Daughters of the Winter Queen begins the legacy of the current British throne. William Stoner leads a passive life as a farmer’s son turned English professor, enduring a loveless marriage and a difficult career. Living By Fiction, a collection of meditative essays about the spiritual process of writing.
Read MoreImmersed in the life of forest animals in Bambi. The tale of Joan of Arc and the formidable Yolanda of Aragon in The Maiden and the Queen. One family in Provence produced Four Queens who ruled in Europe. The determined reign of Joanna I in The Lady Queen. A dystopian YA about The 100 teens sent to Earth a century after a nuclear war.
Read MoreHistory told through the eyes of female rulers and leaders in Rival Queens. Swept away by descriptions of Buenos Aires and learning some important social history in On Argentina. Soaked in the quiet perspective of living season by season in A County Life.
Read MoreSearching for the source of the Nile in the River of the Gods. The bride is drinking rum, and a sullen admirer watches Dolly choose the wrong man in Cheerful Weather for a Wedding. Discovering man’s kinship with nature in Wilderness and the American Mind. An English Cinderella story turns gothic in The Making of a Marchioness.
Read MoreAn artist and architect professor are attempting to restart their lives in the English town of Boscastle in Water, Stone, Heart. The weight of physical and mental imprisonment in a world rife with corruption in Little Dorrit. Seeking one's Personal Legend in the timeless classic The Alchemist.
Read MoreUpstream: Selected Essays studies the natural world. On Writing (And Writings) expands on C.S. Lewis’s views on the practice. Read Like a Writer dissects the written word. A reflective letter on faith and father-son relationships is explored in the Pulitzer Prize-winning Gilead.
Read MoreExploring the natural world and human meaning in Teaching a Stone to Talk. Godfrey experiences a midlife crisis in The Professor’s House as he moves into a new home but clings to his old study in the attic. A Portuguese Jesuit endures intense torture, confronting a crisis of faith in Silence.
Read MoreA beautiful, but secretive woman, captivates a young farmer in The Tenant of Wildfell Hall. A black seamstress in 1954 Oklahoma endowed with a “second sight” is The Secret Keeper of Main Street.
Read MoreRelentless ambition in the life of Mary Anne Clark, a story inspired by du Maurier's great-great-grandmother. A strange, wonderful, and relatable tale of man’s experience on Mars in The Martian Chronicles. The question of legitimacy is revealed on a deathbed in The Dead Secret.
Read MoreA collection of reflections and maxims, Some Fruits of Solitude. The value of daily moments, community, and nature is explored in Adventures in Friendship. A gothic romance in a country torn between freedom and feudalism, Dragonwyck. People’s lives intersect at an African American bookshop in Redemption Song.
Read MoreThe Grand Sophy brings a refreshing sense of freedom and vitality to a dull, troubled household. Literary sketches written during a period of hospitalization in Adventures in Solitude. A tale about a talented yet reckless young wizard-in-training who unleashes a dangerous shadow creature in The Wizard of Earthsea.
Read MoreA Writer's Life explores the dedication, absurdity, and courage required to write. The Corinthian rescues a young heiress fleeing from a forced marriage. The lives of a French prince and a Cornish girl are intertwined in Avalon. The power of the presidential platform in The Bully Pulpit.
Read MoreRecognizing the hidden powers and creativity of introverts to develop a more well-balanced society in Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking. A spirited country young woman lies about being a wealthy heiress and deceives a wealthy bachelor in the Regency romance, Arabella.
Read MoreThe construction of the cathedral is at the center of the story, which carries betrayal, revenge, and love in Pillars of the Earth. An unusual yet adventurous book in which three children step through A Wrinkle in Time.
Read MoreA high-stakes attempt at a prison break in A Torch Against the Light. Navigating war and ancient evils in A Reaper at the Gates. A face-off with the Nightbringer and a looming apocalypse in A Sky Beyond the Storm. The love story of John of Gaunt, son of Edward III, and his third wife, Katherine.
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