Twelve novels that give a book club something to argue about, from Big Little Lies to East of Eden, each with the plot, the characters and the themes to bring to the discussion.
Beneath the facade of an affluent coastal town, the lives of three women intertwine through schoolyard drama, domestic secrets, and the dangerous little lies that ultimately lead to a shocking murder.
During the Nazi occupation of France, two sisters choose different, dangerous paths of resistance and sacrifice to protect what they love and defy war.
On Jeju Island, two lifelong friends in an all-female diving group navigate war, colonialism, and betrayals that threaten to break their bond and their unique matriarchal world.
In California's Salinas Valley, two families, the Trasks and the Hamiltons, re-enact the biblical story of Cain and Abel across generations, exploring identity, love, and its absence.
After a plague, a pilot and his dog live on a desolate airfield until a faint radio signal leads them on a dangerous journey, chasing a glimmer of hope.
In a medieval Oxford where plague ravages and piety clashes with pragmatism, a young physician's pursuit of justice for a murdered colleague unravels a conspiracy reaching the highest echelons of the church.
In her later years, Hannah Coulter tells the story of her life, her love for her Kentucky land, two husbands, and a community that holds strong against new times.
In the dazzling, cutthroat world of 1938 New York City, a chance encounter propels a sharp-witted young woman from a Coney Island upbringing into a dizzying ascent through Manhattan's high society, forcing her to navigate love, ambition, and the precarious rules of civility.
In a Southern cafe where barbecue sizzles and secrets stew, an unlikely friendship between a spirited tomboy and a gentle soul defies the Jim Crow South, proving that love, laughter, and even a little murder can forge an unbreakable bond across generations.
In a windswept Irish mansion, a diverse group of strangers, each harboring secrets and hopes, converge for a week that will intertwine their lives with unexpected warmth, humor, and a touch of magic, all orchestrated by the indomitable Chicky Starr.
