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by Alyxandra Harvey
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A skeptical heiress, eager to escape her mother's fake seances and secure a good marriage, finds her world changed when a murdered ghost asks for help, making her accept a power she never believed in and risk everything for justice and love.
by Annie Proulx
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From the Louisiana bayou to the Alaskan wilderness, a single green accordion weeps and rejoices through a century of American immigrant struggles, linking the disparate lives and forgotten dreams of those who sought a new beginning.
by Brady Udall
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After surviving being run over by a mailman at age seven, Edgar Mint, a half-Apache orphan, navigates the eccentricities of foster care and boarding school, holding onto his innate goodness and a quixotic quest to find and forgive the man who nearly ended his life.
by P.G. Wodehouse
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Under a mischievous full moon, a lovesick artist, a prize-winning pig, and a chaotic group of aristocrats and valets meet at Blandings Castle, all set in motion by Galahad Threepwood.
by José Saramago
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The Iberian Peninsula floats across the Atlantic, and five strangers, connected by strange events, find their lives and hearts entwined on this drifting island.
by Albert Camus
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In colonial Algeria, a boy's silent love for his illiterate mother and a teacher's guidance shape him, making him 'the first man' to grapple with identity and the themes that would define Camus's unfinished work.
by Elizabeth Bowen
3.7(6,621)
In 1930s London, an orphaned girl's innocent love collides with the polished cruelty of high society and a charming cad, leading to a heartbreaking betrayal illuminated by the flick of a cigarette lighter.
by Jean Hanff Korelitz
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A Princeton admissions officer, skilled at judging others' futures, faces her own buried past when a long-held secret threatens her carefully built life.
by James Crumley
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A Montana detective who moonlights at a topless bar is drawn into a decade-old missing persons case, leading him on an obsessive, haunting journey through the Haight-Ashbury's darkest corners and the underbelly of America's sleaziest nightmares.
by Sherman Alexie
4.1(6,608)
Sherman Alexie writes about modern Indigenous life, from Spokane journalists to Lummi boxers and IHOP bandits. He shows the tender, often funny, love stories in his characters' everyday struggles.
by Bill Buford
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A prestigious editor plunges headfirst into the chaotic, beer-fueled world of England's soccer hooligans, documenting their violent tribalism and the sinister allure of their destructive camaraderie with unflinching personal engagement.
by Sarah Porter
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After a desperate fall makes her a mermaid, a lost girl must navigate a dangerous world of siren songs and murder, fighting to keep her humanity against vengeful sisters and a cunning queen.
by Ellen Hopkins
4.0(6,597)
Exiled to rural Nevada after a forbidden dream and a compromising encounter, a religiously-abused teen finds her first taste of love and acceptance, only to discover her past demons are not so easily escaped.
by Bryan Davis
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A boy discovers his fiery temper comes from a secret dragon heritage, and an orphan girl grapples with her own draconic identity. They must unite their powers and faith to defeat an ancient slayer bent on extinguishing all dragonkind.
by James Thurber
4.0(6,587)
In a whimsical world where time is frozen, a dashing prince must outwit a wicked Duke with impossible tasks to win the hand of a silent princess, all while thirteen clocks remain stubbornly stopped.
by Philip Pullman
3.9(6,586)
As a writer's dark fairy tale unfolds to cheer a clockmaker's apprentice, its chilling characters, from a nefarious doctor to a prince with a ticking heart, inexorably wind their way into reality, threatening to bring the story's urgent magic to life.
by A.J. Cronin
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An idealistic young Scottish doctor battles medical malpractice, social injustice, and his own moral compromises while striving to revolutionize healthcare in interwar Wales and England.
by Rob Thurman
4.0(6,581)
In a New York City filled with the preternatural, half-human Cal Leandros and his brother Niko enter the dangerous underworld of the werewolf mafia, only to learn they are the real targets in a deadlier game.
by Diane Stanley
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A blacksmith's daughter, betrayed by a prince and reclaimed by a knight, discovers her true lineage and embarks on a perilous journey disguised with enchanted gifts to save a kingdom and forge her own destiny.
by Patricia C. Wrede
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Newlywed Regency ladies Kate and Cecy, expecting a leisurely European honeymoon, instead find themselves charmingly involved in a magical conspiracy threatening the Continent, complete with mysterious packages, assaulted valets, and a daring chase across enchanted lands.
by Louise Erdrich
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A painter's descent into a failing marriage is revealed through her husband's stolen journal, exposing the brutal intimacy of their unraveling.
by Janette Oke
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Elizabeth and Wynn's stable life in the northern wilderness is disrupted by a transfer offer, forcing them to choose between an easier future and their commitment to the Beaver Creek community.
by Peter Newman
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A silent warrior crosses a demon-ridden wasteland, carrying humanity's last hope to a crumbling city as the world descends into chaos.
by Stuart Woods
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A small Southern town's dark secrets unravel over decades through the eyes of three police chiefs, all linked by the ritualistic murder of a teenager in 1920s Georgia.