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Varina

by Charles Frazier

Published: 2018-04-03

Kindle Edition: 368 pages

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Sooner or later, history asks, which side were you on?In his powerful new novel, Charles Frazier returns to the time and place of Cold Mountain, vividly bringing to life the chaos and devastation of the Civil WarHer marriage prospects limited, teenage Varina Howell agrees to wed the muc...

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Taduno's Song

by Odafe Atogun

Published: 2016-08-04

Paperback: 240 pages

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'Burning with magic and loss, exile and return, beauty and heartache, Taduno's Song is a colossal epic, disguised as a small novel' MARLON JAMES, Booker Prize-winning author of A Brief History Of Seven KillingsThe day a stained brown envelope arrives from Taduno's homeland, he knows that t...

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A House for Mr Biswas

by V.S. Naipaul

Published: 2017-09-08

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A House for Mr Biswas, by Nobel and Booker-Prize winning author V.S. Naipaul, is a powerful novel about one mans struggle for identity and belonging. Born into poverty, then trapped in the shackles of charity and gratitude, Mr Biswas longs for a house he can call his own. He loathes his wife and her...

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A River of Stars: A Novel

by Vanessa Hua

Published: 2018-08-14

Hardcover: 304 pages

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NATIONAL BESTSELLER • In a powerful debut about modern-day motherhood, immigration, and identity, a pregnant Chinese woman stakes a claim to the American dream in California.“Utterly absorbing.”—Celeste Ng • “A marvel of a first novel.”—O: The Oprah Magazine • “The m...

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Between Worlds

by Marilyn R. Gardner

Published: 2014-07-01

Paperback: 240 pages

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"In the hall of an old Inn by the ocean is a sign that reads 'Home is Where Our Story Begins.' But if home is where our story begins, what happens when we can't go back?" Marilyn Gardner was raised in Pakistan and went on to raise her own five children in Pakistan and Egypt before moving to small town...

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Worlds Apart: A Third Culture Kid's Journey

by Marilyn R Gardner

Published: 2018-02-26

Paperback: 238 pages

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This sequel to Marilyn Gardner's Between Worlds probes deeply into the journey that forms a third culture kid’s identity. Gardner weaves together memories of joy and pain, close friendships and loneliness in a compelling portrait of an international childhood. From the close quarters...

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The Gardener's Year (Modern Library Gardening)

by Karel Capek

Published: 2002-02-19

Paperback: 144 pages

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From the internationally acclaimed Czech writer Karel Capek comes this beautifully written and marvelously apt account of the trials and tribulations of the gardener’s life. First published in Prague in 1929, The Gardener’s Year combines a richly comic portrait of life in the garden, n...

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The Breadwinner Trilogy

by Deborah Ellis

Published: 2009-08-25

Paperback: 520 pages

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Deborah Ellis’ trilogy has been a phenomenal success, both critically and commercially. Now young readers can experience this entire epic story in one volume. The Breadwinner is set in Afghanistan, where 11-year-old Parvana lives with her family in a bombed-out apartment building in Kabu...

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The Final Six

by Alexandra Monir

Published: 2018-03-06

Hardcover: 352 pages

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Set in the near future, this action-packed YA novel—already optioned by Sony Pictures—will take readers out of this world and on a quest to become one of six teens sent on a mission to Jupiter’s moon. This is the next must-read for fans of Illuminae and The Martian.When Leo and Naomi...

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Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories

by Stephanie Perkins

Published: 2017-06-13

Paperback: 400 pages

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Maybe it's the long, lazy days, or maybe it's the heat making everyone a little bit crazy. Whatever the reason, summer is the perfect time for love to bloom.Summer Days and Summer Nights: Twelve Love Stories, written by twelve bestselling young adult writers and edited by the international...