A painter torn between his domestic arrangements and his artistic pursuits makes a fateful choice in this brilliant and provocative novel from a winner of the National Book Award and the Pulitzer PrizeTimothy Kane brought his wife and young daughter to Cape Cod in order to find the peace and quiet necessary to paint.
A darkly gripping portrait of an Irish-American familyA multi-generational novel set over the course of a day, The Other Side centers on the journey of Vincent and Ellen MacNamara.
With her husband abroad, an art historian employs a devout but difficult nanny, unsettling her domestic life as well as her view of motherhood-and of herselfWhen Anne Foster's husband accepts a yearlong teaching job in France, she decides to resume her own career in art history, which includes cataloging the work of a compelling and long-neglected painter, Caroline Watson.
Finalist for the National Book Award: On the verge of receiving a vast inheritance, three brothers' clashing aspirations turn into an all-out war Brothers Leo and Max Land came to America from Romania in 1911, but they took different paths in pursuit of the American dream.
A delightfully funny and moving novel about the singular life of a cantankerous Jewish-American writer and anarchist troublemaker, as remembered by his daughterIn 1972, sixty-four-year-old Ezra Slavin's heart gives out at an anti-war rally.
Fay Weldon delivers a brilliant novel that lays bare the secret hearts of women and menWhen Joanna May's husband, nuclear entrepreneur Carl, discovered that she was having an affair, he filed for divorced and had her lover killed.
Suburban complacency and marital infidelity get their comeuppance in this black comedy by Fay WeldonWhen Natalie's husband, Harry, kisses her and their two children goodbye, departs for the office, and never returns, Natalie immediately blames herself.
Multiple personality disorder gets a modern makeover in Fay Weldon's wickedly subversive, hilarious send-up of English traditions and divorceLady Angelica Rice used to be a teenage rock sensation called Kinky Virgin.
Bestselling author Fay Weldon delivers a scathing satire about society's obsession with female weight and beauty in the 1960s, as relevant today as when it was first publishedAfter a lifetime of gorging herself, Esther Wells has an epiphany: She and her husband, Alan, are going on a diet.
A New York Times bestseller from an author with "e;a natural gift for storytelling"e;: A mother and son are reunited years after a shattering betrayal (The New York Times).
With one act of kindness, the fate of a Manhattan family is forever altered in this New York Times-bestselling novel by the author of Rich Man, Poor Man.
This searing novel, a National Book Award finalist, "e;transforms one woman's experience with cancer into a work of vision and intelligence"e; (The Washington Post).
From the author of 365 Days comes a poignant, personally inspired tale of a rookie doctor fighting for the life of a desperately ill young girl-a story that grows ever more relevant in this world of increasingly sophisticated and technical medical careIn this riveting and passionately rendered novel, an intern faces the harsh realities of his profession, and the overwhelming highs and lows for which medical school was unable to prepare him.
Reminiscing after his mother's death, Benny Kramer remembers the chaos and hardships of his youth, indelibly marked by a brief turn as a bootleggerFor most of his life, Benny Kramer's mother was an inescapable presence in his life.
Benny Kramer returns, this time turning to one of his oldest friends to save the life of Kramer's sonThough his trip from New York to Philadelphia is for business, Benny Kramer has also planned a rendezvous not with a mistress, but with one of the city's finest doctors.
Jessica's scheme was supposed to get her a new baby-but she didn't count on getting an entire familyJessica was living the perfect London life, with a great job at an auction house and a striking Italian boyfriend, Rudi.
In this dark comedy, five siblings who are fed up with their mother's negligent parenting conspire to teach her a lessonCaroline Townsend is a nightmare for her children.
Money changes everything in this darkly comic tale of romantic revengeWhen shy, insecure Liverpudlian Ellie Freeman unexpectedly wins more than a million pounds in the football betting pools, she sees it as a way to transform the life of her bitter, frustrated, and, above all, distant husband Malcolm.
From the bestselling horror author of Within These Walls and The Bird Eater comes a terrifying novel that follows a teenager determined to break from his family's unconventionaland deeply disturbingtraditions.
WINNER OF AN ENGLISH PEN AWARD'Effortlessly readable and fizzing with energy, this novel is by turns quirky, funny and thoughtful' Mail on Sunday Dani Mosca is 40 and his father has just died.
'A magnificent beast of a novel' Roxane Gay'It blew me away' Emma Donoghue'Large in scope and heart' Patrick deWitt'Unforgettable' Nathan Hill'A blast' Karen Russell On the day of their estranged father's wedding, half-sisters Cheyenne and Livy set off to claim their inheritance.
NOW A NETFLIX LIMITED SERIES, COMING VALENTINE'S DAY 2022 'An absolute scorcher' Evening Standard'The book about infidelity that has shaken up Italy'The Times'Intimate and ultimately moving.
'So great I am struggling to find the words to do it justice' Marian KeyesA Book of the Year for The Times, Observer, Independent and Good Housekeeping'A rare pleasure' Sunday Times'Riveting' Elizabeth Day'A perfect, funny, insightful, novel about women, friendship, and ageing' Nina Stibbe'A lovely, lively, intelligent, funny book' Tessa Hadley'Glorious .
'A must read' Sunday Express'Heartbreaking and hopeful' Woman's Weekly'A riveting and captivating new novel about the complexities of sibling relations' Grazia 'Raw and hopeful, this book is about what pulls us apart and what keeps us together' Rowan Hisayo Bucahan'One of those books that had me ignoring my phone, family and sensible bedtimes.
'The Iliad meets Friday Night Lights in this muscular, captivating debut'Oprah Magazine'A gorgeous debut that conjures one small town and the big emotions of its wealthiest family, the Briscoes, whose saga plays out over six days of pain, rage and love'People, Best of Summer'I read without breathing - OK, maybe I gasped - and I experienced the characters' grief and regret as if they were my own'New York Times'The novel is based on Greek myths but you don't need to know your Zeus from your Apollo to enjoy this saga full of deceit and drama'Good Housekeeping'Beautifully written and filled with atmosphere.
APRIL 2024 REESE WITHERSPOON BOOK CLUB PICKLONGLISTED FOR THE WOMEN'S PRIZE FOR FICTION 2020AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER'A literary love child of Jonathan Franzen and Anne Tyler .
Sündhafte Leidenschaft ist ein romantischer Roman von Azhar ul Haque Sario, der die komplexe und leidenschaftliche Beziehung zwischen zwei Menschen erkundet, die mit vielen Hindernissen konfrontiert sind, die sie auseinander zu reißen drohen.
