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A tale of two girls—one living in a parable, the other in ManhattanAni, journeying across a great distance accompanied by a stolen kitten, meets many people along her way, but her encounters only convince her that she is meant to keep searching. Annamae, journeying from childhood to young adulthood alongside her mother, older brother, and the denizens of her Manhattan neighborhood, never outgrows her yearning for a friend she cannot describe. ...

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Is keeping a secret from a spouse always an act of infidelity? And what cost does such a secret exact on a family? The Ryries have suffered a loss: the death of a baby just fifty-seven hours after his birth. Without words to express their grief, the parents, John and Ricky, try to return to their previous lives. Struggling to regain a semblance of normalcy for themselves and for their two older children, they find themselves pretending not onl...

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Is keeping a secret from a spouse always an act of infidelity? And what cost does such a secret exact on a family? The Ryries have suffered a loss: the death of a baby just fifty-seven hours after his birth. Without words to express their grief, the parents, John and Ricky, try to return to their previous lives. Struggling to regain a semblance of normalcy for themselves and for their two older children, they find themselves pretending not onl...

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ONE OF THE WASHINGTON POST'S TEN BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAROne of Christian Science Monitor's BEST FICTION OF 2019 "Funny and tender but also provocative and wise. . . One of the most hopeful and insightful novels I've read in years." - Ron Charles, The Washington Post "Serious yet joyous comedy, reminiscent of the Pultizer-winning Less" - Out Magazine A novel about what happens when an already sprawling family hosts an even larger and more chaoti...

A perfect summer novel: funny and tender but also provocative and wise. . . One of the most hopeful and insightful novels I've read in years."-Ron Charles, The Washington Post"Serious yet joyous comedy, reminiscent of the Pultizer-winning Less" - Out MagazineA novel about what happens when an already sprawling family hosts an even larger and more chaotic wedding: an entertaining story about family, culture, memory, and community.In the seeming...

Een betoverende en onthullende roman over een familie die gebukt gaat onder een verschrikkelijk geheim. Zes complexe, maar in hun wezen nette en aardige personages kwetsen elkaar en raken gekwetst door emoties die groter zijn dan zijzelf. Emoties ingegeven door onmenselijke drama's als een doodgeboren kind, huwelijkse spanningen en pesterijen op school. De vraag waarmee de leden van de familie Ryrie zich geconfronteerd zien is of zij de krac...

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A short, concise book in favor of honoring doubt and admitting when the answer is: I don't know.From the acclaimed author of No Book but the World and 2019's searing new novel Strangers and Cousins. In a tight, enlightening narrative, Leah Hager Cohen explores why, so often, we attempt to hide our ignorance, and why, in so many different areas, we would be better off coming clean. Weaving entertaining, anecdotal reporting with eye-opening rese...

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The subtly powerful novel adapted into the 2015 feature film, The Grief of Others asks: is keeping a secret from a spouse always an act of infidelity? And what cost does such a secret exact on a family? The Ryries have suffered a loss: the death of a baby just fifty-seven hours after his birth. Without words to express their grief, the parents, John and Ricky, try to return to their previous lives. Struggling to regain a semblance of normalc...

A lush, gripping, psychologically complex novel that asks: How much do siblings owe one another?At the edge of a woods, on the grounds of a defunct "free school, ” Ava and her brother, Fred, share a dreamy and seemingly idyllic childhood—a world defined largely by their imaginations, a celebration of curiosity and the natural environment, and each other's presence. Their parents, progressive educators, believe passionately that children develo...

Ik ben altijd al verzot geweest op verhalen. Fred en ik allebei. Als ik voor de rechter zou moeten verschijnen, zou dat het eerste zijn wat ik zou bekennen: hoe snel ik ze altijd omarmde, verhalen, met hun betreurenswaardige helderheid. Als een doos van de bakker die overdreven goed is dichtgemaakt, met een rood-wit lint eromheen. Het tweede wat ik zou bekennen: dat ik verantwoordelijk ben voor Freds verzotheid en dat hij derhalve onschuldig z...

Once upon a time we knew the origins of things: what piece of earth the potato on our dinner plate came from, which well our water was dipped from, who cobbled our shoes, and whose cow provided the leather. In many parts of the world, that information is still readily available. But in our society, even as technology makes certain kinds of information more accessible than ever, other connections are irrevocably lost.In Glass, Paper, Beans, Lea...

Late in her twentieth year, Beatrice, who dreams of a life on the stage, is confronting a home life torn asunder. She mails a letter on the sly to her grandmother, a legendary actress long estranged from the family, sparking events that will change her life forever. Powerfully written and psychologically intricate, House Lights illuminates the corrosive power of family secrets and the redemptive struggle to find truth, forgiveness, and love.