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Traveling light Traveling light Katrina Kittle "Travel light and you can sing in the robber's face" was the best advice Summer Zwolenick ever received from her father, though she didn't recognize it at the time. Three years after the accident tha… OL102621W
Notes on Eliot's " Mill on the Floss" Notes on Eliot's " Mill on the Floss" William Holland In this 19th-century novel, Maggie Tulliver breaks off her romance with the man she loves, after she discovers that it was he who ruined her family's small mill business. She runs off with her cousin… OL10363750W
The Rise of Silas Lapham The Rise of Silas Lapham William Dean Howells The Rise of Silas Lapham is a novel written by William Dean Howells in 1885 about the materialistic rise of Silas Lapham from rags to riches, and his ensuing moral susceptibility. Silas earns a fortu… OL10415255W
The God of Small Things The God of Small Things Arundhati Roy The God of Small Things is the debut novel of Indian writer Arundhati Roy. It is a story about the childhood experiences of fraternal twins whose lives are destroyed by the "Love Laws" that lay down … OL1052138W
The Glass Palace The Glass Palace Amitav Ghosh Set in Burma during the British invasion of 1885, this masterly novel by Amitav Ghosh tells the story of Rajkumar, a poor boy lifted on the tides of political and social chaos, who goes on to create … OL1054090W
Angels all over town Angels all over town Luanne Rice New York Times bestselling author Luanne Rice made her triumphant debut with this delicately drawn but emotionally powerful portrait of a woman's extraordinary journey of the heart and soul--a timele… OL106213W
Sandcastles Sandcastles Luanne Rice Painter Honor Sullivan has made a life for herself and her three daughters--Regis, Agnes, and Cecilia--at Star of the Sea Academy on the magical Connecticut shore. Here she teaches art at the convent… OL106216W
Cloud Nine Cloud Nine Luanne Rice What would you do with a second chance at life?Sarah Talbot thought she'd never see another birthday. But against all odds, she beat the illness that could have killed her, reopened her bedding shop,… OL106221W
Dream country Dream country Luanne Rice No one understands the heart of a family better than Luanne Rice. Her luminous novels capture the mystery and miracle of love in all its guises. Now, on the heels of her triumphant New York Times bes… OL106222W
Rising Tides Rising Tides Nora Roberts Kurzbeschreibung Teil 2 der Quinn-Saga: Gezeiten der Liebe (Rising Tides) - Nora Roberts Die Liebe kann alles heilen, selbst die Schmerzen der Vergangenheit. Das Leben des schweigsamen Naturme… OL111439W
The Ponder heart The Ponder heart Eudora Welty Edna Earle Ponder, who runs a hotel in a small Mississippi town, tells the story of her beloved, softhearted, but trying Uncle Daniel. OL113979W
A vow to cherish A vow to cherish Deborah Raney When his precious wife of thirty years received a devastating diagnosis, John Brighton's world fell apart. As his wife slipped from him day by day, his love was being tested as never before, and he f… OL114220W
O Pioneers! O Pioneers! Willa Cather "Alexandra, daughter of a Swedish immigrant farmer in Nebraska, inherits the family farm and finds love with an old friend." "The heroic battle for survival of simple pioneer folk in the Nebraska cou… OL12795W
The Shell Seekers The Shell Seekers Rosamunde Pilcher The Shell Seekers is a novel of connection: of one family, and of the passions and heartbreak that have held them together for three generations. The Shell Seekers is filled with real people--mothers… OL134642W
Black cat Black cat V. C. Andrews **She hid her true self. Now the truth will be revealed.** Living a life of lies under the thumb of her widowed, spiritually-obsessed mother, Celeste has been forced to take on the identity of her… OL134863W
Petals on the Wind Petals on the Wind V. C. Andrews Petals on the Wind is a novel written by V. C. Andrews in 1980. It is the second book in the Dollanganger series. The timeline takes place from the siblings' successful escape in November 1960 to the… OL134890W
Bloodroot Bloodroot Amy Greene Named for a flower whose blood-red sap possesses the power both to heal and poison, Bloodroot is a stunning fiction debut about the legacies--of magic and madness, faith and secrets, passion and loss… OL13785439W
Imagine Love Imagine Love Katherine Stone Imagine moonlight and roses. And London and Paris. And the intoxicating magic of a Louisiana bayou. Then journey with acclaimed storyteller Katherine Stone on this breathtaking voyage of danger, cour… OL14852526W
The Amazon Quest (The House of Winslow #25) The Amazon Quest (The House of Winslow #25) Gilbert Morris Emily Winslow felt deeply indebted to James Parker when she learned that his wounds resulted from trying to save her brother's life in the trenches of World War I. But by the time she discovered what… OL14854866W
Big Girl Big Girl Danielle Steel In this heartfelt and incisive new novel, Danielle Steel celebrates the virtues of unconventional beauty while exploring deeply resonant issues of weight, self-image, sisterhood, and family. A ch… OL14873343W
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