This is a coming-of-age novel set in a small town that follows interconnected characters confronting grief, change, and the power of connection. Backman uses humour to tell this story about the transformative power of friendship and art.
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- Against the backdrop of the Abdication Crisis and World War II, Elizabeth Bowes-Lyon and Wallis Simpson wage a decades-long rivalry that reshapes the British monarchy. Told from both women's perspectives, the novel follows their power struggle,…
- By 1960s standards, Margaret has it all so why doesn't that feel like enough? When a new, artsy neighbour arrives in the suburbs, Margaret forms a book club and the women share secrets, cocktails, and honest reactions to the controversial bestseller…
- After losing her job, Gwen begins volunteering at a neighbourhood charity shop, where donated treasures—and the people behind them—help her rediscover purpose and connection. As she embraces an unexpected new chapter, she finds the courage to let go…
- Hoping for a fresh start at fifty-two, Claire travels to Rome to help a struggling convent and the spirited nuns who call it home. As she reconnects with her past and an old love, she must decide what kind of future she truly wants.
- This magical and atmospheric book about 1980s California addresses surf culture and a nomadic lifestyle. The Merrick siblings travel up and down the coast in a van year-round, surfing and swimming their days away. When a photographer secretly snaps…
- Hope's most recent relationship has imploded. She joins her best friend on a cruise and meets Felix, a workaholic chef. A ten-day fling in the Caribbean with a sexy stranger doesn’t seem so bad, despite all the ballroom dancing lessons and cheesy…
- Alice Everly, a burnt-out photographer, returns to her family's lake house with her grandmother for a summer of self-discovery and reignited passions. Alice meets an old childhood friend, Charlie, now a shameless flirt. Sun-slanted days and warm…
- Beth and Frank, a farming couple in the English countryside, find their lives disrupted by the return of Gabriel, Beth's first love. When Beth's brother-in-law shoots Gabriel's dog for attacking their sheep, she has no idea that the gunshot will…
- This is a mystery thriller set on the island of Capri where the wealthy Lingate family gather 30 years after the suspicious death of Sarah Lingate, playwright and wife of Richard Lingate. They explore lies about Sarah's death and long-buried…
- Margaret Ives, tragic heiress, former tabloid princess, and daughter of one of the most scandalous families of the twentieth century offers two writers a chance to compete with each other to tell her story. The competing writers become romantically…
- In Fever Beach, a dim-witted extremist kicked out of the Proud Boys picks up a hitchhiker in Florida, setting off a darkly comic chain of events. Figgo crosses paths with Viva Morales, a clever woman down on her luck, and Twilly Spree, a rich…
- After losing everything to a telephone scam, Bea sets off on a road trip up the Pacific Coast with her cat—and an unexpected teenage companion. As the unlikely pair navigate loss, friendship, and second chances, they discover that family can be…
- In the summer of 1996, teenage Tess Murphy's mom gives her two rules to abide by: keep quiet and stay out of trouble. Her mother lands a new job as a cook at an affluent Virginia estate and doesn’t want anything to risk the opportunity, least of all…
- Nina Swann is intrigued when she receives a condolence card from Nick Radcliffe, an old friend of her late husband, who is looking to connect after the unexpected death. Is sly and charming Nick all that he seems to be? Three different women are on…
- After her marriage falls apart, Lauren and her teenage daughter retreat to a rundown Florida trailer park, where long-buried family secrets begin to surface. As they unravel the mystery of Lauren's late mother—and an aging manatee named Pebble…
- When Nicholas Young hears that his grandmother, Su Yi, is on her deathbed, he rushes to be by her bedside but is not alone. It seems the entire Shang-Young clan has convened from all corners of the globe. Family secrets, betrayals, and old rivalries…
- When Bertie's formidable mother returns home, life at 44 Scotland Street is thrown into fresh turmoil as old routines are upended and new secrets begin to emerge. Meanwhile, Bertie's long-suffering father starts carving out a life of his own,…
- Murder, betrayal, and shocking revelations are in the pages of this story where Blake Porter is riding high, until he's not. Strange noises jar him awake in the middle of the night and soon Blake fears someone knows his darkest secrets... Danger…
- A devastating tragedy at a beloved Connecticut estate brings together family members, old friends, and long-lost loves, forcing each to confront the past. As they navigate grief and change, they discover the enduring bonds that connect people to…
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