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by Roald Dahl
3.8(22,962)
A poor boy's life takes a fantastical turn when a giraffe, a pelican, and a monkey, the Ladderless Window-Cleaning Company, move into an abandoned sweet shop and whisk him into a world of dukes, diamonds, and daring adventures.
by Rosamunde Pilcher
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In the Scottish Highlands, a cottage offers refuge to a widower, an independent woman, and several lost souls, who find love and comfort during Christmas.
by George Eliot
3.8(22,950)
In a 19th-century rural English community, the innocent love of a carpenter, Adam Bede, for the beautiful but vain dairymaid Hetty Sorrel unravels into a drama of seduction, betrayal, and its consequences after she falls for the charms of a fickle young squire.
by Martin Amis
3.7(22,941)
John Self's debauched journey into 1980s excess shows how a hunger for money leads to addiction and self-destruction.
by Christina Henry
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In a grim reimagining of Wonderland, a traumatized Alice escapes a nightmarish asylum only to hunt the monstrous remnants of her past through a decaying city, seeking fragmented memories and the truth behind her bloody tea party.
by Norman Mailer
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On a Japanese-held Pacific island, American soldiers face not only a brutal enemy but also fear, power, and their own humanity, which shatters the romanticized view of World War II heroism.
by Khushwant Singh
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During the brutal 1947 Partition of India, a remote village where Sikhs and Muslims have coexisted for centuries is shattered by a ghost train, forcing its inhabitants to confront escalating religious hatred and forbidden love.
by Iris Johansen
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Forensic sculptor Eve Duncan faces a murdered woman whose reconstructed face resembles Eve's lost daughter, pulling her into a deadly web of lies and a dangerous, rekindled romance.
by A.A. Milne
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A bear named Pooh and his friends go on fun adventures, celebrating childhood's simple joys and imagination.
by Kazuo Ishiguro
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An aging Japanese artist, once celebrated for propagandist work during the war, confronts his complicity and the unraveling of his legacy as he navigates a post-war society eager to forget its past.
by Drew Barrymore
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Drew Barrymore's 'Wildflower' takes readers on a journey through her life, from finding stability in doing laundry as a teen to saying goodbye to her father in a unique way, revealing the experiences that shaped her resilient spirit.
by Ally Carter
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Haunted by her mother's murder, Grace Blakely navigates international diplomacy and hidden agendas on Embassy Row, determined to find a killer before global secrets unravel.
by Jerry Pinkney
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In the Serengeti, a mouse spared by a lion later frees the lion from a trap, showing how mercy can undo trouble.
by Anne McCaffrey
4.0(22,848)
A sentient spaceship, born from a human brain, finds unexpected love amidst the thrilling vastness of interstellar exploration.
by David Baldacci
4.0(22,842)
When tragedy moves a sophisticated 12-year-old from 1940s New York to a Virginia mountain farm, she must quickly mature amidst new friendships, adventures, and a looming legal battle that threatens her newfound home and community.
by Richard Condon
4.1(22,809)
A decorated Korean War hero, brainwashed into an unwitting assassin, holds the key to a chilling conspiracy that reaches the highest levels of American government, forcing his former commander to uncover the truth before a devastating betrayal.
by Darren Shan
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by Kimberly Derting
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A teenage girl who sees the last moments of murder victims must navigate a new romance, a jealous best friend, and a dangerous FBI investigation while keeping her supernatural abilities a secret.
by Umberto Eco
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In 19th-century Europe, an amoral forger meticulously creates a web of deception that leads to the most infamous antisemitic document in history.
by Yangsze Choo
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In colonial Malaya, a young woman's desperate choice to become a ghost bride for a wealthy, deceased heir plunges her into a perilous afterlife of vengeful spirits, ancient customs, and a forbidden earthly romance.
by Bernard Cornwell
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With King Alfred's health failing, the Viking-raised Uhtred must choose between his personal quest for vengeance and helping to forge a unified England, as the land faces renewed pagan chaos.
by John Sandford
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Lieutenant Davenport must confront his own fractured psyche when he hunts two opposing killers—one monstrously scarred, the other chillingly charismatic—who reflect the very edges of his sanity.
by Mary Higgins Clark
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A radio talk show host investigates the disappearances of lonely women on cruise ships. She soon discovers the killer is hunting her, and the men closest to her might be the predator she seeks.
by Maureen Johnson
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As a storm hits the isolated Ellingham Academy, teen detective Stevie Bell must find a current murderer and solve a 75-year-old cold case before she is killed.