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A tree grows in Brooklyn - Betty Smith
SUMMARY:A novel about a young girl, her family and friends, and their life in the slum section of Brooklyn in the early years of the twentieth century. -
A Widow's Story_ A Memoir - Joyce Carol Oates
From Publishers WeeklyEarly one morning in February 2008, Oates drove her husband, Raymond Smith, to the Princeton Medical Center where he was admitted with pneumonia. There, he de... -
A Thousand Suns - Alex Scarrow
SUMMARY: It's early April 1945, deep in the bloodied days of World War II. The Nazi regime is being slowly throttled by the oncoming Russian and Allied armies and Hitler rages usel... -
A Song Flung Up to Heaven - Maya Angelou
Amazon.com ReviewIt's been a long time coming, but A Song Flung Up to Heaven triumphantly completes the six volumes of autobiography that began nearly 30 years ago with Maya Angel.... -
A Monster Calls - Patrick Ness
The monster showed up just after midnight. As they do. But it isn't the monster Conor's been expecting. He's been expecting the one from his nightmare, the one he's had nearly ever... -
A Long Way Down - Nick Hornby
From Publishers WeeklyMore than just a reading of Hornby's fourth novel, this audiobook is nearly an audio play with three excellent actors playing four characters. A famous perver... -
A House for Mr. Biswas - Vidiadhar Surajprasad Naipaul
The early masterpiece of V. S. Naipaul’s brilliant career, A House for Mr. Biswas is an unforgettable story inspired by Naipaul's father that has been hailed as one of the twentiet... -
A Fierce Radiance_ A Novel - Lauren Belfer
SUMMARY: From the "New York Times" bestselling author of "City of Light" comes a compelling, richly detailed tale of passion and intrigue set in New York City during the tumultuous... -
A Drinking Life - Pete Hamill
As a child during the Depression and World War II, Pete Hamill learned early that drinking was an essential part of being a man, inseparable from the rituals of celebration, mo... -
A Common Pornography_ A Memoir - Kevin Sampsell
From Publishers WeeklyA memoir in collage form, this frank but fragmented narrative chronicles the author's early life in the Pacific Northwest. Told in a series of small pieces, s...