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The Half Moon

The Half Moon
  • Author(s): Mary Beth Keane
  • Location(s): New York State
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): contemporary

There are two sides to every story – and every marriage in crisis . . . Malcolm, bartender at the Half Moon, has always dreamed of owning a bar, and when his boss finally retires, he seizes his chance....

The Harvey Girl

The Harvey Girl
  • Author(s): Dana Stabenow
  • Location(s): United States (USA)
  • Genre(s): Historical, Fiction
  • Era(s): 1890

Set in the New Mexico Territories, Mississippi, Chicago WELCOME TO THE GILDED AGE. WHERE NOT EVERYTHING GLITTERS. 1890. The New Mexico Territory is a lawless frontier where criminals steal money and land alike with impunity. Everyone wears a six-gun...

The Hazards Of Good Fortune

The Hazards Of Good Fortune
  • Author(s): Seth Greenland
  • Location(s): New York City (NYC)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 2012

Jay Gladstone was born to privilege. He is a civic leader and a generous philanthropist, as well as the owner of an NBA team. But in today’s New York, even a wealthy man’s life can spin out of control,...

The History of Bees

The History of Bees
  • Author(s): Maja Lunde
  • Location(s): England, China, United States (USA)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1851 to 2098

England, 1851. William is a biologist and seed merchant, who sets out to build a new type of beehive—one that will give both him and his children honour and fame. United States, 2007. George is a beekeeper and fights...

The Homecoming of Samuel Lake

The Homecoming of Samuel Lake
  • Author(s): Jenny Wingfield
  • Location(s): Arkansas
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1950s

A bewitching debut novel in the vein of the much-loved classic Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistlestop Café. It’s 1956 and Samuel Lake, a handsome preacher, is voted out of his ministry by yet another congregation, disappointed by his...

The Hotel New Hampshire

The Hotel New Hampshire
  • Author(s): John Irving
  • Location(s): Maine, New Hampshire, Vienna
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 20th Century

‘The first of my father’s illusions was that bears could survive the life lived by human beings, and the second was that human beings could survive a life led in hotels.’ So says John Berry, son of a hapless...

The House On Rockaway Beach

The House On Rockaway Beach
  • Author(s): Emma Burstall
  • Location(s): Long Island
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Contemporary

A gripping tale of family secrets, sibling rivalry and summer romance, set against the backdrop of New York’s sizzling urban beach. Sisters Sophie and Celia haven’t been on speaking terms for years. So it’s a huge shock when they...

The House on Sunset Lake

The House on Sunset Lake
  • Author(s): Tasmina Perry
  • Location(s): Savannah
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): Modern looking back

Casa D’Or, the mysterious plantation house on Sunset Lake, has been in the Wyatt family for over fifty years. Jennifer Wyatt returns there from university full of hope, as summer by the lake stretches ahead of her. Yet by...

the Improper Life of Bezellia Grove

the Improper Life of Bezellia Grove
  • Author(s): Susan Gregg Gilmore
  • Location(s): Nashville, Tennessee
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1950s, 1960s

Nobody in Nashville has a bigger name to live up to than Bezellia Grove. As a Grove, she belongs to one of city’s most prominent families and is expected to embrace her position in high society. That means speaking...

The Interestings

The Interestings
  • Author(s): Meg Wolitzer
  • Location(s): United States (USA)
  • Genre(s): Fiction
  • Era(s): 1970s onwards

‘Every summer we sit like this. We should call ourselves something.’ Ash Wolf said. ‘Why?’ said Goodman, her older brother. ‘So the whole world can know just how unbelievably interesting we are?’ On a warm July night in 1974...

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