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Publisher
Knopf
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Rose, a spunky, theatrical girl, does not get much of a chance to show off her talents at her fancy new school where she is a scholarship student, and it does not help that everyone knows her parents were never married, even though they live practically next door to each other, but having a town full of relatives and well-wishers makes her life easier.
3) Seeing
Author
Publisher
Harcourt
Pub. Date
c2006
Language
English
Description
Four years after a bizarre blindness plague hits the capital, a mysterious turnout of blank ballots appears on election day that prompts a state of emergency.
Author
Publisher
Little, Brown
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
At seventeen, Katherine finds herself living alone in southern Arizona and falls in love with Son, the offspring of a local rancher, but after the young couple marries and moves into Son's parents' home, Katherine comes to learn the limitations of Son's heart and is forced to find her own way as Arizona suffers from a debilitating drought.
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English
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An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who describes his adventures in the universe seeking the secret of what is really important in life. The anniversary edition includes original reviews of the novel, information about the author's life and work and the making of the story.
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Honoré de Balzac (1799-1850) produced a huge collection of novels, novellas and short stories, earning him recognition as a great master of the novel, as well as one of the creators of literary realism. He collected and arranged his works under the name "La Comédie humaine", which he then divided into eight major topics. "Eugénie Grandet" was placed in the section titled, "Scenes from Provincial Life". The story takes place in the French town of...
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Lose yourself in this captivating tale of love and betrayal, lies and forgiveness, from New York Times bestselling author Diane Chamberlain.
Dr. Olivia Simon is on duty in the emergency room of North Carolina's Outer Banks Hospital when a gunshot victim is brought in. Midway through the desperate effort to save the young woman's life, Olivia realizes who she is-Annie O'Neill. The woman Olivia's husband, Paul, is in love with.
When Annie dies...
13) Treasures
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
1992
Language
English
Description
Three members of the Osborne family come to the brink of despair when they must choose to stand alone and watch their dreams die or work together to salvage what they alone can treasure.
16) Aleph
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English
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Paulo, having faced a crisis of faith and set off on a trip in search of spiritual renewal and growth, meets Hilal, a woman he betrayed five hundred years earlier, and, together, they travel through space and time on a mission to find love, forgiveness, courage, and happiness.
20) The Black Tulip
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English
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A prize of 100,000 guilders awaits the gardener who can produce a black tulip, a rich reward that incites a bitter competition in 17th-century Holland. Cornelius von Baerle, a gifted and passionate florist, has dedicated himself to cultivating the elusive flower. But a ruthless rival, capitalizing on accusations that led to the assassination of Cornelius's godfather, falsely accuses the young horticulturist of treason. Sentenced to life imprisonment,...
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