Literary Fiction

Fugitives of the Heart William Gay

FUGITIVES OF THE HEART is a coming-of-age story set in Depression era Tennessee, with characters and gorgeous language reminiscence of Mark Twain. There are two distinguishing features of this work: one is that it was discovered after the death of the author and the other is that our owner and founder, Jake Reiss calls...

The Lost Country William Gay

THE LOST COUNTRY might very well be the most anticipated Southern Gothic novel ever published. The astonishing delivery of the manuscript, ten years after the advance was paid and six years after the author's death, presents a mystery unto itself. The haunting prose of this dark road trip grips the reader with multiple...

A Good American Alex George

A GOOD AMERICAN remains a store favorite. This poignant, funny and heartbreaking tale follows a German immigrant's family from their arrival in America, through two generations. Along the way, we meet some of the most interesting characters in literature including a teen-age giant, a gumbo-cooking jazz musician, a...

Setting Free the Kites Alex George

SETTING FREE THE KITES is a coming of age story featuring two unlikely teenage friends. One is cautious, the other daring, one an observer, the other curious. They bond while working one summer at a run-down amusement park. This warm and moving story explores the pain and joy of youthful friendship, by the author of...

Acts of God Ellen Gilchrist

ACTS OF GOD is Ellen Gilchrist's finest collection of salty stories of tragedy and good. These characters run the gamut from fighters to believers to survivors.    

 

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Shadows of Berlin David Gillham

SHADOWS OF BERLIN is a truly unforgettable saga that examines learning to love and forgive in a powerful story set in New York of the 1950s with flashbacks to the horrors of war-torn Germany. David Gillham perfectly captures the thought patterns of a survivor's guilt over actions necessary to stay alive. This epic tale...

And the Dark Sacred Night Julia Glass

AND THE DARK SACRED NIGHT is an exquisitely memorable tale of the search for an unknown father. There are unexpected twists and turns throughout the story to keep the reader mesmerized.

 

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A House Among the Trees Julia Glass

A HOUSE AMONG THE TREES is an expertly written tale of a famous author of children's books who leaves his fortune to his long-time assistant, and her attempts to honor his final requests for the many people whose lives he touched with his work and his vibrant personality.

 

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Girl in the Walls A. J. Gnuse

GIRL IN THE WALLS is a bold, gothic, coming-of-age tale with a twist. An young orphan girl hides out in her old home. Critics have compared the writing in this spectactual debut novel as reminiscence of Shirley Jackson. It is both scary and literary.

 

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Flora Gail Godwin

FLORA is a delightful story of a precocious ten-year old girl being cared for by her late mother's twenty-two-year-old cousin. The tale is set during the final months of World War Two, at Oak Ridge, Tennessee, where the child's father is engaged in secret military work. By the end of the book, it's difficult to...