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Kate Atkinson's debut novel, told through the eyes of the youngest daughter in a dysfunctional Yorkshire family. Like museum exhibits, the characters are vivid, imperfect, a reminder that life behind the scenes is full of unexpected twists and turns.
J. B. S. Haldane (1892–1964), a British geneticist, evolutionary biologist, and science popularizer, wrote "My Friend Mr. Leakey" in 1937 – a collection of five humorous, fantastic stories for children (and adults).
In the novel At the White Horse (1961), Christie combines the supernatural and the rational in a story of mysterious deaths and an organization that offers "services" of elimination, inspired by Dennis Wheatley, with a focus on inheritance and the ethics
The Magic Love Box (2002) follows the life story of Federica Campione, which begins in Vina del Mar, Chile, in the summer of 1982. Montefiore creates an epic story of growth, where the magic is not only in the box, but in the courage to let go of the past
Desperate Defiance (1936) is a romance novel in which Cartland masterfully combines romance with adventure, criticizing the social norms of the 1930s: the pressure on women to choose between tradition and freedom.
The Quiet American (1955) is set in Vietnam in the 1950s, during the French colonial struggle against the insurgents. Through the atmosphere of Saigon, Greene creates a tense story of love and political intrigue, with a strong critique of the Vietnam War