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      Year of Wonders
Geraldine Brooks
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Get our free guide to Geraldine Brooks' novel of one courageous woman's struggle to survive in the year of the plague.

 
         

 

 
 
 
 
 
 

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Deluxe paperback editions of vital, indispensable novels - unforgettable stories that everyone should own, cherish, read, and discuss. Each novel is handsomely packaged with french flaps, rough fronts, high-quality paper, and a distinctive cover look.
 

The Kite Runner
Khaled Hosseini
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The unforgettable, heartbreaking story of the unlikely friendship between a wealthy boy and the son of his father's servant, The Kite Runner is a beautifully crafted novel set against the devastating recent history of Afghanistan.  

 

The Bluest Eye
Toni Morrison
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With its vivid evocation of the fear and loneliness at the heart of a child's yearning, and the tragedy of its fulfillment, The Bluest Eye remains one of Toni Morrison's most powerful, unforgettable novels.  

 

Disgrace
J.M. Coetzee
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J. M. Coetzee's Disgrace explores the downfall of one man and dramatizes, with unforgettable, at times almost unbearable, vividness the plight of a country caught in the chaotic aftermath of centuries of racial oppression.  

 

On the Road
Jack Kerouac
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Kerouac's classic novel of freedom and longing defined what it meant to be "Beat" and has inspired every generation since its initial publication more than forty years ago.  

 

Bastard out of Carolina
Dorothy Allison
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A harrowing yet compelling tale of one South Carolina family's disintegration, narrated by the mercilessly keen eye of the young daughter, Bone Boatwright.