Literary Fiction

The Vaster Wilds Lauren Groff

THE VASTER WILDS is an electrifying novel of a teen-age servant girl fleeing the scene of a crime in early 17th century Virginia. Her will to survive is a history of America in miniature.

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At the Water's Edge Sara Gruen

AT THE WATER'S EDGE is the story of a young woman in 1944 traveling to Scotland with her husband and his best friend. Left alone much of the time, she establishes friendships during these war days and witnesses an encounter with the Loch Ness monster. This title has been selected as a Booksmith Timeless Classic...

Transcendent Kingdom Yaa Gyasi

TRANSCENDENT KINGDOM allows the reader to grasp the experience of an immigrant attempting to follow the American dream. It is a deeply moving portrait painted by a brilliant artist who draws on her own life.

 

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The Second Coming Garth Risk Hallberg

THE SECOND COMING is an intimate epic that plunges us deep into the lives of a teenage girl and her father as they navigate love, grief, betrayal and redemption.

 

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City On Fire Garth Risk Hallberg

CITY ON FIRE is an unforgettable novel about love and betrayal, art and truth, and rock 'n' roll - and about what makes living worthwhile. 

 

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The Christmas Kid Pete Hamill

THE CHRISTMAS KID AND OTHER BROOKLYN STORIES is a collection about the borough in which Pete Hamill was born, grew up and is so close to his heart. This is a must- read  for anyone who seeks to understand the world today through the lens of the world that once was.

 

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The Four Winds Kristin Hannah

THE FOUR WINDS takes place in 1934 Texas, during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, where droughts have destroyed the land and left farmers helpless. Elsa Martinelli, like so many of her neighbors, is left with only two options: try to survive on her dry and withered farm, or to make her way west towards the great...

The Great Alone Kristin Hannah

THE GREAT ALONE is the first work after Kristin Hannah's blockbuster success The Nightingale. Set in 1974, it is the story of a troubled Vietnam veteran who moves his family to the desolation of the Alaskan wilderness. While at first his wife and daughter enjoy the beautiful landscape and the rugged community...

The Four Winds Kristin Hannah

THE FOUR WINDS takes place in 1934 Texas, during the Great Depression and the Dust Bowl, where droughts have destroyed the land and left farmers helpless. Elsa Martinelli, like so many of her neighbors, is left with only two options: try to survive on her dry and withered farm, or to make her way west towards the great...

The Women Kristin Hannah

THE WOMEN shines a light on the brave women who sacrificed for their country in Viet Nam and the life they faced upon return. Critics praise this as the author's finest work - and with this author - that's powerful!

 

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