Fiction

Gone So Long Andre Dubus III

GONE SO LONG features a father, estranged from his daughter after a violent outburst when she was a child, who is compelled to reconnect with her after decades, despite her continuing struggles to deal with his actions and his absence. 

 

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Manhattan Beach Jennifer Egan

MANHATTAN BEACH was one of the most anticipated books of the season. This dark story is set during World War Two when a woman's life was structured, and the protagonist becomes the only female diver at the Brooklyn Naval Yard. She also has her own ideas about sexual appetites, and becomes involved with a mob boss who...

A Hologram for the King Dave Eggers

A HOLOGRAM FOR THE KING takes the reader to far-away Saudi Arabia to show how a man fights to hold himself and his splintering family together in the face of the global economy's collapse.  

 

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Kiss Me in the Coral Lounge: Intimate Confessions from a Happy Marriage Helen Ellis

KISS ME IN THE CORAL LOUNGE is special collection of essays about marriage - wonderfully clever and funny, romantic, sexy, raucous, touchin - you know - just like yours. An entertaining read and an absolutely perfect wedding and/or anniversary gift.

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Eating the Cheshire Cat Helen Ellis

EATING THE CHESHIRE CAT has become a low-key Southern classic since its publication twenty years ago. Featuring an ensemble of striving young women and their overbearing mothers driving them to success in life and on campus at the sororities of the University of Alabama, the hijinks and mishaps that result from their...

The Night Watchman Louise Erdrich

THE NIGHT WATCHMAN is based on the author's grandfather who went from rural North Dakota all the way to our nation's capital to fight against Native dispossession. The story exudes the humor and elegant prose a reader expects from a literary master and Pulitzer Prize winner.

 

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The Mighty Red Louise Erdrich

THE MIGHTY RED from the mighty pen of the winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer Prize is a major literary event. It is about men and women, flawed and decent, lonely and hopeful, who dream, grow up, fall in love, struggle, endure tragedy and carry bitter secrets.

 

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Future Home of the Living God Louise Erdrich

FUTURE HOME OF THE LIVING GOD takes place in a dystopian version of the near future, where the process of evolution has irrevocably begun to work backwards across all species, with piling reports of women giving birth to primitive species of humans. An adopted woman who is four months pregnant seeks out her birth...

Fresh Complaint Jeffrey Eugenides

FRESH COMPLAINT is Jeffrey Eugenides at his best with a brilliant collection of stories containing subjects as varied as immigrants, reproductive antics and embezzlers. Each is a stand-alone and prove the author's ability to reach and entertain.

 

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The Mistletoe Promise Richard Paul Evans

THE MISTLETOE PROMISE is a heart-warming holiday tale of two people pretending to be a couple, facing secrets that threaten their romance. 

 

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