THE BREAD OF ANGELS

A romantic memoir of a young woman's year in Damascus, where she studied the Muslim Jesus, fled to an ancient desert monastery to heal her past, and unexpectedly found herself in love with a French novice monk.

THE POWER OF HALF

Warm, funny, and deeply moving, The Power of Half is the story of how one family grew closer as they discovered that half could be so much more.

THE MAN FROM SAIGON

An enthralling and beautiful new novel about love and allegiance during the Vietnam War, from the author of Daniel Isn't Talking and Dying Young.

THE SPARE ROOM

In her first novel in fifteen years, Helen Garner writes about the joys and limits of female friendship under the transforming pressure of illness.

EVERY LAST CUCKOO

In the tradition of Jane Smiley and Sue Miller, Kate Maloy has crafted a wise and gratifying novel about a woman who gracefully accepts a surprising new role just when she thinks her best years are behind her.

O, JULIET

"One of the queens of historical fiction" offers a new take on the mesmerizing young woman and poetess who inspired Shakespeare's most famous female character.

THE HUNGRY SEASON

From the author of Two Rivers comes a beautifully told story of hope, family, and hunger—for food, sex, love and success—and for a way back to wholeness when a part of oneself has been lost forever.