Finalist for the National Book Award: This sweeping novel set in the aftermath of World War II reveals the story behind the creation of an American icon Major General Melville A.
"e;Women and Thomas Harrow is Grade A Marquand, spellbindingly readable, smooth as cream in its polished technical craftsmanship, sardonically witty and filled with a special sort of wry and melancholy worldly wisdom.
A poor boy falls in love with a privileged young woman and learns a bitter lesson about the haves and the have-nots in this dramatic tale from the Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Late George ApleyAs a young boy, Tom Michael walked with his father, Alfred, along the streets of Michael's Harbor, Massachusetts, and gazed across the water at the stately mansions on Warning Hill.
A Harvard reunion prompts a Boston Brahmin's search for meaning in this comedy of manners by the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of Point of No Return.
Two sisters discover startling secrets in their mother's old journal in this "e;poignant"e; novel by the New York Times-bestselling author of Garden of Lies (Debbie Macomber).
The comic national bestseller of love and loss set amid the sexual revolution of the 1970sWhen Phil Potter decides to divorce his wife, Jessica, after a few difficult years, he imagines he's in for a wild jaunt through the sexually liberated 1970s.
May Sarton's 7th novel is about marriage, family, life's cycles, and the regeneration of loveFrances and Sprig Wyeth have come to the old Wyeth house in Maine for the summer.
Sheila Bosworth's enthralling debut novel is a vibrant, heartrending story of love and loss set in "e;the City That Care Forgot"e; Constance Alexander and Rand Calvert fall in love on Mardi Gras night.
A teacher oppressed by the futility of everyday life embarks on a dark affair in this extraordinary novel that won the Geoffrey Faber Memorial Prize and was shortlisted for the Man Booker PrizeIn his dreams, Colin Pasmore runs an endless race.
A profound examination of the mysteries of memory and perception from one of the twentieth century's most admired literary artistsThe train races from New York to Boston.
A young girl befriends an elderly woman during the First World War in this remarkable novel by one of Britain's best-loved authorsSibyl Jardine, the former best friend of Rebecca Landon's grandmother, has recently returned to the Priory, her home at the top of a hill.
A woman searches for a fresh start on a remote Caribbean island in this sequel to Rosamond Lehmann's classic The Ballad and the SourceThe year is 1933.
A woman searches for a fresh start on a remote Caribbean island in this sequel to Rosamond Lehmann's classic The Ballad and the SourceThe year is 1933.
Out of prison and on his own, Peter Fury struggles to find a place in the worldPeter Fury has been in prison for fifteen years and four days, and every minute has been an eternity.
This collection of stories by one of Britain's most beloved novelists depicts domestic life during World War II as seen through the eyes of both children and adults In "e;The Red-haired Miss Daintreys,"e; four six-foot-tall sisters capture the imagination of young Rebecca when she and her family are on holiday.
"point of no return", erzählt die Geschichte zweier Menschen, die in unterschiedlichen Welten leben und durch ein schicksalhaftes Zusammentreffen zueinanderfinden.
A tale of the battles between a father and son by an author whose novels are "e;robustly intelligent, very funny, and beguilingly humane"e; (Philip Roth).
A gay man who fled his hometown in a cloud of scandal and guilt returns home to his estranged family-and the boy he left behindThe first call is from Wally Day's estranged mother, begging him to come home.
Even an East Coast academic can't resist Hollywood's siren allure in this hilarious novel of the dangers that come with fame and fortuneLiterature professor Perry Moss has slowly amassed it all: a steady job at Haviland College in southern Vermont, a successful writing career, and a beautiful wife, Jane.
A poignant and painfully funny novel about the New York art world by the acclaimed author of Although of Course You End Up Becoming YourselfFor two first-class years, Joan Freeley had it all: the perfect family, the best art dealer in Manhattan, and the admiration of famous friends.
The tender, engaging story of a family in pain and a boy whose quest for courage leads him deep into the wilds of AppalachiaIn 1948 Madeline Tally leaves her philandering husband and returns home to North Carolina, where she and her thirteen-year-old son, James, move into an ugly purple trailer in the cow pasture behind her father's farmhouse.
Grappling with the loss of her brother three decades prior, a woman digs into her family's past and uncovers generations of betrayal, half-truths, and secrecyImogen's brother, Johnny, disappeared thirty years ago, ostensibly the victim of a drowning accident a story to which everyone but Imogen subscribes.
After a shocking accident, one family gathers for an unforgettable Christmas overflowing with secrets and revelations in this deeply felt novel by one of Ireland's foremost modern writersHenry has been estranged from his children since his divorce with their mother, Stephanie.
In the tradition of Anne Rivers Siddons and Pat Conroy comes this sensual, beautifully written novel of the South, about a world on the verge of change and the secrets it fears will be revealed When you enter the town of Fawley, you take a step back to a simpler time, back to when neighbors shared potluck dinners, church socials were the only parties decent people attended, and people knew who they were and what they valued and didn't tolerate outsiders who tried to change things.
A New York Times bestseller about a 1950s suburb transformed by the arrival of a divorced mother: "e;part American Graffiti, part early Updike"e; (The New York Times).
Sara and Daniel, two New Yorkers used to the buzz of the Big Apple and the Metropolitan Museum, pack their books and cats in a pickup and set off for the backwoods of Atlantic Canada, their lovely young heads filled with lovely rustic dreams.
When the lustful but impotent professor-novelist Lee Youngdahl encounters the beautiful Mariolena Sunwall, a student in his writing class, he learns of a novel she's eager to have published and decides he can help her land a book contract with one of New York's most prestigious publishing houses.
'Heartbreaking, beautiful and confronting' SARAH WINMAN'A timely conversation-starter of a book' WIZ WHARTON'Kept me enthralled until the very last page' ROWAN COLEMAN'Truly gripping and moving .
