Growing up, David Almerin Ames and his brothers believed the wild patch of Maine where they lived along the Penobscot River belonged to them. The river shared its name with the people of the...
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Author: Brown, GregorySummary:Genre: Historical fiction
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Author: Fracassi, PhilipSummary:
Turn of the century, in a remote valley in Pennsylvania. Here, under the watchful eyes of several priests, thirty boys work, learn, and worship. Peter Barlow, orphaned as a child by a gruesome...
Genre: Horror fiction, Paranormal fiction -
Author: Koontz, Dean R.Summary:
Odd Thomas confronts deadly adversaries in a decaying Hollywood estate.
Genre: Psychological fiction -
Author: Johnson, Julia ClaiborneSummary:
It's 1938 and women seeking a quick split from their husbands head to Reno, Nevada. There's one catch: they have to wait six-weeks to become "residents." Many of these soon-to-...
Genre: Historical fiction, Humorous fiction -
Author: Cook, Thomas H.Summary:
A floundering middle-aged historian reluctantly sits down with the woman he suspects was responsible for his father's murder decades before. As they drink, they open up about this seminal event...
Genre: Psychological fiction -
Author: Haslett, AdamSummary:
Banker Doug Fanning begins building a massive mansion on land formerly owned by retired teacher Charlotte Graves' grandfather. The land was once donated to the local town, and now Charlotte is...
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Author: Doig, IvanSummary:
Tom Harry and his son Rusty live alone and run a bar in a small Montana town in the early 1960s. Their lives are upended when a woman from Tom's past and her beatnik daughter breeze into town.
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Author: Udall, BradySummary:
This novel tells of Golden Richards, a man who, despite having four wives and 28 children, hasn't quite found fulfillment in life. And even after he falls in love again and takes a mistress, life...
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Author: Spragg, MarkSummary:
Spragg weaves the tale of Ishawooa, Wyoming, a city marred by the realities of modern life. Sheriff Crane Carlson is having enough trouble with his pot-addled and alcoholic wife when he finds a...
Genre: Domestic fiction -
Author: Portis, CharlesSummary:
Ray Midge is on the trail of his wife Norma, who's headed for Mexico with her ex-husband. On the way Ray meets the eccentric Dr. Reo Symes, a man with more get-rich-quick schemes than common sense...
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Author: Portis, CharlesSummary:
The picaresque adventures of a folk singer named Norwood Pratt on a cross-country trip from Texas to Manhattan in the 1960s.
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Author: Steinbeck, JohnSummary:
Steinbeck's novel features Ethan Allen Hawley, formerly of the New England aristocracy but now a humble grocery clerk. Inspiring little but resentment in his wife and daughters, Ethan nevertheless...
Genre: Classic fiction, Domestic fiction -
Author: Berger, ThomasSummary:
The story of Jack Crabbe, raised by both a white man and a Cheyenne chief. As a Cheyenne, Jack ate dog, had four wives and saw his people butchered by General Custer's soldiers. As a white man, he...
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Author: Barker, J. D.Summary:
A haunting tale of suspense, rendered with the masterful skill only Barker could muster. After the loss of his parents, young Jack Thatch first met Stella as a child--this cryptic little girl of...
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Author: Koontz, Dean R.Summary:
Haunted by dreams of a powerful red tide, Odd Thomas, accompanied by two otherworldly sidekicks--his dog Boo and the Chairman of the Board--is drawn to a small California coastal town, where...
Genre: Horror fiction