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by Parijat
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In 1950s Kathmandu, a young woman's spirit blossoms and fades as she faces societal expectations, forbidden love, and tradition.
by Anna Comnena
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From the pen of a Byzantine princess, discover a vivid, partisan history of her emperor father's reign, where Norman invaders are 'nourished by manifold Evil' and Crusader allies earn scathing critiques, offering a unique Eastern counter-narrative to Western accounts of the First Crusade.
by Sunil Khilnani
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Sunil Khilnani's 'The Idea of India' explores the unlikely seventy-year journey of the world's largest democracy, showing the connection between its founding ideals of pluralism and development, and the constant pressures that challenge its identity.
by Susan Cooper
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A mischievous Scottish boggart, displaced from his ancient castle, journeys to Loch Ness, where he finds his long-lost, shape-shifting cousin trapped as the legendary monster.
by Supriya Kelkar
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In 1942 India, ten-year-old Anjali faces personal sacrifice and societal prejudice when her mother joins Gandhi's non-violent freedom movement, forcing Anjali to confront her own biases and eventually lead the charge when her mother is imprisoned.
by Brian Lumley
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Trapped in an alien labyrinth that creates their worst fears, a group of humans must conquer their inner demons and otherworldly horrors to escape the House of Doors and save Earth.
by Jonathan Maberry
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A prison doctor's experiment to prolong a serial killer's consciousness after death unleashes a ravenous, contagious undead plague upon the world.
by Vaddey Ratner
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A young Cambodian American woman returns to her homeland, guided by a mysterious letter, to find out what happened to her father in a Khmer Rouge prison and face a nation trying to heal.
by Cora Carmack
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A rebellious college student with a hidden life enlists a struggling actor to play her wholesome boyfriend for her conservative parents, only to find their fake romance blossoming into a very real love story.
by Wendelin Van Draanen
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Sammy Keyes's Halloween night takes a dark turn when a strange discovery in her trick-or-treat bag leads her to uncover the secrets of suspicious undertakers, pulling her into a mystery involving grave digging and a missing body.
by Kathryn James
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Thirteen-year-old Nell must brave the treacherous, mist-haunted woods and confront the mysterious boy she thought was her friend to rescue her kidnapped sister from a sinister birthday disappearance.
by Louise Fitzhugh
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An eleven-year-old financial whiz kid's ordered life of managing his eccentric father's budget unravels into a high-stakes kidnapping at the Plaza Hotel when an inheritance turns him into a multimillionaire pawn in his mother's greedy scheme.
by Sheri S. Tepper
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On a world where ancient matriarchal power clashes with a tyrannical patriarchy, a young woman's forbidden empathic abilities and an unexpected alien alliance become the last hope to shatter centuries of oppression.
by Brendan Kiely
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Two teenagers, a grandfather with Alzheimer's, and a dog take a cross-country road trip from LA to NY to fulfill a dying wish and find love.
by John Lutz
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A desperate New Yorker seeking a roommate unwittingly invites a shy, obsessive doppelgänger into her apartment, whose admiration curdles into a terrifying, identity-stealing nightmare with a bloody price.
by Rafik Schami
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In 1950s Damascus, a teenager secretly writes in his diary, dreaming of becoming a journalist and speaking out against the city's oppressive silence.
by Veronika Gasparyan
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In the shadow of Russia's Black Sea, a seven-year-old girl endures a decade of horrific familial abuse, clinging to an unwavering belief in a brighter future to survive the unimaginable.
by Karen Tei Yamashita
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A satellite narrates an eco-pulp story in the Brazilian rainforest, where an innocent man becomes central to a strange, apocalyptic mix of magic feathers, corporate greed, and divine intervention during environmental collapse.
by Robert Crichton
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In a sun-drenched Italian village, a million bottles of precious wine become the spirit of resistance as its wily inhabitants conspire to outwit the Nazi occupation.
by Peter James
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A psychiatrist and an editor confront a terrifying truth when their patient, dismissed as delusional, offers irrefutable proof of God's existence, shattering their understanding of reality.
by Jahnna N. Malcolm
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A high school election ignites a fierce rivalry between Madison and Jeremy, only for Madison to unknowingly fall for her anonymous pen pal, 'Blue,' whose true identity promises to upend everything on Election Day.
by May Sarton
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Trapped in a 'home' where her mind remains sharp despite her failing body, a 76-year-old retired schoolteacher wages a furious, defiant war against the subtle cruelties of her caretakers, culminating in a shocking, desperate triumph.
by Stephenie Meyer
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When her vampire love mysteriously abandons her, a heartbroken Bella Swan finds herself drawn into the dangerous world of werewolves and ancient feuds, all while grappling with her own mortality and the ever-present threat of the supernatural.
by Gemma James
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She never expected the billionaire who held her family's fate in his hands to also demand her as his bride, trapping her in a gilded cage of desire and duty.