Windsor Secret is a delicious and scandalous read, with a twist that you won’t see coming!” — Eliza Knight, USA Today bestselling author of Starring Adele Astaire "In The Royal Windsor Secret, Christine Wells takes a fascinating chapter in the Duke of Windsor’s early life and gives it an equally fascinating coda in the form of a love child, who shares all of the duke’s passion and impulsivity, and yearns for a life beyond what she already knows. The truth of Cleo’s parentage will have you turning pages until the very end, while Cleo’s search for fulfilment—creative, professional, social, and romantic—results in a beautifully told tale." — Bryn Turnbull, bestselling author of The Paris Deception
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Flight
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The List
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc My Magnolia Summer
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Community Board
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Ms. Demeanor
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Tomb of Sand
Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE 2022 INTERNATIONAL BOOKER PRIZEA triumph of literature.Financial TimesEchoes of James Joyce, Jorge Luis Borges, Isabel Allende and Leo Tolstoy. . . . An enchanting ride.BookPageA breath of fresh air.GuardianA playful, feminist, and utterly original epic set in contemporary northern India, about a family and the inimitable octogenarian matriarch at its heart.A tale tells itself. It can be complete, but also incomplete, the way all tales are. This particular tale has a border and women who come and go as they please. Once youve got women and a border, a story can write itself . . .Eighty-year-old Ma slips into a deep depression after the death of her husband. Despite her familys cajoling, she refuses to leave her bed. Her responsible eldest son, Bade, and dutiful, Reebok-sporting daughter-in-law, Bahu, attend t
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Winthrop Agreement
Book SynopsisRivkah gives birth to a daughter, Mimi, determined that her child will have a better life in America.Frederick Winthrop, slum landlord, lives in one of Fifth Avenue‘s sumptuous mansions—and preys on young girls.Trade Review“Simpson’s lush prose will envelop readers in the sights, sounds, and textures of the dance hall. . . . Fans of Jennifer Haigh and those welcoming a many-voiced, richly drawn experience will enjoy the poignant and emotional Ballroom.” — Booklist on Ballroom “Simpson is a master at creating realistic characters who are flawed . . . yet sympathetic. . . . Readers who enjoy seeing inside the hearts and minds of others will relish sharing the lives of Simpson’s creations.” — Kirkus Reviews on Ballroom “Well-crafted. . . . This touching debut captures the intricacies and the unexpected of personal relationships.” — Library Journal on Ballroom
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Tell Me What I Am
Book SynopsisWINNER OF THE CRIME WRITERS'' ASSOCIATION''S GOLD DAGGER AWARDSharp, poignant, thrilling and moving . . . .Tell Me What I Amis the kind of richly drawn, achingly atmospheric crime novel you can totally immerse yourself in.??Chris Whitaker,New York Timesbestselling author ofAll the Colors of the DarkTwo women wrenched apart by a family member?s disappearance must find a way back to each other in this haunting page-turner by the author of A Crooked Tree.Nessa Garvey?s sister Deena vanished without a trace in Philadelphia in 2004. In all that time, Nessa has never once doubted what her instincts told her: her sister?s ex-husband has gotten away with an unspeakable crime.Nessa?s niece, Ruby, is raised by her father, the man Nessa suspects, in rural Vermont, on the shores of Lake Champlain.Ruby learns how to hunt, how the plants and trees grow, how to avoid making her father angry. The one question she longs to ask is the one she knows she cannot voice: What really happened to her mother?Over fourteen years, four hundred miles apart, these two women slowly begin to unearth the family history of insidious power and control that has shaped them both in such different ways. But can they reach each other in time?Tell Me What I Am is a riveting, indelible tour de force of buried secrets and unlikely resilience.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Be Mine
Book SynopsisFrom Pulitzer Prize winner Richard Ford: the final novel in the world of Frank Bascombe, one of the most indelible characters in American literature Over the course of four celebrated works of fiction and almost forty years, Richard Ford has crafted an ambitious, incisive, and singular view of American life as lived. Unconstrained, astute, provocative, often laugh-out-loud funny, Frank Bascombe is once more our guide to the great American midway.Now in the twilight of life, a man who has occupied many colorful lives—sportswriter, father, husband, ex-husband, friend, real estate agent—Bascombe finds himself in the most sorrowing role of all: caregiver to his son, Paul, diagnosed with ALS. On a shared winter odyssey to Mount Rushmore, Frank, in typical Bascombe fashion, faces down the mortality that is assured each of us, and in doing so confronts what happiness might signify at the end of days.In this mem
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Sinners of Starlight City
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Poor Deer
Book SynopsisA wondrous, tender novel about a young girl grappling with her role in a tragic loss?and attempting to reshape the narrative of her life?from PEN/Faulkner Award nominee Claire OshetskyMargaret Murphy is a weaver of fantastic tales, growing up in a world where the truth is too much for one little girl to endure. Her first memory is of the day her friend Agnes died.No one blames Margaret. Not in so many words. Her mother insists to everyone who will listen that her daughter never even left the house that day. Left alone to make sense of tragedy, Margaret wills herself to forget these unbearable memories, replacing them with imagined stories full of faith and magic?that always end happily.Enter Poor Deer: a strange and formidable creature who winds her way uninvited into Margaret?s made-up tales. Poor Deer will not rest until Margaret faces the truth about her past and atones for her role in Agnes?s death.Heartrending, hopeful, and boldly imagined, Poor Deer explores the journey toward understanding the children we once were and the stories we tell ourselves to make sense of life?s most difficult moments.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Wheres Maam
Book SynopsisQueen Elizabeth II was best known for two things—as the longest reigning monarch in British history and her love for corgis. Now, in this elegant gift book, we have a beautifully illustrated tribute to the final days of QEII, told from the poignant point of view of Muick, the Queen’s corgi.Muick is the Queen’s loyal corgi. Loving, attentive, but with an occasional tendency to nip ankles.But Muick can’t find his Queen. The courtiers won’t let him into the bedroom. The corgi handlers won’t explain what is happening. Why are all the family members suddenly here? Muick gives his own account of events and travels through his grief from Scotland to the funeral as he seeks to make sense of his loss and find a future beyond.This beautifully illustrated and heartfelt tribute is perfect for pet lovers and admirers of Britain’s late beloved Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II.
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Picture Perfect Autumn
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc Tom Lake
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HarperCollins Publishers Inc The Bad Angel Brothers
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Vintage Publishing The White Shadow
Book Synopsis‘Look after your sister, Tinashe.’ When Hazvinei was born, Tinashe knew at once that there was something different about her. Tinashe is prepared to follow his sister anywhere – but how far can he go to keep her safe when the forces threatening her are so much darker and more sinister than he suspected?Trade ReviewEames conveys a strong sense of political turmoil enflamed by sinister witch doctors, brutal guerilla factions and superstitious misogyny…compelling. -- Alfred Hickling * Guardian *An extraordinarily drawn tale. * Book Trust *Eames is a lovely writer -- Lesley McDowell * Independent on Sunday *One of the most beautifully written, sad, magical yet clear-eyed novels I've read by any author for many years * Wales Arts Review *The book blends folklore and superstition perfectly with accessible language, relatable characters, believable dialogue and a fast-paced, well-structured plot...yet another powerful piece of writing. * For Book's Sake *
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Penguin Putnam Inc The Girl Who Slept with God
Book Synopsis“Fine, carefully wrought . . . reading this novel [is] a heartening experience.” —The New York Times Book Review“Brelinski’s page-turning debut is full of humor, insight, and imaginative sympathy. Think of it as the annunciation of a new talent.” —The Wall Street Journal“A revelation.” —Vanity Fair“[Brelinski] had readers hooked from page 1.” —ElleFor Fans of Celeste Ng’s Everything I Never Told You and Meg Wolitzer’s The Interestings, an entrancing literary debut about religion, science, secrets, and the power and burden of family from recent Wallace Stegner Fellow Val BrelinskiSet in Arco, Idaho, in 1970, Val Brelinski’s powerfully affecting first novel tells the story of three sisters: young Frances,
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Penguin Putnam Inc Modern Gods
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Penguin Putnam Inc One Plus One
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Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group To the End of the Land
Book SynopsisNATIONAL BESTSELLER • A stunning novel that tells the powerful story of Ora, an Israli mother, and her extraordinary love for her son, Ofer, in a haunting meditation on war and family.“One of the few novels that feel as though they have made a difference to the world.” —The New York Times Book ReviewJust before his release from service in the Israeli army, Ora’s son Ofer is sent back to the front for a major offensive. In a fit of preemptive grief and magical thinking, so that no bad news can reach her, Ora sets out on an epic hike in the Galilee. She is joined by an unlikely companion—Avram, a former friend and lover with a troubled past—and as they sleep out in the hills, Ora begins to conjure her son. Ofer’s story, as told by Ora, becomes a surprising balm both for her and for Avram.
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Little Brown and Company The FiveStar Weekend
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