Laura Hillenbrand
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Non Fiction

Unbroken – Laura Hillenbrand (2010)

An Olympian’s journey from wild youth to war-torn skies, to the brink of death and back again, reveals the unbreakable power of resilience, faith, and redemption.
Charles Dickens
72 - A Tale of Two Cities - Charles Dickens (1859)
Classics Historical Satire

A Tale of Two Cities – Charles Dickens (1859)

A Tale of Two Cities by Charles Dickens follows Charles Darnay and Sydney Carton as they navigate love and sacrifice amid the turmoil of the French Revolution.
Alexandre Dumas
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Adventure Historical Mystery

The Count of Monte Cristo – Alexandre Dumas (1846)

The Count of Monte Cristo by Alexandre Dumas follows Edmond Dantès as he seeks vengeance against those who wronged him, transforming into the mysterious Count of Monte Cristo.
John Steinbeck
482 - The Grapes of Wrath - John Steinbeck (1939)
Adventure Classics Historical

The Grapes of Wrath – John Steinbeck (1939)

The Joad family flees the Dust Bowl for California, confronting exploitation, poverty, and injustice in this powerful tale of resilience and survival.
Jane Austen
8 - Emma - Jane Austen (1815)
Classics Romance Satire

Emma – Jane Austen (1815)

Emma by Jane Austen is a witty novel about a self-assured young woman who plays matchmaker, only to face unexpected consequences and personal growth along the way.
John Boyne
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
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Classics Historical Young Adult

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas – John Boyne (2006)

An innocent friendship blooms across a barbed-wire fence, revealing the quiet tragedy of a boy who sees humanity where others see division.
John Boyne
The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
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Historical

All the Broken Places – John Boyne (2022)

Haunted by a buried past, an aging woman must choose between silence and salvation when a boy’s life awakens the guilt she’s hidden for decades.
Nathaniel Hawthorne
99 - The Scarlet Letter - Nathaniel Hawthorne (1850)
Historical Psychological

The Scarlet Letter – Nathaniel Hawthorne (1850)

The Scarlet Letter by Nathaniel Hawthorne follows Hester Prynne as she navigates Puritanical judgment, guilt, and redemption after bearing a child out of wedlock.
Leo Tolstoy
102 - Anna Karenina - Leo Tolstoy (1878)
Classics Romance Satire

Anna Karenina – Leo Tolstoy (1878)

Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy follows Anna’s passionate but doomed affair with Count Vronsky, exploring themes of love, family, and societal expectations in 19th-century Russia.
Joseph Heller
Catch-22
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Classics Historical Satire

Catch-22 – Joseph Heller (1961)

Trapped in a war governed by absurd rules and relentless bureaucracy, a bombardier fights to survive as sanity unravels and the price of escape grows ever steeper.