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by Rosamunde Pilcher
4.2(94,826)
An elderly woman's beloved painting, a symbol of her bohemian past and wartime loves, creates conflict for her materialistic children, making her reflect on a life of passion, tragedy, and secrets to decide its true legacy.
by Adam Silvera
4.1(94,815)
On a day when a futuristic service announces their impending deaths, two strangers connect through an app to find love and live an entire lifetime of adventure before their final goodbyes.
by David Eddings
4.1(94,771)
A farm boy starts a quest spanning a continent, dealing with ancient magic and prophecy, and learns about his family as a dark god threatens to reawaken.
by Neal Stephenson
4.0(94,686)
When the moon shatters and Earth faces an extinction-level meteor storm, humanity launches a desperate, multi-generational exodus to the stars, only to return millennia later to a transformed, alien home world.
by Mark Lawrence
3.9(94,663)
Haunted by a brutal past, the charming yet ruthless Prince Jorg leads a band of outlaws through a post-apocalyptic world, carving a bloody path to his father's throne while confronting the monstrous horrors that shaped him.
by Craig Thompson
4.0(94,638)
A sensitive boy in a Wisconsin winter navigates sibling rivalry, first love, and a spiritual awakening that shatters his innocent world.
by Ben Aaronovitch
3.9(94,488)
Rookie cop Peter Grant's mundane career takes a supernatural turn when he discovers he can speak to ghosts, thrusting him into a hidden London where ancient river gods and dark magic clash with modern policing as he apprentices under England's last officially sanctioned wizard.
by Colum McCann
3.9(94,405)
In 1970s New York, a tightrope walker's daring act above the Twin Towers connects the lives of a diverse group of New Yorkers, who find their paths interwoven by hope, grief, and the city's energy.
by Patricia Briggs
4.4(94,394)
Mercy Thompson, a coyote shapeshifter, must navigate dangerous fae secrets from a borrowed book and her werewolf friend's unraveling sanity, all while trying to survive in a world where magic is both a weapon and a target.
by Sophie Kinsella
3.8(94,351)
A young woman's curated online persona clashes with her messy reality when her seemingly perfect ex-boss becomes a guest at her family's struggling farm, forcing them both to confront the truths behind their 'perfect' lives.
by Terry Pratchett
4.3(94,183)
Armed with a frying pan and a strong will, young Tiffany Aching, helped by a clan of six-inch-high, sword-wielding blue men, must face Fairyland's nightmare to rescue her brother and save her world from the Elves' queen.
by Kristin Hannah
4.2(93,956)
A mother's life shatters after her children and their foster friend are in a tragic accident, making her face blame, forgiveness, and a mother's love.
by Cormac McCarthy
4.0(93,899)
In post-WWII Texas, sixteen-year-old John Grady Cole, the last in a ranching family, rides south with his friends into a beautiful but brutal Mexico. There, the romantic ideal of the cowboy clashes with the harsh realities of fate and violence.
by Jodi Picoult
3.7(93,743)
A woman's perfect life shatters when a policeman reveals her father kidnapped her as a child, forcing her to confront her past and redefine family.
by Allen Ginsberg
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Ginsberg's electrifying collection is a raw, impassioned scream against the conformity and destruction of his generation, a jazz-infused lament for the 'best minds' driven to madness.
by Leo Tolstoy
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A judge with a mysterious illness faces the emptiness of his life, finding truth only as he nears death.
by Walter M. Miller Jr.
4.0(93,290)
In a post-apocalyptic world, cloistered monks guard ancient knowledge, watching centuries of rediscovery, hubris, and humanity's endless cycle of self-destruction.
by Evelyn Waugh
4.0(93,254)
An artist, Charles Ryder, recounts his deep involvement with the Marchmain family and the slow decline of their privileged world, influenced by modernity and faith.
by Dalai Lama XIV
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The Dalai Lama, guided by a Western psychiatrist, shares practical wisdom on finding lasting inner peace amid life's challenges and achieving happiness.
by Tana French
4.0(93,015)
A detective is forced to confront the ghosts of his past when the cold case of his vanished first love resurfaces in the working-class Dublin neighborhood he fled two decades prior.
by Frank E. Peretti
4.2(92,920)
In the quiet town of Ashton, a skeptical journalist and a pastor uncover a New Age conspiracy, finding themselves in a war where angelic and demonic forces fight for human souls.
by Raina Telgemeier
4.2(92,741)
Amidst the chaos of middle school theater, set designer Callie navigates backstage carpentry woes, dwindling ticket sales, and a whirlwind of crushes on two brothers, all while striving to build a Broadway-worthy set for 'Moon Over Mississippi'.
by Carson McCullers
4.0(92,728)
In a sleepy 1930s Southern town, a silent, all-observing deaf man becomes the unexpected confidant for a range of lonely, lost, and longing people, each projecting their deepest desires onto his quiet empathy.
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
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In a Siberian Gulag, Ivan Denisovich lives through one day, where every small gain is a victory against Stalin's regime.