Fiction

Somewhere Safe with Somebody Good Jan Karon

SOMEWHERE SAFE WITH SOMEBODY GOOD has multiple story lines going at once, including the return of Father Tim and his wife Cynthia to Mitford, their son wrestling with a major decision, and a terrible struggle for the local bookstore owner

 

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Real Americans Rachel Khong

REAL AMERICANS gives readers a unique perspective on genetics - in a powerful and satisfying tale. Rachel Khong has created an enchanting and brilliant cast of characters that span seventy years and three continents. This book will cause us all to revisit our thoughts on family traits.

 

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The Invention of Wings Sue Monk Kidd

THE INVENTION OF WINGS debuted at #1 on The New York Times best-seller list. Based on a true story and inspired by a heroic woman, the riveting story is set prior to the Civil War and recognizes two sisters of privilege  struggling to be abolitionists going against their family, friends and community.

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Moonrise Cassandra King

MOONRISE might well be considered a modern telling of the classic Rebecca by Daphne du Maurier. The Blue Ridge Mountains provide the setting for the women of a small town to resent the new wife of a popular television personality. The consensus is there was not enough mourning for their friend, the former...

The Exiles Christina Baker Kline

THE EXILES tells the story of three women from disparate worlds who are all forced to Van Diemen's Land, a British penal colony in 1840's Australia. Told with beautiful prose and sharp insight, Baker paints a striking portrait of life in Australia as harsh and unforgiving, but also where new lives can be forged, while...

Eveningland Michael Knight

EVENINGLAND: STORIES is a dazzling collection of short fiction that has been hailed across America as one of the best of its genre.

 

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Soil Jamie Kornegay

SOIL is a dark, disturbing, and magnificent work a from powerful new Southern voice. Set in the Mississippi Delta, it's reminiscent of William Gay - at his maturity.

 

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To Be a Man: Stories Nicole Krauss

TO BE A MAN: STORIES is a marvelous collection from a contemporary master. Krauss runs the gamit of thorny connections between men and women, illustrating the forces that drive human existance. The reader will greedily digest tales of sex, power, violence, passion, self-discovery and growing older.  ...

Roman Stories Jhumpa Lahiri

ROMAN STORIES is the long awaited collection by the master of the form. The Pulitzer Prize winner chose to write these treasures in her adopted language of Italian and translate them herself into English. The last selected piece might have been guided by the ghost of Dante Alighieri.

 

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Criminal Enterprise Owen Laukkanen

CRIMINAL ENTERPRISE is the story of a bank robber who has more than the money as an incentive. FBI Special Agent Carla Windermere and Minnesota state investigator Kirk Stevens soon close in.

 

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