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Frank and Red by Matt Coyne, James Killeen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEstranged from his friends, son, and the ever-changing world beyond his front gate, Frank is a reclusive curmudgeon whose only company is the 'ghost' of his dead wife, Marcie. Then six-year-old Red moves in next door. A boy struggling to adjust to the separation of his mum and dad, a new school, and the demonic school bully, Red is curious, smart, and talkative. And he has a trampoline... -
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Arminius and Thusnelda Versus Rome by Michael G. Kramer
Rated: 4.31 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsEmperor Augustus sent General Varus to complete the conquest by Rome of Germania. Instead of that happening, Armininius and Thunelda who were helped by some German warriors wiped out three entire Roman legions as well as all of their supporting units. Due to family jealousies and betrayal, Thusnelda was made a slave and her son called Thumelicus was made a gladiator who had some successes... -
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Perełka. Część 2 by Weronika Anna Marczak
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsNa początku Hailie źle się czuła korzystając ze wszystkich przywilejów bycia Monetem. Zagraniczne wakacje, elegancka rezydencja, drogie samochody i najlepsza, prywatna szkoła - wychowywana przez samotną matkę dziewczyna pierwszy raz zetknęła się z takimi ilościami luksusu... -
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Making Hearts by Jack Getze
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsInterrupting the Soria family’s holiday feast, childish teenager Emily requires the hospital emergency room for an apparent attack of appendicitis. But a blunt nurse explains the truth: Emily is giving birth. The seventeen-year-old has tricked her mind and body into believing she isn’t pregnant, when the baby is full term and already being born... -
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Adam by Kimberly Loth
Rated: 4.38 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsForbidden Romance. Old Flame. One epic road trip.My mom died when I was twelve and she made me promise her three things.Never leave the house without lipstickGo on a road trip up highway 1 on the California coast.Never kiss a guy until I got engaged.I’m now twenty-seven, still kiss free and I’m off on the epic road trip solo. Money’s tight so I’m camping the whole way, but I pack my lipstick... -
![The Missionary by Rowena Kinread]()
The Missionary by Rowena Kinread
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPatricius, a young man of Britannia, is taken from his home and family when Gaelic pirates attack his village. On his arrival in Ireland, he is sold as a slave to the cruel underking of the Dalriada tribe in the north. Six years later, Patricius manages to escape. His journey takes him through France to Ravenna in Italy... -
![Seiobo There Below by László Krasznahorkai]()
Seiobo There Below by László Krasznahorkai
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsBeauty, in László Krasznahorkai’s new novel, reflects, however fleeting, the sacred — even if we are mostly unable to bear it.In Seiobo There Below we see the goddess Seiobo returning to mortal realms in search of perfection... -
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Your Absence is Darkness by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsA spellbinding saga about the inhabitants and inheritors of one rural community, by one of Iceland's most beloved novelists. A man comes to awareness in a church in rural Iceland, not knowing why he’s there or how he arrived... -
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Boo's Shoes - A Rabbit and Fox Story: Learn To Tie Shoelaces by Sybrina Durant
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsNo Laces! That’s what Boo, the bunny, always says. He doesn’t want to learn to tie them. He has plenty of shoes for every occasion and none of them have laces or strings. So, what’s the point of learning to tie? His friend, Farah Fox, convinces him that it’s a skill he can use. . . and one that might make him happier, too.This book is meant to be a parent-child activity... -
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Crossbones (Cross your Heart and Die, #3) by Diane L. Kowalyshyn
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsKeme didn't think his life could get worse until he's turned into a windigo––a creature with an insatiable appetite for human flesh. An attempt to end his life frees Arthur, the victim ensnared in Keme’s internal soul-cache. Arthur is propelled into dominance and Keme recedes into obscurity. Two souls inhabit one body and the turnabout causes abominable evil to reign supreme... -
![Mourning Grey: Part Three The Guardians Of The Temple Saga by Marie Montine]()
Mourning Grey: Part Three The Guardians Of The Temple Saga by Marie Montine
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsHaving reached the land belonging to the ancient Empians, Cassandra's visions become stronger just as does her powers. Being the prophised woman to end the last Empian, she is conflicted as she has also grown close Lharkin's family... -
![Key Of Light / Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts]()
Key Of Light / Morrigan's Cross by Nora Roberts
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn omnibus edition from the most celebrated women's fiction writer today, featuring KEY OF LIGHT and MORRIGAN'S... -
![The Summer of Falling in Love by Liz Davies]()
The Summer of Falling in Love by Liz Davies
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsA heartwarming romance for dog-lovers everywhere.The thought of having a dog hasn’t crossed Theo Martin’s mind. It’s not that he doesn’t like dogs – he does – but the idea has simply never occurred to him.It has occurred to his mother, though... -
![Te-Kill-Ya Sunrise by Patti Larsen]()
Te-Kill-Ya Sunrise by Patti Larsen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsTequila is a terrible way to go…The young woman who’d ordered the double shot margarita took it with wide eyes and a thumbs up as she sampled it through the straw, walking back toward her table in the sand on wobbling platform sandals unsuited to the footing... -
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![Imagine a Place by Sarah L. Thomson]()
Imagine a Place by Sarah L. Thomson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsIf you can imagine a place, you can go there. Imagine a place that makes you feel as free as a bird. Imagine a place where getting there is worth whatever it takes. Imagine a place that makes you feel like it's always been your destination. Imagine a place made out of pure imagination...Categorized as:
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![Summer Morning, Summer Night by Ray Bradbury]()
Summer Morning, Summer Night by Ray Bradbury
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsGreen Town, Illinois stands at the very heart of Ray Bradbury Country. A lovingly re-imagined version of the author's native Waukegan, it has served as the setting for such modern classics as Dandelion Wine, Something Wicked This Way Comes, and Farewell Summer...Categorized as:
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![Magic Alex and the Secret History of Rock and Roll by Harry F. MacDonald]()
Magic Alex and the Secret History of Rock and Roll by Harry F. MacDonald
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is the tale of Magic Alex, the man who was everywhere: with Leonard Cohen in Hydra; in Crete with Joni Mitchell; in a Paris bathroom when Jimmy Morrison went down; working as a roadie setting up the Beatles last rooftop gig; an assistant to John and Yoko when they had a bed-in at the Amsterdam Hilton; with the Stones when they were charged for pissing against a wall; the first to find and... -
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Body High by Jon Lindsey
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsSquirting across the sunburned landscape of Southern California, Body High is a journey marked by misplaced lust, mistaken fathers, lost semen, and the kidnapping of a sperm bank daughter, whose untainted kidneys may hold the key to redemption or, perhaps, the realization of its impossibility... -
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62: A Model Kit by Julio Cortázar
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAs one of the main characters, the intellectual Juan, puts it: to one person the City might appear as Paris, to another it might be where one goes upon getting out of bed in Barcelona; to another it might appear as a beer hall in Oslo... -
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Daisy's Vintage Cornish Camper Van by Ali McNamara
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to the gorgeous Cornish town of St Felix, where there's magic in the air... When Ana inherits a broken-down camper van from her best friend, she takes the chance for a quick trip to Cornwall - some sea air and fish and chips on the beach is just the tonic she needs. But St Felix has bigger plans for Ana...Categorized as:
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![Kate and Clara's Curious Cornish Craft Shop by Ali McNamara]()
Kate and Clara's Curious Cornish Craft Shop by Ali McNamara
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsWelcome to the glorious little Cornish town of St Felix - where romance and magic sparkle in the summer air'An enchanting escape to the seaside. Pure magic!' Heidi Swain'St Felix has stolen my heart yet again; a perfect, sparkling, summer read.' Cathy BramleyKate thinks all her wishes have come true when she opens her own little craft shop in the idyllic harbour town of St Felix... -
![Ce qui nous rend vivants by Emma Green]()
Ce qui nous rend vivants by Emma Green
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsIls ont tant de vies entre les mains… Et les leurs à sauver.Aux urgences de l’hôpital public de Chicago, Cléo commence son internat et y retrouve Carter Cruz, une vieille connaissance. Bien plus que ça, en réalité : son meilleur ami de la fac de médecine, mais aussi son plus sérieux rival et son plus grand regret... -
![Sailing Solo by Emily Harvale]()
Sailing Solo by Emily Harvale
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLove isn’t always plain sailing.Willa Daventry knows what she wants. She’s thirty-two, single and determined to make her singles sailing holidays a successful part of her family’s travel business.She doesn’t usually mix business with pleasure but the attentions of three handsome men under the blazing Greek sun are enough to turn any girl’s head... -
![The Stories of Bernard Malamud by Bernard Malamud]()
The Stories of Bernard Malamud by Bernard Malamud
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOffers stories about the American Jewish experience, interpersonal relationships, love, guilt, and...Categorized as:
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![Log of the S.S. The Mrs. Unguentine by Stanley Crawford, Ben Marcus]()
Log of the S.S. The Mrs. Unguentine by Stanley Crawford, Ben Marcus
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsForty years ago I first linked up with Unguentine and we made love on twin-hulled catamarans, sails a-billow, bless the seas . . .So begins the courtship of a certain Unguentine to the woman we know only as “Mrs. Unguentine,” the chronicler of their sad, fantastical tale. For forty years, they sail the seas together, alone on a giant land-covered barge of their own devising... -
![Stories in the Worst Way by Gary Lutz]()
Stories in the Worst Way by Gary Lutz
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsFiction. Short Stories. Originally released by Knopf in 1996, Lutz's rigorously innovative debut barely made a ripple in the mainstream publishing world. Meanwhile, however, the book attained a cult status, and its influence has grown tremendously in the years since its appearance, disappearance, and reappearance...Categorized as:
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Shine and Shimmer by Shari L. Tapscott
Rated: 4.10 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is a previously-published edition - ASIN: B01MXI6TBUAll her life, Riley's followed in her perfect sister's footsteps, but now that she's graduated high school, she's not sure who she really is. When she meets Zeke, a brooding artist who's the very definition of trouble, she decides to throw caution to the wind and set her sights on a guy no good girl would dare bring home to her parents... -
![A School for Fools by Sasha Sokolov]()
A School for Fools by Sasha Sokolov
Rated: 4.08 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsHailed by Nabokov as a masterpiece, Sokolov's first novel is set at a school for "disturbed" children outside Moscow... -
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O by Eka Kurniawan
Rated: 4.07 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTentang seekor monyet yang ingin menikah dengan Kaisar Dangdut... -
![The Little Flower Shop by the Sea by Ali McNamara]()
The Little Flower Shop by the Sea by Ali McNamara
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe blossom is out in the little Cornish harbour town of St Felix But Poppy Carmichael's spirits aren't lifted by the pretty West Country spring. Inheriting her grandmother's flower shop has forced her to return to Cornwall, a place that holds too many memories... -
![Курильщик by Mariam Petrosyan, Мариам Петросян]()
Курильщик by Mariam Petrosyan, Мариам Петросян
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsНа окраине города, среди стандартных новостроек, стоит Серый Дом, в котором живут Сфинкс, Слепой, Лорд, Табаки, Македонский, Черный и многие другие. Неизвестно, действительно ли Лорд происходит из благородного рода драконов, но вот Слепой действительно слеп, а Сфинкс - мудр. Табаки, конечно, не шакал, хотя и любит поживиться чужим добром... -
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Adventures in Immediate Irreality by Max Blecher
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsAdventures in Immediate Irreality, the masterwork of the Romanian writer Max Blecher, vividly paints the crises of "irreality" that plagued him in his youth: eerie and unsettling mirages wherein he would glimpse future events...Categorized as:
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![Królewna. Część 1 by Weronika Anna Marczak]()
Królewna. Część 1 by Weronika Anna Marczak
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsPo tym jak pijany kierowca śmiertelnie potrącił jej mamę i babcię, Hailie Monet odkrywa, że w Pensylwanii ma pięciu starszych braci, o których istnieniu nie miała pojęcia. Najstarszy z nich, Vincent zostaje jej prawnym opiekunem, a cała piątka przygarnia zrozpaczoną nastolatkę pod swój dach. Nowa rzeczywistość przygniata, a nowe rodzeństwo niezupełnie umie okazać wsparcie i pomoc... -
![Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night by Jón Kalman Stefánsson]()
Summer Light, and Then Comes the Night by Jón Kalman Stefánsson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsSometimes a distance from the world's tumult opens our hearts and our dreams. In a village of four hundred souls, the infinite light of an Icelandic summer makes its inhabitants want to explore, and the eternal night of winter lights up the magic of the stars... -
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![Firmado, Abril by Paula Ramos]()
Firmado, Abril by Paula Ramos
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 16 ratings¿Si os tengo que decir algo de la vida?Algo tan sencillo como que hay que vivirla. Y eso significa cometer locuras, saber disfrutar de las buenas decisiones, pero también aceptar las equivocaciones.No te quedes con el primer novio, suelen salir rana. Tampoco dejes de hacer cosas por miedo, al contrario, lánzate a por ello... -
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Swimming for Beginners by Nicola Gill
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratings'The perfect mix of funny, poignant and heartwarming.' - Good Housekeeping'Warm, witty but also heart-wrenching read' - Red Magazine'Touching and witty. I adored Loretta and her relationship with Phoebe' - Lisa Snowdon. 'This heart-warming and creative contemporary fiction is a story of unexpected self-discovery.' - Woman's Weekly'Full of heart and depth... -
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The Threads of the Heart by Carole Martinez
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsThey say Frasquita knows magic, that she is a healer with occult powers, that perhaps she is a sorcerer. She does indeed possess a remarkable gift, one that has been passed down to the women in her family for generations... -
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Rubicon Beach by Steve Erickson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsA prisoner with a haunted past is released into ravaged Los Angeles, where he pursues an elusive girl to the shores or Rubicon Beach and faces his lost destiny. In his second novel, Steve Erickson creates a decaying world filled with leftover passions and poetic vision that established him as one of the most original and evocative American writers of his generation... -
![Darling Girl: A Novel of Peter Pan by Liz Michalski]()
Darling Girl: A Novel of Peter Pan by Liz Michalski
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsIn this beautiful, grounded, and darkly magical modern-day reimagining of J. M. Barrie's classic, to save her daughter's life one woman must take on the infamous Peter Pan--who is not the innocent adventurer the fairy tales make him out to be . . . Life is looking up for Holly Darling, granddaughter of Wendy--yes, that Wendy...Categorized as:
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![Hold on for Beer Life by Ellie Alexander]()
Hold on for Beer Life by Ellie Alexander
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 9 ratingsAmateur sleuth and brewer Sloan Krause returns in Hold on for Beer Life, a new cozy mystery novella from author Ellie Alexander. Includes recipes!Spring has given way to early summer in the Bavarian village of Leavenworth, Washington, where Sloan Krause and her brewing partner in crime, Garrett Strong, are taking off for a weekend adventure... -
![Cuando seamos sueños de papel by Pol Ibáñez]()
Cuando seamos sueños de papel by Pol Ibáñez
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsEl libro más romántico de Pol Ibáñez, el autor que arrasa en redes.¿Y si el amor de tu vida está más cerca de lo que crees?Kei está desesperado. Se ha comprometido a trabajar en una parada de Sant Jordi con su madre. Odia los libros; para él solo son un montón de hojas de papel sin ningún sentido.Aidé sigue creyendo en aquellos sueños de papel de los que le habló su abuela... -
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May We Shed These Human Bodies by Amber Sparks
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratings***Best Small Press Debut of 2012 -- The Atlantic Wire***May We Shed These Human Bodies peers through vast spaces and skies with the world's most powerful telescope to find humanity: wild and bright and hard as diamonds...Categorized as:
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![De Los Amores Negados by Ángela Becerra]()
De Los Amores Negados by Ángela Becerra
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsCombining humor, sensuality, eroticism, brilliant literary language, and a feminine point of view, this love story explores the depth of human feelings. Fiamma, a prestigious psychologist who spends her days working with hundreds of women, each with complex problems, doesn't know how to listen to herself... -
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The Baudelaire Fractal by Lisa Robertson
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsOne morning, the poet Hazel Brown wakes up in a strange hotel room to find that she's written the complete works of Charles Baudelaire. Surprising as this may be, it's no more surprising to Brown than the impossible journey she's taken to become the writer that she is...Categorized as:
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![Talitha Running Horse by Antje Babendererde]()
Talitha Running Horse by Antje Babendererde
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsVon der Website des Autors:Die dreizehnjährige Tally, eine Lakota Halbblutindianerin, liebt Pferde über alles. Aber ihr Vater, mit dem sie im Reservat lebt, ist zu arm, um sich Pferde zu halten. Als in die Nachbarschaft ihrer Tante Charlene eine Familie zieht, die Appaloosas züchtet, lernt Tally endlich reiten...Categorized as:
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![Craks in a Marriage by Barbara Barrett]()
Craks in a Marriage by Barbara Barrett
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWhen Sydney Bonner overhears a fellow mah jongg player arguing on the phone with her husband, she realizes the couple’s “perfect marriage” isn’t all it appears to be. A few days later, the husband is found dead, his head bashed in. Fearing she’ll be considered the most likely suspect, the widow prevails upon Sydney and her three friends—Marianne, Kat and Micki—to find out who really killed him... -
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The Weight of a Thousand Oceans by Jillian Webster
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsIn a world where cities sprawl like half-submerged skeletons, Maia has spent her entire life hidden within the mountains of New Zealand. Her only companions being her ailing grandfather and a nomadic dog named Huck, Maia resents being alone...Categorized as:
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Before We Say Goodbye by Michelle Pennington
Rated: 4.00 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsMy first kiss has always belonged to him. I've always shared everything with my best friend—except my biggest secret.She doesn't know I have a crush on her big brother.There's a really good reason I've never told her. She hates all the girls who throw themselves at Tate. The last thing I want is for her to start hating me too... -
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The Shell Collector by Anthony Doerr
Rated: 4.01 of 5 stars · 36 ratingsA blind man spends his days roaming the beaches of Kenya collecting shells, classifying them by feeling their whorls, spines and folds in his fingers. A young woman discovers that she can explore the inner world of an animal’s mind by touching its freshly dead body...Categorized as:
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Sisterhood by Cathy Kelly
Rated: 4.06 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAs the waves crash on to a wild Atlantic beach, Lou is at a crossroads. For the first time ever, just giving up seems like an option. In just one night, at her own 50th birthday, her world has imploded. Her mother has kept a secret hidden all her life. And it changes everything. Before Lou can take another step, she needs to get to the bottom of the shocking truth that alters who she really is...
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