In 1913, before there is a rumor of war in Europe, Matthias Wrenn and Con Hatchel, lifelong friends from Ballyrannel in the Irish midlands, decide to see the world at the expense of the king of England and join the British army. A year later, while en route to India, their troop ship is recalled and

A *New York Times* Notable Book for 2011 A *Washington Post* Notable Fiction Book for 2011 A *USA Today* 10 Books We Loved Reading in 2011 Title One of NPRs 10 Best Novels of 2011 What ifwhoosh, right now, with no explanationa number of us simply vanished? Would some of us collapse? Would others

A startling, thought-provoking novel about love, connection and loss from the New York Times bestselling author of **The Abstinence Teacher** and **Little Children**. What if the Rapture happened and you got left behind? Or what if it wasn't the Rapture at all, but something murkier, a burst of

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When a bizarre phenomenon causes the disappearances of people all over the world, Kevin Garvey struggles to help his neighbors heal while enduring the fanatical religious conversions of his wife and son.

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**In the tradition of Frank McCourt's _Angela's Ashes_ and Alice Taylor's _To School Through the Fields,_ Tom Phelan's _We Were Rich and We Didn't Know It_ __ is a heartfelt and masterfully written memoir of growing up in Ireland in the 1940s. ** Tom Phelan, who was born and raised in County Laois

BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from Tom Piccirilli's _The Last Kind Words._ This lyrical tale of evil, loss, and redemption is a stunning addition to the Southern gothic tradition of Flannery O'Connor and Harry Crews. **A Choir of Ill Children** is the startling story of Kingdom C

The night Johnny Danetello drove a dying girl through the streets of Brooklyn in his cab, he was trying to save her life. Instead he ran down a cop and lost her and his freedom. Every day in prison, Johnny knew that Angie Monticelli’s family blamed him for her death, and that going home would be sui

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For fans of Jennifer Egan, Dave Eggers, and Donna Tartt'the brilliant, intricately woven new novel by Tom Rachman, author of The Imperfectionists, one of the most critically acclaimed fiction debuts in years Following one of the most critically acclaimed fiction debuts in years, New York Times bests

From the _New York Times_ bestselling author of _The Leftovers_ and _Little Children_ comes a penetrating and hilarious new novel about sex, love, and identity on the frontlines of America's culture wars. Eve Fletcher is trying to figure out what comes next. A forty-six-year-old divorcee whose bel