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What do readers say about A Fine Balance?
graceful and honest epic in length bleak and beautiful a compelling novelWith a compassionate realism and narrative sweep that recall the work of Charles Dickens, this magnificent novel captures all the cruelty and corruption, dignity and heroism, of India. The time is 1975. The place is an unnamed city by the sea. The go... More details on A Fine Balance
THE OFFICES OF AU REVOIR EXPORTS looked and smelled like a warehouse, the floors stacked high with bales of textiles swaddled in hessian. The chemical odour of new fabric was sharp in the air. Scraps ...
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What do readers say about The Fault in Our Stars?
love and cancer young adult romance death and dying love and painHazel Lancaster's mom thinks she's depressed. And Hazel agrees. But as far as the 16-year-old sees it, her depression is a mere side effect of dying from the stage IV cancer she's been battling for years.
Still, Hazel's worried parents believe that i... More details on The Fault in Our Stars
Late in the winter of my seventeenth year, my mother decided I was depressed, presumably because I rarely left the house, spent quite a lot of time in bed, read the same book over and over, ate infreq...
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What do readers say about The Ragamuffin Gospel?
a shower of grace meditation on grace joyous delight in god's love brutally honest, humble and filled with love and graceAre you bedraggled, beat-up, burnt-out?
Most of us believe in God's grace-in theory. But somehow we can't seem to apply it in our daily lives. We continue to see Him as a small-minded bookkeeper, tallying our failures and successes on a score sheet.... More details on The Ragamuffin Gospel
On a blustery October night in a church outside Minneapolis, several hundred believers had gathered for a three-day seminar. I began with a one-hour presentation on the gospel of grace and the reality...
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What do readers say about The Hunger Games?
clear, engaging prose simple writing with flair cookie-cutter, lazy and unpolished first person, present tenseIn the ruins of a place once known as North America lies the nation of Panem, a shining Capitol surrounded by twelve outlying districts. The Capitol is harsh and cruel and keeps the districts in line by forcing them all to send one boy and one girl b... More details on The Hunger Games
When I wake up, the other side of the bed is cold. My fingers stretch out, seeking Prim’s warmth but finding only the rough canvas cover of the mattress. She must have had bad dreams and climbed in wi...
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What do readers say about Les Misérables?
exquisite and expressive an audio book longer and denser old, fashioned styleLes Misérables is a magnificent, sweeping story of revolution, love and the will to survive set amidst the poverty stricken streets of nineteeth-century Paris.
Escaped convict Jean Valjean turns his back on his criminal past to build his fortunes as ... More details on Les Misérables
If only for the sake of being accurate in every particular, although this circumstance in no way impinges on the basic substance of what we are about to relate, it may be worth mentioning here the rum...
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What do readers say about Red Queen?
taut with good pacing precision and elegant writing dystopian ya lit ya dystopian debut novelThe #1 New York Times bestselling series!
Red Queen, by #1 New York Times bestselling author Victoria Aveyard, is a sweeping tale of power, intrigue, and betrayal, perfect for fans of George R.R. Martin's Game of Thrones series.
Mare Barrow's world... More details on Red Queen
I hate First Friday. It makes the village crowded, and now, in the heat of high summer, that’s the last thing anyone wants. From my place in the shade it isn’t so bad, but the stink of bodies, all swe...
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What do readers say about Gilead?
pure and simple the slow unfolding poetic, lyrical, and thought-provoking flow of consciousnessA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER
OPRAH'S BOOK CLUB PICK
WINNER OF THE PULITZER PRIZE FOR FICTION
NATIONAL BOOK CRITICS CIRCLE AWARD WINNER... More details on Gilead
I TOLD YOU LAST NIGHT THAT I MIGHT BE GONE sometime, and you said, Where, and I said, To be with the Good Lord, and you said, Why, and I said, Because I’m old, and you said, I don’t think you’re old. ...
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What do readers say about Icebreaker?
lightheartedness, humor, and spice anastasia and nathan open and honest the more serious themesA TikTok sensation! Sparks fly when a competitive figure skater and hockey team captain are forced to share a rink.
Anastasia Allen has worked her entire life for a shot at Team USA. It looks like everything is going according to plan when she gets... More details on Icebreaker
I focus on suppressing my annoyance, like I do every training session when she makes it her mission to push me to my limits. Rationalizing it’s her dedication that makes her such a successful coach, I...
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What do readers say about A Game of Thrones?
fast moving story dark and depressing tightly crafted prose honor, duty and loveWinter is coming. Such is the stern motto of House Stark, the northernmost of the fiefdoms that owe allegiance to King Robert Baratheon in far-off King's Landing. There Eddard Stark of Winterfell rules in Robert's name. There his family dwells in pea... More details on A Game of Thrones
The morning had dawned clear and cold, with a crispness that hinted at the end of summer. They set forth at daybreak to see a man beheaded, twenty in all, and Bran rode among them, nervous with excite...
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What do readers say about A Court of Thorns and Roses?
epic romance intrigue and magic epic story new adult/fantasyWith bits of Buffy, Game Of Thrones and Outlander, this is a glorious series of total joy - Stylist
The tantalising start to a seductive fantasy series from global #1 bestselling author Sarah J. Maas
Feyre is a huntress. And when she sees a deer in t... More details on A Court of Thorns and Roses
I’d been monitoring the parameters of the thicket for an hour, and my vantage point in the crook of a tree branch had turned useless. The gusting wind blew thick flurries to sweep away my tracks, but ...
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