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Tom Clancy's op-center_ Divide - Tom Clancy; Jeff Rovin; Steve R
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Shadowy elements within the State Department secretly cause tensions to flare between Iran and the former Soviet republic of Az... -
The Name of the Star - Maureen Johnson
Review"Johnson fearlessly takes readers from . . . a cool innocent-abroad-with-iPod story to supernatural thriller. The tension ramps up exquisitely among cups of tea, library visi... -
The Lady & Sons Savannah Countr - Paula H. Deen
From Publishers WeeklyIn his enthusiastic introduction, John Berendt, author of Midnight in the Garden of Good and Evil, writes: "Authentic Southern food is not about pretension." ... -
The Invisible Circus - Jennifer Egan
In Jennifer Egan's highly acclaimed first novel, set in 1978, the political drama and familial tensions of the 1960s form a backdrop for the world of Phoebe O'Connor, age eighteen.... -
The Assassin's Song - M. G. Vassanji
From Publishers WeeklyThe tension between India's centuries-old spiritual traditions and contemporary religious militancy drives this memorable, melancholy family saga by two-time ... -
Song of Slaves in the Desert - Alan Cheuse
SUMMARY:Based on historically accurate roots, this novel explores one New Yorker's involvement in his family's rice plantation and the wild tensions involved as he tries to ... -
Shakespeare's Champion - Charlaine Harris
SUMMARY: When Lily stumbles upon the well-built corpse of a local body builder-his neck broken by a barbell-the town's underlying racial tension begins to boil over. The white vict... -
Scenes From Village Life - Amos Oz; Nicholas de Lange
ReviewA "thought provoking collection... Filled with tension and allegory, Oz's perceptive tales explore the nuance and alienation of transitioning states."--Booklist... -
Istanbul Noir - Mustafa Ziyalan; Amy Spangler
From Publishers WeeklyIstanbul straddles the divide of Europe and Asia, and its polyglot population of 12 million seethes with political, religious and sexual tensions, as shown in...