The Valley of Amazement – Amy Tan (2013)
Amid war, betrayal, and forbidden love, a woman fights to reclaim her stolen identity and lost daughter in a world where survival demands both grace and defiance.
Historical
Restart Reading
Historical
An Artist of the Floating World – Kazuo Ishiguro (1986)
In postwar Japan, a retired painter confronts shifting values, buried guilt, and the fragile truth of memory in a quiet, haunting reflection on art, honor, and legacy.
Adventure
Historical
Romance
A Place Called Freedom – Ken Follett (1995)
A fearless miner escapes tyranny in 18th-century Scotland, igniting a sweeping fight for freedom across oceans, class lines, and the unyielding grip of power.
Historical
Thriller
Jackdaws – Ken Follett (2001)
An all-female team dares to sabotage Nazi communications days before D-Day, risking everything in a deadly game of courage, betrayal, and resistance behind enemy lines.
Historical
Thriller
The Key to Rebecca – Ken Follett (1980)
A ruthless spy crosses the desert to turn the tide of war, but in Cairo’s shadows, betrayal, passion, and a relentless pursuer threaten to unravel everything.
Historical
Satire
Antony and Cleopatra – William Shakespeare (1606)
Antony and Cleopatra by William Shakespeare explores the passionate yet doomed love affair between Roman general Mark Antony and Egyptian queen Cleopatra.
Historical
A Pale View of Hills – Kazuo Ishiguro (1982)
A haunting reflection on memory, loss, and motherhood unfolds through fragile recollections, where the past whispers truths too painful to face directly.
Historical
A Ladder to the Sky – John Boyne (2018)
An ambitious writer will stop at nothing - not even theft, betrayal, or ruin - to rise to literary fame, but every stolen story leaves a shadow that never disappears.
Historical
The Last Runaway – Tracy Chevalier (2013)
A quiet Englishwoman arrives in 1850s Ohio and is drawn into a dangerous world of secrets, sacrifice, and moral awakening that challenges everything she believes.
Non Fiction
Common Sense – Thomas Paine (1776)
Common Sense by Thomas Paine is a revolutionary pamphlet arguing for American independence, challenging monarchy, and promoting self-governance in clear, persuasive language.