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by Patricia Falvey
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In early 20th-century Northern Ireland, Eileen O'Neill navigates sectarian strife and hidden family secrets, determined to reclaim her ancestral 'Yellow House' and mend her fractured family amidst political and religious turmoil.
by Jennifer Ackerman
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Jennifer Ackerman explores new research to show how bird intelligence, from tool-making to communication, is changing how we define genius.
by Eloise Jarvis McGraw
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Banished for her inability to shapeshift, a half-moorfolk girl raised as a changeling must navigate prejudice and forgotten memories to right the ancient wrong done to her human family, even if it means confronting the magical world that cast her out.
by Stephanie Laurens
4.1(6,908)
A notorious rake seeking a country escape finds himself ensnared by a spirited beauty whose independence ignites his possessive instincts, leading to a battle of wills and seduction in the pursuit of love and pleasure.
by David Brin
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As a man-made black hole consumes Earth from within, humanity races against time, facing the horrifying idea that its own end might be the planet's only hope.
by Allen Eskens
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A detective, trying to save his career and marriage, finds an identity theft case that puts him in a deadly hunt for a mysterious man by a brutal assassin.
by Danielle Steel
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Identical twins Olivia and Victoria swap lives to escape scandal and pursue their dreams, finding love and destiny tangled with deception and sacrifice.
by Matthew Quick
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A star athlete's carefully built life falls apart when a mysterious cult classic novel ignites her rebellious spirit, leading her to forbidden friendships, passionate love, and the difficult consequences of becoming her true self.
by Charles Martin
4.3(6,899)
A photographer, weighed down by his Southern estate's past and his late housekeeper's wisdom, must face his estranged father and a broken family to learn how to fight life with his heart.
by Thomas Berger
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Orphaned and raised among the Cheyenne, Jack Crabb navigates the brutal and often absurd American West as both an adopted "human being" and a white man, witnessing the demise of a culture he loves while clashing with legendary figures like Custer and Wild Bill.
by Sara Tuvel Bernstein
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Defying her father, throwing ink at an anti-Semitic priest, and surviving Ravensbrück, Sara Tuvel Bernstein's memoir tells a story of rebellion and resilience during the Holocaust.
by Iris Murdoch
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An academic's polite world of affairs collapses when his wife leaves him for her psychoanalyst, sending him into a dark, funny spiral through an incestuous maze of intense passions and unsettling self-discovery.
by Leonardo Sciascia
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In a sun-drenched Sicilian town, a determined captain, new to the job, battles an insidious wall of silence and an unseen network of power to expose the Mafia's ruthless hold after a seemingly random murder.
by Erin Hunter
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As a dark prophecy unfolds and old enemies return, ThunderClan's warrior cats face bloodshed and intertwined destinies to find peace by the red lake.
by Colleen McCullough
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As Caesar conquers Gaul, senators in Rome, fearing his ambition, plot to destroy the general whose power might save or enslave the Republic.
by Madeleine L'Engle
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On a cold Antarctic trip to see a friend, Vicky finds a conspiracy among her fellow travelers, turning her birthday into a dangerous journey where trust is hard to find.
by Melissa de la Cruz
4.0(6,873)
Mal, Evie, Carlos, and Jay face their greatest challenge yet as a new villain threatens both Auradon and the Isle, forcing them to confront their pasts and the true meaning of their friendships.
by Carol Berg
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A broken, enslaved former demon-warden, resigned to a life without hope, finds his carefully constructed peace shattered when he uncovers a demonic threat within the empire of his arrogant new master, forcing him to reclaim his lost power and purpose.
by Amitav Ghosh
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Through the fragmented memories of a young Bengali man, "The Shadow Lines" shows how borders and historical violence scar personal lives and identities, connecting two families across continents and generations.
by A.M. Homes
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by Nicki Pau Preto
4.1(6,862)
An orphaned girl, disguised as a boy, joins the last Phoenix Riders to fight an empire, uncovering a family betrayal that connects her to an ancient war.
by Robert Liparulo
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A teenage filmmaker discovers his new Victorian home is a portal to terrifying pasts, turning his dream of adventure into a nightmare of survival.
by Lisa Lutz
4.0(6,851)
After taking over her family's PI firm, Izzy Spellman battles her dysfunctional relatives and a failing business while fighting an embezzlement accusation from a wealthy, forgetful client.
by Bruno Schulz
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Bruno Schulz's Drogobych is a dreamlike world where a father's bird obsession and the city's streets blur the line between memory and surreal nightmare, all with chilling intensity.