The Name of the Rose
Friar William and Adso investigate 1327 abbey deaths amid library labyrinth.
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The Name of the Wind
Kvothe the Bloodless tells Chronicler how a clever Ruh boy survived loss, street life and the University to chase the Chandrian.
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The Nanny Diaries
NYU student Nan nannies four-year-old Grayer X on Park Avenue, caught between a demanding Mrs. X, an absent Mr. X, and a lonely child who needs her more than…
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The Night Circus
Two young magicians duel inside a black-and-white circus that only opens at night, and fall in love against the rules.
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The Nightingale
Nightingale retold: Vianne and Isabelle in occupied France, hide children, run routes, trials.
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The Notebook
The Notebook retold: Noah reads to Allie in a nursing home, summer love in New Bern, letters and choice.
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The Ocean at the End of the Lane
A man recalls age seven when a lodger's suicide let hunger birds in, and Lettie Hempstock saved him.
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The Odyssey
Homer's Odyssey in Fagles translation: Odysseus fights home past Cyclops, Circe, and Sirens while Telemachus seeks news and Penelope stalls suitors in Ithaca.…
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The Old Man and the Sea
Off Cuba, old Santiago rows out after 84 empty days, hooks a great marlin, and holds on for three days alone.
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The One
Four girls remain in the Selection and America must choose between Prince Maxon and Aspen, and her future.
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The Only One Left
Caregiver Kit tends mute Lenora Hope accused of 1929 family murders.
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The Other Boleyn Girl
Mary Boleyn tells how she and sister Anne loved Henry VIII and paid for ambition at the Tudor court.
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