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  • Call It Sleep

    A Novel

    by Henry Roth ...
    "Arguably the most distinguished work of fiction ever written about immigrant life." — The New YorkerWith an Introduction by Alfred Kazinand and Afterword by Hana Wirth-NesherWhen Henry Roth published his debut novel Call It Sleep in 1934, it was greeted with considerable critical acclaim though, in those troubled times, lackluster sales. Only with its paperback publication thirty years later did ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • An American Type

    A Novel

    by Henry Roth ...
    "His early novel Call It Sleep was his Ulysses. His late work An American Type is his Grapes of Wrath."—Thane Rosenbaum, Los Angeles TimesThis "glorious, evocative, literary novel for the ages" ( Los Angeles Times) has finally taken its place within the great canon of American fiction. Set during the Great Depression, against a backdrop of New York's glimmering skyscrapers and Los Angeles's seedy ... Read more

    $17.29 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • Mercy of a Rude Stream

    The Complete Novels

    by Henry Roth ...
    This "landmark of the American literary century" (Boston Globe) is finally published as one volume, appearing with a brilliant new introduction.Sixty years after the publication of his great modernist masterpiece, Call It Sleep, Henry Roth, a retired waterfowl farmer already in his late eighties, shocked the literary world with the announcement that he had written a second novel. It was called, he ... Read more

    $30.79 USD

  • Your Day, Your Way

    The Essential Handbook for the 21st-Century Bride

    Today, you are free to set aside the trappings of traditional dos and don’ts and be bold with your wedding style! Your Day, Your Way is a long-overdue, modern-day wedding planner that will guide you through the new reality of creating a memorable day that is unique and a true reflection of who you are.As a 21st-century bride, you’re empowered to plan the wedding you want in a way that brides of ... Read more

    $4.99 USD

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    Call It Sleep

    by Henry Roth ...
    Narrated by George Guidall ...

    Unabridged

    17 hours 28 min

    Lauded as the most profound novel of Jewish life ever written by an American, Call It Sleep seamlessly weaves together the searing pains and subtle joys of immigrant life in New York's Lower East Side. It is the story of David Schearl, a dangerously imaginative little boy who arrives from Eastern Europe in 1907. Shock by shock, he is exposed to the blows-and occasional pleasures-of life in the ... Read more

    $30.99 USD

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    An American Type

    A Novel

    Narrated by Anthony Heald ...

    Unabridged

    9 hours 1 min

    Discovered posthumously, this final novel by the author of the greatest American immigrant novel, Call It Sleep, reintroduces us to its protagonist, Roth’s alter ego, Ira, who abandons his controlling lover, Edith, in favor of a blond, aristocratic pianist at Yaddo. The ensuing conflict between his Jewish ghetto roots and his high-flown, writerly aspirations forces Ira to abandon his family ... Read more

    $19.95 USD

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    A hilarious, uplifting read from the bestselling author of A New Lease of Life

    A heartwarming, feel-good story about embracing new beginnings, from the BESTSELLING author of A New Lease of Life Perfect for fans of Milly Johnson, Maddie Please and Judy Leigh!New beginnings. Old wounds. And a village with its own secret to happiness. . . ✨The peaceful village of Willowbrook seems to be the ideal place for a new lease of life – at least according to Nell’s husband, Barney. ... Read more

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    What We Talk About When We Talk About Anne Frank

    Stories

    Narrated by Various ...

    Unabridged

    7 hours

    These eight new stories from the celebrated novelist and short-story writer Nathan Englander display a gifted young author grappling with the great questions of modern life, with a command of language and the imagination that place Englander at the very forefront of contemporary American fiction.The title story, inspired by Raymond Carver’s masterpiece, is a provocative portrait of two marriages ... Read more

    $17.50 USD

  • The Dilemma

    A daughter visits the island of Guernsey to unearth horrifying family truths and solve a decades-old mystery surrounding her mother , in this historical page-turner.1958. Esme, a novelist, finds a potential new literary project. A housemaid named Clara was convicted of murder, perhaps unjustly, amid the ending of World War II and the liberation of Guernsey from Nazi occupation. Esme's trip to ... Read more

    $9.89 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    All the Pretty Horses

    Narrated by Frank Muller ...
    Series series Border (McCarthy)

    Unabridged

    10 hours 3 min

    Cormac McCarthy is a quiet, unassuming presence in American fiction today, but like the slow, measured voices of many of his characters, he speaks with an authority and conviction that demands an audience. All the Pretty Horses, McCarthy's sixth novel, is a cowboy odyssey for modern times. Set in the late 1940s, it features the travels and toils of a 16-year-old East Texan named John Grady Cole, ... Read more

    $25.99 USD

  • Eternal Life

    A Novel

    by Dara Horn ...
    A New York Times Notable BookA Booklist Editors' ChoiceA Chicago Public Library Best Book of the YearWhat would it really mean to live forever?Rachel is a woman with a problem: she can't die. Her recent troubles—widowhood, a failing business, an unemployed middle-aged son—are only the latest in a litany spanning dozens of countries, scores of marriages, and hundreds of children. In the 2,000 years ... Read more

    $12.99 USD or Free with Kobo Plus

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    We Are Not Ourselves

    A Novel

    Narrated by Mare Winningham ...

    Unabridged

    20 hours 51 min

    The instant New York Times bestseller The Washington Post calls a “stunning…superbly rendered” novel, and Entertainment Weekly describes as “a gripping family saga, maybe the best…since The Corrections.”As an Irish immigrant in Queens in 1941, Eileen has dreamed of more in her life—but when she and her family seem to be moving closer to that dream, devastation hits and they must learn how to not ... Read more

    $34.99 USD