At the Edge of the Orchard – Tracy Chevalier (2016)
A family’s battle with land, loss, and legacy unfolds in the muddy grip of frontier America, where apples grow sweet or bitter - and so do the lives they shape.
Historical
Restart Reading
Classics
Psychological
The Insulted and Humiliated – Fyodor Dostoevsky (1861)
A haunting tale of lost love, shattered pride, and redemptive suffering unfolds in the cold streets of St. Petersburg, where compassion is the last refuge of the broken.
Historical
Romance
Thriller
Lie Down With Lions – Ken Follett (1985)
In a world of espionage and war, love and betrayal collide as a spy risks everything for truth—and the woman who may never forgive him.
Historical
Romance
The Absolutist – John Boyne (2011)
A young soldier returns from war burdened by love, guilt, and a devastating secret that could unravel everything he fought to forget.
Adventure
Romance
A Girl of the Limberlost – Gene Stratton-Porter (1909)
A Girl of the Limberlost by Gene Stratton-Porter follows Elnora Comstock as she overcomes hardships and discovers her passion for nature in the Indiana swamps.
Adventure
Historical
Satire
The Black Tulip – Alexandre Dumas (1850)
The Black Tulip by Alexandre Dumas is a historical adventure set in 17th-century Holland, following a rivalry between tulip growers amid political unrest.
Historical
Psychological
Beatrice and Virgil – Yann Martel (2010)
Beatrice and Virgil by Yann Martel is an allegorical tale of a writer’s encounter with a taxidermist and two animals, exploring suffering, memory, and storytelling.
Mystery
Psychological
Thriller
Marathon Man – William Goldman (1974)
A brilliant student is thrust into a deadly conspiracy where torture, betrayal, and a Nazi fugitive collide in a relentless race for survival.
Mystery
Science Fiction
Thriller
Brothers – William Goldman (1985)
A deadly operative returns from exile to confront a covert world of engineered children, ruthless assassins, and the ghosts of a past that refuses to stay buried.
Classics
Psychological
Romance
First Love – Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (1860)
First Love by Ivan Turgenev follows Vladimir Petrovich’s youthful infatuation with Zinaida, capturing the bittersweet complexities of passion and disillusionment.