A mother dances on the edge of self-destruction when she paints her kitchen white for her son returning home from the military but has her rent raised by her cruel landlord as a response.
Set along the US-Mexcio border of the 1940s, Cormac McCarthy's legendary Border Trilogy continues with The Crossing, a coming-of-age western set parallel to the events of All the Pretty Horses.
The story follows the main character Elizabeth Bennet as she deals with issues of manners, upbringing, morality, education, and marriage in the society of the landed gentry of early 19th-century England.
The Olive Tree is a sun-soaked story of family secrets and an unforgettable summer in Cyprus, from Lucinda Riley, international bestselling author of the Seven Sisters series.
SHORTLISTED FOR THE RSL ENCORE AWARD 2025'Compelling and fine and rich, I devoured it' TESSA HADLEY'Powerfully compelling' GUARDIAN'Unbelievably good' ELIZABETH DAY'Complex and nuanced.
''Cousin Phillis'' is a haunting story about Paul Manning, a youth of nineteen who moves to the country and befriends his mother''s family and his cousin Phillis Holman, who is confused by her own placement at the edge of adolescence.
'Remarkable' Charmaine Wilkerson'Heartbreaking' Ericka Waller'Moving and hopeful' Imogen Crimp'Beautifully crafted' Ania Card___A sweeping and emotional debut from a dazzling new voice - for fans of The Paper Palace, The Dutch House and Betty.
The story takes place on the rapidly advancing frontier of New York State and features an elderly Leatherstocking, Judge Marmaduke Temple of Templeton, whose life parallels that of the author's father Judge William Cooper, and Elizabeth Temple of the fictional Templeton, New York.
Much of the novel is written from the view-point of his canine character, enabling London to explore how animals view their world and how they view humans.
**Winner of a Lefty Award for Best Mystery** **Edgar Award and Anthony Award Finalist** Stand-out Caz Frear CaptivatingSamantha Downing Razor-sharpLaura Lippman Riveting' Liv Constantine Sharp and sassyHeat She found out her sister was back in New York from Instagram.
Winner of the Guardian First Book Award 2013Shortlisted for the Dublin IMPAC Literary Award 2014Longlisted for the Man Booker Prize 2013Winner of Book of the Year at the Irish Book Awards 2012 My father still lives back the road past the weir in the cottage I was reared in.
The next wonderfully warm read in the uplifting series set on Puddleduck Farm by Della GaltonLife would be idyllic if everyone else was on the same page.
The BRAND NEW instalment in the uplifting Skylarks Series from bestseller Helen RolfeA surprise arrivalWorking with the Whistlestop River air ambulance is Nadia's whole world.
Spoon River Anthology, by Edgar Lee Masters, is a collection of short free-form poems that collectively describe the life of the fictional small town of Spoon River, named after the real Spoon River that ran near Masters'' home town.
