Herman MElvilleWellington Redburn is a 15-year-old from the state of New York, with only one dream - to run away to sea. However, when he does fulfil this long-held fantasy,...

Philip RothIt is 1951 in America, the second year of the Korean War. A studious, law-abiding, intense youngster from Newark, New Jersey, Marcus Messner is beginning his sophomore year on...

John JakesPart history, part novel, this book chronicles two great American dynasties over three generations. Though brought together in a friendship that neither jealousy nor violence could shatter, the Hazards...

Jessi a FellowesSet amid the legendary Mitford household, Bright Young Dead is the second in the thrilling, Golden Age-style Mitford Murders series by Jessica Fellowes, author of the New York...

Rosie ThomasBorn into an aristocratic family, beautiful Amy Lovell leads a whirlwind life of extravagant parties and debutante balls. But Amy, curious about the world beyond the narrow confines of...

Michael FraynIn Michael Frayn's novel Spies an old man returns to the scene of his seemingly ordinary suburban childhood. Stephen Wheatley is unsure of what he is seeking but, as...

Susanna ClarkeThe Ladies of Grace Adieu and other stories(Strange & Norrell #1.5)rom the world of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell.Faerie is never as far away as you think. Sometimes you...

Nicole KraussFor twenty-five years, a reclusive American novelist has been writing at the desk she inherited from a young poet who disappeared at the hands of Pinochet’s secret police; one...

Kaye GibbonsEmma Garnet Tate Lowell is at war with herself. Born into privilege on a grand plantation, she has become aware that her family's wealth has been built on slavery....

Sara GruenNEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERIn this thrilling new novel from the author of Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen again demonstrates her talent for creating spellbinding period pieces. At the Water’s...

A Manette AnsayIn a stark, troubling, yet ultimately triumphant celebration of self-determination, award-winning author A. Manette Ansay re-creates a stifling world of guilty and pain, and the tormented souls who...

Meet Samantha: An American Girl(American Girl: Samantha #1)Susan S AdlerSamantha Parkington is an orpan who lives with her rich grandmother in 1904. There are many servants in Grandmary's busy, bustling...