A Hundred Suns
By: Karin Tanabe
3.82
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
An evocative historical novel set in 1930's Indochine, about the American wife of a Michelin heir w…
Want to Read $ 11.99"Brains are more effective than beauty. Only the world tries to make women forget it. They don't want us to be too smart ... They're scared that if they encourage it, we'll end up more intelligent than the men. With the secret being ... that we already are."-Karin Tanabe, A Hundred Suns
"Brains are more effective than beauty. Only the world tries to make women forget it. They don't want us to be too smart ... They're scared that if they encourage it, we'll end up more intelligent than the men. With the secret being ... that we already are."-Karin Tanabe, A Hundred Suns
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1. The Other
By: Ryszard Kapuściński , Neal Ascherson , Antonia Lloyd-Jones
3.71
Format: 100 pages, Hardcover
In this distillation of reflections accumulated from a lifetime of travel, Ryszard Kapuscinski take… read more
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"When man meets an obstacle he can't destroy, he destroys himself"-Ryszard Kapuściński, The Other
2. The Obituary Writer
By: Ann Hood
3.73
Format: 304 pages, Paperback
On the day John F. Kennedy is inaugurated, Claire, a young wife and mother obsessed with the glamor… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
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- audiobook
"If you want to feel like ginger ale Claire, drink a ginger ale."-Ann Hood, The Obituary Writer
"This was how to help a family who has just lost their child. Wash the clothes, make soup. Don't ask them what they need, bring them what they need. Keep them warm. Listen to them rant, and cry, and t…"-Ann Hood, The Obituary Writer
"On April 18, 1906, when that earthquake hit San Francisco and took David from her, Vivien began to speak the language of grief. She understood that grief is not neat and orderly; it does not follow a…"-Ann Hood, The Obituary Writer
3. Deviations: A Detectives Seagate and Miner Mystery (Detectives Seagate and Miner Mysteries, #2)
By: Mike Markel
3.26
Format: 212 pages,
Former police detective Karen Seagate is drinking herself to oblivion and having dangerous sex with… read more
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- mystery
- thriller
4. The Diary
By: Eileen Goudge
4.20
Format: 240 pages, Paperback
When the two grown daughters of Elizabeth Marshall discover an old diary of their mother's in her a… read more
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- fiction
- historical fiction
5. Dragon Springs Road
By: Janie Chang
4.44
Format: None pages, Paperback
From the author of Three Soulscomes a vividly imagined and haunting new novel set in early 20th cen… read more
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- historical
- asia
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- historical fiction
- adult
6. An Atlas of Impossible Longing
By: Anuradha Roy
5.00
Format: 229 pages,
On the outskirts of a small town in Bengal, a family lives in solitude in their vast new house. Her… read more
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7. Finding Casey
By: Jo-Ann Mapson
3.32
Format: 240 pages,
Glory Vigil, newly married, unexpectedly pregnant at forty-one, is nesting in the home she and her … read more
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8. The Enchanted Life of Adam Hope
By: Rhonda Riley
4.26
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Enchanted Life of Adam Hopeis an unconventional and passionately romantic love story that is as… read more
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9. Absolution
By: Alice McDermott
3.81
Format: 324 pages, Hardcover
A riveting account of women’s lives on the margins of the Vietnam War. In Saigon in 1963, two yo… read more
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- historical
- asia
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- audiobook
10. The Sweet Blue Distance
By: Sara Donati
4.31
Format: 800 pages, Hardcover
In 1857 a young midwife braves the perilous journey west from New York City to Santa Fe, New Mexico… read more
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- historical
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- adult
- audiobook
11. Murder by Degrees
By: Ritu Mukerji
3.68
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Murder by Degrees is a historical mystery set in 19th century Philadelphia, following a pioneering… read more
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- historical
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- audiobook
12. The Porcelain Moon
By: Janie Chang
3.89
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
France, 1918. In the final days of the First World War, a young Chinese woman, Pauline Deng, runs a… read more
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- audiobook
13. The Phoenix Crown
By: Kate Quinn
3.82
Format: 384 pages, Paperback
From bestselling authors Janie Chang and Kate Quinn, a thrilling and unforgettable narrative about … read more
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- historical
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14. Queens of London
By: Heather Webb
3.90
Format: 368 pages, Paperback
"Looting, lying, and the letter of the Queens of London delivers a rollicking ride through the cri… read more
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15. Cold Victory
By: Karl Marlantes
3.77
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
From New York Times bestselling author Karl Marlantes comes a propulsive and sweeping novel in whic… read more
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16. On Swift Horses
By: Shannon Pufahl
3.12
Format: 320 pages, Hardcover
A New York Times Book Review Editors’ Choice. Named a Most Anticipated Book of Fall by The New York… read more
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17. King of the Armadillos
By: Wendy Chin-Tanner
3.89
Format: 336 pages, Hardcover
A transcendent debut novel about family, love, and belonging, set against the backdrops of 1950s Ne… read more
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18. A Hundred Suns
By: Karin Tanabe
3.82
Format: 400 pages, Hardcover
An evocative historical novel set in 1930's Indochine, about the American wife of a Michelin heir w… read more
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- cultural
- historical
- asia
- fiction
- historical fiction
- asian literature
- thriller
- adult
- mystery
- audiobook
"Brains are more effective than beauty. Only the world tries to make women forget it. They don't want us to be too smart ... They're scared that if they encourage it, we'll end up more intelligent tha…"-Karin Tanabe, A Hundred Suns
19. Owner of a Lonely Heart
By: Eva Carter
3.83
Format: 416 pages, Paperback
From the author of How to Save a Life comes a heartfelt story of two people finding the courage to … read more
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20. In the Shadow of War (The Three Fry Sisters, #3)
By: Adrienne Chinn
4.31
Format: 435 pages, Kindle Edition
‘An emotive and engaging read’ Bestselling author Rosanna LeyOne war may be over, but their fight f… read more
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21. The Women of Jersey Island: A WW2 Historical Fiction Novel (Unforgettable World War 2 Stories)
By: Rachael Dymski
4.28
Format: None pages, Kindle Edition
When the Nazis invade their home, they will need each other to survive.Jersey, 1940. In the quiet o… read more
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- historical fiction
