Deeply forlorn following the devastating loss of her fiancé, young New Zealand writer Veronika resettles alone in a quaint Swedish village. Her arrival is quietly observed by Astrid, an elderly,...
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Author: Olsson, LindaSummary:Genre: General fiction -
Author: Tyler, AnneSummary:
Continuing a two-decade tradition of excellence in literature, New Stories from the South presents the 20 best stories of from 1996 to 2005 selected by Anne Tyler. With such authors as Lee Smith,...
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Author: Smith, LeeSummary:
On Agate Hill is set in North Carolina in the years from 1872 to1927, and also in the present. The novel evokes the South in Reconstruction from an honest female perspective. It is the exuberantly...
Genre: Bildungsromans, Historical fiction -
Author: Smith, LeeSummary:
A magnificent 150-year saga of a musical Southern family featuring barn dances, medicine shows, the Grand Ole Opry, and the evolution of country music from hymns to rockabilly.
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Author: Palahniuk, ChuckSummary:
After 21st century serial killer Buster "Rant" Casey dies in a fiery blaze of glory, three of his closest compatriots--a gang of urban demolition derby aficionados affiliated with a group calling...
Genre: Psychological fiction -
Author: Pressfield, StevenSummary:
In the time before Homer, the legendary Theseus, king of Athens, journeys to the nation of proud female warriors whom the Greeks call Amazons. Theseus enters a forbidden love affair with the...
Genre: Fantasy fiction, Historical fiction -
Author: Williams-Garcia, RitaSummary:The lives of Leticia, Dominique, and Trina are irrevocably intertwined through the course of one day in an urban high school after Leticia overhears Dominique's plans to beat up Trina and must...
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Author: Moriarty, JaclynSummary:Student essays, scholarship committee members' notes, and other writings reveal interactions between a group of modern-day students at an exclusive New South Wales high school and their strange...
Genre: Young adult fiction, Gothic fiction -
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The 19th publication of this annual anthology exhibits a collection of short fiction from award-winning Southern writers and rising stars.
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Author: Little, BenildeSummary:
Twenty-six-year-old Aisha Branch has always gotten what she wants. Now she's getting an incredibly wealthy, white husband--unless self-made black man Miles changes enjoying a richly deserved...
Genre: Domestic fiction -
Author: Morris, Keith LeeSummary:
Keith Lee Morris delivers a collection of stories. In these unforgettable tales of deep humanity, the flaws and strengths of young men are explored with remarkable clarity.
Genre: Short stories -
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With heart-stopping stories by Zane, Tananarive Due and Steven Barnes, Joy M. Copeland, Robert Fleming, Terence Taylor, Francine Lewis, Brandon Massey, and 12 other established and up-and-coming...
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Author: Monroe, MarySummary:
Lula Mae, Ester, Megan, Rosalee, Helen, and Rockelle are like a close-knit family as they work the mean streets of San Francisco. For better or worse, they have something else in common too: their...
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Author: Poole, Daaimah S.Summary:
When Tanisha and Adrienne hatch a plan to have babies by rich men and live off the child support, they both discover the high price of getting what they want when danger and jealousy enter the...
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Author: Swinson, Kiki, Diamond, De'neshaSummary:
Presents two novellas starring young women hustling their way to the top of the game through daring robbery schemes.
Genre: Romance fiction, Urban fiction