Browsing: Literary Fiction

From the author of A Town Like Alice: In this “haunting evocation” (The New York Times), society reels from the devastating effects of nuclear war. “Nevil Shute was, in brief, the sort of novelist who genuinely touches the imagination and feeling” (The Times).

A Pulitzer Prize winner and New York Times bestseller: In small-town Maine, restaurant manager Miles and his fellow residents grapple with the realities of blue-collar life. “Russo writes with a warm, vibrant humanity… A stirring mix of poignancy, drama, and comedy” (The Washington Post).

She was called the Belle of the Southwest.Beautiful Candice Carter enjoyed the attentions of every eligible man in the New…

“Witty and thought-provoking” (People): When 50-something Clover wakes up one morning to discover that she’s invisible, she sets out to find other women like her. A “humorous, touching story of how Clover reclaims her sense of self” (O, The Oprah Magazine).

The spectacular, history-making first novel about a young man’s coming of age by literary legend Thomas Wolfe, first published in…

In this luminous New York Times bestseller, sisters Pearl and May must marry in America to save their family from ruin. But they carry a secret that will change everything… “A buoyant and lustrous paean to the bonds of sisterhood” (Booklist).

In a California monastery, a nun experiences life-changing visions from God — only to learn her spiritual gift may not be what it seems. “A lean, seemingly effortless tour de force… A perfect little novel” (The New Yorker).

“Big, funny… and warm in spirit” (Slate). From a New York Times bestselling author comes this witty, vibrant novel, following a broad swath of Londoners on a single street as they grapple with cultural and economic upheaval. “Full of spectacular comedy ― and menace” (The Washington Post).

NEW YORK TIMES BESTELLER • Millions of readers around the world have fallen in love with the novels of the…

This timely, devastating novel from a New York Times bestselling author illuminates the human psyche with its portrayal of two men — a veteran Marine and his troubled son — both volatile in different ways. “Vivid and sharp, patient and pressing” (Los Angeles Times).