Molly van Gelder

30 books

The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border by Francisco Cantú

The Line Becomes a River: Dispatches from the Border

Francisco Cantú

256 pages • first pub 2018 (editions)

nonfiction biography memoir politics reflective slow-paced
The Little Red Chairs by Edna O'Brien

The Little Red Chairs

Edna O'Brien

299 pages • first pub 2015 (editions)

fiction historical dark emotional reflective slow-paced
Lost Children Archive by Valeria Luiselli

Lost Children Archive

Valeria Luiselli

384 pages • first pub 2019 (editions)

fiction contemporary literary adventurous emotional reflective slow-paced
The Lovely Bones by Alice Sebold

The Lovely Bones

Alice Sebold

372 pages • first pub 2002 (editions)

fiction contemporary mystery dark emotional sad medium-paced
The Member of the Wedding by Carson McCullers

The Member of the Wedding

Carson McCullers

163 pages • first pub 1946 (editions)

fiction classics literary emotional reflective slow-paced
Native Son by Richard Wright

Native Son

Richard Wright

544 pages • first pub 1940 (editions)

fiction classics race challenging emotional reflective slow-paced
The Red Room by Nicci French

The Red Room

Nicci French

448 pages • first pub 2001 (editions)

fiction crime mystery thriller mysterious fast-paced
Reflections in a Golden Eye by Carson McCullers

Reflections in a Golden Eye

Carson McCullers

101 pages • first pub 1941 (editions)

fiction classics lgbtqia+ dark reflective tense slow-paced
Secret Smile by Nicci French

Secret Smile

Nicci French

384 pages • first pub 2003 (editions)

fiction mystery thriller dark mysterious tense fast-paced
Tomorrow, When the War Began by John Marsden

Tomorrow, When the War Began

Tomorrow #1

John Marsden

277 pages • first pub 1993 (editions)

fiction dystopian young adult adventurous tense fast-paced