Browsing: Literary Fiction

“A harrowing portrayal of a family under unbearable strain, from an expert chronicler of family drama” (Sunday Mirror): Freya thinks she and her family are leading the perfect life — until her daughter’s secret changes everything… With over 4,400 five-star ratings on Goodreads.

These Regency tales of intrigue and sensual delight will take you on a tantalizing journey beyond the ballroom! Follow three women as they find passion with dashing gentlemen.

A New York Times bestseller from an author who “never falters when it comes to storytelling” (Publishers Weekly): Experience the decadence, tumult, and intrigue of the Roman Republic’s final days through the eyes of philosopher and orator Cicero. “One is impressed by the research” (Kirkus Reviews).

“Beautifully written and thought-provoking” (Library Journal): As Christianity rises in sixth-century Ireland, a nun relives her pagan youth in a secret memoir. “Marvelously researched… Offers complex theological arguments wrapped in a compelling story” (Booklist).

From an author “sure to please” (The New York Times Book Review): In Belle Époque Paris, homicide investigator Guillaume Devré combs the corners of high society in search of a murderer. A “forward-thinking mystery in a lush historical setting… Tightly plotted and evocative” (Tanya Anne Crosby).

Longlisted for the Booker Prize: In this “ingenious” take on Sophocles’s Antigone (The New York Times), British Pakistani sisters Isma and Aneeka must make an impossible choice to save their radicalized brother.

With over 700 five-star Goodreads ratings: In order to inherit their late uncle’s hotel on the Florida coast, Sheena and her sisters must live there for a full year. Can they work together to renovate the property — and transform themselves in the process?