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by Paullina Simons
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From the rough-and-tumble streets of the 70s and 80s, an unyielding Tully navigates fierce friendships, tragic loves, and life's cruelest twists, only to discover that even when she thinks she has it all, destiny has one last devastating blow.
by Jojo Moyes
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When her planned romantic Parisian getaway crumbles, a young woman discovers her adventurous spirit in the city of love, with a charming Frenchman and a moped.
by A.M. Homes
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A divorced stockbroker's life implodes with a heart attack and a sinkhole, forcing him to forge unlikely connections in a surreal Los Angeles that mirrors his own apocalyptic transformation.
by Orhan Pamuk
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In Istanbul, a lawyer's search for his missing wife leads him to assume the identity of a newspaper columnist, blurring reality and history.
by J.P. Donleavy
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Follow the uproarious, booze-fueled misadventures of Sebastian Dangerfield, an American ne'er-do-well with an insatiable appetite for women and chaos, as he charmingly navigates post-WWII Dublin.
by Christopher Isherwood
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In 1931 Berlin, a young writer observes memorable characters, from the 'divinely decadent' Sally Bowles to a doomed Jewish family, as they face a world on the edge of Nazi power.
by Kacen Callender
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Felix Love, a Black, queer, and transgender teen, deals with a catfish scheme and a new love, finding that self-love is most important.
by Lauren Barnholdt
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When a prep-school outcast and a senator's son, both hiding big secrets, fall for each other, they find that the truth might ruin their new love.
by Ben Elton
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Armed with knowledge from the future, a lone adventurer travels back to 1914 with a desperate plan to stop World War I by altering the path of a single, fateful bullet.
by Lori Lansens
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A five-year-old girl, abandoned by her mother, helps an elderly Black woman unlock memories of fugitive slaves, forbidden love, and family strength in the hidden town of Rusholme.
by Young
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On the run from a sinister program, Sloane and James must risk a dangerous memory-restoring pill to uncover the truth of their past before the architects of a suicide epidemic claim them forever.
by Stephen Hunter
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A wounded Marine's investigation into peace movement ties unearths a plot connecting 1970s political intrigue to sniper Bob Lee Swagger's present-day fight against a killer and his past.
by Kathryn Lasky
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As war nears, Soren and his owl band travel to the Northern Kingdoms, seeking ancient allies and battle wisdom to defend their Great Tree from the Pure Ones.
by Laurie Faria Stolarz
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Stacey's beach-side summer of romance and relaxation turns to terror as her prophetic nightmares return, foretelling a mysterious girl's death and revealing the unsettling secrets her magical boyfriend Jacob is desperate to keep.
by Anita Shreve
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Returning home for his mother's funeral, Andrew is drawn into the chilling, long-buried secrets surrounding his childhood friend, the now-blind Eden Close, and the violent tragedy that shattered her family. He confronts a past steeped in illicit desire and a truth more complex than he ever imagined.
by Mercedes Lackey
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A bullied teen, uprooted to the capital, discovers a terrifying fiery power within himself that he must master to defend his kingdom and earn his place in history.
by Colson Whitehead
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In an alternate-reality metropolis, the city's first black female elevator inspector, a master of the mystical Intuitionist method, must clear her name after a catastrophic crash. She uncovers a conspiracy that challenges her perception of truth, technology, and self.
by John Nichols
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In the arid town of Milagro, a single, illegally irrigated beanfield ignites a hilariously chaotic and surprisingly deep war between dirt-poor farmers, powerful land developers, and a community's stubborn spirit.
by Martin Buber
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True meaning comes from 'I-Thou' relationships, not detached observation, leading to connection with the Divine.
by Vladimir Sorokin
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In 2028 Moscow, an elite enforcer navigates a day of executions, lavish parties, and drug-fueled excess, all while serving a czar who blends futuristic technology with the terror of Ivan the Terrible.
by Arthur Machen
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A reckless scientific experiment to glimpse the pagan god Pan unleashes a monstrous, seductive entity whose very presence drives men to madness and suicide across London.
by John R.W. Stott
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John Stott explains the basic claims of Christianity, asking readers to consider what Jesus' divinity and purpose mean for their lives.
by Veera Hiranandani
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In 1947, during the partition of India, twelve-year-old Nisha, whose Muslim mother died at her birth, struggles with her identity and the loss of her home, writing her fears and hopes in a secret diary to her mother.
by Laurie Lee
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In a sun-drenched Cotswold valley, a boy's idyllic childhood unfolds amidst the last whispers of a timeless, pre-industrial England, where cider flows and the natural world reigns supreme.