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Sherry has struggled all her life to understand who she is, where she comes from, and, most importantly, why her mother slapped her cheek one summer afternoon.

This prequel to Once a Runner is the story of a world-class athlete growing up in the 1950s and '60s on Florida's Gold Coast.

Edith is a widowed landlady who rents apartments in her Brooklyn brownstone to an unlikely collection of humans, all crippled in various ways-in spirit, in mind, in body, in heart.

Sienna Murphy has finally landed her dream job. It's everything she's ever wanted, or so she thought.

He was born an outsider and lives in the shadows with his aunt Libby and uncle Darren, folk who make their way in a society that does not understand or want them.

Outed by her best friend in front of the whole neighborhood, Niya is trying to come to terms with being a lesbian.

THE #1 FRENCH BESTSELLER "Stunning and heart-gripping."--André Aciman, author of Call Me By Your Name The award-winning, bestselling French novel by Philippe Besson--"the French Brokeback Mountain

An arresting coming of age, an exploration of gender, a modern folktale, a powerful portrait of a family--Katya Kazbek breaks out as a new voice to watch.

William Golding's classic novel of primitive savagery and survival is one of the most vividly realized and reviting works in modern fiction.

[This is the story of] Edie Murphy, an indomitable and engaging heroine who leaves Newfoundland on the cusp of womanhood.

Daisy's job is to be as unobtrusive as possible.

In late 2008, as the world's economy crumbles and Barack Obama ascends to the White House, the remarkably unremarkable Milton Ontario - not to be confused with Milton, Ontario - leaves his par

Imogene Tubbs has never met her father, and raised by her grandmother, she only sees her mother sporadically.

At twenty-five, kindergarten teacher Priya must accept the loss of her parents in a plane crash. Her grief plunges her into an eating disorder.

The Western Light, the prequel to the international bestselling The Wives of Bath, is Susan Swan's long-awaited return to the life of the beloved narrator Mary "Mouse" Bradford.