Ozick crafts a retelling of Henry James' The ambassadors--using its plot, yet infusing the novel with an all new place, time, and meaning. It's 1952, and middle-aged Bea Nightingale reluctantly...
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Author: Ozick, CynthiaSummary:Genre: General fiction -
Author: Ohlin, AlixSummary:
A therapist named Grace attempts to help a man recover from his failed suicide attempt. Meanwhile, Grace's teen patient Annie runs away from home to reinvent herself in New York, and Grace's ex-...
Genre: Psychological fiction -
Author: Farrant, M. A. C.Summary:
Broken into three sections, Farrant's work is a fusion of fragmented prose, probing questions and caustic satire. The result is both a meditation on absence and a commentary on the human penchant...
Genre: Canadian fiction, Short stories -
Author: Bird, SarahSummary:
Set on the island of Okinawa today and during World War II, this deeply moving and evocative novel tells the entwined stories of two teenage girls-an American and an Okinawan-whose lives are...
Genre: War fiction, Epic fiction -
Author: Le Guin, Ursula K.Summary:
Volume 1 of Ursula K. Le Guin's best short stories explores her earthbound stories which range around the world from small town Oregon to middle Europe in the middle of revolution to summer camp...
Genre: Fantasy fiction, Science fiction, Short stories