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Student Elizabeth Staveley is conducting research on tales from the late 16th century in the library at Oxford University, when she suddenly comes across a four-hundred-year-old manuscript inserted into a book.
Canyons of Night (2011) by Jayne Castle (pseudonym Jayne Ann Krentz) is the third and final novel in the "Mirror" trilogy. Typical of Castle/Krentz: a strong heroine, a protective hero, psi-energy, mystery, and light eroticism.
The novel follows the declining Roman bourgeois family of Ardengo over the course of several days: widow Mariagrazia, lover Leo, son Michele, and daughter Carla – all trapped in apathy, lies, sexual manipulation, and moral indifference.
In Florence 1925–1926, in the poor Via del Corno, the residents live in love, poverty and fear. The arrival of fascism destroys the community: lovers fight, some die from violence, but popular solidarity survives.
Melanie Gideon, an American writer known for her humorous novels about family dynamics, dissects the monotony of marriage in the age of social media in The Marriage Trap (2012).
A cult bestseller praised for its originality, deep emotion, and tender portrayal of love and loss, Audrey Niffenegger's story has captivated readers around the world and, following its film adaptation, has been adapted for television.