Literary Fiction – Booktalk

Dear Edward by Ann Napolitano

Posted on May 28, 2020May 28, 2020 by RobCategories:General Fiction, Literary Fiction, Penguin UK

A luminous, life-affirming novel about a 12-year-old boy who is the sole survivor of a deadly plane crash

One summer morning, a flight takes off from New York to Los Angeles. There are 216 passengers aboard: among them a young woman taking a pregnancy test in the airplane toilet; a Wall Street millionaire flirting with the air hostess; an injured soldier returning from Afghanistan; and two beleaguered parents moving across the country with their adolescent sons, bickering over who gets the window seat. When the plane suddenly crashes in a field in Colorado, the younger of these boys, 12-year-old Edward Adler, is the sole survivor.

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Beyond Sanctuary by Janet Morris

Posted on June 29, 2017June 29, 2017 by RobCategories:Fantasy, Literary Fiction, Perseid Press

Tempus’ Sacred Band of Stepsons will make a stand in Tyse, a war-torn town in the shadow of Wizardwall, teeming with refugees, insurgents, murderers, thieves, and wizards whose allegiance shifts with the wind. And abutting Tyse lies godless Peace Falls, where anything can happen, and often does. . .

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The Easy Way Out by Steven Amsterdam

Posted on November 28, 2016January 12, 2018 by RobCategories:Fiction, Literary Fiction, Quercus Books

Evan is a nurse, a suicide assistant. His job is legal – just. He’s the one at the hospital who hands out the last drink to those who ask for it. Evan’s friends don’t know what he does during the day. His mother, Viv, doesn’t know what he’s up to at night. And his supervisor suspects there may be trouble ahead.

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The Apothecary’s Curse by Barbara Barnett

Posted on October 17, 2016January 8, 2018 by RobCategories:Fantasy, Fiction, Literary Fiction, Prometheus Books

In Victorian London, the fates of physician Simon Bell and apothecary Gaelan Erceldoune entwine when Simon gives his wife an elixir created by Gaelan from an ancient manuscript. Meant to cure her cancer, it kills her. Suicidal, Simon swallows the remainder–only to find he cannot die. Five years later, hearingrumors of a Bedlam inmate with regenerative powers like his own, Simon is shocked to discover it’s Gaelan.

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The Kite Family by Lai-chu Hon

Posted on June 10, 2016July 12, 2018 by RobCategories:East Slope Publishing Limited, Fantasy, Fiction, Literary Fiction

Hon’s first full-length book in English, The Kite Family brings a glowing voice to contemporary English literature. With this collection, renowned translator Andrea Lingenfelter (known for her translation of Lillian Lee’s famous Farewell My Concubine) has brought another masterpiece to extraordinary life.

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