Henry became famous starring in The Grange, a television drama beloved by mothers and wives, and whose fans speak about the characters as though they were real people . . . yet Henry dreams of escaping the small screen. An audition for...
Psychological fiction
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Author:Foulds, AdamSummary: - Author:Hospital, Janette TurnerSummary:
Haunted by the memory of the hijacked Paris-New York flight on which his mother was killed when he was a teenager, Lowell has been receiving calls from a stranger obsessed with learning the whole truth about Air France 64 badgering him...
- Author:Beevis, KeriSummary:
As the only survivor of a horrific car crash, Lila Amberson believes she is on the road to recovery after she is released from the hospital. Her memories of the accident are blurred though and a series of unsettling incidents leave her...
- Author:Kelly, SandraSummary:
Patsy Keane survived her childhood, and some days that's all that matters. As the child of an alcoholic mother, Patsy is not prone to nostalgia. She lives in a world of her own creation, where Beverly Keane's maternal shortcomings are...
- Author:Willett, MarciaSummary:
Roly Carradine has found refuge in Cornwall, in the mellow stone house of his childhood. A broken marriage made Roly remove himself from his busy London life, and here in Cornwall he welcomes Kate, also seeking refuge from the grief of...
- Author:Marquis, SergeSummary:
«Maman, c’est quoi l’ego? Ce genre de question me mettait hors de moi à l’époque où l’ambition me tenait lieu de cœur. Mais un jour, il y a eu ce séisme dans mon crâne. Après, je n’ai plus jamais été la même.» Passionnée par le cancer...
- Author:Swanson, PeterSummary:
Bookseller and mystery aficionado Malcolm Kershaw compiled a list of the genre's most unsolvable murders. But no one is more surprised than Mal, now the owner of the Old Devils Bookshop in Boston, when an FBI agent comes looking for...
- Author:Batuman, ElifSummary:
From the acclaimed and bestselling author of The Idiot, the continuation of beloved protagonist Selin's quest for self-knowledge, as she travels abroad and tests the limits of her newfound adulthood Selin is the luckiest person in...
- Author:Honeyman, GailSummary:
Meet Eleanor Oliphant: she struggles with appropriate social skills and tends to say exactly what she's thinking. That, combined with her unusual appearance (scarred cheek, tendency to wear the same clothes year in, year out),...
- Author:McCann, Timmothy B.Summary:
Joi Weston was once a popular television actress. Now she feels forgotten as offers of acting jobs disappear, and her husband immerses himself in a political career. Young writer Michael Brockmeir wonders if he will ever emerge from the...
- Author:Dimaline, CherieSummary:
Broken-hearted Joan has been searching for her husband, Victor, for almost a year--ever since he went missing on the night they had their first serious argument. One hung-over morning in a Walmart parking lot in a little town near...
- Author:McEwan, IanSummary:
After a chance meeting, Jed Perry begins to stalk author Joe Rose. Driven by religious zeal and misdirected love, the strange young man will slowly unravel each strand of Joe's life.
- Author:Cole, TejuSummary:
Every Day is for the Thief is an account of a Nigerian in the diaspora who returns home after many years abroad. The book gains its strength as much from its subject matter (contemporary Lagosian life as experienced by a visiting former...
- Author:Swanson, PeterSummary:
Abigail Baskin's dream honeymoon becomes a nightmare when a man with whom she had a regrettable one-night stand shows up, and Abigail's future life and happiness are turned upside down.
- Author:Roth, PhilipSummary:
After 11 years of isolation in his New England mountain refuge, Zuckerman returns to New York City and makes three important connections that threaten his carefully protected sense of isolation.
- Author:Clarke, BrockSummary:
Clarke introduces nine-year-old Miller, who becomes convinced that his father--who left without explanation--must have run away to join the military, and is now lying comatose in a VA hospital. Thinking a visit from his father's...
- Author:Long, David RyanSummary:
Ian Merchant is a best-selling horror writer with two problems-a wicked case of writer's block, and a stalker who haunts him. When he experiences a profound spiritual encounter, Ian emerges a new man. But how can he atone for the sins...
- Author:Eiríksdóttir, KristínSummary:
Au cours d'un festival, Villa présente son premier long-métrage, consacré à Dimitri, un chasseur de baleines au passé mouvementé. Le film soulève un nombre important de questions éthiques, tant sur cette activité...
- Author:Bernstein, SarahSummary:
Une femme s'installe dans un pays nordique, d'où ses ancêtres ont été chassés, afin de s'occuper de son frère récemment divorcé et de sa maison. Autour de ce vaste manoir, la campagne est le théâtre d'...
- Author:Britt, FannySummary:
Dans ce roman choral sur la dislocation progressive d'un couple, Fanny Britt creuse sans merci la question de nos privilèges. On y rencontre Adam et Marion, dont la vie auréolée de succès sera mêlée à celle de Celia, qui a...
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