Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
A city in winter A city in winter Mark Helprin Driven to avenge the murder of her royal parents and reclaim her lost kingdom, a daring young heroine and would-be queen journeys to the besieged city on the plain to seek out its evil conqueror, the… OL2952066W
Refiner's fire Refiner's fire Mark Helprin The hero is Marshall Pearl born in a sea battle in an illegal immigrant ship of the coast of Palestine in 1947. Adopted into America by the wealthy and childless Livingstons, he grows up on a Hudson… OL2952069W
Swan Lake Swan Lake Mark Helprin Commissioned to produce his ‘take’ on Swan Lake, the Tchaikovsky ballet for which no fundamental text exists, Helprin modified and extended the story into a surprisingly emotional and profound short … OL2952070W
Winter's Tale Winter's Tale Mark Helprin Peter Lake--orphan, thief, mechanic extraordinaire--and Athansor, a flying Brooklyn milkhorse, establish a reign of love and justice in New York City in the year 2000. OL2952075W