Amada Abad, owner of Galapagos Books in Hastings suggests the following:
The Girl on the Train by Paula Hawkins: A suspenseful novel about what one commuter sees (or thinks she sees) on the train.
The Goldfinch by Donna Tartt: Now out in paperback, this novel, about the life story of a boy named Theodore "Theo" Decker and his adventures in New York City and Las Vegas.
The Boys in the Boat by Daniel James Brown: The story of nine Americans and their quest for gold at the 1938 Berlin Olympics.
All the Light We Cannot See by Anthony Doerr: Set in occupied France during World War II, the novel centers on a blind French girl and a German boy whose paths cross.
The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah: The story of two sisters, their very different lives and the choices made in the midst of World War II.
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