The Underground Railroad
Cora is a slave on a cotton plantation in Georgia. Life is hell for all the slaves, but especially bad… Continue Reading Posted in: Afroamerikanische Historische Romane, Literary, Literature & Fiction
Blackout
Ist Fortschritt ein Rückschritt? - Die Welt, wie wir sie kennen, gibt es bald nicht mehr. Der Countdown läuft ...,… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary, Crime, Europe, Literature & Fiction, Political Thrillers (Books), Thriller & Mystery in German
Kitchens of the Great Midwest
When Lars Thorvald's wife, Cynthia, falls in love with wine--and a dashing sommelier--he's left to raise their baby, Eva, on… Continue Reading Posted in: Domestic Life, Family Life Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Mothers & Children Fiction
The Castle of Llyr
Princess Eilonwy hates to leave her friend Taran, Assistant Pig-Keeper, and her beloved home, Caer Dallben. Why does she have… Continue Reading Posted in: Fantasy & Magic, Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Fantasy
The Island of Sea Women
An alternative cover edition for this ISBN can be found here.A new novel from Lisa See, the New York Times… Continue Reading Posted in: Asian American Literature & Fiction, Friendship, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Women's Friendship Fiction
The History of Bees
In the spirit of Station Eleven and Never Let Me Go, this dazzling and ambitious literary debut follows three generations… Continue Reading Posted in: Bees Diseases, Family Saga Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction
Lucifer’s Hammer
alternate cover for ISBN 0708813623The chances that Lucifer's Hammer would hit the earth head-on were one in a million. Then… Continue Reading Posted in: American, Comets Collisions With Earth, Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction, Science Fiction Adventure
Echoes of Honor
For eight bloody years, the Star Kingdom of Manticore and its allies have taken the war to the vastly more… Continue Reading Posted in: Harrington, Honor (Fictitious Character), Literature & Fiction, Military Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Women Air Pilots
People Like Us
Kay Donovan may have skeletons in her closet, but the past is past, and she's reinvented herself entirely. Now she's… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Mystery & Detective, Thrillers & Suspense
Starry Eyes
Ever since last year’s homecoming dance, best friends-turned-best enemies Zorie and Lennon have made an art of avoiding each other.… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Romance, Romantic Comedy
The Song of the Lark
Perhaps Willa Cather's most autobiographical work, The Song of the Lark charts the story of a young woman's awakening as… Continue Reading Posted in: American Writers, Juvenile Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Musical Fiction
The Enchanted Castle
Gerald, James and Kathleen, discover an enchanted castle while exploring during the school holidays. The lake, groves and marble statues,… Continue Reading Posted in: Classics, Literature & Fiction
The Friend
Librarian's note: An alternate cover edition can be found here, , A moving story of love, friendship, grief, healing, and… Continue Reading Posted in: Animal Fiction (Books), Divorce, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Women's Friendship Fiction
Otherness
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Calamity
When Calamity lit up the sky, the Epics were born. David’s fate has been tied to their villainy ever since… Continue Reading Posted in: Action & Adventure, Dystopian, Literature & Fiction
After the Night
FAITH DEVLIN: A poor, outcast child in Prescott, Louisiana, she'd always adored the town's golden boy from afar. But he… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Love Stories, Social Classes
Trust Exercise
Pulitzer Finalist Susan Choi's narrative-upending novel about what happens when a first love between high school students is interrupted by… Continue Reading Posted in: Coming of Age Fiction (Kindle Store), Contemporary Literary Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction
Joy in the Morning
Trapped in Steeple Bumpleigh, a lesser man than Bertie Wooster would have given way. Ex-fiancee Florence Cray is present, as… Continue Reading Posted in: Butlers, General Humorous Fiction, Humorous Stories, Literature & Fiction, Valets
The Red Badge of Courage
Henry Fleming has joined the Union army because of his romantic ideas of military life, but soon finds himself in… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Teen & Young Adult
It’s Not Like It’s a Secret
Sixteen-year-old Sana Kiyohara has too many secrets. Some are small, like how it bothers her when her friends don’t invite… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary, Literature & Fiction, Poetry for Teens & Young Adults, Prejudice & Racism, Teen & Young Adult LGBT Romance
The Princess and Curdie
Princess Irene's great-grandmother has a testing task for Curdie. He will not go alone though, as she provides him with… Continue Reading Posted in: English Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Miners, Science Fiction
The Female Persuasion
From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Interestings, comes an electric novel not just about who we want to… Continue Reading Posted in: Domestic Life, Literary, Literature & Fiction
Secrets for the Mad: Obsessions, Confessions, and Life Lessons
A collection of personal stories, lessons, song lyrics, and photos from the beloved British vlogger Dodie Clark, also known online… Continue Reading Posted in: Literary, Literature & Fiction, Memoirs
Sorcerer to the Crown
Magic and mayhem collide with the British elite in this whimsical and sparkling debut.At his wit’s end, Zacharias Wythe, freed… Continue Reading Posted in: Action & Adventure Literary Fiction, Fantasy, Historical Literary Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Romantic
The Love Interest
A thrilling YA debut about teen spies disguised as "love interests"--whoever gets the girl lives; but the one she rejects,… Continue Reading Posted in: Lgbt, LGBT Romance for Teens & Young Adults eBooks, Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction & Dystopian, Teen & Young Adult LGBT Fiction
All Involved
A propulsive and ambitious novel as electrifying as The Wire, from a writer hailed as the West Coast's Richard Price—a… Continue Reading Posted in: Historical, Literature & Fiction, Political Fiction, Political Thrillers, Thrillers & Suspense
Michael Vey 4: Hunt for Jade Dragon
Michael and his friends must rescue a child prodigy as the thrilling action continues in this electrifying fourth installment of… Continue Reading Posted in: Friendship, Literature & Fiction, Social & Family Issues, Social Skills & School Life
Framed
Dylan is the only boy living in the tiny Welsh town of Manod. His parents run the Snowdonia Oasis Auto… Continue Reading Posted in: Abandoned Mines, Children's Art Books (Kindle Store), Children's Siblings Books (Kindle Store), Contemporary, Literature & Fiction
Every Exquisite Thing
Didn’t you ever just simply want to…stop?Star athlete and straight-A student Nanette O’Hare has played the role of dutiful daughter… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary, Literature & Fiction, Romance
Carve the Mark
In a galaxy powered by the current, everyone has a gift., , Cyra is the sister of the brutal tyrant… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Romance, Science Fiction & Dystopian
News of the World
In the aftermath of the Civil War, an aging itinerant news reader agrees to transport a young captive of the… Continue Reading Posted in: British & Irish Literary Fiction, Historical Irish Fiction, Kiowa Indians, Literary, Literature & Fiction
Cashelmara
The rich and mighty saga of a wealthy and titled English family in Ireland during the 19th century. Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary Literary Fiction, Domestic Fiction, English Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literature & Fiction
An Untamed State
Mireille Duval Jameson is living a fairy tale. The strong-willed youngest daughter of one of Haiti’s richest sons, she has… Continue Reading Posted in: Literary, Literature & Fiction, Suspense Fiction
Imagine Me Gone
When Margaret's fiancé, John, is hospitalized for depression in 1960s London, she faces a choice: carry on with their plans… Continue Reading Posted in: Depression, LGBT Family Life Fiction, LGBT Literary Fiction (Books), Literary, Literature & Fiction, Mental
The Vintner’s Luck
An alternate cover of this ISBN can be found here."A week after midsummer, when the festival fires were cold, and… Continue Reading Posted in: Literary Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Magic Realism (Literature), Napoleonic Wars (1800 1815), Social Life And Customs
Jeeves and the Tie That Binds
A Bertie and Jeeves classic, featuring the Junior Ganymede, a Market Snodsbury election, and the Observer crossword puzzle.Jeeves, who has… Continue Reading Posted in: English, Fiction In English, Humorous Stories, Literature & Fiction, Valets
Land’s End
Author: Anne D. LeClaire Sorry we couldn’t find a book description. Please use the goodreads and/or amazon links on the… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction
The Women in the Castle
Three women, haunted by the past and the secrets they holdSet at the end of World War II, in a… Continue Reading Posted in: Family Life Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Military Historical Fiction, War
Girl Underwater
An adventurous debut novel that cross cuts between a competitive college swimmer’s harrowing days in the Rocky Mountains after a… Continue Reading Posted in: Literary, Literature & Fiction, Romance
The Mote in God’s Eye
Writing separately, Larry Niven and Jerry Pournelle are responsible for a number of science fiction classics, such as the Hugo… Continue Reading Posted in: American Writers, Fiction In English, Life On Other Planets, Literature & Fiction, Military Science Fiction
Beneath a Scarlet Sky
Based on the true story of a forgotten hero, Beneath a Scarlet Sky is the triumphant, epic tale of one… Continue Reading Posted in: Biographical, Biographical Historical Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction, World War II Historical Fiction
The Opposite of Loneliness: Essays and Stories
An affecting and hope-filled posthumous collection of essays and stories from the talented young Yale graduate whose title essay captured… Continue Reading Posted in: American Fiction Anthologies, Biographies & Memoirs, Essays (Books), Literary, Literature & Fiction
Manhattan Beach
Anna Kerrigan, nearly twelve years old, accompanies her father to visit Dexter Styles, a man who, she gleans, is crucial… Continue Reading Posted in: Literary, Literature & Fiction
Doctor Faustus: The Life of the German Composer Adrian Leverkuhn as Told by a Friend
Adrian Leverkühn is a young man destined for success. He is a composer – creative and brilliant, but he will… Continue Reading Posted in: German Literature, Literature & Fiction, Translations Into English
Hidden Bodies
THE RIVETING SEQUEL TO THE HIT BOOK YOU, NOW A NETFLIX SERIESIn the compulsively readable sequel to her widely acclaimed… Continue Reading Posted in: Crime, Literature & Fiction, Movie & Game Tie-In Fiction, Serial Killer Thrillers, Serial Killers, TV
I Capture the Castle
Through six turbulent months of 1934, 17-year-old Cassandra Mortmain keeps a journal, filling three notebooks with sharply funny yet poignant… Continue Reading Posted in: Classics, Domestic Fiction, Literature & Fiction
Conflict of Honors
Sixteen-year-old Priscilla Delacroix was declared legally dead by her mother, High Priestess of the Goddess. Banished to survive on her… Continue Reading Posted in: American, Literature & Fiction, Revenge, Science Fiction, Space Opera Science Fiction
The Storyteller
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The Welcoming Committee
A twentieth-century Faust, musician turned wine merchant, Crawford Hollander has done well from his deal with the devil. Successful, charming,… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Revenge
Lost Roses
The runaway bestseller Lilac Girls introduced the real-life heroine Caroline Ferriday. This sweeping new novel, set a generation earlier and… Continue Reading Posted in: Literary, Literature & Fiction, Women's Fiction, Women's Historical Fiction, World War I Historical Fiction
My Husband’s Wife
Til death us do part. When young lawyer Lily marries Ed, she’s determined to make a fresh start. To leave… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Thrillers & Suspense
The Nix
A hilarious and deeply touching debut novel about a son, the mother who left him as a child, and how… Continue Reading Posted in: Family Life, Literary, Literature & Fiction The Book of Deacon
Sorry we couldn’t find a book description. Please use the goodreads and/or amazon links on the book page to read… Continue Reading Posted in: Fantasy Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Sword & Sorcery Fantasy eBooks, War Stories
Magic Rises
Atlanta is a city plagued by magical problems. Kate Daniels will fight to solve them—no matter the cost. Mercenary Kate… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Paranormal & Urban
The Music Shop
It is 1988. On a dead-end street in a run-down suburb there is a music shop that stands small and… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary British & Irish Literature, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Romance Literary Fiction, Women's Fiction
Small Great Things
Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than twenty years' experience. During her… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary Literature & Fiction, Family Saga, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Mothers & Children Fiction
Bandits
RO60077488. BANDITS. 1987. In-12. Broché. Bon état, Couv. convenable, Dos plié, Intérieur acceptable. 345 pages.. . . . Classification Dewey… Continue Reading Posted in: American Writers, City And Town Life, Fiction In English, Literature & Fiction
The Lost Plot
After being commissioned to find a rare book, Librarian Irene and her assistant, Kai, head to Prohibition-era New York and… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction, Time Travel
The Awakening: And Other Stories
Kate Chopin was one of the most individual and adventurous of nineteenth-century american writers, whose fiction explored new and often… Continue Reading Posted in: Bibliography, Coming of Age Fiction, Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Married Women
The Old Red Brick: A Remembrance
Fading Southern traditions, snarling family relationships, and startling sexual bewilderments told in a soft costal accentand a ferocious sense of… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary, LGBT Genre Fiction, Literature & Fiction
Barrayar
On opposing sides, Captain Cordelia Naismith and Admiral Lord Aral Vorkosigan marry and live in aristocratic splendor on his home… Continue Reading Posted in: American, Literature & Fiction, Miles (Fictitious Character), Military Science Fiction, Science Fiction, Vorkosigan
Blood Of The Fold (Sword of Truth)
In a fantasy world as rich and real as our own, Richard Rahl and Kahlan Amnell stand against the ancient… Continue Reading Posted in: American Fiction, Fantastic Fiction, Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Magic
The Word Exchange
In the not-so-distant future, the forecasted “death of print” has become a reality. Bookstores, libraries, newspapers, and magazines are things of the… Continue Reading Posted in: Dystopian, Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction
Equal of the Sun
Iran in 1576 is a place of wealth and dazzling beauty. But when the Shah dies without having named an… Continue Reading Posted in: Literary, Literature & Fiction
Exit West
In a country teetering on the brink of civil war, two young people meet—sensual, fiercely independent Nadia and gentle, restrained… Continue Reading Posted in: Historical, Literary, Literary Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Political Fiction
The Party
In this stunning and provocative domestic drama about a sweet sixteen birthday party that goes horribly awry, a wealthy family… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary, Literature & Fiction
The Seven or Eight Deaths of Stella Fortuna
For Stella Fortuna, death has always been a part of life. Stella’s childhood is full of strange, life-threatening incidents—moments where… Continue Reading Posted in: Historical Italian Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction, World War II Historical Fiction
Everything Leads to You
A love letter to the craft and romance of film and fate in front of—and behind—the camera from the award-winning… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary, Literature & Fiction, Romance
Hallucinating Foucault
An intricate and self-reflective novel about that most delicate of relationships--meaning the one between writers and readers. The narrator, an… Continue Reading Posted in: 1926 1984, Foucault, Literature & Fiction, Love Stories, Michel, Psychological Fiction
Panic
Panic began as so many things do in Carp, a dead-end town of 12,000 people in the middle of nowhere:… Continue Reading Posted in: Contemporary, Literature & Fiction, Romance, Teen & Young Adult Fiction about Peer Pressure, Teen & Young Adult Girls & Women Fiction
The Mind Game
When you think of game theory, do you think of chalk-dusty economists droning endlessly about the permutations of optimal outcomes… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Marketing Research, Suspense
Three Daughters
From the fertile hills of a tiny village near Jerusalem to the elegant townhouses of Georgetown, Three Daughters is a… Continue Reading Posted in: Literary, Literature & Fiction House
A mind-bending supernatural thriller from the creators of 'This Present Darkness' and 'Saint.'Frank Peretti and Ted Dekker--two of the most… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, United States
Vicious
EmiliaThey say love and hate are the same feelings experienced under different circumstances, and it’s true. The man who comes… Continue Reading Posted in: Erotica, Literature & Fiction
America’s First Daughter
From her earliest days, Patsy Jefferson knows that though her father loves his family dearly, his devotion to his country… Continue Reading Posted in: Biographical, Contemporary, Literature & Fiction
A Boy Made of Blocks
Meet thirtysomething dad, AlexHe loves his wife Jody, but has forgotten how to show it. He loves his son Sam,… Continue Reading Posted in: American Literature, Coming of Age Fiction, Fathers And Sons, Literature & Fiction, United States
All Our Wrong Todays
You know the future that people in the 1950s imagined we'd have? Well, it happened. In Tom Barren's 2016, humanity… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction, Young Men
Moonglow
In 1989, fresh from the publication of his first novel, The Mysteries of Pittsburgh, Michael Chabon traveled to his mother’s… Continue Reading Posted in: Action & Adventure Literary Fiction, Contemporary Urban Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Urban Life
Inside the O’Briens
Joe O’Brien es un respetado oficial de policía de cuarenta y cuatro años que comienza a experimentar ataques de confusión… Continue Reading Posted in: Domestic Life, Family Life Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Medical Fiction
The Black Arrow
From the beloved author of Treasure Island,,Originally serialized in a periodical of boys' adventure fiction, The Black Arrow is a… Continue Reading Posted in: Historical Novels, Literature & Fiction, Roses. Wars, Wars Of The Roses: Great Britain: History
Brothers in Arms
In the wake of unexpected planetary peace and the disappearance of the Dendarii payroll, mercenary captain Miles Naismith attempts to… Continue Reading Posted in: Interplanetary Voyages, Literature & Fiction, Military Science Fiction, Prisoners Of War, United States
A Curious Beginning
London, 1887. As the city prepares to celebrate Queen Victoria's Golden Jubilee, Veronica Speedwell is marking a milestone of her… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Victorian, Women Sleuths
Dayhunter
A new day dawns blood red A master of fire, Mira is the last hope for the world. For centuries… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Paranormal & Urban Fantasy, Vampires
The Last Painting of Sara de Vos
This is what we long for: the profound pleasure of being swept into vivid new worlds, worlds peopled by characters… Continue Reading Posted in: Australia & Oceania Literature, Historical, Historical Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction
The Summer Before the War
The bestselling author of Major Pettigrew's Last Stand returns with a breathtaking novel of love and war that reaches far… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction Satire, Historical, Literary, Literary Fiction, Literature & Fiction
Third Time Lucky
Mia’s got everything a girl could possibly want. She’s a princess – and she’s got a boyfriend! But that’s where… Continue Reading Posted in: American, Children's Stories, Literature & Fiction, Mia (Fictitious Character), Princesses: Fiction, Teen & Young Adult Books
The Complete Short Stories of Ernest Hemingway
THE ONLY COMPLETE COLLECTION BY THE NOBEL PRIZE-WINNING AUTHOR In this definitive collection of Ernest Hemingway's short stories, readers will… Continue Reading Posted in: Classic American Literature, Literature & Fiction, Old Testament Criticism & Interpretation, Short Stories Anthologies
The Phantom of the Opera
When the new managers of the Paris Opera House ignore their predecessors' warnings about the hideous 'Opera ghost' stalking the… Continue Reading Posted in: $0.99 Classics, Composers, Fiction, General, Literature & Fiction, Musicals
Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe Chapter Book Box Set
Now available in a handsome paperback box set for the first time, these four paperback chapter books of 'The Lion,… Continue Reading Posted in: Literature & Fiction, Movie, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Teen & Young Adult TV, Video Game Adaptations
Bluebeard’s Egg and Other Stories
A man finds himself surrounded by women who are becoming paler, more silent and literally smaller; a woman's intimate life… Continue Reading Posted in: Canadian, Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Love Stories, Single Authors Short Stories
Once Upon a River
On a dark midwinter’s night in an ancient inn on the river Thames, an extraordinary event takes place. The regulars… Continue Reading Posted in: Gothic Fiction, Historical Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction
To Hell and Back
The pulse-pounding finale to Lilith Saintcrow's urban fantasy series featuring Dante Valentine.Dante Valentine has been through Hell. Literally. Her body… Continue Reading Posted in: Devil, Literature & Fiction, Magic, Paranormal & Urban Fantasy
Tuscan Rose
From an international bestselling author comes a richly woven tale of passion, longing, witchcraft, and magic set in Italy during… Continue Reading Posted in: Australia & Oceania Literature, Genre Fiction, Literary, Literary Fiction, Literature & Fiction
To Kill a Kingdom
Princess Lira is siren royalty and the most lethal of them all. With the hearts of seventeen princes in her… Continue Reading Posted in: Fairy Tales & Folklore, Fantasy, Literature & Fiction
The Invention of Wings
Writing at the height of her narrative and imaginative gifts, Sue Monk Kidd presents a masterpiece of hope, daring, the… Continue Reading Posted in: Afroamerikanische Historische Romane, Biographical Historical Fiction, Literary, Literature & Fiction, Slaves
Youth
Youth's narrator, a student in 1950s South Africa, has long been plotting an escape from his native country. Studying mathematics,… Continue Reading Posted in: Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Young Men
Hand of Isis
Against the rising power of Rome, Egypt is the last and strongest bastion of the Eastern Hellenistic kingdoms.,,Charmian is handmaiden… Continue Reading Posted in: 83 B.C.? 30 B.C, Antonius, Bibliography, Fantasy Fiction, Historical Fantasy, Literature & Fiction, Marcus The Incendiaries
Sorry we couldn’t find a book description. Please use the goodreads and/or amazon links on the book page to read… Continue Reading Posted in: Coming Of Age, Cultural Heritage Fiction, Literary, Literary Fiction (Books), Literature & Fiction
The Ringworld Engineers
Ringworld: the most stunning artifact in known space, an articficial world with three million times Earth's surface area. Who built… Continue Reading Posted in: English Fiction, Hard Science Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Science Fiction