Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning, flashing past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stopping at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. Their life, as she sees it, is perfect ... until she sees something shocking. It's only a minute until the train moves on, but now everything is changed. Rachel goes to the police, and becomes in…
In The Stranger, Camus's gripping psychological thriller, we follow an ordinary man who is unexpectedly pulled into a senseless murder on a beach in Algeria. This edition includes an Introduction by Peter Dunwoodie and is translated by Matthew Ward. Through the narrative, Camus delves into what he called "the nakedness of man faced with the absurd," capturing the reckless alienation and spir…
A provocative and hauntingly powerful debut novel that will keep you turning pages into the early hours, The Bookseller follows a woman in the 1960s who wrestles to reconcile her daily life as a single bookstore owner with the alternate reality she suddenly begins to dream about each night, in which she is a happily-married wife and mother"-- Provided by publisher
Since its first publication, "The Things They Carried" has become an unparalleled Vietnam testament, a classic work of American literature, and a profound study of war that illuminates the capacity, and the limits, of the human heart and soul. ... Look for O'Brien's new book, American Fantastica, on sale October 24th "O'Brien has written a vital, important book--a book that matters not only t…