In a summer of grief and environmental destruction, a city boy and a wild mountain kid uncover a hate crime, forcing them into a fight for survival in Appalachia.
Four German exiles in 1930s London risk everything to expose the Nazi threat, only to discover that tyranny reaches far beyond their borders, testing their courage and loyalty.
A man with a low IQ but a heart full of his grandmother's wisdom wins the lottery, forcing him to navigate a shark tank of newfound 'family' while clinging to the true meaning of trust and capability.
A WWI veteran, haunted by his past, finds unexpected solace and a fragile rebirth while restoring a medieval mural in a tranquil English village, only to have the beauty of summer and his peace slip away with the changing seasons.
Born in a Dublin brothel, Henry Smart fights and loves through Ireland's turbulent 20th century. He is an unforgettable witness to history, all told in Roddy Doyle's unique voice.
A struggling writer, caught in domestic chaos and mob dealings, gets a posthumous 'gift' from his dead poet mentor, making him face the complex legacy of genius and failure.
A seventeen-year-old college freshman becomes an eager, if ultimately heartbroken, pupil to an enigmatic older graduate student, learning about literature, love, and life's harsh lessons in a passionate, East Coast coming-of-age story.
In a town marked by an unsolved murder, a professor's wife is found dead, revealing family secrets, old suspicions, and a chilling look at psychopathy that affects a community for decades.
A single day on a quiet English street unfolds into a web of interconnected lives, where ordinary hopes and despairs build to a sudden, shattering tragedy and a surprising twist that redefines everything.
This novel explores the chilling mind of Quentin P., a sexual psychopath whose twisted logic turns the story into a terrifying journey through a killer's thoughts.
Robert Olen Butler's Pulitzer-winning collection uses the voices of Vietnamese immigrants and ghosts to show the lasting effects of war and memory after the Vietnam War.
Abandoned by their mother, four siblings embark on a desperate, cross-country journey to find a place to belong, only to uncover a deeper history that reshapes their understanding of family and home.
In a boisterous quest to "be somebody," the amoral and hilariously scheming Duddy Kravitz hustles his way through 1940s Montreal, leaving a trail of comedic chaos and hard-won lessons in his wake.
A reclusive defense intellectual, haunted by his role in America's war machine, confronts the vast emptiness of the desert and the lingering human mysteries of his past when a filmmaker and his enigmatic daughter disrupt his solitary retreat.
In the sweltering summer of 1948, a charming war veteran with a suitcase full of cash and a set of butcher knives carves a path of doomed romance and chilling mystery through a sleepy Virginia town.
On his deathbed, the world's most feared food critic embarks on a nostalgic, internal quest for a single, forgotten sublime flavor, while those he judged offer their sharp, often scathing, final assessments of his life.
In 1930s Appalachia, an orphaned boy forms a father-son bond with the bootlegger who killed his father, their lives tied together by violence, loyalty, and time.
