Olympic swimmer Jesse Austin is seduced and consequently edged out for a gold medal by her Australian rival. From there, Anshaw intricately traces three possible paths for Jesse, spinning exhilarating variations on the themes of lost love and...
Samara Taylor used to believe in miracles. She used to believe in a lot of things.
When your father's a pastor, it's hard not to buy in to the idea of the perfect family, a loving God, and amazing grace. But lately, Sam has a lot of reasons to...
A glorious new novel from the Pulitzer Prize winner: a big, smart, bawdy tale of love and war, sex and politics, friendship and betrayal—and the allure of the movies. With Giovanni Boccaccio's Decameron as her model, Jane Smiley takes us through...
Long-listed for the 2016 Center for Fiction First Novel Prize
"A wonderful debut . . . Undeniably moving and emotionally true." - Publishers Weekly (starred and boxed review)
Most of us have experienced what it's like to know what someone is going...