Island Beneath The Sea

By Isabel Allende

From the sugar plantations of Saint-Domingue to the lavish parlors of New Orleans at the turn of the 19th century, Allende's latest novel introduces yet another unforgettable woman--a slave and concubine determined to claim her own destiny against impossible odds.

The Last Time I saw You

By Elizabeth Berg

From the beloved bestselling author of "Home Safe" and "The Year of Pleasures" comes a wonderful new novel about women and men reconnecting with one another--and themselves-at their 40th high school reunion.

Private Life

By Jane Smiley

This riveting new novel from a Pulitzer Prize winner traverses the intimate landscape of one woman's life, from the 1880s to World War II. "Private Life" is a beautiful evocation of the little girl within the hopeful bride, of the young woman filled with yearning, and of the faithful wife who comes to harbor a dangerous secret.

Matterhorn

By Karl Marlantes

Thirty years in the making, Marlantes's epic debut is a dense, vivid narrative spanning many months in the lives of American troops in Vietnam as they trudge across enemy lines, encountering danger from opposing forces as well as on their home turf.

Girl In Translation

By Jean Kwok

A fresh, exciting Chinese-American voice makes an inspiring debut with this novel about an immigrant girl forced to choose between two worlds and two cultures.

Major Pettigrew's Last Stand
By Helen Simonson
Edgecombe St. Mary, a small village in the English countryside is filled with rolling hills, thatched cottages, and contains a cast of characters both hilariously original and as familiar as the members of readers' own families. Their interactions are both hilarious and heartbreaking.

The Lotus Eaters

By Tatjana Soli

A unique and sweeping debut novel that follows an American female combat photographer in the Vietnam War as she captures the wrenching chaos and finds herself torn between the love of two men.