The Bones of Paradise
By: Jonis Agee
3.98
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The award-winning author of The River Wifereturns with a multi-generational family saga, set in the…
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1. A Lost Lady
By: Willa Cather , A.S. Byatt
3.72
Format: 167 pages, Paperback
Marian Forrester is the symbolic flower of the Old American West. She draws her strength from that … read more
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- historical
- literary fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Tears flashed into her eyes. "That's very dear of you. It's sweet to be remembered when one is away." In her voice there was the heart-breaking sweetness one sometimes hears in lovely, gentle old son…"-Willa Cather, A Lost Lady
"Under the bluffs that overhung the marsh he came upon thickets of wild roses, with flaming buds, just beginning to open. Where they had opened, their petals were stained with that burning rose-colour…"-Willa Cather, A Lost Lady
"He had seen the end of an era, the sunset of the pioneer. He had come upon it when already its glory was nearly spent. So in the buffalo times a traveller used to come upon the embers of a hunter's f…"-Willa Cather, A Lost Lady
2. The Virginian (Scribner Classics)
By: Owen Wister , Gary Scharnhorst
3.91
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
In the untamed West, pioneers came to test their fortunes -- and their wills. The Wyoming territory… read more
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- westerns
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Stand on your laigs you polecat, and admit you're a liar!"-Owen Wister, The Virginian (Scribner Classics)
"For out of the eyes of every stranger looks either a friend or an enemy, waiting to be known."-Owen Wister, The Virginian (Scribner Classics)
"Dr. MacBride had a manner of saying "pardon me," which rendered forgiveness well-nigh impossible."-Owen Wister, The Virginian (Scribner Classics)
"Forgive my asking you to use your mind. It is a thing which no novelist should expect of his reader..."-Owen Wister, The Virginian (Scribner Classics)
3. The Postmistress
By: Orlagh Cassidy , Sarah Blake
3.35
Format: 11 pages, Audio CD
CDs, 9 CDs, 11 hours What would happen if someone did the unthinkable-and didn't deliver a lette… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
"We can't change what is coming. Something is always coming."-Orlagh Cassidy, The Postmistress
"Most people he knew, his wife included, wouldn't make it through an hour on the promise of four sentences. But Frankie Bard was like a camel. She could hold her words for days--as long as she could w…"-Orlagh Cassidy, The Postmistress
"She imagined she could pull Time like taffy, stretching it longer and longer between her hands until the finest point had been reached, the point just before breaking, and she could live there. A poi…"-Orlagh Cassidy, The Postmistress
"It is the story that lies around the edges of the photographs, or at the end of newspaper account. It's about the lies we tell others to protect them, and about the lies we tell ourselves in order no…"-Orlagh Cassidy, The Postmistress
4. Baby Doll
By: Hollie Overton
4.00
Format: None pages, Hardcover
For fans of Gone Girland Girl on the Train, Baby Dollis the most tense thriller you will read this … read more
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- mystery
- fiction
5. The Twelve Lives of Samuel Hawley
By: Hannah Tinti
4.10
Format: 668 pages, Hardcover
A father protects his daughter from the legacy of his past and the truth about her mother's death i… read more
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- mystery
- literary fiction
- fiction
6. Tapestry of Fortunes
By: Elizabeth Berg
3.78
Format: None pages, Hardcover
A wonderful new novel about four women who take a trip into their past, to find again the people th… read more
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- fiction
7. The Sleepwalker
By: Chris Bohjalian
4.15
Format: 32 pages, Hardcover
From the New York Timesbestselling author of The Guest Roomcomes a spine-tingling novel of lies, lo… read more
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- mystery
- fiction
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- historical
9. Angels Walking (Angels Walking, #1)
By: Karen Kingsbury
4.10
Format: 0 pages, Hardcover
When former national baseball star Tyler Ames suffers a career-ending injury, all he can think abou… read more
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- fiction
10. The Bones of Paradise
By: Jonis Agee
3.98
Format: None pages, Hardcover
The award-winning author of The River Wifereturns with a multi-generational family saga, set in the… read more
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- literary fiction
- westerns
- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- crime
11. The Tilted World
By: Beth Ann Fennelly , Tom Franklin
3.79
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Set against the backdrop of the historic 1927 Mississippi Flood, a story of murder and moonshine, s… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- crime
12. The One I Left Behind
By: Jennifer McMahon
3.55
Format: 288 pages, Paperback
Bestselling author Jennifer McMahon is back with a gut-wrenching mystery about an architect whose t… read more
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13. The Mystery of Hunting's End (Sarah Keate, #3)
By: Mignon G. Eberhart
4.15
Format: None pages, Paperback
The Sand Hills of Nebraska, where Mignon G. Eberhart lived as a newlywed, inspired the setting of t… read more
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14. The Life We Bury
By: Allen Eskens
4.39
Format: None pages, Paperback
College student Joe Talbert has the modest goal of completing a writing assignment for an English c… read more
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15. In the Still of the Night: The Strange Death of Ronda Reynolds and Her Mother's Unceasing Quest for the Truth
By: Blair Brown , Ann Rule
3.98
Format: 304 pages, Audio CD
Ann Rule has followed a lovely young woman who had realized her childhood dream of being a police o… read more
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16. The Alphabet House
By: Jussi Adler-Olsen , Steve Schein
4.33
Format: 300 pages, Hardcover
In the tradition of Alan Furst, the #1 international bestselling author delivers his first stand-al… read more
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17. On Gold Mountain: The One-Hundred-Year Odyssey of My Chinese-American Family
By: Lisa See
3.26
Format: 32 pages,
Out of the stories heard in her childhood in Los Angeles's Chinatown and years of research, See has… read more
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18. When We Meet Again
By: Kristin Harmel
3.73
Format: 112 pages, Paperback
Emily thinks she's lost everything...until a mysterious painting leads her to what she wants most i… read more
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19. Liar, Temptress, Soldier, Spy: Four Women Undercover in the Civil War
By: Karen Abbott
3.64
Format: None pages, Hardcover
Karen Abbott, the New York Times bestselling author of Sin in the Second City and "pioneer of sizzl… read more
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20. The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
By: Erik Larson
4.24
Format: 565 pages, Hardcover
The #1 New York Times bestselling author of The Splendid and the Vile brings to life the pivotal fi… read more
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- historical
"A house divided against itself cannot stand."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"Lincoln on a sofa was like a ship's mast on a barstool, poised in an uneasy equilibrium between relaxation and structural collapse."-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"They were convinced that Britain, once confronted with the loss of Southern cotton, would ally itself with the Confederacy—the “cotton is king"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
"South Carolina is too small for a Republic, and too big for an insane asylum. [James L. Petigru (1789-1863), following the state's vote to secede from the Union in 1860]"-Erik Larson, The Demon of Unrest: A Saga of Hubris, Heartbreak, and Heroism at the Dawn of the Civil War
21. You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism
By: Amber Ruffin
4.42
Format: 215 pages, Hardcover
Writer and performer on Late Night with Seth Meyers Amber Ruffin writes with her sister Lacey Lamar… read more
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"There are worse stories than this and better ones. The reaction always varies because you can only put up with what you can put up with when you can put up with it."-Amber Ruffin, You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism
"I have never been able to understand why white people have such a low tolerance for hearing about racism. I mean, we have to live it! The least you could do is nod your head."-Amber Ruffin, You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism
"We are not into trying to educate white America, but may we accidentally did. Maybe white readers learned that just because your Black friends aren't sitting you down, going over all their trauma wit…"-Amber Ruffin, You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism
"There is no motivation for this action. It seems like this story is missing a part because people just aren’t this nonsensically cruel. But where you see no motivation, you understand racism a little…"-Amber Ruffin, You'll Never Believe What Happened to Lacey: Crazy Stories about Racism
22. Sparks Like Stars
By: Nadia Hashimi
4.29
Format: 464 pages, Hardcover
Kabul, 1978: The daughter of a prominent family, Sitara Zamani lives a privileged life in Afghanist… read more
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- historical
- literary fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Grief starts before anyone has gone missing."-Nadia Hashimi, Sparks Like Stars
"If faith was a life raft, mine was riddled with holes."-Nadia Hashimi, Sparks Like Stars
"Let people serve you information, but never let them serve you your opinion."-Nadia Hashimi, Sparks Like Stars
"You need no one to confirm you. You are everything you believe yourself to be."-Nadia Hashimi, Sparks Like Stars
23. You Are My Sunshine: A Story of Love, Promises, and a Really Long Bike Ride (Sean of the South)
By: Sean Dietrich
4.28
Format: 256 pages, Hardcover
A laugh-out-loud funny true story of a loving relationship, a grand adventure, and a promise kept. … read more
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24. Celestial Bodies
By: Jokha Alharthi
3.41
Format: 256 pages, Paperback
In the village of al-Awafi in Oman, we encounter three sisters: Mayya, who marries after a heartbre… read more
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- historical
- literary fiction
- fiction
- historical fiction
"Laughter looks so disgusting sometimes."-Jokha Alharthi, Celestial Bodies
"Como nos sentimos livres, quando já não nos limitamos a ser uma extensão ou uma personificação da fantasia de outra pessoa, mesmo que essa pessoa seja o nosso pai."-Jokha Alharthi, Celestial Bodies
"I could not believe how much pain was crackling through the air, generated simply by Mayya's being there. Haloes of light embraced that presence. If I were to just put my hand out, I felt, I could to…"-Jokha Alharthi, Celestial Bodies
"Não tinhas a mínima noção do que é o amor, Mayya? Não sentiste nada do que eu passei enquanto andava à volta da tua casa como um peregrino em volta da Caaba, uma, duas, sete vezes? Como pôde a casa t…"-Jokha Alharthi, Celestial Bodies
25. The Madstone
By: Elizabeth Crook
4.13
Format: 288 pages, Hardcover
With echoes of Lonesome Dove and News of the World, the riveting story of a pregnant young mother, … read more
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- literary fiction
- westerns
- historical
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- historical fiction
"Your mother leaned her head on my shoulder. I hardly breathed for having it there. I had certainly never felt so alive and cozy whilst nearly frozen to death."-Elizabeth Crook, The Madstone
"Despite I was tired, it was a comfort to stare at the red and brown stripes of the blanket in the lantern light and move my fingers along them. It was a steady, dependable task, as opposed to every o…"-Elizabeth Crook, The Madstone
"We had one horse, one mule, and a wagon. We had Horhay with his limp arm and his long past, and Dickie with his hopes for the necklace now dashed and turned to dread of its curse, and me with my ache…"-Elizabeth Crook, The Madstone
"Had we been in town amongst people, then we might have been merely interested at the news of having a cursed item in our possession. But out in the midst of no place, shielded by only a scanty wall o…"-Elizabeth Crook, The Madstone
26. Medgar & Myrlie: Medgar Evers and the Love Story that Awakened America
By: Joy-Ann Reid
4.57
Format: 352 pages, Hardcover
The host of MSNBC’s The ReidOut and New York Times bestselling author of The Man Who Sold Amer… read more
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- historical
27. Sleeping Giants
By: Rene Denfeld
4.03
Format: 293 pages, Hardcover
From the bestselling author of The Child Finder and The Enchanted, a compelling and poignant story … read more
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- mystery
- crime
- fiction
28. No One Goes Alone
By: Erik Larson
3.32
Format: 8 pages, Audio CD
From New York Times best-selling author Erik Larson comes his first venture into fiction, an otherw… read more
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- mystery
- fiction
- historical fiction
29. Tin Camp Road
By: Ellen Airgood
3.61
Format: 304 pages, Hardcover
Set against the wide open beauty of Michigan’s Upper Peninsula, a wise, big hearted novel in which … read more
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- fiction
30. Dancing with the Octopus: The Telling of a True Crime
By: Debora Harding
3.93
Format: 384 pages, Kindle Edition
One Omaha winter day in 1978, when Debora Harding was just fourteen, she was abducted at knife-poin… read more
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- crime
31. Button Man
By: Andrew Gross
4.17
Format: 371 pages, Hardcover
Morris, Sol, and Harry Rabinowitz grew up poor but happy in a tiny flat on the Lower East Side, unt… read more
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- historical
- fiction
- historical fiction
- mystery
- crime
