Posts Tagged ‘fiction’
Second Helpings
In the sequel to Sloppy Firsts, Jessica Darkling is now a senior at Pineville High and struggles to cope with the enigmatic Marcus Flutie, her flighty best friend Hope, and her offensive fellow classmates as she tries to get her life back in order before it is time to go to college. Original.
Read MoreThe Independence of Miss Mary Bennett
The best-selling author of The Thorn Birds presents a sequel to Pride and Prejudice that finds the willful third Bennet sister setting out in her late 30s in pursuit of adventure while her sisters worry about her at home. Reprint.
Read MoreCircling the Sun
“Paula McLain cements herself as the writer of historical fictional memoir, giving vivid voice to Beryl Markham, a singular, extraordinary woman. Markham crackles to life, and we readers truly understand what made a woman so far ahead of her time believe she had the power to soar.”–Jodi Picoult Paula McLain, author of the phenomenal New…
Read MoreVinyl Cafe Turns the Page
A brand new collection of Vinyl Cafe stories, from the inimitable Stuart McLean, featuring a worldlier and wiser Dave and Morley. Dave and Morley are growing older, Steph and Sam are growing up. Moving out and moving on. Dave and Morley’s marriage has mellowed and deepened like a fine wine, Sam has developed a palate…
Read MoreThe Night Sister
A derelict motel, haunting childhood memories, hidden rooms, two sisters and family secrets–a supernatural tale that will thrill and chill in equal measure Once a thriving attraction on the well-traveled roads of rural Vermont, the Tower Motel now stands in disrepair, an eerie, abandoned place. Amy, her best friend, Piper, and Piper’s younger sister, Margot,…
Read MoreThe Birth House
Copy 2. Includes “special features”.
Read MoreThe Virgin Cure
The Chemist
In this gripping page-turner, an ex-agent on the run from her former employers must take one more case to clear her name and save her life. She used to work for the U.S. government, but very few people ever knew that. An expert in her field, she was one of the darkest secrets of an…
Read MoreAll The Missing Girls
Like the spellbinding psychological suspense in The Girl on the Train and Luckiest Girl Alive, Megan Miranda’s novel is a nail-biting, breathtaking story about the disappearances of two young women—a decade apart—told in reverse. It’s been ten years since Nicolette Farrell left her rural hometown after her best friend, Corinne, disappeared from Cooley Ridge without…
Read MoreHeartbreak Hotel
From Deborah Moggach, bestselling author of The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel, comes another hilarious and romantic comedy, this time set in a run-down B&B in Walesâe¦ When retired actor Buffy decides to up sticks from London and move to rural Wales, he has no idea what he is letting himself in for. In possession of…
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