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1	Bridge of Sighs more books like this by Richard Russo Now available in a Vintage Contemporaries paperback edition, "Bridge of Sighs," from the beloved Pulitzer Prize-winning author of "Empire Falls," is a moving novel about small-town America that expands Russo's widely heralded achievement in ways both familiar and astonishing. (Literary Fiction) see all copies from $2.94! new only from $8.26! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
2	Sula more books like this by Toni Morrison Sula and Nel grow up together in "the Bottom," but when they become adults, their paths diverge. Sula leaves to explore the world, Nel settles down to a quiet life. When they are reunited, the differences between them become apparent--as do, in the end, the similarities. Morrison's novel evokes not only two unique women, but the entire culture of ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
3	Because of Winn-Dixie more books like this by Kate DiCamillo Abandoned by her mother when she was just three years old, 10-year-old India Opal has been raised primarily by her father, a Baptist preacher. When he relocates the family to a small Florida town, Opal has trouble adjusting, until the day her father sends her to the store to pick up a few necessities--and she comes back with a dog. Inspired by her ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
4	Our Town: A Play in Three Acts more books like this by Thornton Wilder First published in 1938, this Pulitzer Prize winning play envisions the enduring truths of human existence. The three act play takes place in the village of Grover's Corners, New Hampshire. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.73! \| first editions \| SVS
5	Fine Balance more books like this by R Mistry In mid-1970s India, a "State of Internal Emergency" has been declared. Four disparate people find their lives connected in ways that are as inextricable as they are unexpected. A housing shortage brings them together as roommates in an apartment: they are a widow determined not to remarry, a student from the Himalayas, and a man and his nephew ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $6.94! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
6	74 Seaside Avenue more books like this by Debbie Macomber In this latest Cedar Cove novel by "New York Times" bestselling author Debbie Macomber, Terri Miller has married chess champion Bobby Polgar, and now lives in a beautiful home with a view of Puget Sound. When Terri senses something is worrying Bobby, he tells her hes protecting his queen--and she feels hes not talking about chess. Original. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.00! \| first editions \| SVS
7	44 Cranberry Point more books like this by Debbie Macomber In the fourth book of the Cedar Cove series, romance/women's fiction writer Debbie Macomber continues the stories of several residents in a small Washington town. The central plotline concerns Bob and Peggy Beldon. In the previous book, 311 PELICAN COURT, a man traveling under a fake name died in Bob and Peggy's Thyme and Tide B & B. The murdered ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.46! \| first editions \| SVS
8	311 Pelican Court more books like this by Debbie Macomber Although they are recently divorced, Rosie and Zack are still very much connected to each other through their children. Then Judge Olivia Lockhart makes a startling custody ruling: the children will remain in the family house at 311 Pelican Court while Rosie and Zack must set up their own homes, returning to the family house only during their ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| SVS
9	204 Rosewood Lane more books like this by Debbie Macomber The second title of Macomber's Cedar Cove series. People assume Grace Sherman, the town librarian, is as demure as she appears. But they are wrong. When her husband mysteriously disappears, Grace is comforted by her family and friends from her hometown. But can she help her own family--especially her two daughters--deal with their own confusion ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $5.43! \| first editions \| SVS
10	Tribute more books like this by Nora Roberts The #1 "New York Times"-bestselling author presents her newest blockbuster novel, the story of a big-screen legend, a small-town scandal, and a young woman caught up in the secrets and shadows of both. see all copies from $2.95! new only from $11.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
11 view cover	Seedfolks more books like this by Paul Fleischman Thirteen interlinked stories tell of how a group of individuals transform an inner-city vacant lot into a flourishing garden. Through their work in the garden, the neighbors-- most of whom had never even spoken to each other before--begin to see each other as individuals (and friends) rather than as ethnic stereotypes. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.56! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
12 view cover	Dubliners more books like this by James Joyce Joyce's celebrated short-story sequence provides a vivid and disturbing picture of early 20th-century Dublin and its inhabitants, whom Joyce saw as trapped in a repressed and stultifying environment. The stories are divided into five types: childhood, adolescence, marriage, maturity, and various aspects of public life, including politics. They ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
13 view cover	Bonfire of the Vanities more books like this by Tom Wolfe Sherman McCoy is an icon for the superficial life of the wealthy in New York City in the 1980s. His world is shaken by a sudden encounter with unexpected fear and danger when he accidently drives his $50,000 Mercedes into the South Bronx. Wolfe's novel touches on every rung of the social and economic ladder of the times, from inner-city ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.75! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
14 view cover	Rumble Fish more books like this by S E Hinton A junior high school boy idolizes his older brother, the coolest, toughest guy in the neighborhood, and wants to be just like him. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $2.90! \| signed copies \| SVS
15 view cover	In This Mountain more books like this by Jan Karon In quaint Mitford, Father Tim Kavanaugh grapples with a post-retirement depression while his wife Cynthia finds success as an author of children's books. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.99! \| first editions \| SVS
16 view cover	Belong to Me more books like this by Marisa de los Santos The bestselling author of "Love Walked In" returns with this luminous story about neighbors, family, friends, and love. see all copies from $6.74! new only from $14.00! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
17 view cover	Salem's Lot more books like this by Stephen King The residents of Jerusalem's Lot, a small town in southern Maine, have a vampire in their midst, which they discover when people suddenly start disappearing. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.95! \| first editions \| SVS
18 view cover	Moon Is Down more books like this by John Steinbeck Originally published at the zenith of Nazi Germany's power, Steinbeck's fable is about the enemy occupation of an unnamed European country. This controversial novel, for which Steinbeck was decorated by the king of Norway, explores the effects of invasion on conquered and conquerors alike. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $7.19! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
19 view cover	Winesburg Ohio more books like this by Sherwood Anderson The hopes, fears, and regrets of the residents of a small Ohio town in the 1890s are the stuff of this cycle of short stories. Each chapter tells the story of a different citizen of Winesburg. A thread running through the stories is George Willard, a young reporter for the town newspaper, whose wanderings take him all over the town and its ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
20 view cover	Dandelion Wine more books like this by Ray Bradbury Science fiction master Ray Bradbury makes a bit of a departure here with this non-genre novel about one summer in the life of a 12-year-old boy and his brother. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $3.31! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
21 view cover	Whitethorn Woods more books like this by Maeve Binchy When a new highway threatens to bypass the town of Rossmore and cut through Whitethorn Woods, everyone has a passionate opinion about whether the town will benefit or suffer. But young Father Flynn is most concerned with the fate of St. Ann's Well, a spiritual mecca in the path of the planned construction. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
22 view cover	Plainsong more books like this by Kent Haruf In alternating points of view, Haruf chronicles several lives in a small town in Colorado. The plot involves Tom Guthrie, whose wife leaves him with their two little boys; a young pregnant girl who is thrown out of her house by her mother; the elderly McPheron brothers who take her in; and Maggie Jones, Tom's kindhearted colleague. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
23 view cover	Lake Wobegon Days more books like this by Garrison Keillor Based on the enormously popular "Prairie Home Companion", Keillor's show on public radio, this collection of stories of modern Midwestern life skyrocketed to the top of the bestseller lists in the mid 1980s, and remained there. In this small Minnesota town, "all the women are strong, all the men are good-looking, and all the children are above ... see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
24 view cover	Feast of All Saints more books like this by Anne Rice A historical novel, "The Feast of All Saints" describes the lives of the Ferronaire family, people of color in 19th-century New Orleans, some of whom can pass for white. They live in the post-Civil War South, but because of racism the Ferronaires remain outside of any social milieu. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $4.44! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS
25 view cover	What Looks Like Crazy on an Ordinary Day more books like this by Pearl Cleage When Ava returns to her hometown to visit her sister, she becomes involved with Eddie Jefferson. The romance is threatened because each of them has a terrible secret: Ava is HIV-positive, and Eddie is a convicted murderer. see all copies from $1.99! new only from $1.99! \| signed copies \| first editions \| SVS

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