Browsing: Literary Fiction

Abandoned by his mother when he was young, twenty-two-year-old Rave Wayne knows all about loss. That doesn’t mean he’s used…

“A brilliant time-slip novel with a great twist in the tail” (Woman Magazine): When Alison Bannister sees a Tudor-era painting of Mary Seymour, she realizes it might be the key to her own past and a centuries-old mystery… Perfect for fans of Kate Morton!

At her family’s vineyard in Burgundy, Kate discovers a secret chamber holding a diary, old wine, and a mystery reaching back to World War II. “If you enjoyed my Sarah’s Key and Kristin Hannah’s The Nightingale, then this wonderful book by Ann Mah is for you” (Tatiana de Rosnay).

She’s Cold. He’s Hot. When they get together they burn. Evaleen Bechmann is too busy running Human Resources for the billion…

After the death of her parents, Lilian receives a music box with a letter inside saying she’s adopted. The elegant keepsake provides a link to her past — and the Jewish family who risked everything to keep her safe. Can Lilian find the family she’s lost? With over 4,400 five-star Goodreads ratings.

“Manning…. emulates Austen’s writing style so well that she often seamlessly incorporates exact passages from the original into her narrative…..…

When a suicidal veteran comes to her with a strange request, psychologist Angela Blackwell must unlock the distressing secret that’s been plaguing the troubled man for the past 16 years. “Wolfe keeps readers turning the pages” (Kirkus Reviews).

An “warm and bighearted” NPR Best Book of 2018 (The Boston Globe): In the wake of a very public meltdown, Barry packs his bags and hops on a bus to Texas for an unforgettable road trip. “Surely the funniest book of the year, indeed one of the best overall” (Newsday).

The youngest daughter in a family of famous evangelicals, teenage Essie lives a highly public life — and her secret pregnancy will throw her world into chaos. “An incisive novel” (Publishers Weekly), with over 5,500 five-star Goodreads ratings.

“Assured, full of warmth, and told with a kind of tenderness that makes you ache” (Rachel Joyce): Inseparable as boys, Ellis and Michael fell in love — but a decade later, everything has changed. “Winman has crafted something of a small miracle here” (The New York Times Book Review).