A beautifully rendered family drama set in Dover, England, between the 1940s and the present day, The Last Wave follows the life of Martha, a woman who has swum the English Channel ten times, and the complex relationships she has with...
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Author:Loesch, KristenSummary:EDGAR AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL A haunting, epic novel about betrayal, revenge, and redemption that follows three generations of Russian women, from the 1917 revolution to the last days of the Soviet Union, and the enduring...
- Author:Winstead, AshleySummary:
Eight years ago, Shay Evans and her friend escaped a cult. Now, as she searches for answers to her friend's death, Shay is consumed by her obsession to uncover the truth, and by darker desires newly reawakened.
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Present day: Emma Lovett, who has dedicated her career to breathing new life into long-neglected gardens, has just been given the opportunity of a lifetime: to restore the gardens of the famed Highbury House estate, designed in 1907 by...
- Author:Saab, GabriellaSummary:
A PopSugar Best Book of the Year! Readers of Heather Morris's The Tattooist of Auschwitz and watchers of The Queen's Gambit won't want to miss this amazing debut set during World War II. A young Polish resistance worker,...
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Author:LeBlanc, Perrine, Lederhendler, LazerSummary:The latest from Governor General’s Literary Award winner Perrine Leblanc is a mesmerizing story about the disappearance of three young women and a deeply disturbing portrait of a small town gone bad.In between the mountains and the sea...
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Author:Foster, NormSummary:The day after their friend Cathy’s funeral, Margot, Tate, and Connie gather for a round of golf in honour of their recently departed fourth. There, they are joined by another woman, an old friend of Cathy’s they’d never met. Over the...
- Author:Irving, DionneSummary:
The Islands follows the lives of Jamaican women--immigrants or the descendants of immigrants--who have relocated all over the world to escape the ghosts of colonialism. Set in the United States, Jamaica, and Europe, these international...
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Author:Esping-Andersen, GøstaSummary:Our future depends very much on how we respond to three great challenges of the new century, all of which threaten to increase social inequality: first, how we adapt institutions to the new role of women; second, how we prepare our...
- Author:HAMLIN, CatherineSummary:
Catherine and Reg Hamlin left Australia in 1959 on a short contract to establish a midwifery school in Ethiopia. Over 40 years later, Catherine is still there, running one of the most outstanding medical programs in the world.
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Author:Saʻdāwī, NawālSummary:A classic of modern Arab writing, Nawal El Saadawi’s shocking account of female oppression in the Muslim world is as powerful today as it was when it was first published. El Saadawi’s experiences working as a doctor in Egyptian villages...
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From Adriana Trigiani, "a master of visual and palpable detail" (The Washington Post Matelda, the Cabrelli family's matriarch, has always been brusque and opinionated. Now, as she faces the end of her life, she is...
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Author:Whitson, AudreySummary:At the heart of every story in Audrey Whitson’s collection is a character seeking personal purpose amongst the deep mysteries of self, and a wholeness amid the fractious nature of life. Whitson’s evocative narration guides us...
- Author:Burdick, SerenaSummary:
Not far from Luella and Effie Tildon's large family mansion looms the House of Mercy, a workhouse for wayward girls. When the sisters accidentally learn a secret about their father, the brazen older sister, Luella, becomes...
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Author:Siddons, Anne RiversSummary:Every August, four women would gather to spend a week at the beach, renting a new house each year. But when one of the girls dies tragically, their vacations are brought to a halt. Years later, a new marriage reunites them and they...
- Author:Daré, Abi.Summary:
AN INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A READ WITH JENNA TODAY SHOW BOOK CLUB PICK! "Brave, fresh ... unforgettable." - The New York Times Book Review "A celebration of girls who dare to dream."-Imbolo Mbue,...
- Author:Henry, ChristinaSummary:
From the national bestselling author of Alice comes a postapocalyptic take on the perennial classic "Little Red Riding Hood" ... about a woman who isn't as defenseless as she seems. It's not safe for anyone alone in...
- Author:Leith, LindaSummary:
Vivid stories from a Canadian literary icon, who shares a life spread across continents and immersed in books. It’s the life that many dream of: education in some of Europe’s most beautiful cities before becoming a novelist, essayist,...
- Author:Friddle, MindySummary:
Cutter is determind to sabotage the sale of her family's dilapidated ancestral home. Her sister Ginny (in the midst of an affair with a professor) doesn't seem to care either way. When the professor's reclusive wife gathers up the...
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