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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Snow Flower and the Secret Fan Lisa See Lily is the daughter of a humble farmer in Yongming County, and to her family is just another mouth to feed until she can be married off. But when she is six years old she is brought before the ambit… OL14927217W
Gym and Slimline Gym and Slimline Emma Burstall A cracking first novel in the style of Allison Peason's I Don't Know How She Does It and Polly Williams's The Rise and Fall of a Yummy MummyA swanky new gym has opened in leafy south-west London. Fou… OL15171826W
Return to Summerhouse Return to Summerhouse Jude Deveraux Magic most definitely resides in the Maine summerhouse where the mysterious Madame Zoya has granted the innermost wishes of its visitors. Now, three women have come to this special place with one thi… OL17743749W
The honey queen The honey queen Cathy Kelly It's easy to fall in love with the beautiful town of Redstone - the locals wave and chat to each other, the shops are full of cheerful hustle and bustle. And amidst all this activity, two women belie… OL17866790W
A train in winter A train in winter Caroline Moorehead On an icy morning in Paris in January 1943, 230 French women resisters were rounded up from the Gestapo detention camps and sent on a train to Auschwitz--the only train, in the four years of German o… OL18427508W
The sun in your eyes The sun in your eyes Deborah Shapiro "A witty and winning new voice comes alive in this infectious road trip adventure with a rock-and-roll twist. Shapiro's debut blends the emotional nuance of Elena Ferrante with the potent nostalgia o… OL20032818W
Petite mort à Venise Petite mort à Venise Francine Ruel Trois femmes se trouvent à un tournant de leur vie : Mathilde, qui fait face à un grand vide depuis la mort de sa mère, Poppy, une jeune vieille dame époustouflante de vitalité, avec encore tant à of… OL21203373W
Les Suprêmes Les Suprêmes Edward Kesley Moore Roman de société OL21731343W
Comme des sœurs Comme des sœurs Elizabeth Craft Rebecca (dite Becca), Sophie, Harper et Kate, quatre copines inséparables de 17-18 ans, sont sur le point de voir leurs chemins se séparer alors que les portes de diverses universités s'ouvrent à ell… OL24256035W
Un coeur insoumis Un coeur insoumis Sarah Dunant Roman historique En pleine Renaissance italienne, le nouveau roman de Sarah Dunant nous plonge au cœur des passions et des révoltes qui vont secouer la vie d’un couvent. Un huis clos troublan… OL24733511W
The Power of Three The Power of Three Laura Lippman Baltimore police receive an urgent call out to Glendale High after gunshots are heard coming from a locked girls' toilet. It appears that three girls are in there but only one, Josie, is conscious. S… OL2538252W
Trois petites notes de musique Trois petites notes de musique Iris Rainer Dart Enfants, Dalhia et Sunny, passionnées par la musique, composaient ensemble des chansons. Mais Sunny est devenu schizophrène et vit internée. Vingt-cinq ans après, Dalhia rêve toujours de succès. Un g… OL26172446W
L'art de la noyade L'art de la noyade Frances Fyfield Une rivale de Ruth Rendell tant par la complexité de l'intrigue que par l'étrangeté des protagonistes. [SDM]. OL26213493W
Slightly cracked Slightly cracked Susan Whitfield "Sugar Babe Beanblossom and best pal, Daisy Marie Hazelhurst, have been buddies since they were born two weeks to the day apart. Living near each other, they share happy and sad memories, outrageous … OL27742086W
The bunco club The bunco club Karen De Witt Follow the lives of eight quilters from Chicagoland as they gather once a month to play Bunco, the popular no-skills dice game. OL28171814W
Wiosna w Różanach Wiosna w Różanach Bogna Ziembicka To opowieść o trzech niezwykłych kobietach, których historie los splótł z sobą. O tym, że choć nie co dzień świeci słońce, to jednak każda noc jest jego zapowiedzią, a po miłości nieszczęśliwej może … OL28173664W
The divas of doom The divas of doom Sherry M. Siska Not only has Marty Sheffield lost her job as a part-time DJ, but after a knock-down, drag-out, mulch-flinging fight with one of her sister's neighbors, she becomes the chief suspect when the man ends… OL28945571W
A needle and a haystack A needle and a haystack B. W. Wrighthard "In River City, Indiana, local cake baker Charly Angell thinks she has her hands full dealing with the new dynamic of her long marriage to a husband turned rocker wannabe, her teenage son's bedroom, … OL29228806W
Les lumières de l'île Les lumières de l'île Kathleen McCleary Pour protéger ses enfants des mauvaises fréquentations et des tentations, Susannah quitte tout. Sur l'île de Sounder, elle rencontre Betty, une femme d'une autre génération. Devenues amies, elles con… OL29231246W
For the Love of Women For the Love of Women Elisabeth Kirtsoglou,E. Kirtsoglou This extraordinary book opens up the strange world of the 'parea' - a lesbian secret society based in a small-town bar outside Athens, whose members meet clandestinely to drink, dance and flirt. Thou… OL8099649W
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