If You Leave

If You LeaveIn the final year of World War II, Audrey is holding tightly to her dream of becoming a painter, while falling hard for a naval doctor. Not long after they marry he s sent overseas, leaving her alone in Washington, DC. Audrey rents a room to Lucille, launching an unlikely friendship that s a comfort to them both. But not everything is quite what it seems. Although Lucille s past has been a mystery to Audrey, nothing prepares her for the shock when

Its throng of unforgettable characters includes academics and convicts

Amina’s adventures are the reason to read fantasy

and a heroine I was desperately rooting for

The #1 bestselling sequel to Dana Schwartz's #1 bestselling gothic romance

Dying isn’t any fun…but at least it’s a living

the Dublin Literary Prize

it draws on testimony

she knows she must take on the assignment to research Madison May's shocking murder

infiltrate a pirate house party

and a deeply drawn celebration of beauty and love in all its forms

Clover Brooks has felt a stronger connection with the dying than she has with the living

young Eileen’s story is told from the gimlet-eyed perspective of the now much older narrator