Persuasion - Jane Austen
Set around Lyme Regis and Bath, the story of Anne Elliott's seven year wait for love is here re-examined by Claude Rawson in his new introduction to Austen's last completed novel.
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To Kill a Mockingbird - Harper Lee
Harper Lee's classic novel of a lawyer in the Deep South defending a black man charged with the rape of a white girl. One of the best-loved stories of all time, To Kill a Mockingbird has earned many distinctions since its orig...[more] | |
Life of Pi - Yann Martel
After spending the first 16 years in India as the son of a zookeeper, Pi Patel and his family emigrate to Canada. During the voyage the ship sinks and Pi finds himself on a lifeboat with various wild animals including a Bengal tiger.
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Twilight - Stephenie Meyer
When 17 year old Bella leaves Phoenix to live with her father in Forks, Washington, she meets an exquisitely handsome boy at school for whom she feels an overwhelming attraction and who she comes to realize is not completely human.
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