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The Goldfinch (Donna Tartt)

24th June 2025 jng 0

Author: Donna Tartt Published: 2013 Pages: 771     Thirteen-year-old Theo Decker survives a tragedy that changes his life. Clinging to a stolen painting that reminds him of his late mother, he navigates grief, love, […]

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Villette (Charlotte Brontë)

24th June 2025 jng 0

Author: Charlotte Brontë Published: 1853 Pages: 573     Through Lucy Snowe, a reserved Englishwoman in a French boarding school, Brontë explores love, loss, and inner strength. The novel offers a profound psychological portrait of […]

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The Secret History (Donna Tartt)

12th August 2024 jng 0

Author: Donna Tartt Published: 1992 Pages: 559    please note that subscription libraries change over time; regional restrictions may apply In The Secret History, a group of elite college students, led by an enigmatic professor, […]

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Demon Copperhead (Barbara Kingsolver)

2nd August 2024 jng 0

Author: Barbara Kingsolver Published: 2022 Pages: 560 Prizes: Pulitzer Prize for Fiction 2022    please note that subscription libraries change over time; regional restriction may apply Demon Copperhead is a modern retelling of David Copperfield […]

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Middlesex (Jeffrey Eugenides)

2nd June 2023 jng 0

Middlesex follows the journey of Calliope Stephanides, who is born intersex and later identifies as a transgender man named Cal. The novel explores Cal’s complex family history, his struggles with identity, and the impact of […]