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Monticello : a daughter and her father : a novel

Sally Gunning · William Morrow
Pages: 288
Format: Book

Recommended by Karen in Riverside

From the critically acclaimed author of The Widow's War comes a captivating work of literary historical fiction that explores the tenuous relationship between a brilliant and complex father and his devoted daughter - Thomas...

 
 
Hostage Taker: A Novel

Stefanie Pintoff · Bantam Books
Pages: 422
Format: Book

Recommended by Katie in Riverside

NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY LIBRARY JOURNAL AND SUSPENSE MAGAZINE * From Edgar Award winner Stefanie Pintoff comes the start of an electrifying new thriller series...

 
 
Born to Run

Bruce Springsteen · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 528
Format: Book

Recommended by Betsy in Bel Air

"Writing about yourself is a funny business ... But in a project like this, the writer has made one promise, to show the reader his mind. In these pages, I've tried to do this." - Bruce Springsteen, from the pages...

 
 
This Road We Traveled: A Novel

Jane Kirkpatrick · Revell
Pages: 340
Format: Book

Recommended by Sarah in Havre de Grace

Drama, Adventure, and Family Struggles Abound as Three Generations Head West on the Oregon Trail
When Tabitha Brown's son makes the fateful decision to leave Missouri and strike out for Oregon,...

 
 
The House by the Lake: One House, Five Families, and a Hundred Years of German History

Thomas Harding · Picador USA
Pages: 464
Format: Book

Recommended by Debbie R. in Riverside

A Finalist for the Costa Book AwardLonglisted for the Orwell PrizeNamed a Best Book of the Year byThe Times (London) * New Statesman (London) * Daily Express (London) * Commonweal magazine In the summer of 1993, Thomas Harding...

 
 
The Clay Girl

Heather Tucker · MisFit Books
Pages: 352
Format: Book

Recommended by Lisa in Riverside

Vincent Appleton smiles at his daughters, raises a gun, and blows off his head. For the Appleton sisters, life had unravelled many times before. This time it explodes.

Eight-year-old Hariet, known to all as Ari, is dispatched...

 
 
A Great Reckoning: A Novel

Louise Penny · Minotaur Books
Pages: 389
Format: Book

Recommended by Margaret in Abingdon

Instant New York Times bestseller:

#1 in Hardcover Fiction
#1 in E-book Fiction
#1 in Combined Print and E-book Fiction

 
 
As You Wish: Inconceivable Tales from the Making of The Princess Bride

Cary Elwes · Simon & Schuster
Pages: 259
Format: Book

Recommended by Jake in Aberdeen

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER

From actor Cary Elwes, who played the iconic role of Westley in The Princess Bride, comes a first-person account and behind-the-scenes look at the making of the cult classic...