Jacek Manicki Book order (chronological)

In the tradition of his beloved first novel, the #1 "New York Times" bestselling author returns with a remarkable story of two couples whose lives intersect in profound ways. Ninety-one-year-old Ira Levinson finds himself stranded and injured after a car crash, struggling to stay conscious. As he drifts in and out of awareness, he envisions his late wife, Ruth, who urges him to hold on by recounting their shared memories—from how they met to the impact of WWII on their lives. Though he knows Ruth isn't physically there, he clings to her words and the joys and sorrows that defined their marriage. Meanwhile, at a local bull-riding event, Wake Forest College senior Sophia Danko is recovering from a breakup when she meets Luke, a young cowboy who contrasts sharply with her privileged peers. Through Luke, Sophia discovers a world where survival and success are intertwined with life and death. As their romance blossoms, she begins to envision a future that diverges from her original plans—one that Luke could reshape, if his hidden secret doesn’t threaten to unravel it. Ira and Ruth, Sophia and Luke—two couples separated by years and experience, yet their lives converge in unexpected ways, reminding us that even the toughest decisions can lead to extraordinary journeys of the heart.

A novel about an American Vietnam War veteran sent to hunt down a Serbian warlord.

Thirty five year old Kate, fund manager at Edwin Foster, is a victim of time famine: she counts seconds like other women count calories. As she hurtles between appointments, through her head spools the crazy tap[e loop of the working mother's life: must remember client reports, bouncy castles, transatlantic phone call, nativity play, check the Dow Jones, cancel hygenist, squeeze that sagging pelvic floor, make time for sex. Factor in a manipulative nanny, an Australian boss who looks at Kate's breasts as if they're on special offer, a long suffering but definetly suffering husband, her quietly aghast in laws, her two bundles of joy, and an email lover, and you have a woman juggling so many balls that some day soon something's going to hit the ground.

Castleview, an Illinois town, has a phantom castle that Will Shields sees on his first night there, an experience that involves him in murder and mysterious, life-threatening events, because the castle belongs to Morgan Le Fay

Bruce Gold, a middle-aged, Jewish professor of English literature, finds himself on the brink of a golden career in politics -- and not a moment too soon, as Gold yearns for an opportunity to transform a less-than-picture-perfect life: His children think little of him, his intimidating father endlessly bullies him, and his wife is so oblivious that she doesn't even notice he's left her. As funny as it is sad, Good as Gold is a story of children grown up, parents grown old, and friends and lovers grown apart -- a story that is inimitably Heller.