Literary
When Madeline Was Young
In 1940s Chicago, ornithologist Aaron Maciver marries the beautiful, fashion-conscious Madeline. Shortly after their wedding, Madeline suffers a bicycle accident,…
Gatsby’s Girl
In 1915, F. Scott Fitzgerald met a society girl, Ginevra King, with whom he had a brief romance before she…
Another Green World
In 1929, four young Americans journey to an international youth conference in Weimar, Germany, which promises the dawning of a…
The Light Of Evening
Editors' choice
The novel opens in the latter half of the 20th century. Dilly, bedridden in a small rural Irish hospital, reminisces…
By a Slow River
“Bastards, saints – can’t say I’ve ever seen one or the other. Souls are never black or white; they’re all…
A Broken Mirror
As the biographical note explains, Rodoreda is a Catalan writer now being rediscovered as literary force more than 20…
Voices from a Time
With Voices from a Time, winner of the Zerilli-Marimo Prize in Italy, Silvia Bonucci weaves a spellbinding psychological tale…
Hedwig and Berti
Hedwig and Berti is the saga of a mismatched upper-class German Jewish couple who escape from Nazi Germany, going first…
Our Lives Are the Rivers
History recognizes Manuela Sáenz, mistress of the 19th century revolutionary Simón Bolívar, as one of South America’s earliest feminists…
White Ghost Girls
Editors' choice
Some “literary” novels contain rich, descriptive language that might be enjoyable to read but has no real bearing on…
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