An American Tragedy, Theodore Dreiser

"The difference between the attitudes of these two girls - Sondra with everything offering all - asking nothing of him; Roberta, with nothing, asking all." Clyde Griffiths is raised by poor and devoutly religious parents to help in their street missionary work. Clyde always struggles with the inferiority…

The Stand, Stephen King

"I will fear no evil" While Charlie Campion is on night duty, a deadly virus escapes the military complex he is monitoring. He manages to flee with his wife and baby daughter before the base enters lockdown. When they reached the East Texas town of Arnette, Charlie's car…

The Woman in the Window, A.J. Finn

Anna Fox is a child psychologist who is experiencing agoraphobia, leading her staying in the house for almost a year. Her daily routines in the home are watching a lot of classic black-and-white movies, drinking wines, and spying her neighbours' life through her Nikon camera. She lives alone after separated…

1984, George Orwell

"It was terribly dangerous to let your thoughts wander when you were in any public places or within a range of a telescreen. The smallest thing could give you away." Winston Smith works in the Ministry of Truth, returns to his apartment and begins writing a diary to…

The Great Gatsby, F. Scott Fitzgerald

A graduate from New Haven and veteran of the Great War decides to travel East to learn the bond business. He rents a small house with another young man at West Egg, a less unfashionable village but populated with wealthy people. His next-door neighbour is a mysterious gentleman named Jay…