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In this splendid novel, Celeste finds herself engaged to Alex, a wealthy man whose standards are as exacting as her own -- or so she thought. As she begins to question their relationship and herself, Celeste is haunted by painful memories: of her past in well-heeled, blue-blooded Connecticut, of the friends and family who seem to have disappeared from her life, and of Nathan, for whom Celeste still carries a lingering passion. At last coming t...

Her mother, Gloria, was a brainy knockout whose fierce wit could shock an audience into hilarity or silence. Her father was James Jones, the award-winning author of "From Here to Eternity" and other acclaimed novels of World War II . Kaylie Jones grew up amid such family friends as William Styron, Irwin Shaw, James Baldwin, and Willie Morris, and socialized with the likes of Truman Capote, Norman Mailer, and Kurt Vonnegut. When her father died...

Following her husband's suspicious death, Merryn Huntley flees with her daughter to Mexico, where she discovers she can't outrun self-deception.

Following her husband's suspicious death, Merryn Huntley flees with her daughter to Mexico, where she discovers she can't outrun self-deception.

Paperback reissue of the highly acclaimed literary thriller from the daughter of James Jones

From Here to Eternity" and "Thin Red Line" established Jones as one of the greatest American writers of the 20th century. This collection of his stories, arranged chronologically, illuminates his development as a writer over 20 years, beginning in 1947.

In this dark and powerful work, Clara Sverdlow--the daughter of a former Russian political prisoner at Auschwitz--works to address the past and confront her present situation before it's too late.

The inspiration for the Merchant Ivory film starring Kris Kristofferson and Barbara Hershey.