Under the Banner of Heaven. Poster of the 2022 TV series and cover of the 2003 book, Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
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Under the Banner of Heaven: A Story of Violent Faith
Jon Krakauer, 2003
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David Mackenzie, Isabel Sandoval, 2022-

Two brothers believe they have been chosen by God to murder an innocent woman and her infant daughter. A devout detective’s faith is tested as he investigates a brutal murder that seems to be connected to an esteemed Utah family’s spiral into LDS fundamentalism and their distrust in the government.


The Sense of an Ending. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2011 book
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The Sense of an Ending
Julian Barnes, 2011
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Ritesh Batra, 2017

Tony Webster, a retired and divorced man, leads a quiet and lonely life. One day he discovers that Veronica’s mother, her college sweetheart, left him in her will a diary kept by her best friend, who dated Veronica after Tony. In order to recover the diary, now in the hands of an elderly and very mysterious Verónica, Tony will be forced to delve into his past, remember the failed moments of his former friendships and relationships, and recreate feelings that he thought were forgotten.


On Chesil Beach. Poster of the 2017 movie and cover of the 2007 book
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On Chesil Beach
Ian McEwan, 2007
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Dominic Cooke, 2017

In 1962, Edward Mayhew and Florence Ponting first meet after graduating from their respective universities. He is a historian and rock-and-roll lover; she a classical violinist with her own quartet. They fall in love quickly, meet each other’s families, and eventually decide to get married, despite their differences in background and social status.


The Beast Must Die. Poster of the 2021 TV series and cover of the 1938 book
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The Beast Must Die
Nicholas Blake (Cecil Day-Lewis), 1938
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Gaby Chiappe, 2021-

Following the death of her son in a hit and run, all Frances Cairnes wants is to hunt down and kill the man she believes is responsible. When she finally tracks him down, she tricks her way into his house and plots his murder from within.


The Seagull. Poster of the 2018 movie and cover of the 1895 book
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The Seagull
Anton Chekhov, 1895
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Michael Mayer, 2018

Set in Russia in the early 1900s, an aging actress named Irina Arkadina pays summer visits to her brother Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin and her son Konstantin at a country estate. On one occasion, she brings her lover Boris Trigorin, a successful novelist. Nina, a free and innocent girl on a neighboring estate, who is in a relationship with Konstantin, falls in love with Boris.


Infinite Storm. Poster of the 2022 movie and cover of the 2019 book, Footprints in the Snow
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Footprints in the Snow
Ty Gagne, 2019
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Malgorzata Szumowska, 2022

Pam Bales, an experienced climber ascends New Hampshire’s Mt. Washington. When a huge blizzard approaches, she is forced to turn back before reaching the summit. On her way down she encounters a lone, stranded man, taking it upon herself to get them both down the mountain before they succumb to the storm and nightfall.