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The Sugar Queen - Sarah Addison Allen
SUMMARY: In this irresistible novel, Sarah Addison Allen, author of the New York Times bestselling debut, Garden Spells, tells the tale of a young woman whose family secrets—and se... -
The Stardust Lounge_ Stories fr - Deborah Digges
Amazon.com Review"Thanks for a wonderful childhood!" Stephen Digges tells his mother as he hugs her goodbye in front of his New York City college dorm, and it's a measure of just h... -
The Short Sweet Dream of Eduard - Jimmy Breslin
Amazon.com ReviewJimmy Breslin's The Story of Eduardo Gutierrez tells the unspeakably sad tale of a young illegal Mexican immigrant who died working at a New York City constructio.... -
The Seal Wife - Kathryn Harrison
Stunning, hypnotic, spare, The Seal Wife is the masterly new novel by Kathryn Harrison, "a writer of extraordinary gifts" (Tobias Wolff). Set in Alaska in 1915, it tells the sto... -
The Long Song - Andrea Levy
SUMMARY: THE AUTHOR OF "SMALL ISLAND "TELLS THE STORY OF THE LAST TURBULENT YEARS OF SLAVERY AND THE EARLY YEARS OF FREEDOM IN NINETEENTH-CENTURY JAMAICA "Small Island "introduced ... -
The Last Patriot - Brad Thor
From WikipediaThe Last Patriot is a thriller written by American novelist Brad Thor. It tells the story of counter-terrorism agent Scot Harvath, who attempts to uncover a revelatio... -
The Kid - Sapphire
Fifteen years after the publication of Push, one year after the Academy Award-winning film adaptation, Sapphire gives voice to Precious's son, Abdul. In The Kid bestselling author ... -
The Ghost Hunters - Deborah Blum
A Pulitzer Prize-winning author tells the amazing story of William James's quest for empirical evidence of the spirit worldWhat if a world -renowned philosopher and professo... -
The Fighting Agents - W.E.B. Griffin
Amazon.com ReviewIn The Fighting Agents, W.E.B. Griffin retells the story (previously told in Behind the Lines) of Wendell Fertig, a U.S. Army officer who promoted himsel... -
The Fat Years - Koonchung Chan
Banned in China, this controversial and politically charged novel tells the story of the search for an entire month erased from official Chinese history. Beijing, sometime in ...