In 1904 Pittsburgh, a 287-year-old matriarch's home is a spiritual sanctuary where former slaves and a young seeker navigate new freedom, shaping a century of African American experience.
In 17th-century New France, a young Jesuit priest's dangerous journey to convert a distant Huron tribe becomes a struggle with pagan beliefs, brutal survival, and spiritual doubt that threatens his faith.
Don DeLillo dissects the cultural and political effects of Bobby Thomson's 1951 'Shot Heard Round the World,' connecting the fates of characters from Jackie Gleason to J. Edgar Hoover at the Polo Grounds.
Abducted by Allegheny Indians in a brutal raid, a young girl named Regina is forced to forge a new identity as Tskinnak, navigating the wilderness and a new culture while clinging to the fading hope of reunion with the mother she left behind.
Three American soldiers, each from a different background, face the brutal realities of World War I, which shatters their youthful ideals and shows the true social cost of global conflict.
Crippled and confined, a determined Mongolian girl disguises herself as a boy and embarks on a perilous journey with her loyal mare and heroic cat to defy a perceived curse and bring honor to her family.
A young girl's lifelong search to understand her mother's mysterious disappearance reveals a generations-spanning story of resilience, magic, and the quest for belonging across Tehran, Turkey, and Los Angeles.
Stranded in a world silenced by an EMP, a grieving teen, a soldier, and a young girl must form a family to survive the technological apocalypse and the terrifying evolution of humanity itself.
Guided by an antique phone and shimmering fireflies, Larissa races through time along the muddy riverbanks to unravel a generations-old family curse before it claims another victim.
In the post-World War I South, the last member of a declining aristocratic family deals with his family's past and the effects of war, heading towards a tragic end amid fading glory and tradition.
During the siege of Jerusalem, Christian knights fight Saracen warriors and manipulative demons. Love grows tragically between enemies, and faith is tested on the battlefields of the First Crusade.
After a fire destroys their home, orphaned Lucas and the spoiled French heiress Anna Marie must survive the dangerous streets of 19th-century industrial Blastburn, forming an unlikely alliance.
On a brutal chain gang, a charismatic rebel named Luke uses his defiance and gluttonous feats to create a legend of indomitable spirit, inspiring fellow convicts with a hope for freedom that goes beyond his own recaptures.
In 1810 Virginia, a fiercely intelligent young slave's bid for freedom and forbidden love for a white girl are tragically intertwined with his father's inadvertent betrayal and the complex loyalties within the plantation.
Orphaned by soldiers and adopted by an East Coast couple, a young Sand Lizard girl navigates the differences between her ancestral traditions and an encroaching white world, finding her identity through a globe-spanning journey and the wisdom of the earth.
From the smuggling coasts of Napoleonic England to the slave-shadowed horse country of pre-Civil War Maryland, Alexandria Thaine navigates a lifetime of danger, desire for two men, and the forging of a powerful family across an ocean.
A heartbroken Iranian rug merchant, adrift in New York after his wife's betrayal, finds an unexpected and tender connection with a lonely American college student, weaving a new tapestry of hope and love.
In early industrial Lodz, two brothers—one sharp and driven, the other charming but adrift—face off in a story of faith, greed, and fate, broken by the very forces they tried to control.
In a small Florida town, a girl who loves lightning storms and alligator spotting must navigate the confusing arrival of a new girl who introduces her to makeup, boys, and the terrifying prospect of growing up.
In a future where time is currency, a runaway bride and her love must navigate a dangerous carnival and escape a relentless pursuer, all while racing against their own expiring lives to find safety.
Stranded in the Himalayas during wartime, a young boy's perilous escape takes an astonishing turn when he's captured by an ancient, reclusive civilization who believe him to be their prophesied king.
Banished to a life at sea, forbidden to hear his homeland's name, a treasonous lieutenant faces the isolating cost of renouncing the United States, his silent punishment mirroring a nation at war.
