Books: A

69 books starting with A.

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An Abundance of Katherines

John Green · 2006

Colin, dumped by his nineteenth Katherine, road-trips to Gutshot with Hassan and tries to turn heartbreak into math.

2,465-word summary · 11 min read

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An American Marriage

Tayari Jones · 2018

Newlywed Roy is wrongly imprisoned and Celestial loves Andre while waiting.

2,535-word summary · 11 min read

An Offer From a Gentleman

Julia Quinn · 2001

Benedict falls for a masked Sophie at a ball, then finds her working as a housemaid after her stepmother evicts her.

2,320-word summary · 10 min read

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And the Mountains Echoed

Khaled Hosseini · 2013

When Abdullah and Pari are split in 1952 Afghanistan, their parting echoes across decades from Kabul to Paris to California in linked stories of loss and…

2,572-word summary · 11 min read

And Then There Were None

Agatha Christie · 1939

And Then There Were None retold: ten to Soldier Island, rhyme deaths, no one left to tell.

2,137-word summary · 9 min read

Angela's Ashes

Frank McCourt · 1996

Frank recalls Brooklyn and Limerick childhood with Angela's struggle, Malachy's drink and stories that saved him.

2,009-word summary · 9 min read

Angels & Demons

Dan Brown · 2000

Dan Brown's Angels & Demons explained: a murdered physicist, the Illuminati, four missing cardinals, and Robert Langdon racing through Rome to stop an…

2,548-word summary · 11 min read

Animal Farm

George Orwell · 1945

George Orwell's Animal Farm explained: Old Major's vision, the seven commandments, Napoleon's dogs, Boxer, and how all animals end up equal but some more equal.

1,985-word summary · 9 min read

Anna Karenina

Leo Tolstoy · 1878

Anna leaves Karenin for Vronsky while Levin seeks faith and farming outside Moscow.

3,942-word summary · 18 min read

Anne of Green Gables

L. M. Montgomery · 1908

L. M. Montgomery brings talkative Anne Shirley to Green Gables on Prince Edward Island, where mistakes, school rivalries, and fierce friendship slowly turn…

2,182-word summary · 10 min read

Anxious People

Fredrik Backman · 2019

A failed bank robber takes eight strangers hostage at an apartment viewing, and nobody is who they seem.

1,918-word summary · 9 min read