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A Certain Curve of Horn
by John Frederick Walker“Walker writes with insight and compassion. . . . A Certain Curve of Horn deserves to be ranked with Peter Mathiessen’s classic, The Snow Leopard. It underscores the sanctity of…
Just What Kind of Mother Are You?
by Paula DalyYour best friend’s child goes missing. . . .On your watch. A gut-wrenching thriller and a shrewd examination of family life—and the deception that can lie beneath….
Wash
by Margaret Wrinkle…the painful inheritance and implications of such a horrendous moment in American history. . . . Wash is both redemptive and affirming.” —Major Jackson, The New York Times Book Review…
A Place of Healing for the Soul
by Peter France“France’s conversion is deeply touching. His sense of unworthiness, of nagging doubt, of willingness to plunge ahead regardless, gives to the traditional conversion tale a modern spin. This is religious…
The Age of Perpetual Light
by Josh WeilA dazzling new work that spans eight stories of light, human progress, and the search for a better life from Josh Weil, one of “the most gifted writers of his…
The Good Parents
by Joan London“Populated with an astonishing number of stories ranging through three generations of an Australian family. Presented with economy and nimble interleaving, they pivot around a central mystery. . . ….
A Girl Could Stand Up
by Leslie Marshall“Elray Mayhew is one of the truly original literary heroines of the past few decades. . . . A Girl Could Stand Up is the kind of novel that one…
The Lion’s Grave
by Jon Lee Anderson“Vital, eminently readable. . . . Anderson is a good, plain writer with an eye for detail.” –Wally Hammond, Time Out London (UK)…
Contact Wounds
by Jonathan KaplanFrom the author of the critically acclaimed New York Times Notable Book, The Dressing Station, comes an electrifying memoir of a doctor’s education in the classroom and on the battlefield….
The Boyfriend
by Thomas Perry“There are probably only half a dozen suspense writers now alive who can be depended upon to deliver high-voltage shocks, vivid, sympathetic characters, and compelling narratives each time they publish….
