Books like Breaking the curfew by Emma Duncan

Alicia Berenson, a celebrated painter, shoots her husband Gabriel and then falls silent, becoming a media sensation. In North London’s Grove secure unit, psychotherapist Theo Faber devotes himself to uncovering why she became the Silent Patient and his own true motives.

Charles Dickens’ classic bildungsroman follows an orphan named Pip as he grows from humble beginnings in Kent to London society, encountering wealth, poverty, love, and moral triumph.

When a commuter train ride turns into a shocking glimpse of another life, Rachel’s curiosity pulls her deep into a murder mystery that challenges her own sense of reality.

After a plane crash that leaves only a painter and a child alive, the surviving pilot must navigate a treacherous coast while investigators uncover secrets that may haunt the elite aboard.

Nothing could change how she felt about him - Susan Lynton took pride in her job as assistant to a distinguished member of Parliament, but when he asked her to pinch-hit as the cook on his family's Alberta ranch, it was a dream come true. Susan had harbored a love affair with the West for years. The ranch was everything she could have asked for—and more. Jason Chisholm was there. Her boss's nephew was the quintessential cowboy. He was also a generation older, a divorced father of four and disillusioned about love. But that didn't discourage Susan. She set out to convince him that this time, this love, was all that mattered.

An analytical history of the Pakistan Army, examining its influence on the nation's politics, wars with India, leadership changes, and modern challenges such as the Afghan conflict, nuclear program, and U.S. relations.

Lawrence Wright’s nonfiction work examines Texas’s history, culture, and politics, exploring its economic model, demographic shifts, and political climate.

The Dead Republic follows former Irish rebel Henry Smart as he retires from film to settle in a village north of Dublin, only to be drawn into political turmoil when a bombing exposes his past and forces him to confront unresolved loyalties.

"India and Pakistan are perhaps the most dangerous neighbors on the globe with opposing ethnic and religious forces threatening far fetching social and political upheavals. With each nation now commanding nuclear power, their conflict has the potential to be even more devastating. For students, researchers, and other interested readers investigating Indo-Pakistani relations - the roots of the tension, the outbreaks of war, the current dynamics - Conflict Between India and Pakistan: An Encyclopedia is an informed new resource." "Conflict Between India and Pakistan begins with a series of alphabetically organized entries that describe the people, institutions, events, locations, and issues that have played a role in the Indo-Pakistani relations since the 1947 partition. It continues with a thoughtful discussion of the current state of India-Pakistan relations, an extensive chronology and bibliography, and an appendix and glossary. Insightful and evenhanded, it is a unique authoritative resource on one of the world's most volatile geopolitical flashpoints."--Jacket.