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by Lauren Weisberger
3.4(72,952)
A small-town girl thrust into the glittering, cutthroat world of New York City's elite PR scene discovers that the price of admission might be her own privacy and sense of self.
by Maeve Binchy
3.9(72,921)
Two women, one from Ireland dealing with a broken marriage and another from America grieving a loss, trade lives and homes. They discover shared secrets and an unexpected friendship that helps them heal.
by Sarah Waters
3.4(72,829)
In 1920s London, a spinster's quiet life with her mother is shattered when a young couple moves in, sparking a forbidden passion that leads to secrets and betrayal.
by Henry James
3.8(72,699)
An American heiress, wanting freedom in European high society, learns that wealth cannot protect her from manipulation and the sad results of a bad choice.
by Jennifer Egan
3.6(72,698)
In 1940s New York, a young woman works at the Brooklyn Naval Yard and uncovers the secrets of her father's disappearance, navigating gangsters and wartime changes to build her own life.
by Richard Powers
4.1(72,622)
Through the lives of different strangers, 'The Overstory' shows humanity's strong, often destructive, link to the old, smart world of trees, asking us to rethink our place in nature's ongoing problems.
by Bret Easton Ellis
3.6(72,604)
A college student returns home for Christmas to 1980s Los Angeles and falls into a world of moral apathy, drug abuse, and the dark side of his wealthy social circle.
by N.K. Jemisin
4.3(72,599)
With the broken moon threatening cataclysm, a mother with immense power and a daughter embracing destructive godhood race to decide if humanity deserves a future, or if the world needs remaking through fire and stone.
by Ann Napolitano
4.2(72,561)
After being the only survivor of a plane crash, twelve-year-old Edward copes with grief and an unexpected discovery to find meaning and connection.
by Victoria Aveyard
3.9(72,554)
Mare Barrow must form an uneasy alliance with the prince who betrayed her to overthrow the tyrannical king obsessed with her, even if it means sacrificing everything.
by Gene Luen Yang
3.9(72,536)
A graphic novel about an Asian-American teen, a mythical Monkey King, and a stereotypical cousin, exploring identity, self-acceptance, and the roles we play.
by Janet Evanovich
4.0(72,492)
When her boss is kidnapped over a massive gambling debt, Trenton bounty hunter Stephanie Plum must wrangle a mobster, a toilet paper bandit, and a pet alligator named Mr. Jingles, all while deciding which of two dangerously attractive men will be her lucky charm.
by Cynthia Hand
4.1(72,143)
Clara, a part-angel, faces a prophecy of death and the fallout of a fiery vision, forcing her to choose between forbidden love and her supernatural calling.
by Edmond Rostand
4.1(72,058)
A brilliant but insecure poet with a prodigious nose secretly pours his soul into eloquent love letters for the woman he adores, only to have them delivered by a handsome but inarticulate rival.
by Richard Bachman
3.7(71,847)
On a quiet Poplar Street, an idling red van unleashes a surreal, cartoonish nightmare as evil forces transform the suburban neighborhood into a battleground.
by Dave Eggers
4.1(71,730)
After Hurricane Katrina, a Syrian-American man's efforts to help his community are misunderstood, leading to his imprisonment during the War on Terror.
by Wendy Higgins
4.1(71,729)
A tenderhearted Southern girl with a dangerous heritage must choose between her angelic destiny and the allure of a fallen angel who embodies forbidden temptation.
by Sara Shepard
3.9(71,643)
In the exclusive town of Rosewood, four 'perfect' girls discover their darkest secrets are being used against them by a hidden tormentor, who knows everything, even about their supposedly dead friend, Alison.
by James A. Michener
4.2(71,574)
From volcanic origins to clashing cultures, Michener's saga tells Hawaii's story through millennia of struggle for identity.
by Tom Wolfe
3.9(71,541)
In the opulent, cutthroat world of 1980s New York, a 'Master of the Universe' bond trader's life spectacularly unravels after a seemingly minor hit-and-run, exposing the city's ravenous media, political machinations, and class warfare.
by Louise Penny
4.1(71,460)
In the quiet, snow-covered village of Three Pines, a disliked socialite is electrocuted on a frozen lake during a curling tournament, and Chief Inspector Gamache must solve a murder everyone saw but no one understood.
by Lee Child
4.2(71,436)
Jack Reacher reunites with his elite ex-army team to unravel a deadly conspiracy when their former comrades start turning up dead, leading them from the California desert to the neon glow of Las Vegas and the shadows of international terrorism.
by Stephenie Meyer
3.7(71,244)
A rogue government chemist, on the run from her shadowy ex-employers, must risk everything on one last, deadly assignment, only to find her heart ensnared by the very man who could compromise her survival.
by William Shakespeare
3.8(71,237)
In the Forest of Arden, Rosalind, exiled and disguised as a boy, tests her beloved Orlando's feelings amidst philosophers, banished dukes, and intertwined romances.