Books

March A Novel

Geraldine Brooks · 2006

The Sundial

Shirley Jackson · 2014

History A Novel

Elsa Morante · 2000

East of Eden

John Steinbeck · 2003

The Portrait of a Lady

Henry James · 2011

Regarded by many as Henry James's finest work, and a lucid tragedy exploring the distance between money and happiness, <i>The Portrait of a Lady</i> contains an introduction by Philip Horne in Penguin Classics. When Isabel Archer, a beautiful, spirited American, is brought to Europe by her wealthy aunt Touchett, it is expected that she will soon marry. But Isabel, resolved to enjoy the freedom that her fortune has opened up and to determine her own fate, does not hesitate to turn down two eligible suitors. Then she finds herself irresistibly drawn to Gilbert Osmond. Charming and cultivated, Osmond sees Isabel as a rich prize waiting to be taken. Beneath his veneer of civilized behaviour, Isabel discovers cruelty and a stifling darkness. In this portrait of a 'young woman affronting her destiny', Henry James created one of his most magnificent heroines, and a story of intense poignancy. <br><br> This edition of <i>The Portrait of a Lady</i>, based on the earliest published copy of the novel, is the version read first and loved by most readers in James's lifetime. It also contains a chronology, further reading, notes and an introduction by Philip Horne. <br><br>For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

If Beale Street Could Talk

James Baldwin · 2006

Tomorrow, and Tomorrow, and Tomorrow: A novel

Gabrielle Zevin · 2022

The Count of Monte Cristo (Penguin Classics)

Alexandre Dumas père · 2003

My Brilliant Friend

Elena Ferrante · 2017

Thousand Splended Suns Shelftalker

Khaled Hosseini · 2007

The Monk By Matthew Gregory Lewis - Illustrated

Matthew Gregory Lewis · 2016

Homegoing

Yaa Gyasi · 2017

Love in the Time of Cholera

Gabriel García Márquez · 2014

Interpreter Of Maladies

Jhumpa Lahiri · 2000

Why I Am Not a Christian And Other Essays on Religion and Related Subjects

Bertrand Russell · 1957

Propaganda

Edward L. Bernays · 2005

Abigail

Magda Szabo · 2020

The Bell Jar

Sylvia Plath · 2005

<p><i>The Bell Jar</i> chronicles the crack-up of Esther Greenwood: brilliant, beautiful, enormously talented, and successful, but slowly going under -- maybe for the last time. Sylvia Plath masterfully draws the reader into Esther's breakdown with such intensity that Esther's insanity becomes completely real and even rational, as probable and accessible an experience as going to the movies. Such deep penetration into the dark and harrowing corners of the psyche is an extraordinary accomplishment and has made <i>The Bell Jar</i> a haunting American classic.</p> <p>This P.S. edition features an extra 16 pages of insights into the book, including author interviews, recommended reading, and more.</p>

Sula

Toni Morrison · 2004

Circe

Madeline Miller · 2020

"A bold and subversive retelling of the goddess's story," this #1 New York Times bestseller is "both epic and intimate in its scope, recasting the most infamous female figure from the Odyssey as a hero in her own right" (Alexandra Alter, The New York Times). In the house of Helios, god of the sun and mightiest of the Titans, a daughter is born. But Circe is a strange child -- not powerful like her father, nor viciously alluring like her mother. Turning to the world of mortals for companionship, she discovers that she does possess power -- the power of witchcraft, which can transform rivals into monsters and menace the gods themselves. Threatened, Zeus banishes her to a deserted island, where she hones her occult craft, tames wild beasts, and crosses paths with many of the most famous figures in all of mythology, including the Minotaur, Daedalus and his doomed son Icarus, the murderous Medea, and, of course, wily Odysseus. But there is danger, too, for a woman who stands alone and Circe unwittingly draws the wrath of both men and gods, ultimately finding herself pitted against one of the most terrifying and vengeful of the Olympians. To protect what she loves most, Circe must summon all her strength and choose, once and for all, whether she belongs with the gods she is born from, or the mortals she has come to love. With unforgettably vivid characters, mesmerizing language, and page-turning suspense, Circe is a triumph of storytelling, an intoxicating epic of family rivalry, palace intrigue, love and loss, as well as a celebration of indomitable female strength in a man's world. #1 New York Times bestseller -- named one of the best books of the year by NPR, the Washington Post, People, Time, Amazon, Entertainment Weekly, Bustle, Newsweek, the A.V. Club, Christian Science Monitor, Refinery 29, BuzzFeed, Paste, Audible, Kirkus, Publishers Weekly, Thrillist, NYPL, Self, Real Simple, Goodreads, Boston Globe, Electric Literature, BookPage, the Guardian, Book Riot, Seattle Times, and Business Insider

The Amazing Adventures of Kavalier & Clay

Michael Chabon · 2012

The Art Thief: A True Story of Love, Crime, and a Dangerous Obsession

Michael Finkel · 2024

<b><b>#1 </b><i><b><i>NEW YORK TIMES</i></b></i><b> BESTSELLER • One of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of the twenty-first century • “</b><i><b><i>The Art Thief</i></b></i><b>, like its title character, has confidence, élan, and a great sense of timing."</b><i><b>—<i>The New Yorker</i></b><br><br></i>A BEST BOOK OF THE YEAR: <i>The Washington Post, The New Yorker, Lit Hub </i><br><br> "Enthralling." —<i>The Wall Street Journal</i></b><br><br>Stéphane Bréitwieser is the most prolific art thief of all time.<br><br> He pulled off more than 200 heists, often in crowded museums in broad daylight.<br><br> His girlfriend served as his accomplice.<br><br> His collection was worth an estimated $2 billion.<br><br> He never sold a piece, displaying his stolen art in his attic bedroom.<br><br> He felt like a king.<br><br> Until everything came to a shocking end.<br><br> In this spellbinding portrait of obsession and flawed genius, Michael Finkel gives us one of the most remarkable true-crime narratives of our times, a riveting story of art, theft, love, and an insatiable hunger to possess beauty at any cost.

Slaughterhouse-Five A Novel

Kurt Vonnegut · 1999

Mother Mary Comes to Me

Arundhati Roy · 2025

The Garden of the Finzi-Continis

Giorgio Bassani · 1977

Pride and Prejudice (Penguin Classics)

Jane Austen · 1813

The Fate of Mary Rose

Caroline Blackwood · 1982

The Johnstown Flood

David McCullough · 1987