The Lovely Bones, Alice Sebold

As his story emerges in snatches and flashbacks

the Korean-American daughter of first-generation immigrants strives to join Manhattan's inner circle

entrepreneur and self-proclaimed 'lazy workaholic' Grace Beverley confronts this unrealistic and unnecessary split

sharply observed

Adopted daughter of the Empire's greatest general

Joined by two other fallen immortals--Pigsy

and memorable events of Ruby's own life

the noted biologist

The Portrait of a Lady is Henry James’s classic novel featuring the strong and spirited Isabel Archer

Human beings are flawed and limited—"not everybody can be extraordinary

First in a delightfully charming crime series set in 1930s Singapore

once devoured by a wolf