New Literary Fiction Book Recommendations | January 2022
Looking to add to your literary fiction list this January? Check out these new novels by indie bestselling authors Peter Darman, Debbie Macomber, Peter Mann, Imogen Matthews, Yara Zgheib, and Andrew Lipstein. Enjoy your new literary fiction book recommendations!
Outcast (Alpine Warrior Book 1)
by Peter Darman
Release Date: November 10, 2021
Leon Muller, resident of the city of Bern, has it all – a wealthy family, an excellent education and a very bright future. But he throws it all away on a rash impulse and as a result is thrown into a world that is totally alien to him. Cast out of his home city, he is forced to join an army of impoverished, half-starved soldiers that is fighting for the freedom of the Swiss people.
Buy on AmazonBetween Friends
by Debbie Macomber
Release Date: January 17, 2022
Jillian Lawton and Lesley Adamski. Two girls from very different backgrounds become best friends in the turbulent 1960s, but their circumstances and choices—and their mistakes—take them in opposite directions. The story of a remarkable friendship—told in a remarkable way. A story in which every woman will recognize herself… and her best friend
Buy on AmazonThe Torqued Man
by Peter Mann
Release Date: January 11, 2022
Berlin—September, 1945. Two manuscripts are found in rubble, each one narrating conflicting versions of the life of an Irish spy during the war. The two manuscripts spiral around each other, leaving only the reader to know the full truth of Pike and De Groot’s relationship, their ultimate loyalties, and their efforts to resist the fascist reality in which they are caught.
Buy on AmazonThe Hidden Village (Wartime Holland Book 1)
by Imogen Matthews
Release Date: January 17, 2022
1943, Nazi-occupied Holland: a young girl faces an impossible choice, an entire town puts themselves in danger to keep terrified strangers safe. Based on a true story, this heart-breaking World War Two novel will restore your faith in humanity.
Buy on AmazonNo Land to Light On
by Yara Zgheib
Release Date: January 4, 2022
Exit West meets An American Marriage in this breathtaking and evocative novel about a young Syrian couple in the throes of new love, on the cusp of their bright future…when a travel ban rips them apart on the eve of their son’s birth—from the author of the “absorbing page-turner” (People) The Girls at 17 Swann Street.
Buy on AmazonLast Resort
by Andrew Lipstein
Release Date: January 18, 2022
Last Resort is the razor-edged account of a young man’s headlong journey into authenticity. As Caleb fights to right his mistakes and reclaim his name, he must burn every bridge, confront his own desire, and finally see his work from the perspective of those locked inside.
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