National Book Critics Circle Award Winner: This funny, poignant novel about the misadventures of a Miami Beach widow is “brilliant” (Los Angeles Times).
After her beloved husband dies of cancer, Dorothy Bliss is consigned to a life of tedium, waiting out her remaining years in a Miami beachside community shared precariously by its Jewish and Latino residents. When Dorothy attends a series of parties intended to lighten

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"In a near-future Toronto buffeted by environmental chaos and unfettered development, an unsettling new lifeform begins to grow beneath the surface, feeding off the past. The Marigold, a gleaming Toronto condo tower, sits a half-empty promise: a stack of scuffed rental suites and undelivered amenities that crumbles around its residents as a mysterious sludge spreads slowly through it. Public health inspector Cathy Jin investigates this toxic mold...

Paul Hansen is in prison. He's been in this prison on the outskirts of Montreal for a couple of years now, sharing a cell with a murderous Hells Angel who often reminds Paul that he could kill him at any moment. What did Paul do to end up here? And why does he jeopardize his life and release by refusing to show remorse? Before prison, there were his parents. There were his friends at the Excelsior, the luxury apartment complex where Paul worked as...

"After her marriage ends, one woman's struggle to pick up the pieces finally leads to a new beginning but is the past truly behind her? It's been nearly six years since Julia Jones had her heart broken. After her husband became involved with another woman, she did everything she could to save their marriage, to no avail. Their two daughters continue to stand by Julia in the wake of their father's behavior--and they've had a tough time getting along...

In season six, Brett Cooper, a medical surgeon and someone from Kimberly Shaw's past, joins the staff at Whilshire Hospital. Soon after, his mentally unbalanced, recently divorced ex-wife Lexi arrives in Los Angeles to get her hands on his bank accounts, but meets Peter at the Santa Barbara medical conference and the two of them immediately hit it off. Matt decides to move out of Melrose and work in an AIDS clinic in San Francisco. Included are the...

The lives, careers, trials, and tribulations of the group of young adults living in trendy California condo complex of Melrose Place. Each tenant has their own dreams and drives, and the group goes through the inevitable conflicts, conquests, and consummations issues that ensue.