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by John Boyne
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An ambitious writer, without talent, betrays and steals stories across Europe and America, charming everyone on his way to literary fame, only to find the top a dangerous place.
by Miriam Toews
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In a desolate Mennonite town, a sharp-witted teenager navigates her family's ruins, piecing together the mystery of their disappearance with dark humor.
by John le Carré
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A mild-mannered diplomat unearths a conspiracy of pharmaceutical greed and political cover-ups while investigating the murder of his activist wife in Kenya, transforming from a complacent gardener into a relentless seeker of truth.
by Rohinton Mistry
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When a frail patriarch's broken ankle forces him into his devoted daughter's cramped home, the hidden weaknesses in a Bombay family's compassion, integrity, and faith are exposed.
by Veronica Roth
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Bound by prophecies of death and divided by a tyrannical father's return, Cyra and Akos must choose between their fated demise and igniting a war that could shatter their love and their world.
by Jaroslav Hasek
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In a world at war, the seemingly simple-minded Švejk skillfully navigates the absurdities of the Austro-Hungarian army, turning bureaucratic chaos into a comedic dance of survival.
by Iain Pears
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In 1660s Oxford, a suspicious death unravels through the conflicting accounts of four witnesses—a physician, a lord's son, a cryptographer, and an antiquarian—each weaving a tangled web of truth and deception around a young woman accused of murder.
by Arthur Miller
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A prosperous post-war family's facade crumbles when a son's love for his disgraced partner's daughter forces a devastating confrontation with his father's buried wartime guilt and the deadly cost of his success.
by George Orwell
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In colonial Burma, a timber merchant, fed up with the hypocrisy around him, navigates racial prejudice, political schemes, and a failed romance, eventually breaking under the weight of a system he despises.
by Agatha Christie
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A year after Rosemary Barton's mysterious death, six acquaintances gather, each with secrets, to face the possibility that one of them is a killer.
by Tami Hoag
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When a murdered woman's identity unravels into a shocking fabrication, a detective and child advocate must race to uncover the truth before the killer erases all traces of a life that never truly existed.
by Katherine Paterson
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Gilly Hopkins, an independent and troubled foster child, uses her sharp wit and schemes to navigate a world she believes is against her, only to discover that victory lies not in winning battles but in finding unconditional love.
by Sinclair Lewis
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In a city of conformity, George F. Babbitt, a prosperous realtor, grapples with the suffocating emptiness of his conventional life, yearning for an elusive authenticity beyond the Rotary Club and suburban sprawl.
by Shannon Hale
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Miri, new to the city, juggles royal duties, a blossoming romance, and the unsettling revolutionary talk of her sophisticated new friends.
by Leisa Rayven
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A fallen star and the woman he hurt are forced to relive their passionate college romance when cast as Romeo and Juliet again, discovering that the strongest chemistry comes from the most painful pasts.
by James Lee Burke
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Haunted by Vietnam and alcohol, New Orleans detective Dave Robicheaux navigates drug lords and arms smugglers to solve a prostitute's murder, confronting the city's dark side and his own fractured self.
by Seneca
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In these letters, Seneca, a Roman thinker balancing imperial power with Stoic ideas, shares wisdom on virtue, humanity, and living well, even while criticizing the society he served.
by Gavin Extence
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Struck by a meteorite and befriended by an older widower, an eccentric, bookish teen faces national attention, urn of ashes in tow, convinced he made the right choice in a challenging world.
by Michel Faber
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An alien in human form hunts men in the Scottish Highlands, harvesting their flesh while she slowly becomes more human.
by Gemma Malley
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In a future where eternal youth requires a signed declaration and children are 'Surplus' outlaws, Anna navigates a world where defying the law means choosing between a forbidden life and an unnatural immortality.
by William Least Heat-Moon
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William Least Heat-Moon travels America's backroads, finding the nation's unique spirit in its overlooked towns and their residents.
by Janette Oke
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An East Coast schoolteacher finds her resolve and her heart tested by the rugged beauty and unexpected romance of the 1910s Canadian frontier.
by Melina Marchetta
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In her final year of Catholic high school, Josephine Alibrandi navigates a hilarious and heartbreaking collision of Italian family secrets, old-world expectations, and new loves that will ultimately set her free.
by Jacquelyn Frank
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An immortal enforcer, bound by ancient law to forbid human-Nightwalker love, finds his 700 years of control broken when he saves a woman in New York, sparking a forbidden desire that threatens his life.