From
an award-winning “savvy storyteller” (Entertainment Weekly) comes a page-turning,
zeitgeist-capturing novel of a young couple who turn to drug trafficking
to make it through the recession.
James
and Kate are golden children of the late twentieth century, flush with
opportunity. But an economic downturn and an unexpected pregnancy send
them searching for a way to make do.
A
winter in the mountains of California’s Siskiyou County introduces a
tempting opportunity. A friend grows prime-grade marijuana; if James
transports just one load from Cali to Florida,
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Growing up in hardscrabble Kentucky in the 1920s, with their mother dead and their stepfather an ever-present threat, Bertie Fischer and her older sister Mabel have no one but each other—with perhaps a sweetheart for Bertie waiting in the wings. But on the day that Bertie receives her eighth-grade diploma, good intentions go terribly wrong. A choice made in desperate haste sets off a chain of misunderstandings that will divide the sisters and reverberate through three generations of women.
What happens when nothing turns out as you planned? From the Depression through World War II and Vietnam, and smaller events both tragic and joyful,
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It’s never wise
to blackmail a highwayman…
Lady Corinne, rebellious daughter of the duke
of Banfield, refuses to marry Lord Freddie Sherwin.
Yes, he’s the catch of the Season and the man her father
chose for her. He’s also the most despicable male of her acquaintance.
With her wedding only weeks away, she flees and finds herself a prisoner
of the notorious Thorn!
Who says the devil isn’t a woman?
The rich and powerful tremble at the highwayman’s
name, while England’s villagers rejoice in his bold exploits.
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The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo.
A young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver’s enigmatic suggestion and begins to notice puzzling discrepancies in the world around her. She has entered, she realizes, a parallel existence, which she calls 1Q84 —”Q is for ‘question mark.’ A world that bears a question.” Meanwhile, an aspiring writer named Tengo takes on a suspect ghostwriting project. He becomes so wrapped up with the work and its unusual author that, soon, his previously placid life begins to come unraveled.
As Aomame’s and Tengo’s narratives converge over the course of this single year,
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After breaking off her engagement, thirty-something writing professor
Andi Cutrone abandons New England for her native Long Island to focus on
her career and start over. When she meets Devin at a cocktail party,
the sight of an honest-to-goodness male escort shocks her—and fascinates
her more than a little. Months later, Andi impulsively calls Devin.
Over cheesecake in Brooklyn, she offers him a proposition: he will teach
her how to be a better lover, and in return, she will give him writing
lessons. He agrees, and together they embark upon an intense partnership
that proves to be as instructive as it is arousing.
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A PORTION OF THE PROCEEDS FROM THIS BOOK WILL GO TO JAPAN DISASTER RELIEF
A major literary sensation is back with a quietly stunning tour de force about the redemptive power of love.
While The Lake shows off many of the features that have made Banana Yoshimoto famous—a cast of vivid and quirky characters, simple yet nuanced prose, a tight plot with an upbeat pace—it’s also one of the most darkly mysterious books she’s ever written.
It tells the tale of a young woman who moves to Tokyo after the death of her mother,
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