"Gone Girl," by Gillian Flynn

The Protagonists: Nick Dunne: A laid-off writer who now owns a bar in Missouri while he cares for his ailing parents. Comes under suspicion ...

"The Birth House," by Ami McKay

The Protagonist: Dora Rare. When local midwife Miss B asks Dora to help her with her practice, Dora is hesitant to render herself even more ...

"The Virgin Cure," by Ami McKay

The Protagonist:  Moth "Ada" Fenwick. Born in the slums of New York City, she longs for a life of luxury, ease, and comfort. But h...

"Sacred Hearts," by Sarah Dunant

The Primary Cast: Suora Zuana: The dispensary mistress whose unique upbringing by a doctor left her with significant medical and herbal trai...

"The Light Between Oceans," by M.L. Stedman

The Principal Cast: Tom: A war veteran still troubled by the horrors of war, he hopes the isolation of working a lighthouse will calm his sp...

"The Song of Achilles," by Madeline Miller

The Protagonist: Patroclus. When he is banished from his homeland by his unloving father, Patroclus is sent to another land to be fostered ...

"The World According to Garp," by John Irving

The Protagonist: T.S. Garp. Raised by an independent-thinking single mother, he wants to be a successful writer when he grows up. His Angst...

"Tigers in Red Weather," by Liza Klaussmann

The Protagonists:  Nick: A strong-willed and enterprising woman eager to explore the world now that the war is over - although she eventuall...

"The Cellist of Sarajevo," by Steven Galloway

The Characters: The Cellist: A musician who decides to defy the enemy forces attacking his city by playing music on the site of a horrific b...

Book-To-Film Review: "Chocolat," by Joanne Harris

The Protagonist: Vianne Rocher. She and her daughter have lived a nomadic, string-free existence - until they arrive in a small, backwater ...

"Motherland," by Amy Sohn

The Primary Cast: Rebecca: A well-off Park Slope mother with a successful husband and two children - only one of whom's her husband'...

"The River King," by Alice Hoffman

The Protagonists: Carlin Leander: A scholarship student at Hadden school. Dirt poor. Befriends August Pierce, but also catches the attention...

Re-Read Review: "Five Quarters of the Orange," by Joanne Harris

The Protagonist: Framboise Simon, nee Dartigen. For six years she's been living under her married name in the same small village she wa...

"The Dovekeepers," by Alice Hoffman

The Protagonists: Yael: When her mother died in childbirth, her father raised her to believe she is cursed, already a murderess. When the de...