Posts Tagged ‘fiction’
Poldark 7 Angry Tide
The Angry Tide is the seventh novel in Winston Graham’s sweeping series of Cornwall, Poldark.Cornwall, towards the end of the 18th century. Ross Poldark sits for the borough of Truro as Member of Parliament – his time divided between London and Cornwall, his heart divided about his wife, Demelza. His old feud with George Warleggan…
Read MoreBliss
A fun, sexy, insightful novel about following your bliss into wonderful and terrible places, written by two best friends (one of whom happens to be Shay Mitchell, star of ABC Family’s #1-rated show, Pretty Little Liars).
Read MoreStranger from the Sea
The Stranger From the Sea is the eighth novel in Winston Graham’s sweeping series of Cornwall, Poldark.Cornwall 1810. The Poldark family awaits the return of Ross from his mission to Wellington’s army in Portugal. But their ordered existence ends with Jeremy Poldark’s dramatic rescue of The Stranger from the Sea. Stephen Carrington’s arrival in the…
Read More1984
It is 1984, and the worlds’ three major powers-Oceania, Eurasia and Eastasia-are constantly at war. In Oceania, where the Party is in power, the thought police unearth every act of dissent, and Big Brother is always watching. Winston Smith, a dutiful citizen of Oceania, works for the Ministry of Truth as a propaganda writer who…
Read MoreTo Kill a Mockingbird
The Truth about the Harry Quebert Affair
August 30, 1975. The day of the disappearance. The day Aurora, New Hampshire, lost its innocence. That summer Harry Quebert fell in love with fifteen-year-old Nola Kellergan. Thirty-three years later, her body is dug up from his yard along with a manuscript copy of his career-defining novel. Quebert is the only suspect. Marcus Goldman–Quebert’s most…
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Girl You Left Behind
Rendered an object of obsession by the Kommandant occupying her French town in World War I, Sophie risks everything to reunite with her husband a century before a widowed Liv tests her resolve to claim ownership of Sophie’s portrait.
Read MoreHades
Homicide detective Frank Bennett, his new partner Eden Archer, and her brother, fellow officer Eric, are all tested to the core when a trove of human body parts is found at the bottom of Sydney harbor.
Read MoreThe Handmaid’s Tale
In this multi-award-winning, bestselling novel, Margaret Atwood has created a stunning Orwellian vision of the near future. This is the story of Offred, one of the unfortunate “Handmaids” under the new social order who have only one purpose: to breed. In Gilead, where women are prohibited from holding jobs, reading, and forming friendships, Offred’s persistent…
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