1011 Results in the "Literary Fiction" category


    • All the Light We Cannot See Cover
      by testsuphomeAdmin All the Light We Can­not See is a beau­ti­ful­ly writ­ten his­tor­i­cal nov­el that tells the par­al­lel sto­ries of Marie-Lau­re, a blind French girl, and Wern­er, a Ger­man orphan and gift­ed radio tech­ni­cian, whose paths con­verge dur­ing World War II in the occu­pied French town of Saint-Malo. Marie-Lau­re flees Paris with her father as the Nazis invade, car­ry­ing a mys­te­ri­ous and poten­tial­ly cursed dia­mond from…
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      All Fours

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      by testsuphomeAdmin Miran­da July’s 2024 nov­el All Fours fol­lows a 45-year-old semi-famous artist who dis­rupts her sta­ble Los Ange­les life with her hus­band and child by impul­sive­ly announc­ing a cross-coun­try road trip. The jour­ney becomes a cat­a­lyst for self-dis­cov­ery as she grap­ples with midlife crises, sex­u­al awak­en­ing, and per­i­menopause, cul­mi­nat­ing in an unex­pect­ed affair. Blend­ing humor and poignan­cy, the nov­el explores themes of desire, iden­ti­ty, and…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Anna Fitzger­ald is an 11-year-old girl who was ​genet­i­cal­ly engi­neered​ to be a per­fect med­ical match for her old­er sis­ter, Kate, who suf­fers from leukemia. After years of donat­ing blood, bone mar­row, and organs to keep Kate alive, Anna hires a lawyer to sue her par­ents for ​med­ical eman­ci­pa­tion—the right to con­trol her own body. The law­suit forces the fam­i­ly to con­front painful truths…
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      Ghostroots

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      by testsuphomeAdmin “Ghost­roots” by ‘Pemi Agu­da is a debut short sto­ry col­lec­tion set in Lagos, Nige­ria, blend­ing the mun­dane with the super­nat­ur­al. The twelve sto­ries explore themes of inher­i­tance, mater­nal lin­eage, and haunt­ing lega­cies, often focus­ing on women grap­pling with famil­ial and soci­etal bur­dens. Aguda’s prose weaves unset­tling yet deeply human nar­ra­tives, where every­day life inter­sects with spec­tral pres­ences. Notable sto­ries include “Breast­milk,” which delves into…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin Small Great Things by ​Jodi Picoult​ (2016) is a grip­ping nov­el that explores ​racism, priv­i­lege, and jus­tice​ in mod­ern Amer­i­ca. The sto­ry fol­lows ​Ruth Jef­fer­son, an expe­ri­enced Black labor and deliv­ery nurse, who is for­bid­den from car­ing for a new­born after the white suprema­cist par­ents request “no African Amer­i­can staff.” When the baby goes into car­diac arrest and Ruth hes­i­tates to inter­vene, she is charged…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin **Kel­ly Link’s debut nov­el, The Book of Love, is a genre-defy­ing blend of fan­ta­sy, com­ing-of-age nar­ra­tive, and explo­ration of love in its many forms. Set in the pecu­liar sea­side town of Lovesend, Mass­a­chu­setts, the sto­ry fol­lows three teenagers—Laura, Daniel, and Mo—who return from the dead under mys­te­ri­ous cir­cum­stances. Guid­ed by their enig­mat­ic music teacher, Mr. Anabin, and a super­nat­ur­al enti­ty named Bogomil, they must…
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      Mad Honey

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      by testsuphomeAdmin Mad Hon­ey (2022) by ​Jodi Picoult​ and ​Jen­nifer Finney Boy­lan​ is a ​mul­ti-lay­ered nov­el​ blend­ing ​mys­tery, court­room dra­ma, and LGBTQ+ themes. The sto­ry fol­lows ​Olivia McAfee, a bee­keep­er and sin­gle moth­er, whose son ​Ash­er​ stands accused of mur­der­ing his girl­friend, ​Lily Cam­pan­el­lo. As the tri­al unfolds, secrets about Lily’s trans­gen­der iden­ti­ty and Asher’s volatile behav­ior emerge, forc­ing Olivia to con­front her past—including her own escape…
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      1984

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      by testsuphomeAdmin 1984 is a dystopi­an nov­el pub­lished in 1949 by British author George Orwell. Set in a total­i­tar­i­an super­state called Ocea­nia, the nov­el explores a world where every aspect of life is con­trolled by an oppres­sive gov­ern­ment led by Big Broth­er. The regime uses con­stant sur­veil­lance, pro­pa­gan­da, and mind con­trol to main­tain pow­er and elim­i­nate indi­vid­ual free­dom. The sto­ry fol­lows Win­ston Smith, a work­er at…
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      Leaving Time

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      by testsuphomeAdmin Leav­ing Time (2014) by ​Jodi Picoult​ is a ​mys­tery-dri­ven dra­ma​ blend­ing ​grief, mem­o­ry, and the super­nat­ur­al. The sto­ry fol­lows ​13-year-old Jen­na Met­calf, who has spent a decade search­ing for her miss­ing moth­er, ​Alice, a sci­en­tist study­ing ele­phant grief. After her mother’s mys­te­ri­ous dis­ap­pear­ance from an ele­phant sanctuary—following a trag­ic acci­dent involv­ing an ele­phant and Jenna’s father—Jenna hires ​a dis­graced psy­chic​ and ​a retired detec­tive​ to…
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      by testsuphomeAdmin The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse by Charlie Mackesy is a heartwarming, illustrated book about friendship, kindness, and self-discovery, offering simple yet profound life lessons for readers of all ages.
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