Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
The Good Earth The Good Earth Ruth Goode,Donald F. Roden,Stephen Colbourn,Nick Bertozzi,Pearl S. Buck,Ernst Simon This tells the poignant tale of a Chinese farmer and his family in old agrarian China. The humble Wang Lung glories in the soil he works, nurturing the land as it nurtures him and his family. Nearby,… OL1140109W
Lucy Gayheart Lucy Gayheart Willa Cather Fervently pursuing the life of an artist, a young music student leaves behind her small midwestern town existence and comes to know the elation and heartache of a life in the creative world. OL12823W
Travels of a Country Woman Travels of a Country Woman Lera Knox Selection of newspaper articles by Lera Knox, (former teacher, columnist, and farmer's wife from Middle Tennessee), which contain firsthand accounts of travels and special events that took place in t… OL16929793W
Love and summer Love and summer William Trevor It's summer and nothing much is happening in Rathmoye. So it doesn't go unnoticed when a dark-haired stranger appears on his bicycle and begins photographing the mourners at Mrs. Connulty's funeral. … OL1863403W
That certain age That certain age Elizabeth Buchan With gentle but penetrating wit and insight, Elizabeth Buchan tells the story oftwo women whose lives are separated by fifty years, but linked in a varietyof subtle and surprising ways as they try to… OL19345W
The Grass is Singing The Grass is Singing Doris Lessing like it OL31256W
Nectar in a sieve Nectar in a sieve Markandaya, Kamala In a small village in India, a simple peasant woman recalls her life as a child bride, a farmer's wife, and a devoted mother amidst fights to meet changing times, poverty, and disaster. OL5413105W