On the eve of World War II, twin brothers are divided by the murder of a German Jew, in this epic tale from New York Times-bestselling author Taylor Caldwell.
Margery Sharp's most poignant novel, set during World War II and filled with her trademark wit and warmth, tells the story of the powerful bond forged between a British spinster and the unusual little girl left in her careAs the threat of war looms, Cecilia and Rab Guthrie leave their young daughter, Antoinette, with a spinster friend in East Anglia, England, so they can enjoy a holiday on the continent.
A New York Times Notable Book: A woman learns the truth about her husband's deceptions in this "e;superb"e; novel by the bestselling author of Gone to Soldiers (Boston Herald).
A son is tasked with an impossible decision in this poignant, astutely observed portrait of a family in crisis from the author of The Ice StormWhile visiting his mother, Billie, who suffers from a degenerative neurological disease that has left her paralyzed and unable to speak, Dexter "e;Hex"e; Raitliffe learns that his stepfather, Billie's husband and caretaker, has left her.
The national bestseller and basis for the Ang Lee film is a "e;powerful"e; novel of two troubled families during a blizzard in 1970s suburban Connecticut (Newsday).
A thirteen-year-old hatches a plan of escape, solace, and utter independence through a dream of flight that's both literal and figurative in this engrossing novel by National Book Award finalist Jim ShepardAs beset by the world as any thirteen-year-old and maybe a little more so Biddy Siebert does his best to negotiate both the intimacies and isolations of his world and his own maddening and slightly comical idiosyncrasies.
A New York Times Notable Book:A lethal accident turns life into a waking nightmare for a mother and her son in this gripping novel of secrecy and dreadAbandoned by her husband, Joanie Mucherino and her eleven-year-old son, Todd, struggle to cope while dealing with their comically tactless and intrusive Italian family.
An aging California vintner is determined to protect her empire from a hostile family takeover and the dark secrets that could destroy everything she lovesAt age seventy-four, Assaria "e;Sari"e; LeBaron is still a force to be reckoned with.
From the New York Times-bestselling author of "e;Our Crowd"e;: A novel of a powerful family, a cosmetics empire, and the dark secrets that could destroy both.
A poignant and unforgettable rags-to-riches family saga following three generations of a remarkable clan from downtown ghetto to Park Avenue opulence Marrying Jack Auerbach was Essie Litsky's salvation, enabling her to break free of her strict Russian-Jewish immigrant parents and escape New York's poor, dirty, overcrowded Lower East Side.
A gripping novel of dark family secrets, bigotry, lust, and lies set in the world of the phenomenally wealthyThe Liebling family is among the wealthiest in New York, but in the eyes of "e;old money"e; gentile aristocrats like the patrician Van Degans, they will always be lower-class Jewish nouveau riche especially since it's common knowledge that patriarch Jules Liebling built the powerful Ingraham Corporation from the profits he made selling liquor during Prohibition while in cahoots with dangerous mobsters.
The suspicious death of a New York retail tycoon reveals dangerous cracks in a family's foundation in this page-turning novel of wealth, jealousy, betrayal, and murderOne of New York's most elegant and exclusive retail establishments, Tarkington's has been the preferred shopping experience of Manhattan's elite for decades.
The powerful story of a vibrant African American family torn apart by inner turmoil and the injustices perpetrated by a racist societySissie Joplin is dying, and her surviving children have come to say good-bye.
The daughter of a powerful industrialist seeks to live on her own terms in this entertaining portrait of the American home front during World War IIPolly Fulton, the daughter of one of America's most successful and admired businessmen, lives with her parents and brother in a thirty-room apartment on New York City's Park Avenue.
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.
The witty, dramatic, and fiercely tender story of a Southern family whose prodigious charms are matched only by their propensity for tragedy "e;Miss Cade passing.
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 successful playwright, painter, and novelist confronts his mortality and the past during a major life crisis in this novel by Man Booker Prize-winning author David StoreyRichard Fenchurch has had a long and successful career as a playwright, painter, and novelist.
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 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.
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.
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.
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.
A seductive new stranger becomes the symbol of everything two married women secretly long for in this richly imagined novel by one of the most distinguished writers of the twentieth centuryThirty-four-year-old Grace Fairfax lives a dull, conventional existence with her dull, conventional husband, Tom, in a dreary manufacturing town in the North of England.
"point of no return", erzählt die Geschichte zweier Menschen, die in unterschiedlichen Welten leben und durch ein schicksalhaftes Zusammentreffen zueinanderfinden.
