Nine people get trapped in the basement of an Indian consulate after an earthquake hits their American city. Emotions run high as the building begins to flood and the chance of survival dwindles....
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Author: Divakaruni, Chitra BanerjeeSummary:Genre: Psychological fiction -
Author: Parrish, ChristaSummary:
After Deputy Ben Patil finds an abandoned newborn in rural South Dakota, he and his wife Abbi seem the perfect foster parents. But the infant's arrival opens old wounds for Abbi and reveals how...
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Author: Theroux, PaulSummary:
Theroux's novel unfolds around Jerry Delfont, a travel writer living in Calcutta and suffering from writer's block. But when Jerry receives a letter from a wealthy fan requesting help, he soon...
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Author: Rizvi, Ali A.Summary:In much of the Muslim world, religion is the central foundation upon which family, community, morality, and identity are built. The inextricable embedment of religion in Muslim culture has forced...
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Author: MacLean, DavidSummary:In 2002 David MacLean woke up in India with no memory. Taken to a mental hospital, he began to hallucinate--a result of his malarial medication. Upon his return to the States, he struggled to...
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Author: Houck, ColleenSummary:Tiger's Dream is the conclusion to the epic Tiger's Curse fantasy romance series.
Genre: Fantasy fiction, Romance fiction -
Author: Lövestam, SaraSummary:When a six-year-old girl disappears and calling the police isn't an option, her desperate mother, Pernilla, turns to an unlikely source for help. She finds a cryptic ad online for a private...
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Author: Schneider, JosephSummary:A body so badly burned that it could be mistaken for a movie prop...except for the smell. That's not something the LAPD finds lying on the street every day. And when Detective Tully Jarsdel is...
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This anthology presents forty narratives, both nonfiction and fiction, that together capture the impact and complexity of Alzheimer's and other dementias on patients as well as their...
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Author: Neuvel, SylvainSummary:
Award-winning author Sylvain Neuvel explores an immigration dystopia in The Test Britain, the not-too-distant future. Idir is sitting the British Citizenship Test. He wants his family to belong....
Genre: Science fiction, Dystopian fiction -
Author: Arudpragasam, AnukSummary:
SHORTLISTED FOR THE BOOKER PRIZE - A young man journeys into Sri Lanka’s war-torn north in this searing novel of longing, loss, and the legacy of war from the author of The Story of a Brief...
Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: Naipaul, V. S.Summary:Two English people take a road trip from an unnamed African capitol to their enclave. The further they travel, the more they cross the line separating privileged outsiders from horrified victims...
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Author: Malerman, Josh, Campbell, RamseySummary:
Dark Stars, edited by John F.D. Taff, is a tribute to horror's longstanding short fiction legacy, featuring 12 terrifying original stories from today's most noteworthy authors, with an...
Genre: Horror fiction, Short stories -
Author: Bhathena, TanazSummary:
The true king waits ... With King Lohar dead and a usurper queen in power, Gul and Cavas face a new tyrannical government that is bent on killing them both. Their roles in King Lohar's death...
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Author: Bhathena, TanazSummary:Exploring identity, class struggles, and high-stakes romance, Tanaz Bhathena's Hunted by the Sky is a gripping adventure set in a world inspired by medieval India.Gul has spent her life running....