Browsing: Literary Fiction

From the New York Times bestselling author of Still Alice: When renowned pianist Richard is paralyzed by ALS, his ex-wife Karina reluctantly takes on the role of his caretaker — and the two work to reconcile their past. “An emotionally wrenching psychological portrait” (Publishers Weekly).

Was Cinderella’s stepmother actually evil? Discover Agnes’s story in this enthralling fairy tale reimagining perfect for fans of Wicked. “Teller pulls off the spellbinding trick of turning an easy-to-hate character into a strong and conscientious female lead” (Publishers Weekly).

From the bestselling author whose prose “matches the best of John Grisham and Scott Turow” (Providence Journal) comes a gripping…

After her grandfather’s death, Hazel finds herself entrusted with his final mathematical equation — all she has to do is find it before someone else does. An intriguing mystery “laced with insights into modern mathematics and quantum physics, and into the dynamics of family relationships” (Booklist).

In this modern retelling of Little Women, four headstrong sisters growing up on a New Orleans military base navigate love and loss as they search for their places in the world. “A refreshing 21st-century update” (Publishers Weekly) from “the biggest literary phenom of her generation” (Cosmopolitan).

“A triumph. Swanson is a name to be considered among the likes of Gillian Flynn, Chris Pavone, and Laura Lippman” (Library Journal starred review). After her brother-in-law kills himself, a young woman discovers truths that rock her marriage. “Builds to a conclusion rife with shocking reveals” (Publishers Weekly).

In this NPR Best Book of 2018 hailed as “elegant, funny, ingenious, profound, and wildly enjoyable” (Zadie Smith), the lives of three disparate people begin to intertwine in surprising ways. “Masterly… [Has] sown seeds that fiction will harvest for years to come” (The New York Times Book Review).