The Fiery Cross
Jamie musters militia for Tryon while Brianna and Roger wed on the Ridge, ending at Alamance with a hanging that steals Rogers voice.
2,719-word summary · 12 min read
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The Angel Experiment
Six winged kids escape the lab that made them and fly cross country to rescue their youngest from wolf hybrids.
2,037-word summary · 9 min read
Still Me
Lou spends a year in New York working for the Gopniks, torn between Josh, distant Sam, and the life she wants.
2,939-word summary · 13 min read
Oedipus the King
A king hunting a murderer learns the killer is himself, blind to the truth until he blinds himself.
2,012-word summary · 9 min read
Night Road
A crash on graduation night kills Mia Farraday and sends her friend Lexi to prison. Years later, mother Jude must face blame and grief to reach forgiveness.
2,969-word summary · 13 min read
King Lear
An old king divides his realm by flattery, and learns too late which daughter loved him in silence.
2,123-word summary · 9 min read
In Her Shoes
Philadelphia lawyer Rose takes in her wayward sister Maggie until a betrayal splits them, sending both toward their long-lost grandmother in Florida.
2,781-word summary · 12 min read
From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Claudia and Jamie run away to the Met, chase whether a 225 dollar Angel is a Michelangelo, and trade secrets with Mrs. Frankweiler.
2,774-word summary · 12 min read
Franny and Zooey
Two Glass family siblings wrestle with faith, phoniness, and breakdown across a weekend visit and a long phone call home.
2,286-word summary · 10 min read
Daisy Darker
A family gathers on a tidal island for an 80th birthday and someone starts killing to a nursery rhyme.
1,917-word summary · 9 min read
China Rich Girlfriend
Rachel Chu meets her birth father and enters Shanghai high society while Nick, Astrid, and Eleanor face weddings, money, and old family claims.
2,861-word summary · 13 min read
Anansi Boys
A dull Londoner learns his dead dad was a spider god and his slick brother inherited all the magic.
2,036-word summary · 9 min read
Along for the Ride
Insomniac Auden spends a beach summer with her dad and learns biking, parties, and love from Eli.
1,938-word summary · 9 min read
The Summer of Broken Rules
Meredith plays Assassin at Vineyard wedding a year after sister Claire died.
2,288-word summary · 10 min read
The Storyteller
Baker Sage Singer is asked by old Josef Weber to kill him for his SS past, while her grandmother Minka's war story weighs on her.
2,174-word summary · 10 min read
The Pearl
Off La Paz, poor diver Kino finds a great pearl for his baby son Coyotito, but cheating dealers and greed force a flight ending in loss.
2,364-word summary · 11 min read
The Measure
Small wooden boxes arrive for every adult, each holding a string that shows life length. Eight people decide if they will open theirs.
2,374-word summary · 11 min read
The Good Earth
Wang Lung, a poor farmer in 1920s China, rises with his wife O-lan through famine and wealth, holding to land above all else.
2,125-word summary · 9 min read
Olive Kitteridge
Thirteen linked stories orbit blunt Crosby teacher Olive, husband Henry and son Christopher through love, aging and Maine small-town life.
2,385-word summary · 11 min read
My Grandmother Sends Her Regards and Apologises
Seven-year-old Elsa loses her granny and best friend, then delivers apology letters to neighbours while holding onto fairy tales of Miamas and the Land of…
2,311-word summary · 10 min read
Love You Forever
A mother sings the same song through a lifetime until her son sings it back.
2,235-word summary · 10 min read
Losing Hope
Holder retells Hopeless from his side, grieving Less and searching for Hope.
2,492-word summary · 11 min read
Life After Life
Ursula Todd dies and restarts through wars, flus, and bad marriages.
2,060-word summary · 9 min read
Just Listen
After a falling out with Sophie, model Annabel stays silent until Owen, a music obsessed boy, helps her speak truth.
2,445-word summary · 11 min read