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My Life Next Door Summary

My Life Next Door

by Huntley Fitzpatrick 2012 394 pages

State of Wonder Summary

State of Wonder

by Ann Patchett 2011 353 pages

Literary Fiction

The Sense of an Ending Summary

The Sense of an Ending

by Julian Barnes 2011 150 pages

Literary Fiction

Gabriel's Inferno Summary

Gabriel's Inferno

by Sylvain Reynard 2011 506 pages

Contemporary Romance

The Hypnotist's Love Story Summary

The Hypnotist's Love Story

by Liane Moriarty 2011 446 pages

The DUFF Summary

Designated Ugly Fat Friend

by Kody Keplinger 2010 280 pages

Twenties Girl Summary

by Sophie Kinsella 2009 435 pages

The Dinner Summary

by Herman Koch 2009 292 pages

Little Bee Summary

by Chris Cleave 2008 271 pages

Historical Fiction

The White Tiger Summary

The White Tiger

by Aravind Adiga 2008 276 pages

Indian Literature

Lock and Key Summary

by Sarah Dessen 2008 432 pages

Just Listen Summary

by Sarah Dessen 2006 371 pages

The Truth About Forever Summary

The Truth About Forever

by Sarah Dessen 2004 374 pages

We Need to Talk About Kevin Summary

We Need to Talk About Kevin

by Lionel Shriver 2003 400 pages

Just for the Summer Summary

Just for the Summer

by Abby Jimenez 2024 432 pages

Contemporary Romance

Twisted Hate Summary

by Ana Huang 2022 522 pages

Enemies To Lovers

All-Night Pharmacy Summary

All-Night Pharmacy

by Ruth Madievsky 2023 304 pages

Deep End Summary

by Ali Hazelwood 2025 464 pages

Murder on Lake Garda Summary

Murder on Lake Garda

by Tom Hindle 2024 464 pages

The Shards Summary

by Bret Easton Ellis 2023 595 pages

L'Arminuta Summary

by Donatella Di Pietrantonio 2017 163 pages

Italian Literature

Identity Summary

by Milan Kundera 1997 176 pages

Czech Literature

Power Play Summary

by Anastasija White 2024 362 pages

Like a House on Fire Summary

Like a House on Fire

by Cate Kennedy 2012 288 pages

Creation Lake Summary

by Rachel Kushner 2024 416 pages

Literary Fiction

The Christmas Fix Summary

The Christmas Fix

by Lucy Score 2017 390 pages

Enemies To Lovers

Rejection Summary

by Tony Tulathimutte 2024 272 pages

Literary Fiction

This Book Kills Summary

This Book Kills

by Ravena Guron 2023 357 pages

Diary Of A Murderer Summary

Diary Of A Murderer

And Other Stories

by Young-ha Kim 2019 200 pages

Scorpion Summary

by Avina St. Graves 2024 246 pages

God Hates Us All Summary

God Hates Us All

by Hank Moody 2009 200 pages

Literary Fiction

Coach Sully Summary

by Sloane St. James 2024 345 pages

Certain Women Summary

by Madeleine L'Engle 1992 368 pages

Literary Fiction

The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards Summary

The Widow's Guide to Dead Bastards

by Jessica Waite 2024 320 pages

Biography Memoir

Icon and Inferno Summary

Icon and Inferno

by Marie Lu 2024 320 pages

Hateful Games Summary

by Simran . 2024 814 pages

Enemies To Lovers

The Prince of Tides Summary

The Prince of Tides

by Pat Conroy 1986 679 pages

The Lion's Den Summary

by Katherine St. John 2020 368 pages

Mystery Thriller

One Night at the Call Center Summary

One Night at the Call Center

by Chetan Bhagat 2005 320 pages

Indian Literature

The Truth About Lies Summary

The Truth About Lies

by Aly Martinez 2018 330 pages

Contemporary Romance

The Housekeeper and the Professor Summary

The Housekeeper and the Professor

by Yōko Ogawa 2003 180 pages

Japanese Literature

Half Girlfriend Summary

Half Girlfriend

by Chetan Bhagat 2014 260 pages

Indian Literature

The Bro Code Summary

by Elizabeth A. Seibert 2012 320 pages

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English Summary

If an Egyptian Cannot Speak English

by Noor Naga 2022 186 pages

Literary Fiction

Rich and Pretty Summary

Rich and Pretty

by Rumaan Alam 2016 304 pages

Literary Fiction

A House Without Windows Summary

A House Without Windows

by Nadia Hashimi 2016 415 pages

Historical Fiction

The Theory of Attraction Summary

The Theory of Attraction

by Delphine Dryden 2012 136 pages

Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One Summary

Your Second Life Begins When You Realize You Only Have One

by Raphaëlle Giordano 2015 261 pages

Saving Noah Summary

by Lucinda Berry 2017 259 pages

Mystery Thriller

God of War Summary

by Rina Kent 2024 592 pages

Enemies To Lovers

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