Tag: contemporary

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Twisted Hate

Ana Huang · 2022

Jules Ambrose and Josh Chen turn years of hate into a risky arrangement that forces both to face old wounds.

2,557-word summary · 11 min read

Turtles All the Way Down

John Green · 2017

Aza Holmes lives with intrusive thoughts while chasing a missing billionaire with Daisy.

2,007-word summary · 9 min read

The Rosie Project

Graeme Simsion · 2013

Melbourne genetics professor Don Tillman launches the Wife Project to find a partner by questionnaire, then meets chaotic Rosie Jarman and agrees to help her…

2,780-word summary · 12 min read

The Memory Keeper's Daughter

Kim Edwards · 2005

On a snowy night a doctor gives away his newborn daughter and tells his wife she died.

2,154-word summary · 10 min read

The Maid

Nita Prose · 2022

Hotel maid Molly Gray finds a dead guest and must use her eye for detail to clear herself.

2,031-word summary · 9 min read

The Last Song

Nicholas Sparks · 2009

Angry teen Ronnie spends a summer in Wilmington with her pianist father, finding first love, family repair, and loss.

2,761-word summary · 12 min read

The Art of Racing in the Rain

Garth Stein · 2008

A dying dog named Enzo retells the life of his race car driver owner Denny, from love and fatherhood to loss and a custody fight.

2,767-word summary · 12 min read

Such a Fun Age

Kiley Reid · 2019

A late-night grocery store clash pulls sitter Emira Tucker and her employer Alix Chamberlain into a tense fight over race, money, and good intentions.

2,339-word summary · 10 min read

Speak

Laurie Halse Anderson · 1999

After calling police at a party, ninth grader Melinda stops speaking until art helps her tell.

2,073-word summary · 9 min read

Something Borrowed

Emily Giffin · 2004

Good girl Rachel loves her best friend's fiance through a summer of weddings and lies.

2,100-word summary · 9 min read