Literary thriller. Set amid the institutionalized terror of Stalin's Soviet Union, Child 44 is the harrowing saga of an MGB agent's evolution from Communist Party hardliner to disgraced (and chased) pursuer of a mass murderer. This debut novel is astonishing, ingenious, and satisfyingly well-written. It rewards readers with a remarkable look at life and death behind the Iron Curtain.
"The Enchantress of Florence" is the story of a woman attempting to command her own destiny in a man's world. Vivid, gripping, and profoundly moving, this dazzling book is by one of the world's most...
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Witty, compassionate, and wry, this novel captures the social, political, and spiritual upheavals of the middle decades of the 20th century through the experiences of a middle-class couple, their...
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From the bestselling author of "The Palace Thief" and "Carry Me Across the Water" comes a stunning novel, set in the Nixon era and today, about a great family, a political tragedy, and the impact of...
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In this luminous and gripping new novel, Robinson tackles addiction and explores its effects on the bonds of family, dazzling readers with her hallmark subtlety and precision in evoking the emotional...
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Teasing, provocative, and funny, Hanif's debut novel imagines a connection between the still mysterious 1988 plane crash that ended the life of the Pakistani dictator General Mohammad Zia-ul-Haq and...
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Dunthorne's brilliant first novel, set in Wales, is a portrait of a boy on the brink of manhood. The story of Oliver Tate's 15th year combines delusion and insight, worldliness and childish innocence...
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The author of the "New York Times" Notable Book "Blood-Dark Track" delivers a mesmerizing novel about a man trying to make his way in an America of shattered hopes and values, and the unlikely...
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In this irresistible follow-up to her "New York Times"-bestselling debut, "Garden Spells," author Allen tells the tale of a young woman whose family secrets--and secret passions--are about to change...
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This expanded edition of Chinua Achebe's first novel portrays the collision of African and European cultures in an Igbo village. Okonkwo, a great man in Igbo traditional society, cannot adapt to the...
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In a novel that is at once a thrilling road trip across America and a moving tale about love, language, and who we are, the bestselling author of "The Inner Circle" and "Drop City" offers a timely...
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