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Madame Sousatzka
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Bernice Rubens |
This novel deals with the relationship between a devoted piano teacher, the Madame Sousatzka of the title, and an aspiring young pianist. The action takes place largely in the dilapidated London home… |
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Mr. Wakefield's Crusade
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Bernice Rubens |
One day, the man in front of Luke at the post office drops down dead in line. Instinctively, Luke's hand snakes out and slips the corpse's unposted letter into his pocket. With this impulsive act, he… |
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Mr. Wakefield's crusade
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Bernice Rubens |
From Library Journal
Luke Wakefield's business has gone bankrupt, his wife has left him (for another woman)his life, he thinks, has been one big failure. Then one day, as he is waiting in line at th… |
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Set on edge
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Bernice Rubens |
Gladys Sperber, the family "martyr," is the oldest of five "failures" who, because her mother is "too busy," virtually raises her siblings. "She would take her food when the others had eaten. . . . S… |
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Our Father
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Bernice Rubens |
Victoria Glendenning described this book as "marvelous." It begins with quirky high comedy and gradually turns into something more frightening as Veronica faces up the repressed horror of her childho… |
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