Sentences with phrase «stunning debut novel»

With this stunning debut novel, New York Times bestselling author Lauren Oliver emerged as one of today's foremost authors of young adult fiction.

Award - winning Canadian author Kathleen Winter's Annabel is a stunning debut novel about the family of a mixed - gendered child born into a rural hunting community in the 1960s.

The stunning debut novel from bestselling author Bill Clegg is a magnificently powerful story about a circle of people who find solace in the least likely of places as they cope with a horrific tragedy.

A stunning debut novel of love, family, and justice that intertwines the stories of an escaped house slave in 1852 Virginia and ambitious young lawyer in contemporary New York

Hosseini's stunning debut novel starts as an eloquent Afghan version of the American immigrant experience in the late 20th century, but betrayal and redemption come to the forefront when the narrator, a writer, returns to his ravaged homeland to rescue the son of his childhood friend after the boy's parents are shot during the Taliban takeover in the mid»90s.

Who: Katherine Langford, Christian Navarro, Michael Sadler What: A 13 - episode series based on Jay Asher's YA novel about a high school student's quest to understand why his classmate committed suicide When: Premieres March 31 Where: Netflix Why We're Excited: Asher's stunning debut novel was a # 1 bestseller in the U.S. and a hit around the world, serving as an important touchstone for discussions of teen bullying and slut - shaming.

A stunning debut novel set in post-Revolutionary Iran that gives voice to the men, women, and children who won a war only to find their lives — and those of their descendants - imperiled by its aftermath.

From the extraordinary Colombian French politician and activist Ingrid Betancourt, a stunning debut novel about freedom and fate.

Topping the list is Emma Healey's stunning debut novel detailing a woman's sprial into dementia, Elizabeth Is Missing.

A stunning debut novel set on a remote island in Key West in 1839.

From O. Henry Prize — winning author Emily Ruskovich comes a stunning debut novel about love and forgiveness, about the violence of memory and the equal violence of its loss.

British teenager Tessa Scott fulfills her list of 10 things she wants to do before she dies in this stunning debut novel, impeccably read by British narrator Parry with just the right dose of humor and candor.

At Risk is a stunning debut novel that plunges us headlong into today's shadowy and fever - pitched battle between terrorism and Intelligence.

A stunning debut novel about an extended Sri Lankan family - a kaleidoscopic view of contemporary immigrant life, by turns darkly funny, sad, poignant, and uproariously beautiful.

The Mostly True Story of Jack is a stunning debut novel about things broken, things put back together, and finding a place to belong.

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A stunning debut reminiscent of the beloved novels of John Hart and Tom Franklin, A Land More Kind Than Home is a mesmerizing literary thriller about the bond between two brothers and the evil they face in a small western North Carolina town.

This stunning second novel from Philipp Meyer (following his critically praised debut, American Rust) combines epic storytelling, Texas tragedy and raw, powerful writing.

Action fans can dive into the debut of the new RESIDENT EVIL series from the VIZ Signature imprint, as well as two exciting new Shonen Jump series, teen - friendly WORLD TRIGGER and Takeshi Obata's ALL YOU NEED IS KILL, the stunning manga realization of the popular Japanese sci - fi novel written by Hiroshi Sakurazaka that also inspired the blockbuster Edge of Tomorrow film that starred Tom Cruise.

I recently handled the movie tie - in edition for a blockbuster movie that's coming out this summer, and I'm extremely excited about The Secret Year by Jennifer Hubbard, which is a stunning YA debut novel that will come out in early 2010.

Bryan Camp's stunning, spellbinding debut novel, The City of Lost Fortunes, is a tale set in a post-Katrina New Orleans full of gods, monsters and magic.

A visceral and meditative novel that marks the debut of a stunning new talent.

Anna Hope's debut novel Wake is a stunning exploration of recovery from the trauma of war.

Artist and public - school teacher Bui's memoir and graphic - novel debut is a stunning work of reconstructed family and world history.

With his stunning, mind - altering debut novel Temporary People, Deepak Unnikrishnan delves into their histories, myths, struggles, and triumphs.

Two stunning historical novels and a poignant physics - focused debut make for excellent group discussion this month.

A gripping and provocative debut novel by a stunning new talent, California imagines a frighteningly realistic near future, in which clashes between mankind's dark nature and deep - seated resilience force us to question how far we will go to protect the ones we love.

Otherwise the novel is a stunning debut.

Stunning and atmospheric, this debut novel is a thrilling spiral into the hearts of two women separated by decades but inescapably linked by the dark and tangled secrets of Black Rabbit Hall.

Grace After Henry is the debut novel of Eithne Shortall which has had stunning reviews; you can read our interview with Eithne here.