Sisterland
ISBN : 9780552776592
Paperback edition of the latest novel from the bestselling author of "American Wife", this follows twin sisters who share a special gift, and explores the enduring power of the bond between them. Curtis was shortlisted for the Orange Prize with her first novel "Prep". 'A work of psychological genius...' "Observer"
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ISBN : 9781784164393
In 1940, eighteen-year-old Juliet Armstrong is reluctantly recruited into the world of espionage. Sent to an obscure department of MIS tasked with monitoring the comings and goings of British Fascist sympathizers, she discovers the work to be by turns both tedious and terrifying. But after the war has ended, she presumes the events of those years have been relegated to the past for ever. Ten years later, now a producer at the BBC, Juliet is unexpectedly confronted by figures from her past. A different war is being fought now, on a different battleground, but Juliet finds herself once more under threat. A bill of reckoning is due, and she finally begins to realize that there is no action without consequence.
Bridge of Clay
ISBN : 9780552774765
A lost typewriter. A dead dog. The bones of the snake that killed it. Matthew Dunbar, eldest of five brothers, is on a journey to find them all. Only then can he tell the astonishing story of his family, torn apart by tragedy and a long-buried secret. He will learn of a mother who crosses continents for a new home ; of a father searching for love in the keys 'of an old piano ; and, finally, of a brother named Clay, who will make the most challenging journey of them all, and change their lives for ever. An epic and spellbinding quest for redemption and greatness, Bridge of Clay will take you to many places, and in many ways, and will ask two eternal questions : where are you going, and who will you be when you get there ?
A Prayer for Owen Meany
ISBN : 9780552993692
Eleven-year-old Owen Meany, playing in a Little League baseball game in Gravesend, New Hampshire, hits a foul ball and kills his best friend's mother. Owen doesn't believe in accidents ; he believes he is God's instrument. What happens to Owen after that 1953 foul ball is both extraordinary and terrifying.