A powerful and evocative debut novel about two American military nurses during World War II that illuminates the unsung heroism of women who risked their lives in the fight, THE FIRE BY NIGHT is a riveting saga of friendship, valor, sacrifice and survival combining the grit and selflessness of "Band of Brothers" with the emotional resonance of THE NIGHTINGALE.
Now in paperback, Tayari Jones' New York Times bestseller and an Oprah’s Book Club selection is an intimate look deep into the souls of people who must reckon with the past while moving forward --- with hope and pain --- into the future.
Part courtroom suspense, part portrait of a marriage, ANATOMY OF A SCANDAL is a riveting portrayal of privilege, power and the perception of truth in a novel where everyone’s motives are suspect.
UNFORGIVABLE LOVE is a vivid reimagining of the French classic DANGEROUS LIAISONS, set in the glittering, dramatic world of Harlem in the 1940s. It takes us from the grand townhomes on Lenox Avenue to the lush woods of Anselm, North Carolina, and finally to the pews of Harlem’s Mount Nebo Baptist Church, along the way shedding a new light on the source material’s classic themes of love, faith, lost innocence, betrayal and redemption.
The “absolutely compelling...perspective on the ongoing conflict in Syria” (Library Journal) written by a young architect in war-torn Homs who shares her personal experience, how the built environment helped set the stage for civil war, and how architecture might play a role in reversing the damage.
From the author of SECRETS OF NANREATH HALL comes this gripping, beautifully written historical fiction novel set during World War II --- the unforgettable story of a young woman who must leave Singapore and forge a new life in England.
EDUCATED is an unforgettable memoir about a young woman who, kept out of school, leaves her survivalist family and goes on to earn a PhD from Cambridge University.
In this gorgeous debut novel set in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath, three generations of the Boisdoré family --- suddenly fractured along the lines of race and class --- must figure out what they can salvage of their lives and their beloved home, and what they can build out of what remains.
