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An Irish immigrant takes a job in the home of Andrew Carnegie. Her disappearance then triggers Carnegie's search for answers and the establishment of his legacy.
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A freelance writer returns her grandmother’s ashes to Havana and discovers her family history amidst Cuba’s tropical beauty and dangerous political environment.
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Bankrupted by her infamous husband's death, a scandal-fearing widow flees to Paris, where her deadbeat son and she navigate near-comic self-destructive choices.
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Chosen to be a family manservant, a young slave is initiated into a world of technology and dignity before a devastating betrayal sends him on a search for his true self.
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Follows the inhabitants of a small Midwestern town in their quest to revive its flagging heart.
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Anna Fox lives alone, drinking too much and spying on her neighbors. Then the Russells move next door. When Anna sees something she shouldn't, her world begins to crumble.
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When her son posts a controversial photo of a student online, triggering a local scandal, a wife and mother finds herself sympathizing more with the girl's family than her own.
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A collection of stories spanning centuries of time in mercurial Florida examines the decisions and connections behind life-changing events.
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Explores the imbalances that drive dramatic human relations including inequalities in age, power, talent, wealth, fame, and geography.
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When her father moves the family to Alaska to live off the land, young Leni and her mother are forced to confront the dangers of winter and their lack of preparedness.
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A psychologically charged tale of suspense follows the unexpected twists that shape a divorce and second marriage that are anything but what they seem.
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When her husband is arrested for a crime she knows he did not commit, a rising artist encounters challenges in resuming her life when her husband's sentence is overturned.
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Two girls—a modern-day Syrian refugee and a medieval adventurer—both experience the pain of exile and the triumph of courage.
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Traces how a woman’s efforts to protect her family from unemployment are shaped by an ostracized 19th century science teacher.
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A woman serving two life sentences reflects on the San Francisco of her youth and her relationship with her young son while navigating the harsh realities of prison life.