A magnum opus for our morally complex times from the author of Freedom
Young
Pip Tyler doesn't know who she is. She knows that her real name is
Purity, that she's saddled with $130,000 in student debt, that she's
squatting with anarchists in Oakland, and that her relationship with her
mother--her only family--is hazardous. But she doesn't have a clue who
her father is, why her mother chose to live as a recluse with an
invented name, or how she'll ever have a normal life.
Enter
the Germans. A glancing encounter with a German peace activist leads Pip
to an internship in South America with The Sunlight Project, an
organization that traffics in all the secrets of the world--including,
Pip hopes, the secret of her origins. TSP is the brainchild of Andreas
Wolf, a charismatic provocateur who rose to fame in the chaos following
the fall of the Berlin Wall. Now on the lam in Bolivia, Andreas is drawn
to Pip for reasons she doesn't understand, and the intensity of her
response to him upends her conventional ideas of right and wrong.
Purity is a grand story of youthful idealism, extreme fidelity, and murder. The author of The Corrections and Freedom
has imagined a world of vividly original characters--Californians and
East Germans, good parents and bad parents, journalists and leakers--and
he follows their intertwining paths through landscapes as contemporary
as the omnipresent Internet and as ancient as the war between the sexes.
Purity is the most daring and penetrating book yet by one of the major writers of our time.
From
New York Times and internationally bestselling author Isabel
Allende, an exquisitely crafted love story and multigenerational epic
that sweeps from San Francisco in the present-day to Poland and the
United States during the Second World War.
In 1939, as Poland
falls under the shadow of the Nazis, young Alma Belasco’s parents send
her away to live in safety with an aunt and uncle in their opulent
mansion in San Francisco. There, as the rest of the world goes to war,
she encounters Ichimei Fukuda, the quiet and gentle son of the family’s
Japanese gardener. Unnoticed by those around them, a tender love affair
begins to blossom. Following the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, the
two are cruelly pulled apart as Ichimei and his family—like thousands of
other Japanese Americans—are declared enemies and forcibly relocated to
internment camps run by the United States government. Throughout their
lifetimes, Alma and Ichimei reunite again and again, but theirs is a
love that they are forever forced to hide from the world.
Decades
later, Alma is nearing the end of her long and eventful life. Irina
Bazili, a care worker struggling to come to terms with her own troubled
past, meets the elderly woman and her grandson, Seth, at San Francisco’s
charmingly eccentric Lark House nursing home. As Irina and Seth forge a
friendship, they become intrigued by a series of mysterious gifts and
letters sent to Alma, eventually learning about Ichimei and this
extraordinary secret passion that has endured for nearly seventy years.
Lisa Kleypas is back with a stunning new historical romance!
Readers
have long waited for the return of New York Times bestselling author
Lisa Kleypas to historical romance—and now she's back with her most
breathtaking yet.
A twist of fate . . .
Devon Ravenel,
London's most wickedly charming rake, has just inherited an earldom. But
his powerful new rank in society comes with unwanted responsibilities .
. . and more than a few surprises. His estate is saddled with debt, and
the late earl's three innocent sisters are still occupying the house . .
. along with Kathleen, Lady Trenear, a beautiful young widow whose
sharp wit and determination are a match for Devon's own.
A clash of wills . . .
Kathleen
knows better than to trust a ruthless scoundrel like Devon. But the
fiery attraction between them is impossible to deny—and from the first
moment Devon holds her in his arms, he vows to do whatever it takes to
possess her. As Kathleen finds herself yielding to his skillfully erotic
seduction, only one question remains:
Can she keep from surrendering her heart to the most dangerous man she's ever known?
How does marriage work? If convention is set aside and is no longer there to guide...what then?
#1 New York Times bestselling
author Stephanie Laurens brings you THE ADVENTURERS QUARTET, a riveting
blend of Regency-era high seas adventure, a mystery shrouded in the
heat of tropical jungles, and the passionate romances of four couples
and their unexpected journeys into love.
The instant Captain
Declan Frobisher laid eyes on Lady Edwina Delbraith, he knew she was the
lady he wanted as his wife. The scion of a seafaring dynasty accustomed
to success, he discovered that wooing Edwina was surprisingly
straightforward—not least because she made it plain that she wanted him
as much as he wanted her.
Declan's vision of marriage was of a
gently-reared wife to grace his arm, to manage his household, and to
bear his children. He assumed that household, children, and wife would
remain safely in England while he continued his life as an explorer
sailing the high seas.
Declan got his wish—up to a point. He and Edwina were wed. As for the rest—his vision of marriage…
BOOK ONE OF THE GUARDIANS TRILOGY
To
celebrate the rise of their new queen, three goddesses of the moon
created three stars, one of fire, one of ice, one of water. But then
they fell from the sky, putting the fate of all worlds in danger. And
now three women and three men join forces to pick up the pieces…
Sasha Riggs is a reclusive artist, haunted by dreams and nightmares that
she turns into extraordinary paintings. Her visions lead her to the
Greek island of Corfu, where five others have been lured to seek the
fire star.
Sasha recognizes them, because she has drawn
them: a magician, an archaeologist, a wanderer, a fighter, a loner. All
on a quest. All with secrets.
Sasha is the one who holds them together—the seer. And in the magician,
Bran Killian, she sees a man of immense power and compassion. As Sasha
struggles with her rare ability, Bran is there to support her, challenge
her, and believe in her.
But Sasha and Bran are just two of the six. And they all must all work
together as a team to find the fire star in a cradle of land beneath the
sea.
Over their every attempt at trust, unity, and love,
a dark threat looms. And it seeks to corrupt everything that stands in
its way of possessing the stars…
