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The Beekeeper of Aleppo
by Christy Lefteri
A Syrian couple's journey to escape war-torn Aleppo and find safety in Europe, while holding onto hope and memories of their past.
The unforgettable love story of a mother blinded by loss and her husband who insists on their survival as they undertake the Syrian refugee trail to Europe. Nuri is a beekeeper; his wife, Afra, an ... (Goodreads)
The Whisperer
by Donato Carrisi
An Italian detective's investigation into a series of mysterious disappearances.
A gripping literary thriller and smash bestseller that has taken Italy, France, Germany and the UK by storm. Six severed arms are discovered, arranged in a mysterious circle and buried in a clearing ... (Goodreads)
Black Water Lilies
by Michel Bussi
A murder mystery set in Giverny, France, where three women's lives intertwine around a painting by Monet.
From the bestselling author of AFTER THE CRASH ('a novel so extraordinary it reminded me of reading Stieg Larsson for the first time' Sunday Times), a thrilling intrigue about a missing masterpiece. ... (Goodreads)
The Stationery Shop
by Marjan Kamali
A love story set in 1950s Tehran, where two young lovers are separated by politics and fate. Decades later, they reunite in America.
A poignant, heartfelt new novel by the award-nominated author of, Together Tea,—extolled by the, Wall Street Journal, as a “moving tale of lost love” and by, Shelf Awareness, as “a powerful, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Anne's House of Dreams
by L.M. Montgomery
A young couple's journey to build a life together, overcoming obstacles and finding joy.
The book begins with Anne and Gilbert's wedding, which takes place in the Green Gables orchard. After the wedding, they move to their first home together, which Anne calls their "house of dreams". ... (Wikipedia)
Saints for All Occasions
by J. Courtney Sullivan
Two Irish sisters immigrate to Boston in the 1950s, and their lives take different paths. A family secret threatens to tear them apart.
A sweeping, unforgettable novel from The New York Times best-selling author of, Maine, about the hope, sacrifice, and love between two sisters and the secret that drives them apart. Nora and Theresa ... (Goodreads)
The Elegance of the Hedgehog
by Muriel Barbery
A story of two unlikely outcasts who find solace and comfort in each other's company.
The story revolves mainly around the characters of Renée Michel and Paloma Josse, residents of an upper-middle class Left Bank apartment building at 7 Rue de Grenelle – one of the most elegant ... (Wikipedia)
Hypothermia
by Arnaldur Indriðason
A detective investigates the suicide of a woman obsessed with her dead mother, uncovering dark family secrets.
“Indridason fills the void that remains after you've read Stieg Larsson's novels.”- USA Today on Hypothermia Inspector Erlendur has spent his entire career struggling to evade the ghosts of his past. ... (Goodreads)
In the Midst of Winter
by Isabel Allende
A snowstorm brings together three strangers, each with a past that intertwines with the others. Together, they confront their fears and find hope.
New York Times, and worldwide bestselling author Isabel Allende returns with a sweeping novel that journeys from present-day Brooklyn to Guatemala in the recent past to 1970s Chile and Brazil that ... (Barnes & Noble)
Before the Coffee Gets Cold
by Toshikazu Kawaguchi
A cafe in Tokyo offers customers the chance to travel back in time, but there are strict rules.
What would you change if you could go back in time? In a small back alley in Tokyo, there is a café which has been serving carefully brewed coffee for more than one hundred years. But this coffee ... (Goodreads)
Nada
by Carmen Laforet
A young woman's journey to find her identity and place in the world.
The novel is set in post Spanish Civil War Barcelona. The novel is narrated by its main character, Andrea, an orphan, who has fond memories of her well off family in Barcelona, and has been raised in ... (Wikipedia)
A Winter's Promise
by Christelle Dabos
A young woman embarks on an adventurous quest to recover her family's lost secrets.
Amazon Best Sci-Fi/Fantasy Book of 2018,One of, Entertainment Weekly,'s 10 Best YA Books of 2018,One of, Publishers Weekly,'s Best YA Book of the Year,A National Indie Bestseller,Longlisted for Irish ... (Barnes & Noble)
Olive Kitteridge
by Elizabeth Strout
An exploration of the life of a small-town woman, revealing her struggles and emotional complexities.
Winner of the Pulitzer Prize, Olive Kitteridge offers profound insights into the human condition – its conflicts, its tragedies and joys, and the endurance it requires. At times stern, at other times ... (Goodreads)
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
by Gabrielle Zevin
Life of an isolated bookseller is transformed when an unexpected visitor brings unexpected joy.
“Marvelously optimistic about the future of books and bookstores and the people who love both.”—, The Washington Post, A. J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. He lives alone, his ... (Barnes & Noble)
First Grave on the Right
by Darynda Jones
A female Grim Reaper sleuth solves supernatural mysteries in a world of the living and the dead.
First Grave on the Right, is the smashing, award-winning debut novel that introduces Charley Davidson: part-time private investigator and full-time Grim Reaper. Charley sees dead people. That's ... (Barnes & Noble)
Sweet Bean Paste
by Durian Sukegawa
An elderly woman's story of redemption, exploring life's hardships and joys.
Sentaro has failed. He has a criminal record, drinks too much, and his dream of becoming a writer is just a distant memory. With only the blossoming of the cherry trees to mark the passing of time, ... (Goodreads)
Pachinko
by Lee Min-jin
A saga spanning four generations of a Korean family living in Japan, struggling to survive and thrive amidst prejudice and poverty.
The novel takes place over the course of three books: Book I Gohyang/Hometown, Book II Motherland, and Book III Pachinko. In 1883, in the little island fishing village of Yeongdo , which is a ferry ... (Wikipedia)
The Historian
by Elizabeth Kostova
An adventurous search for the truth behind Dracula's legend, spanning centuries.
The Historian interweaves the history and folklore of Vlad Țepeș , a 15th-century prince of Wallachia known as "Vlad the Impaler", and his fictional equivalent Count Dracula together with the story ... (Wikipedia)
The World According to Garp
by John Irving
A humorous and heart-wrenching journey of life, love and literature.
This is the life and times of T. S. Garp, the bastard son of Jenny Fields—a feminist leader ahead of her times. This is the life and death of a famous mother and her almost-famous son; theirs is a ... (Goodreads)
What I Loved
by Siri Hustvedt
A story of two friends, their families, and the art world in New York City. A tale of love, loss, and the complexities of human relationships.
What I Loved opens with a painting of a woman 'wearing only a man's T-shirt', with the artist's shadow across the canvas. The protagonist , art historian Leon Hertzberg (Leo), purchases the painting ... (Wikipedia)
The Unbearable Lightness of Being
by Milan Kundera
A story of love and loss in a politically turbulent Czechoslovakia.
In The Unbearable Lightness of Being , Milan Kundera tells the story of a young woman in love with a man torn between his love for her and his incorrigible womanizing and one of his mistresses and ... (Goodreads)
The Murmur of Bees
by Sofía Segovia
A Mexican boy's quest for identity and justice in a small rural town.
From a beguiling voice in Mexican fiction comes an astonishing novel—her first to be translated into English—about a mysterious child with the power to change a family’s history in a country on the ... (Goodreads)
Erotic Stories for Punjabi Widows
by Balli Kaur Jaswal
An unlikely group of women come together to embrace their freedom and explore their sexuality.
Reese Witherspoon’s Book Club Pick A lively, sexy, and thought-provoking East-meets-West story about community, friendship, and women’s lives at all ages—a spicy and alluring mix of, Together Tea, ... (Barnes & Noble)
Homegoing
by Yaa Gyasi
Spanning centuries, the intertwining stories of two African sisters, their descendants, and the legacy of slavery.
Effia is raised by her mother, Baaba, who is cruel to her. Nevertheless she works hard to please her mother. Known as a beauty, Effia is intended to be married to the future chief of her village, but ... (Wikipedia)
The Great Believers
by Rebecca Makkai
A novel that follows the lives of a group of friends in 1980s Chicago during the AIDS epidemic and their aftermath decades later.
A dazzling new novel of friendship and redemption in the face of tragedy and loss set in 1980s Chicago and contemporary Paris In 1985, Yale Tishman, the development director for an art gallery in ... (Goodreads)
Anne of Ingleside
by L.M. Montgomery
A charming story of a mother's love, set in a small Canadian town.
Seven years after Anne's House of Dreams , Anne visits Diana Wright and her daughter, Anne Cordelia, in Avonlea following the funeral of Gilbert's father. When she returns home to the old Morgan ... (Wikipedia)
The Body in the Library
by Agatha Christie
A mysterious body found in a tranquil country library, investigated by a detective couple.
The maid at Gossington Hall wakes Mrs Bantry by saying, “There is a body in the library!” Dolly Bantry then wakes her husband, Colonel Arthur Bantry to go downstairs. He finds the dead body of a ... (Wikipedia)
Rainbow Valley
by L.M. Montgomery
A heartwarming tale of the Blythe family and their adventures in Rainbow Valley, where they learn about love, friendship, and forgiveness.
Anne Shirley has now been married to Gilbert Blythe for 15 years, and the couple have six children: Jem, Walter, Nan, Di, Shirley, and Rilla. After a trip to London, Anne returns to the news that a ... (Wikipedia)
A Long Petal of the Sea
by Isabel Allende
A young couple flees the Spanish Civil War to Chile, where they face new challenges and build a new life.
From the author of, The House of the Spirits, this epic novel spanning decades and crossing continents follows two young people as they flee the aftermath of the Spanish Civil War in search of a ... (Goodreads)
March
by Geraldine Brooks
A story of courage and resilience during the Civil War, through the eyes of a father.
Winner of the 2006 Pulitzer Prize for Fiction. From the author of the acclaimed Year of Wonders , a historical novel and love story set during a time of catastrophe, on the front lines of the ... (Goodreads)
