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আমি তপু by Muhammed Zafar Iqbal
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsকোন কিছু বোঝার আগেই তপুর জীবনটা হঠাৎ করেই পাল্টে গেলো চিরদিনের মত। দেখতে দেখতে তার আপনজনেরা দূরে সরে যেতে থাকে, এক সময় তপু আবিষ্কার করে সে একা। একেবারেই একা।নিঃসঙ্গ কিশোরের এই দুঃসহ জীবনে বন্ধুতের হাত বাড়িয়ে দিল তার বিচিত্র সব সঙ্গী সাথী। তাদের নিয়ে সে কী পাড়ি দিতে পারবে তার বান্ধবহীন নিষ্ঠুর এই জীবন?'আমি তপু' নিঃসঙ্গ এক কিশোরের বেঁচে থাকার ইতিহাস । নিষ্ঠুরতার ইতিহাস এবং ভালবাসার... -
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Jannat Kay Pattay / جنت کے پتے by Nemrah Ahmed
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe life of LLB (Hons) student Haya Suleman took an interesting turn when she received scholarship to study a five-month semester at a university in Turkey, but the circumstances became grave when someone leaked a private video of her made at a party on the internet... -
![The Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond]()
The Blue Umbrella by Ruskin Bond
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThe Umbrella was like a flower, a great blue flower that had sprung up on the dry brown hillside.In exchange for her lucky leopard’s claw pendant, Binya acquires a beautiful blue umbrella that makes her the envy of everyone in her village, especially Ram Bharosa, the shop-keeper... -
![The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman]()
The Bridge Home by Padma Venkatraman
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 20 ratings"Readers will be captivated by this beautifully written novel about young people who must use their instincts and grit to survive. Padma shares with us an unflinching peek into the reality millions of homeless children live every day but also infuses her story with hope and bravery that will inspire readers and stay with them long after turning the final page... -
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![My Pen is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women by Lucy Hannah]()
My Pen is the Wing of a Bird: New Fiction by Afghan Women by Lucy Hannah
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratings"Powerful, profound and deeply moving, new fiction by Afghan women writers will expand your mind and elevate your heart" ELIF SHAFAK"My pen is the wing of a bird; it will tell you those thoughts we are not allowed to think, those dreams we are not allowed to dream"A woman's fortitude saves her village from disaster. A teenager explores their identity in a moment of quiet...Categorized as:
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![Honor Reclaimed by Tonya Burrows]()
Honor Reclaimed by Tonya Burrows
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsFormer Marine sniper Seth Harlan is determined to prove that he can still do his job despite his ongoing battle with PTSD. When an old friend contacts HORNET to rescue a black ops soldier, Seth's stability is strained. He knows all too well what it's like to rot inside an enemy camp, praying for rescue and waiting for death. And he's not about to leave a man behind... -
![Daughters of Smoke and Fire by Ava Homa]()
Daughters of Smoke and Fire by Ava Homa
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe unforgettable, haunting story of a young woman’s perilous fight for freedom and justice for her brother, the first novel published in English by a female Kurdish writer Set in Iran, this extraordinary debut novel takes readers into the everyday lives of the Kurds. Leila dreams of making films to bring the suppressed stories of her people onto the global stage, but obstacles keep piling up... -
![L'Assassinat d'Hicabi Bey: Alper Kamu, cinq ans, détective by Alper Canıgüz]()
L'Assassinat d'Hicabi Bey: Alper Kamu, cinq ans, détective by Alper Canıgüz
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAlper Kamu est un curieux petit garçon qui s’est promis de résoudre un meurtre commis dans son quartier à Istanbul. Il a trouvé Ertan le Timbré à côté du cadavre encore chaud d’Hicabi Bey, policier à la retraite, la télévision allumée à plein volume, mais le cinglé du voisinage était plutôt là pour regarder l’équipe du Besiktas perdre en Ligue des champions... -
![Em and the Big Hoom by Jerry Pinto]()
Em and the Big Hoom by Jerry Pinto
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsBrilliantly comic and almost unbearably moving, Jerry Pinto's Em and the Big Hoom is one of the most powerful and original fiction debuts of recent years.She was always Em to us. There may have been a time when we called her something ordinary like Mummy, or Ma, but I don't remember. She was Em, and our father, sometimes, was the Big Hoom... -
![I'll Be Home For Christmas by Jessica Scott]()
I'll Be Home For Christmas by Jessica Scott
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsBest Ebook Romances of 2013 ~ Library Journal "Jessica Scott should be on every reader's list." --Brenda Novak, New York Times Bestselling Author I'LL BE HOME FOR CHRISTMAS There's nothing in the world Army Sergeant Vic Carponti loves more than his wife and his country. Smart-mouthed and easy tempered, he takes everything as a joke . . -
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Ministry of Moral Panic by Amanda Lee Koe
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsAmanda Lee Koe (Delayed Rays of a Star) made her mark with this debut collection of short fiction, with tales as colourful as their characters.Meet an over-the-hill pop yé-yé singer with a faulty heart; two conservative middle-aged women holding hands in the Galápagos, and the proprietor of a Laundromat with a penchant for Cantonese songs of heartbreak... -
![Shadowless by Hasan Ali Toptaş]()
Shadowless by Hasan Ali Toptaş
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsHasan Ali Toptas exquisitely weaves an enigmatic, mystical tale of memory and identity, displacement and belonging 'I'm a barber,' he said. 'I come from afar. Across lands already forgotten…' In an Anatolian village forgotten both by God and the government, the muhtar has been elected leader for the sixteenth successive year... -
![The Direction of the Wind by Mansi Shah]()
The Direction of the Wind by Mansi Shah
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsA heartfelt story that spans continents and generations, about a young woman who searches for answers about a mother she barely remembers.Sophie Shah was six when she learned her mother, Nita, had died. For twenty-two years, she shouldered the burden of that loss. But when her father passes away, Sophie discovers a cache of hidden letters revealing a shattering truth: her mother didn’t die... -
![The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff]()
The Bandit Queens by Parini Shroff
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 15 ratingsGeeta's no-good husband disappeared five years ago. She didn't kill him, but everyone thinks she did--no matter how much she protests. But she soon discovers that being known as a "self-made" widow has some surprising perks. No one messes with her, no one threatens her, and no one tries to control (ahem, marry) her... -
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![The Art of Us by Hilaria Alexander]()
The Art of Us by Hilaria Alexander
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTwo years ago, his kiss left her reeling, but she pushed him away and they never spoke of it again. Lena Andrews is bad at love, and has no intention of getting better at it. Men are good for one thing, and love isn’t it. She’s perfectly okay with finding happiness in her job as a comic book artist. Yet, she can’t shake the memory of her coworker’s kiss. Amos St... -
![Model Soldier by Cat Johnson]()
Model Soldier by Cat Johnson
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsMeet the one, the model soldier, Army Staff Sergeant David Hawk Hawkins... Marketing executive Emily Price is accustomed to dealing with glamorous models, men and woman who are polished to perfection. When shes offered an assignment featuring one of Uncle Sams finest soldiers, she jumps at the challenge... -
![Sapphires and Smugglers by Lynn Gardner]()
Sapphires and Smugglers by Lynn Gardner
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsOver the past year Allison’s marriage to her childhood love, Bart Allan, has been a “blast.” Literally. She’s lived through terrorists and madmen, murder and mayhem—all in the name of love and her job as Bart’s partner in Interpol’s anti-terrorist organization, Anastasia.But Allison’s adventures are just beginning... -
![The Atlas of Us by Tracy Buchanan]()
The Atlas of Us by Tracy Buchanan
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHow far would you go for the one you love the most? When Louise Fenton flies to Thailand to find her mother, Nora, after the Boxing Day tsunami, she fears the worst when the only trace she can find is her mother’s distinctive bag. In the bag is a beautifully crafted atlas owned by travel journalist Claire Shreve, with her notes and mementos slipped in-between the pages... -
![A Time to Dance by Padma Venkatraman]()
A Time to Dance by Padma Venkatraman
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsPadma Venkatraman’s inspiring story of a young girl’s struggle to regain her passion and find a new peace is told lyrically through verse that captures the beauty and mystery of India and the ancient bharatanatyam dance form. This is a stunning novel about spiritual awakening, the power of art, and above all, the courage and resilience of the human spirit... -
![Deadly Descent by Kaylea Cross]()
Deadly Descent by Kaylea Cross
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsDevon Crawford is an officer; Air Force Pararescueman Cam Munro is enlisted. Dev flies medical evacuations; Cam jumps into danger zones to save lives. Dev wants to return home from Afghanistan with her heart untouched; Cam will do anything to win the woman he loves... -
![The Little Teashop in Tokyo: A feel-good, romantic comedy to make you smile and fall in love! by Julie Caplin]()
The Little Teashop in Tokyo: A feel-good, romantic comedy to make you smile and fall in love! by Julie Caplin
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsGrab your passport and escape to the land of dazzling skycrapers, steaming bowls of comforting noodles, and a page-turning love story that will make you swoon!For travel blogger Fiona, Japan has always been top of her bucket list so when she wins an all-expenses paid trip, it looks like her dreams of the Far East are coming true... -
![When I Hit You: Or, A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife by Meena Kandasamy]()
When I Hit You: Or, A Portrait of the Writer as a Young Wife by Meena Kandasamy
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSeduced by politics, poetry and an enduring dream of building a better world together, the unnamed narrator falls in love with a university professor. Moving with him to a rain-washed coastal town, she swiftly learns that what for her is a bond of love is for him a contract of ownership... -
![L'assassinio del Commendatore. Libro primo: Idee che affiorano by Haruki Murakami]()
L'assassinio del Commendatore. Libro primo: Idee che affiorano by Haruki Murakami
Rated: 4.04 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsUna borsa con qualche vestito e le matite per disegnare. Quando la moglie gli dice che lo lascia, il protagonista di questa storia non prende altro: carica tutto in macchina e se ne va di casa... -
![Born Behind Bars by Padma Venkatraman]()
Born Behind Bars by Padma Venkatraman
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsSet in Chennai, India, this is the story of a boy who's unexpectedly released into the world after spending his whole life in jail with his mom.Kabir has been in jail since the day he was born, because his mom is serving time for a crime she didn't commit... -
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![The Taste of Ginger by Mansi Shah]()
The Taste of Ginger by Mansi Shah
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsIn Mansi Shah’s stunning debut novel, a family tragedy beckons a first-generation immigrant to the city of her birth, where she grapples with her family’s past in search of where she truly belongs.After her parents moved her and her brother to America, Preeti Desai never meant to tear her family apart... -
![Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda]()
Secret Daughter by Shilpi Somaya Gowda
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 37 ratingsSomer's life is everything she imagined it would be — she's newly married and has started her career as a physician in San Francisco — until she makes the devastating discovery she never will be able to have children.The same year in India, a poor mother makes the heartbreaking choice to save her newborn daughter's life by giving her away... -
![Para Kay B by Ricky Lee]()
Para Kay B by Ricky Lee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAlam mo ba ang ibig-sabihin ng "CONJURE"?Isa ka bang Capital S?Me quota ang pag-ibig. Sa bawat limang umiibig ay isa lang ang magiging maligaya. Kasama ka ba sa quota?Ito ang unang nobela ni Ricky Lee, premyadong scriptwriter ng mga klasikong pelikula gaya ng Himala, Moral, Anak at iba pa; at awtor ng bestselling scriptwriting manual na Trip to Quiapo... -
![Naalukettu by M.T. Vasudevan Nair]()
Naalukettu by M.T. Vasudevan Nair
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsNaalukettu: The House Around the Courtyard is the story of a young boy, Appunni, set in a matrilineal Nair joint family (a taravad) in the author's native village, Kudallur. Fascinated with accounts of the prestigious Naalukettu taravad from which his mother was expelled, Appunni visits the house only to be despised and rejected by all... -
![The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown by Vaseem Khan]()
The Perplexing Theft of the Jewel in the Crown by Vaseem Khan
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![Cobalt Blue by Sachin Kundalkar]()
Cobalt Blue by Sachin Kundalkar
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsSachin Kundalkar started on his first novel at 20 and finished it when he was 22. The novel was Cobalt Blue, the story of a brother and sister who fall in love with the same man, and how a traditional Marathi family is shattered by the ensuing events – a work that both shocked and spoke to Marathi readers... -
![A People's History of Heaven by Mathangi Subramanian]()
A People's History of Heaven by Mathangi Subramanian
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratings"The language [takes] on a musicality that is in sharp contrast to the bleak setting . . . refreshing . . . a strong debut."—New York Times Book Review “Subramanian writes with empathy and exuberance, offering a much-needed glimpse into a world that too many of us don't even know exists... -
![American Fever by Dur e Aziz Amna]()
American Fever by Dur e Aziz Amna
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is a fearless, exacting, essential work, and marks the debut of a thrilling new global voice.”—Peter Ho Davies, author of The Welsh Girl On a year-long exchange program in rural Oregon, a Pakistani student, sixteen-year-old Hira, must swap Kashmiri chai for volleyball practice and try to understand why everyone around her seems to dislike Obama... -
![The Arctic Curry Club by Dani Redd]()
The Arctic Curry Club by Dani Redd
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSoon after upending her life to accompany her boyfriend Ryan to the Arctic, Maya realises it’s not all Northern Lights and husky sleigh rides. Instead, she’s facing sub-zero temperatures, 24-hour darkness, crippling anxiety – and a distant boyfriend as a result. In her loneliest moment, Maya opens her late mother’s recipe book and cooks Indian food for the first time... -
![Sideswiped by Lia Riley]()
Sideswiped by Lia Riley
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIt was only meant to last the summer . . . Talia Stolfi has seen more than her share of loss in her twenty-one years. But then fate brought her Bran Lockhart, and her dark world was suddenly and spectacularly illuminated. So if being with Bran means leaving her colorless NorCal life for rugged and wild Australia, then that’s what she’ll do...Categorized as:
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![Idol Worship by J.S. Lee]()
Idol Worship by J.S. Lee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsA K-Pop Reverse HaremThe hardest part of being in love with K-Pop stars is having to share them.I had one job: get K-Pop group, H3RO, a number one single. Then I had to open my mouth and promise two. It’s only because of a technicality that the Vice Chairman of Atlantis Entertainment, (AKA my demon-spawn-half-brother, Sejin), didn’t terminate their contracts... -
![Save Me, Stranger: Stories by Erika Krouse]()
Save Me, Stranger: Stories by Erika Krouse
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsFrom Edgar Award-winning author Erika Krouse, a visceral, dazzling collection of stories set across the globe, about characters desperate for salvation.Erika Krouse's Edgar Award-winning debut memoir, Tell Me Everything, was hailed by The New York Times Book Review as “lyrical, jarring, propulsive,” and The Washington Post as “mesmerizing on every page...Categorized as:
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![Idol Gossip by J.S. Lee]()
Idol Gossip by J.S. Lee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA K-Pop Reverse HaremWhen I didn’t know I needed a H3RO, I got six…Six sexy, talented guys: H3RO’s popularity is rising and everyone is falling in love with them.But no one as much as me.I knew it was wrong. No one thinks all of us could be in a relationship … Until Jun suggests we try.Before we can begin to figure out how that would work, we’re whisked away to a tropical island... -
![Truth by J.S. Lee]()
Truth by J.S. Lee
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Access All Areas pass gave Kate more access than she expected…Offered the opportunity of a lifetime to be the official tour photographer for popular K-Pop group, Onyx, Kate can't say no... -
![Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck]()
Tiger's Curse by Colleen Houck
Rated: 3.99 of 5 stars · 57 ratingsPassion. Fate. Loyalty.Would you risk it all to change your destiny? The last thing Kelsey Hayes thought she’d be doing this summer was trying to break a 300-year-old Indian curse. With a mysterious white tiger named Ren. Halfway around the world. But that’s exactly what happened... -
![Dia, Tanpa Aku by Esti Kinasih]()
Dia, Tanpa Aku by Esti Kinasih
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsRonald, cowok kelas 2 SMA, sudah lama naksir Citra yang masih kelas 3 SMP. Tapi Ronald belum mau PDKT. Ia menunggu sampai Citra masuk SMA, karena itu ia hanya bisa mengamati Citra dari jauh. Saat yang ditunggu Ronald selama berbulan-bulan akhirnya tiba. Citra masuk SMA! Namun Ronald kecewa karena ternyata Citra masuk SMA yang sama dengan adiknya, Reinald, dan sekelas pula... -
![Boys Without Names by Kashmira Sheth]()
Boys Without Names by Kashmira Sheth
Rated: 3.94 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsFor eleven-year-old Gopal and his family, life in their rural Indian village is over: We stay, we starve, his baba has warned. So they must flee to the big city of Mumbai in hopes of finding work and a brighter future. Gopal is eager to help support his struggling family until school starts, so when a stranger approaches him with the promise of a factory job, he jumps at the offer... -
![Sky of Red Poppies by Zohreh Ghahremani]()
Sky of Red Poppies by Zohreh Ghahremani
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsSky of Red Poppies begins with an unusual friendship between two young women coming of age in a politically divided 1960’s Iran under rule of the Shah. As the story unfolds, the history and culture of their homeland takes on a life of its own...Categorized as:
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![Half Torn Hearts by Novoneel Chakraborty]()
Half Torn Hearts by Novoneel Chakraborty
Rated: 3.90 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsShanay Bansal, a young and successful entrepreneur, is looking forward to his engagement with Afsana Agarwal. But a few weeks before the engagement, he receives a mysterious voice message from someone from Afsana's past... -
![Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag]()
Ghachar Ghochar by Vivek Shanbhag
Rated: 3.92 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsA young man's close-knit family is nearly destitute when his uncle founds a successful spice company, changing their fortunes overnight. As they move from a cramped, ant-infested shack to a larger house on the other side of Bangalore, and try to adjust to a new way of life, the family dynamic begins to shift... -
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![The Twilight Years by Sawako Ariyoshi]()
The Twilight Years by Sawako Ariyoshi
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAkiko is a working wife and mother of a teenage son. When her mother-in-law suddenly dies of a stroke, Akiko becomes the sole caregiver for her selfish father-in-law Shegezo.The Twilight Years raises important issues about the quality of life at the end of life, caregiving for the old, and the dilemma of women who have both career and family obligations... -
![Because of the Brave by Z.A. Maxfield, Josh Lanyon]()
Because of the Brave by Z.A. Maxfield, Josh Lanyon
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsDesignated Target by Laura Baumbach, Jumping Off Places by Z.A. Maxfield, and Josh Lanyon's Until We Meet Once More make up this contemporary anthology... -
![Balada Si Roy 1: Joe by Gola Gong]()
Balada Si Roy 1: Joe by Gola Gong
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratings"Dengan matinya Joe, tidak berarti dunia sudah berakhir, Roy," cegah mamanya. Tapi Roy tetap ingin pergi... -
![The Broken Hearts Honeymoon by Lucy Dickens]()
The Broken Hearts Honeymoon by Lucy Dickens
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe wedding is off, but adventure awaits... The perfect armchair escape for fans of Jo Thomas, Jenny Colgan and Phillipa Ashley.'Funny, inspirational and so evocative' CATHY BRAMLEY'The ultimate armchair adventure - I absolutely loved it!' HEIDI SWAIN'Will leave you feeling inspired' CRESSIDA MCLAUGHLIN'THE BROKEN HEARTS HONEYMOON is truly gorgeous... -
![Summer Breeze: Cinta Nggak Pernah Salah by Orizuka]()
Summer Breeze: Cinta Nggak Pernah Salah by Orizuka
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsReina, cewek cantik bak bidadari. Kedatangannya dari Amerika sungguh mengejutkan si kembar Ares dan Orion. Reina lah yang 10 tahun ini menjadi fantasi terindah si kembar. Ares. Preman kampus. Banyak musuhnya bo! Skeptis dan emosional. Seumur hidup dicap bodoh oleh semua orang. Hubungan dengan ayahnya kian hari kian buruk. Bagi keluarganya, masa depan Ares gelap, segelap malam yang paling buta... -
![Sightseeing by Rattawut Lapcharoensap]()
Sightseeing by Rattawut Lapcharoensap
Rated: 3.88 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe national bestseller by the award-winning Thai American author. “A brilliant collection . . . brimming with sharp-clawed survival lessons” ( Los Angeles Times ). Set in contemporary Thailand, these are generous, radiant tales of family bonds, youthful romance, generational conflicts, and cultural shiftings beneath the glossy surface of a warm, Edenic setting...
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