Margaret ScherfFirst published January 1, 1978

Barbara KingsolverBarbara Kingsolver's 1988 debut novel is a classic workof American fiction. Now a standard in college literature classes across thenation, and a book that appears in translation across the...

Gabriel Knight Just as Gabriel Knight is settling into his ancestral home in Germany, the local authorities request his help in investigating the death of a young girl who appears...

Ian RankinOver the years, Ian Rankin has amassed an incredible portfolio of short stories. Published in crime magazines, composed for events, broadcast on radio, they all share the best qualities...

Nora Roberts The world of magick and the world of man have long been estranged from one another. But some can walk between the two--including Breen Siobhan Kelly. She has...

Paul Murray From the author of Skippy Dies comes Paul Murray's The Bee Sting, an irresistibly funny, wise, and thought-provoking tour de force about family, fortune, and the struggle to be a good...

The Beekeeper of AleppoChristy LefteriNuri is a beekeeper; his wife, Afra, an artist. They live a simple life, rich in family and friends, in the beautiful Syrian city of Aleppo...

Santa Montefiore A family rocked by tragedy, a love that lives through time, a story that will stay in your heart...Dorset, 1933: Grace Hamblin is growing up on a beautiful...

Naguib MahfouzThe Beggar, set in Cairo in the early 1950s, portrays the psychological torment of Omar, an ardent revolutionary in youth who in middle age has been left behind by...

Caroline Lawrence Flavia and her friends are on a quest for the Emperor Titus - to steal a valuable gemstone known as 'Nero's Eye'. The Delphic Oracle prophesied that whoever...

Penelope FitzgeraldIn March 1913, Frank Reid's wife abruptly leaves him and Moscow for her native England. Naturally, she takes their daughters and son with her. The children, however, only make...

Shoo Rayner   Perfect for newly confident readers. Classic Stories retold in a fresh, easy, modern styleCreated by the writer of The Jungle Book How did the Armadillo get look...