The story of Jane Eyre may read like a Cinderella fairytale, but it's far from one: A destitute orphan and governess falls in love with her rich employer and, having overcome many adverse circumstances through virtue, marries him in the end.
It's with bated breath that the reader follows the brief but harrowing account of Charlie Marlow, who, in dense prose, recounts his journey up the Congo River and into the heart of Africa - and the "e;heart of darkness"e; - for it is also a journey into the dark places of the human soul.
The Millions Most Anticipated Pick and A GMA March Reads PickLee Kravetz has created a bit of a miracle, a plot-driven literary puzzle box whose mystery lives in both its winding approach to history and its wonderous story.
This modern classic is "e;a tough, tender, bitter novel of a black girl struggling towards womanhood"e; in 1930s Harlem-with a foreword by James Baldwin (Publishers Weekly).
AN INTERNATIONAL BESTSELLER* A NEW YORK TIMES EDITORS' PICK* A GMA BUZZ PICK * AN INDIE NEXT PICK* AN AMAZON BEST OF THE MONTH PICK, LITERATURE AND FICTION*A PEOPLE MAGAZINE PICKTheNew York Timesbestselling author ofTheLast Train to Londonrevisits the dark early days of the German occupation in France in this haunting novela love story and a tale of high-stakes danger and incomparable courageabout a young American heiress who helps artists hunted by the Nazis escape from war-torn Europe.
'I was completely hooked and considerably moved by the life and thoughts of this exceptional woman'- JEREMY IRONS'It is as if we have finally found the lost autobiography of one of the medieval world's most important women.
Winner of the Bloody Scotland Crime Debut of the Year'Exceptional - a tense, thrilling investigation, with a decidedly feminist slant' - Daily MailInspired by a real-life murder trial, The Maiden is a remarkable feminist revisionist novel that places the forgotten women of history firmly centre stage.
A Woman Rancher's Life Takes a Decided Turn When Her Fairy Godmother Visits-Love Soon Follows-in Southern Charms, an Enchanting Romance with a Touch of Paranormal From Trana Mae SimmonsNorthern Central Texas, Late 1800'sAt his mother's insistence, city-slicker Shane Morgan reluctantly leaves New York City for the wilds of Texas, searching for the daughter of his mother's best friend.
"e;Little Lord Fauntleroy"e; - In a shabby New York City side street in the mid-1880s, young Cedric Errol lives with his mother in genteel poverty after the death of his father, Captain Cedric Errol.
Ashes of Berlin is shortlisted for the CWA Endeavour Historical DaggerWorld War II is over, and former German intelligence officer Captain Gregor Reinhardt has returned to Berlin.
