Sagas

Four famous siblings throw an epic party to celebrate the end of the summer. But over the course of twenty-four hours, the family drama that ensues will change their lives forever....

A young woman and her lover are marooned on an island in this “lushly painted” (People) historical epic of love, faith, and defiance from the bestselling author of Sam.

From the number-one bestselling author of The Nightingale and The Great Alone comes a powerful American epic about love and heroism and hope, set during the Great Depression....

In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child—not powerful, like her father, nor viciously alluring, like her mother....

A stunning “portrait of the enduring grace of friendship” (NPR), A Little Life is about the families we are born into, and those that we make for ourselves. A masterful depiction of love in the twenty-first century.

From the New York Times bestselling co-author of Mad Honey comes a novel about two women, centuries apart—one of whom is the real author of Shakespeare’s plays—who are both forced to hide behind another name.

A four-year-old Mi’kmaq girl goes missing from the blueberry fields of Maine, sparking a tragic mystery that haunts the survivors, unravels a family, and remains unsolved for nearly fifty years....

Eight months ago, I was a naive, small-town farm girl nursing a shattered heart. Then hotel billionaire Henry Wolf picked me up off the ground (literally), and my entire life changed.

This sprawling and often brutal novel, set in the rich farmlands of California's Salinas Valley, follows the intertwined destinies of two families....

From Pulitzer Prize-winning author Elizabeth Strout comes a “stunner” (People) of a novel about new friendships, old loves, and the very human desire to leave a mark on the world.

Sixteenth-century Spanish gentleman Don Quixote, fed by his own delusional fantasies, takes to the road in search of chivalrous adventures....

Kristin Hannah's True Colors is a novel about sisters, vengeance, rivalry, betrayal - and ultimately, what it truly means to be a family....

Daisy is a girl coming of age in LA in the late '60s, sneaking into clubs, sleeping with rock stars, and dreaming of singing at the Whisky a Go Go. The sex and drugs are thrilling, but it’s the rock 'n' roll she loves most. By the time she's 20, her voice is getting noticed....

In the turbulent summer of 1974, Kate Mularkey has accepted her place at the bottom of the eighth-grade social food chain. Then, to her amazement, the "coolest girl in the world" moves in across the street and wants to be her friend....

Years of trying unsuccessfully to conceive a child have broken more than Angie DeSaria’s heart. Following a painful divorce, she moves back to her small Pacific Northwest hometown and takes over management of her family’s restaurant....

The Pillars of the Earth tells the story of Philip, prior of Kingsbridge, a devout and resourceful monk driven to build the greatest Gothic cathedral the world has known....

A touching novel about parenthood, first love, family bonds, and rekindled relationships from the New York Times bestselling author and beloved Nantucket storyteller Nancy Thayer.

The daughter of an affluent Black family pieces together the connection between a childhood tragedy and a beloved heirloom in this moving novel from the New York Times bestselling author of Black Cake, a Read with Jenna Book Club Pick.

Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is left in charge - until strangers arrive in force....

Meghann Dontess is a woman haunted by heartbreak. Twenty-five years ago she was forced to make a terrible choice, one that cost her everything, including the love of her sister, Claire....

Ruth Jefferson is a labor and delivery nurse at a Connecticut hospital with more than 20 years’ experience. During her shift, Ruth begins a routine checkup on a newborn, only to be told that she’s been reassigned to another patient. The parents are white supremacists....

In this New York Times bestseller, four generations of a poor Korean immigrant family fight to control their destiny in 20th-century Japan.

Carrie Soto is fierce, and her determination to win at any cost has not made her popular. But by the time she retires from tennis, she is the best player the world has ever seen....

My Brilliant Friend is a rich, intense, and generous-hearted story about two friends, Elena and Lila, who represent the story of a nation and the nature of friendship....

With its brilliant and brutal portrayal of the Corleone family, The Godfather burned its way into our national consciousness. This unforgettable saga of crime and corruption, passion and loyalty continues to stand the test of time, as the definitive novel of the Mafia underworld....

1946: World War II is over, and Emma Clarkson is poised to take flight. With dreams of attending university, she’s ready to leave behind the wild beauty of Sable Island, the only home she’s ever known. But when a handsome British sea captain is rescued from a nearby shipwreck, her destiny is forever changed. Emma falls deeply in love with Oliver Harris, but their romance is not meant to be. Oliver returns to the sea, while Emma vows to forget him and pursue her own ambitions.

At 55, retired professional surfer Emma Cross feels like a shadow of her former self. Once fearless, she now spends her days quietly in the cozy Florida beach town of New Hope. She watches the waves she used to ride and wonders if her best years are behind her. But when siblings Sara and Ben move in next door—Sara with her infectious energy and Ben with his calm, steady presence—they slowly pull Emma out of her shell, reminding her of the woman she used to be and nudging her toward the life she still has ahead of her.

Nikki hasn’t seen her grandmother in years. So when the elder calls out of the blue with an urgent request for Nikki to visit her in the hills of western North Carolina, Nikki hesitates only for a moment. After years of silence in her family, due to a mysterious estrangement between her mother and grandmother, she’s determined to learn the truth while she still can. But instead of answers about the recent past, Mother Rita tells Nikki an incredible story of a kingdom on this very mountain, and of her great-great-great grandmother, Luella, who would become its queen.

Blythe Benedict is content. Her life didn’t end when her marriage did. In fact, she’s more than happy living in her comfortable house in Boston, working as a middle school teacher, and raising four wonderful children. With three of her kids in the throes of teenagerhood and one not too far behind them, Blythe has plenty of drama to keep her busy every single day. But no amount of that drama could change the family’s beloved annual summer trip to Nantucket.

The four Endicott siblings—Gemma, Connor, Roddy, and Jude—were once inseparable, a bond created by the absence of their dazzling, mercurial mother, who would return for a few weeks each summer to whisk them off on sprawling road trips around the country. Decades later, the unthinkable has happened: the Endicotts haven’t spoken in years . . . until an out-of-the-blue text arrives from Jude, now a famous actress, summoning them to a small town in North Dakota.

After a family tragedy and a broken engagement dramatically alter her circumstances, Lady Elizabeth Ingham seeks employment by training to be a nanny. Known only as Lizzie, she secures a post at Alstone-in-the-Dale Manor to care for a four-year-old boy, Charlie, who badly needs her kindness and understanding. When Lizzie arrives at the manor, she is appalled at Charlie’s condition. He is a little wild thing; his hair is a tangled mass of ringlets, and he does not speak but screams and kicks most of the time. The family and staff are at their wits’ end and no one expects Lizzie to stay.

Hampered by a controlling father and overlooked by everyone she knows, Serenity Ashworth (Wren to her friends) is determined to do her duty for the war effort and take advantage of the new opportunities for young women like her. So, when a mysterious letter from a Major Belinda Stapleton arrives, Wren is intrigued.

With Briggs' support, Charlotte is stepping into her new role as owner of The Book Nook, and she's thrilled to have enticed well-known author Marissa McGuire to come to the shop as part of her book tour. Unfortunately, Charlotte has no idea that Marissa has a hidden motive for spending time in Sea Breeze Cove—something that might not sit well with the rest of the residents. Sadie is determined to turn her dog walking business into something bigger, but she finds herself a bit distracted by a certain handsome vet.

Kaiden and Alicia Moore, originally from North Carolina, were enjoying a life full of love and passion. As a young, beautiful, and upwardly mobile professional couple who had made their home in New York City, they were busy balancing their careers with the demands of a new marriage --- which as fate would have it, included an unexpected bundle of joy.

Kitty learned early on in her marriage that her husband, Bill Dunbar, isn’t reliable with money. So when they inherit the Dunbar family hotel at the start of the war, she's hopeful that their financial worries are over… until the bailiffs turn up! With Bill away fighting, it’s up to Kitty to turn things around for her family, or risk ruin. Lily worked as a chambermaid at Dunbar’s before the war. She met Daniel there, but their relationship was complicated by class differences and the disapproval of Daniel’s mother.

"Сага о Форсайтах" - это многотомная эпопея, которая исследует жизнь, взаимоотношения и социальные перемены, пережитые членами семьи Форсайт, богатого и консервативного клана, принадлежавшего к верхушке среднего класса в Англии в конце XIX-го и начале XX-го веков. Роман сосредоточен на супружеских неудачах, романтических приключениях и конфликтах многочисленного семейства. Он дает представление об изменяющейся социальной динамике Англии эдвардианской эпохи, уделяя особое внимание вопросам, связанным с браком, любовью и общественными ожиданиями.

Death is only the beginning. A man with a shattered memory remembers his death. From the moment of his death, he goes on a wild ride through the after life where he slowly is broken down mentally by dark forces. The dark forces lead him to a gate called the Gate of Redemption. The gate thrusts him to a world where people gain super human powers given to them by angels to fight the most evil being that lives in the new world, the Demon Lord Lucifer.

Ireland, 1922. The Civil War rages and in its shadow, an extraordinary love story begins. The Marriage of Nurse Harding is a powerful, emotional journey that will stay with you long after the final chapter. Nora Harding, a devoted Catholic nurse, risks her life to care for wounded soldiers during the Battle of Dublin, as Free State forces close in on Doran's Hotel. Her strength and compassion shine in the darkest of times, but her world shifts when she meets Victor Hewdon, a Protestant landowner with a past as complex as her own.

Colton Green weiß genau, was er mit seinem Leben anfangen wird. Er will die Red Widow Bourbon-Fabrik führen – ein Unternehmen, das seit Generationen im Besitz seiner Familie ist –, ein schönes Zuhause bauen, ein nettes Mädchen vom Land heiraten und eine Familie gründen. Dann trifft er Grace Baker, und all seine Pläne fliegen zum Fenster hinaus. Sie ist die letzte Frau, für die er sich interessieren sollte: eine Anwältin aus der Großstadt, die einen Fall gegen seinen besten Freund angenommen hat.

Helena, die schöne Frau des griechischen Königs, hat sich von Paris, dem Sohn des Trojanerkönigs Priamos, in das sagenumwobene Troja entführen lassen. Doch die Griechen wollen Helena zurückholen und segeln gen Osten - Richtung Troja. Als es ihnen aber auch nach zehnjähriger Belagerung nicht gelingt, die Stadt einzunehmen, empfiehlt Kalchas,der griechische Seher, den Krieg nicht durch Kraft zu gewinnen, sondern durch eine List. So kommt dem klugen Odysseus eine Idee. Am nächsten Tag schmuggeln die Griechen ihre besten Kämpfer in die befestigte Stadt, versteckt im hölzernen Pferd!

In the final book of the great epic fantasy trilogy of The Twins of Moon, the twins, Magio and Eefa, are borne aloft by the gigantic dragon, Rapscallian, in order to brave the perils of the magical domain of Dromenon. Their aim is to free the great mage that is their lost father from the evil clutches of The One. All is at stake in the looming war of magic in which the forces of evil threaten the very existence of the dragon's own home world of Aeonia.

Call me by your name meets Der Alchemist. Im flirrenden Kairo der 1980er-Jahre scheint der Weg eines jungen Arztes vorgezeichnet. Unter den strengen Blicken der Familie führt Tarek die prestigeträchtige Praxis seines verstorbenen Vaters weiter. Als er eine Ambulanz in einem Armenviertel eröffnet, fühlt es sich wie ein Befreiungsschlag an. Dort begegnet er Ali, einem jungen Mann aus dem Quartier. Ihre Freundschaft ist so überraschend wie kompromisslos. Wie kann jemand, der so wenig besitzt, ihm, der alles zu haben scheint, so viel geben?

This saga is led by that complex character von Tabis, a psychopath, whose monumental ego, and fantasies of power and grandeur, were given fortuitous reign by his unexpected transfer to tranquil Tanganyika (Tanzania) just before World War II. His South African co-conspirators who fell under the spell of von Tabis, illustrate how his charismatic and compelling personality stimulated their latent dreams and ambitions. A colourful diversity of characters adds atmosphere and mystery that is unique to Africa.

Mit Wärme, sprachlicher Kraft und feinem Witz erzählt Katharina Hagena von drei Menschen, drei Schicksalen – und zwölf Frühsommertagen an der Elbe ...

C’è una donna in questa storia che, di fronte alla figlia appena nata, ha una sola certezza: da ora non potrà mai più permettersi di impazzire. La follia nella sua famiglia non è solo un pensiero astratto ma ha un nome, e quel nome è Venera. Una bisnonna che ha sempre avuto un posto speciale nei suoi sogni. Ma chi era Venera? Qual è stato l’evento che l’ha portata a varcare la soglia del Mandalari, il manicomio di Messina, in un giorno di marzo?