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Abe and Ruth's marriage, spanning seventy years, showcases the evolution of their relationship from a disastrous college blind date to a life filled with love on Bainbridge Island. As they navigate the challenges of aging, including Ruth's health crisis and the scrutiny of their children, the couple must redefine their partnership. Jonathan Evison intricately weaves together their past and present, highlighting the resilience of their bond and the beauty found in everyday moments, ultimately celebrating the enduring power of love.

Geno, residing in a nursing home, grapples with loneliness and a deep sense of disconnection from his nursing assistant, Angel. He claims to have lived multiple past lives, starting in Seville, Spain, where he first encountered the love of his life. As he navigates his final days, the narrative explores themes of memory, identity, and the quest for connection, leaving readers to ponder whether his experiences are genuine or merely the fabrications of a lonely mind.

Jonathan Evison's Small World is an epic novel for now. Set against such iconic backdrops as the California gold rush, the development of the transcontinental railroad, and a speeding train of modern-day strangers forced together by fate, it is a grand entertainment that asks big questions.The characters of Small World connect in the most intriguing and meaningful ways, winning, breaking, and winning our hearts again. In exploring the passengers' lives and those of their ancestors more than a century before, Small World chronicles 170 years of American nation-building from numerous points of view across place and time. And it does it with a fullhearted, full-throttle pace that asks on the most human, intimate scale whether it is truly possible to meet, and survive, the choices posed--and forced--by the age.The result is a historical epic with a Dickensian flair, a grand entertainment that asks whether our nation has made good on its promises. It dazzles as its characters come to connect with one another through time. And it hits home as it probes at our country's injustices, big and small, straight through to its deeply satisfying final words.

After three tours in Iraq, the fabric of Dave Cartwright's life has begun to unravel. Gripped by PTSD, he is losing his home, his wife, his direction. Most days, his love for his seven-year-old daughter, Bella, is the only thing keeping him going. When tragedy strikes, Dave makes a dramatic decision: he will take Bella to live off the grid, in a cave in the wilderness of the North Cascades. Once there, Bella retreats into a different world, that of a mother and son who had lived in that same space, but thousands of years before, at the end of last Ice Age.

Struggling with feelings of inadequacy, William Miller navigates the challenges of family dynamics after his mother's death and the complexities of his crush on his step-sister, Lulu. As Lulu leaves for college, William embarks on a journey of self-discovery, engaging with Western philosophy, the harsh realities of dating, and the value of friendship. His transformation into a late-night radio personality helps him redefine his self-image, illustrating the contrast between his past and the potential for a brighter future.

'Jonathan Evison's voice is pure magic. In Lawn Boy, at once a vibrant coming- of-age novel and a sharp social commentary on class, Evison offers a painfully honest portrait of one young man's struggle to overcome the hand he's been dealt in life and reach for his dreams. It's a journey you won't want to miss, with an ending you won't forget.' - Kristin Hannah, author of The Nightingale

Eine Kreuzfahrt bringt späte Wahrheiten ans Licht Als Bernhard, mit dem sie 55 Jahre verheiratet war, stirbt, geht Harriet auf Kreuzfahrt nach Alaska – eine Reise, die Bernhard offenbar heimlich für sie geplant hatte. Auf dem Schiff, dessen Buffets und Riten sie überfordern, und an der Seite ihrer Tochter überdenkt Harriet ihr Leben und stellt fest, dass vieles anders war, als sie sich eingeredet hat. Harriet ist 78, als sie nach anfänglichem Zögern an Bord eines Kreuz-fahrtschiffes geht. Eigentlich meinte es das Leben bisher gut mit ihr: ein Beruf, ein Ehemann, mit dem sie glücklich war, ein Haus, zwei Kinder – sie hatte alles, was man sich wünschen konnte – wenn man nicht so genau hinsieht. Auf dem Schiff und an der Seite ihrer Tochter, die plötzlich auftaucht, muss sie sich ihren Lebenslügen stellen, und die unantastbare bürgerliche Fassade bröckelt. »Die Themen, die Evison aufwirft – Enttäuschung, Verrat, Vergebung –, sind universell, und er beschreibt sie aufs Vortrefflichste in diesem wundervollen Roman. Es ist Harriet Chance’ Leben, aber es ist zugleich auch unseres.« New York Times Book Review

Eine bittersüße Geschichte über Freundschaft, einen verrückten Roadtrip und den Mut zu leben. Ben geht’s nicht gut – weder persönlich noch finanziell. Nach einem Crashkurs in »häuslicher Pflege« heuert er bei Trevor an, einem zynischen Jugendlichen, der unheilbar krank ist und im Rollstuhl sitzt. Trevs Vater Bob suchte gleich nach der Diagnose das Weite, was ihm in der Familie natürlich keiner verzeiht. Doch Ben fühlt mit dem verstoßenen und reuigen Vater und überzeugt Trev, im VW-Bus quer durch die USA zu fahren, um ihn zu besuchen. Ein schräger Roadtrip voller überraschender Begegnungen und skurriler Abenteuer beginnt ...

Set in the paradise of a South Sea island, "Typee" is a combination of fact and fiction. The tale is a distortion of the life of the Typees and foreshadows the metaphysical preoccupations in Melville's later work with its depiction of the evil and mystery lurking beneath the idyllic setting.

Weakness has always been a concern for William Miller: growing up vegetarian in a family of bodybuilders will do that to a person. But William is further weakened by the death of his mother, the arrival of a new step-mother, and his irrepressible crush on his new step-sister, Lulu. As Lulu faces down her own challenges, William watches his life shift into tumult and despair. Once Lulu departs for college, Will goes into the world to find himself — discovering Western philosophy, a cruel dating world, enduring friendship, and, ultimately, his true calling. Emboldened by his turn as a late-night radio personality, Will rescues himself from the self-image of weakness he'd long wished to escape. This debut novel explores the fundamental difference between where we come from — and the endless possibilities of where we may go.