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by Bryce Courtenay
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Brutally separated as children, Tommo and Hawk form an unbreakable bond against the unforgiving backdrop of 19th-century colonial Australia and New Zealand, battling whalers, warriors, and the forces of good and evil to survive.
by Stephen E. Ambrose
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Ambrose connects the lives of General Custer and Crazy Horse, showing their collision on the plains of the Little Bighorn.
by Brian Andrews
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When a ruthless Chinese president escalates tensions over Taiwan, a desperate Chinese defense minister risks everything to give vital intelligence to the CIA, setting the stage for a global confrontation that could involve President Jack Ryan's own daughter.
by Karen Hesse
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Rescued from a life with dolphins, a girl named Mila struggles with human society, only to long for the harmonious, song-filled ocean home she left behind.
by Iris Murdoch
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Outside an abbey, a lay community's spiritual quest turns chaotic when a rediscovered bell tolls for a returning wife, a confronted leader, and a wise Abbess, all facing salvation, human weakness, and the fight between good and evil.
by W. Somerset Maugham
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A famous stage actress, whose life is a masterclass in performance, faces a quiet stranger who forces her to confront the raw reality beneath her dazzling facade.
by Ashwin Sanghi
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Two ruthless businessmen unknowingly chase the same powerful secret in a high-stakes game of ambition, their violent rivalry hiding the tender truths and blood-soaked history that connect their lives.
by Nelson DeMille
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When a missile cripples a jumbo jet high above the Pacific, three desperate survivors, including a terrified teenage girl clinging to the floor as the cabin rips apart, must defy the impossible and land the plane before they're all sucked into the void.
by Eduardo Galeano
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Through parables, dreams, and autobiography, Galeano celebrates human potential and invites readers to embrace life's beautiful contradictions.
by Mario Vargas Llosa
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In a remote Andean village plagued by disappearances, a jaded corporal hunts for Shining Path guerrillas while the town whispers of ancient cannibalistic rituals, all set against a backdrop of surreal love stories and Peru's violent history.
by Christina Dodd
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A cursed shapeshifter, Rurik, seeks redemption by aiding a vengeful writer, Celeste, whose quest for justice against her family's supernatural assassins may intertwine with his own dark past.
by Ernest Hemingway
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In a whimsical satire, Hemingway lampoons the literary scene and his contemporaries, particularly Sherwood Anderson, through the misadventures of an American writer and a British waitress in a Michigan restaurant.
by Irene Hunt
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Orphaned Julie, under her Aunt Cordelia's strict but loving care, grows from childhood to young womanhood, finding love, loss, and inner strength in rural Illinois.
by Alexander Gordon Smith
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Imprisoned in the inescapable Furnace, Alex's second breakout attempt plunges him into a sinister transformation, as the warden's dark nectar courses through his veins, twisting him into the very monster he dreads and making the prison not just a place, but a part of him.
by Alyson Noel
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As the last Soul Seeker, Daire must choose between embracing her destiny to lead an epic battle against the Richters and sacrificing her fated love, Dace, whose own blood-bound darkness threatens to consume them both and end the world.
by Julie Halpern
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Confined to a mental hospital, a witty and depressed teen navigates quirky roommates, therapeutic absurdities, and an unexpected crush. She finds that even in the 'loony bin,' the heart finds its own path to healing.
by Lauren St. John
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Orphaned Martine, sent to a South African wildlife preserve, uncovers a magical secret: a mythical white giraffe whose existence is tied to poaching, forcing her to embrace a hidden healing gift to protect her new home and friend.
by Rachel Vincent
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Caught between a budding romance and a terrifying supernatural compulsion to scream before classmates mysteriously die, Kaylee must uncover the truth behind her curse before she becomes the next victim.
by Matthew Kneale
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A group of Manx smugglers, a reverend seeking Eden, and a doctor with disturbing theories encounter the tragic history of Tasmanian Aborigines in a 19th-century story of faith, science, and colonial conquest.
by Deb Caletti
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After escaping a love that spiraled into dangerous obsession, Clara is haunted by the chilling certainty that her possessive ex-boyfriend will stop at nothing to drag her back into his grasp.
by Roland Smith
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Stranded in Japanese-occupied Burma during WWII, a British boy and his local friend journey by elephant through the jungle to rescue their families from a POW camp.
by Taylor Caldwell
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Before he wrote his Gospel, Lucanus, a Greek physician, dealt with love, loss, and a search through ancient Judea to understand the divine man he would later write about as Luke.
by Barry Unsworth
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On an 18th-century slave ship, a doctor, a merchant's son, and a desperate crew create a hidden community in the Florida wilderness, only to face a relentless pursuit of revenge.
by Kristen Zimmer
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A rising Hollywood starlet and her childhood best friend navigate the line between friendship and forbidden love, risking a secret that could shatter their lives and careers.