wish list
List created by Judith M. on Jul 11, 2014
List Votes: 1 Books: 4 Contributors: 1 Watchers: 0 List Type: Closed
List created by Judith M. on Jul 11, 2014
List Votes: 1 Books: 4 Contributors: 1 Watchers: 0 List Type: Closed
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Judith M. |
Saturday by Ian McEwan
From the pen of a master — the #1 bestselling, Booker Prize–winning author of Atonement — comes an astonishing novel that captures the fine balance of happiness and the unforeseen threats that can destroy it. A brilliant, thrilling page-turner that will keep readers on the edge... more
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Judith M. |
Uncle Rudolf: A Novel by Paul Bailey
In Uncle Rudolf, two-time Booker-Prize finalist Paul Bailey has crafted an exquisite, profoundly moving portrayal of a charismatic and popular performer in World War II-era Europe, and the orphaned nephew he takes under his wing.Seventy-year-old man Andre reflects back on his life, beginning... more
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Judith M. |
The Light of Day by Graham Swift
The Light of Day combines a powerful love story and a narrative of intense suspense into a brilliant and tender novel about what drives people to extremes of emotion. As in his Booker-winning novel Last Orders, Swift transforms ordinary lives through extraordinary storytelling.This new novel... more
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Judith M. |
Making Things Better by Anita Brookner
The Booker Prize-winning author of The Bay of Angels and Hotel du Lac, “one of the finest novelists of her generation” (The New York Times), now gives us a masterly new novel about the self-discoveries that come with maturity, and the eternal question confronted by people of all... more