On Beauty: A Novel Romance

On Beauty: A Novel RomanceWinner of the 2006 Orange Prize for fiction, another bestselling masterwork from the celebrated author of Swing Time and White Teeth Having hit bestseller lists from the New York Times to the San Francisco Chronicle, this wise, hilarious novel reminds us why Zadie Smith has rocketed to literary stardom. On Beauty is the story of an interracial family living in the university town of Wellington, Massachusetts, whose misadventures in the culture warson

ISBN-13: 978-1400078776

If only she can think of just the right wish to make

when rustlers have given way to drug-runners and small towns have become free-fire zones

goes missing

Maria Sibylla Merian was also one of the first to document the metamorphosis of the butterfly

A hit with both teen and adult readers

have mobilized to avenge their murdered people

It's those little things - fixing toys

Susan Adrian explores Neverland with a fresh perspective and indelible warmth

and the peace of a Maine island as a family packs up to leave are shown in poetic language and vibrant

a homecoming queen put the town on the map when she was killed

ISBN-13: 978-0544387645