In a remote 1859 Irish village, an English nurse must determine if an eleven-year-old girl's months-long fast is a divine miracle, a cruel hoax, or a desperate act of faith, forcing her to confront the dark heart of belief and the lengths one will go to save a life.
In 1866 New Zealand, a young prospector uncovers a mystery involving twelve men, a missing fortune, and strange events, all tied to fate and the stars.
A decorated athlete's American dream shatters when his daughter commits an act of political terrorism, forcing him to confront the dark side of a seemingly perfect society.
In a fractured post-Civil War Texas, an aging news reader reluctantly guides a wild, Kiowa-raised girl across dangerous land, forming a bond that redefines family and home.
A woman returns to her dying Arizona hometown, confronting a distant father, an environmental crisis, and a captivating Apache philosopher who challenges her to reclaim her dreams and identity.
On a Mississippi Delta farm in the Jim Crow South, a white veteran and a Black veteran form a forbidden friendship, igniting racial prejudice and familial secrets that lead to tragedy.
On a single Saturday, a contented neurosurgeon's ordinary London day off unravels into a terrifying confrontation with a disturbed young man, forcing him to use his medical knowledge to protect his family amidst a city on the brink of war.
Fitzgerald's semi-autobiographical debut explores the Jazz Age's glamorous parties and sad disappointments through the eyes of an idealistic Princeton student dealing with love, ambition, and a changing generation.
A struggling writer's quest to understand his estranged, radicalized mother's past after she becomes a media sensation reveals a complex family story, forcing him to confront hidden truths and reclaim his own life.
In a world of backyard pole decorations and unsettling drug trials, George Saunders illuminates the struggles of ordinary people lost within their own minds and a subtly crumbling America.
On Cape Breton, four sisters face a multigenerational saga of forbidden love, ambition, and a secret that threatens to shatter their family's web of sin, guilt, and redemption.
An aging Iowa farmer's plan to divide his land among his three daughters backfires, uncovering generations of family secrets and resentments, much like the story of King Lear in the American heartland.
Between Frida Kahlo's Mexico and WWII America, Harrison Shepherd navigates a life shaped by art, revolution, and the space between personal truth and public perception.
A secret teenage abortion in a Southern California town casts a long shadow over three intertwined lives, making them face the lasting impact of youthful decisions.
A Cameroonian immigrant family's American dream collides with the opulent, crumbling world of their Lehman Brothers executive employers as the 2008 financial crisis erupts, forcing them to confront the true cost of their aspirations.
In San Francisco, a Polish heiress and a Japanese gardener's son fall in love, a secret that endures for nearly seventy years through letters and stolen moments, even as wartime internment forces them apart.
A young girl who tastes emotions in food navigates her family's hidden feelings and the complexities of growing up, learning that some truths are too subtle even for her special palate.
The Binewskis, a family of self-made human oddities, run a carny act fueled by ambition and arsenic, blurring the lines between beauty and grotesque, love and depravity, and making you question what normalcy means.
From London to West Africa, two childhood friends, linked by dance and the challenges of race and class, navigate ambition, betrayal, and the lasting impact of a broken bond.
After a heroic rescue at the Hoover Dam puts six-year-old Turtle and her adoptive mother Taylor in the national spotlight, their new fame sparks a custody battle over Turtle's Cherokee heritage, sending them on a journey to define family and belonging.