Posts Tagged ‘fiction’
The Wonder
An Irish village is mystified by what appears to be a miracle but may actually be murder in the next masterpiece from New York Times—bestselling author Emma Donoghue. A village in 1850s Ireland is baffled by Anna O’Donnell’s fast. A little girl appears to be thriving after months without food, and the story of this…
Read MoreDefinitely Not Mr. Darcy
A divorced mother who runs an antique letterpress business and is obsessed with all things from the Regency era auditions for a Jane Austen-inspired TV show that turns out to be a reality dating show set in 1812. Original. 25,000 first printing.
Read MoreThe Sisters
One lied. One died. When one sister dies, the other must go to desperate lengths to survive After a tragic accident, still haunted by her twin sister s death, Abi is making a fresh start in Bath. But when she meets siblings Bea and Ben, she is quickly drawn into their privileged and unsettling circle.…
Read MoreLost Along the Way
No Relation
“Terry Fallis is fast becoming a master of fiction writing…. What delightful lunacy Fallis has concocted here, with a dollop of intrigue and even romance.” Montreal Gazette This is the story of a young copywriter in New York City. He’s worked at the same agency for fifteen years, and with a recent promotion under his…
Read MoreUp and Down
The River at Night
Stifled by a soul-crushing job, devastated by the death of her beloved brother, and lonely after the end of a fifteen-year marriage, Wini is feeling vulnerable. So when her three best friends insist on a high-octane getaway for their annual girls’ trip, she signs on, despite her misgivings. A freak accident leaves the women stranded,…
Read MoreMy Brilliant Friend
Beginning in the 1950s Elena and Lila grow up in Naples, Italy, mirroring two different aspects of their nation. (This book was previously listed in Forecast.) Original. 50,000 first printing.
Read MoreThose Who Leave and Those Who Stay
Continues the story of Lina and Elena as they push against boundaries in 1970s Italy, where Lina has left her husband and is working in a factory while taking care of her son and Elena has graduated college and published a novel.
Read MoreThe Story of a Lost Child
One of the major publishing events of 2015, this dazzling saga of two women – the brilliant Elena and the fiery, uncontainable Lila – firmly establishes the Neapolitan Quartet as perhaps the most significant work to date of the 21st century. Life’s great discoveries have been made, it’s vagaries and losses suffered. But, throughout it…
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