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Dark Paradise Dark Paradise Tami Hoag New Eden, Montana, is a piece of heaven on earth where one woman died in her own private hell. Now it’s up to ex-court reporter Marilee Jennings to decipher the puzzle of her best friend’s death. But… OL134447W
Vanishing Act Vanishing Act Fern Michaels When you're lost, The Sisterhood will find you. For the women of the Sisterhood, planning a lavish reception for their longtime ally, attorney Lizzie Fox, at their luxurious mountain retreat is the i… OL14858046W
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
The Serpents Trail The Serpents Trail Henry, Sue At sixty-three, Maxie McNabb is cruising down the Alaska Highway in her brand-new Winnebago. With her mini-dachshund at her side and the open road ahead, she's never been happier. But before her expl… OL15907W
Candles on Bay Street Candles on Bay Street K. C. McKinnon A woman who left her high-school sweetheart to marry another, returns 15 years later as a single mother, becoming best friends with his wife. It happens in Maine where she opens a candle shop. OL167337W
The Joy Luck Club The Joy Luck Club Amy Tan,Ronald Bass,Jordi Fibla,Tsai Chin,Wayne Wang,Gwendoline Yeo Four mothers, four daughters, four families, whose histories shift with the four winds depending on who's telling the stories. In 1949, four Chinese women, recent immigrants to San Francisco, meet we… OL1843720W
The last girls The last girls Lee Smith "Revered for her powerful female characters, Lee Smith tells a perceptive story of how college pals who grew up in an era when they were still called "girls" have negotiated life as women. Harriet Ho… OL2045979W
Sommernovelle Sommernovelle Christiane Neudecker Ein Sommer, wie es ihn nur in der Kindheit oder Jugend gibt Es ist der Sommer, den sie nie vergessen werden. In ihren Ferien arbeiten zwei 15-jährige Schülerinnen auf einer Vogelstation direkt am … OL22932884W
The Secret Lives of Fortunate Wives The Secret Lives of Fortunate Wives Sarah Strohmeyer After a whirlwind overseas romance, down-home girl Claire Stark has moved to her new husband’s hometown, Hunting Hills, Ohio, where the men earn seven figures, the women wear size two, and if everyth… OL2673917W
Something borrowed Something borrowed Emily Giffin Something Borrowed tells the story of Rachel, a young attorney living and working in Manhattan. Rachel has always been the consummate good girl---until her thirtieth birthday, when her best friend, D… OL5724635W
The pre-nup The pre-nup Beth Kendrick All you need is love? For the residents of swanky Mayfair Estates, a pre-nup is just another item on the wedding to-do checklist--but three friends get more than they bargained for when they promise … OL5730610W
The little girls The little girls Elizabeth Bowen Three aging English ladies attempt, literally and figuratively, to dig up the secret of their childhood, but find only their own damaged selves. OL724081W
The Enchanted April The Enchanted April Elizabeth von Arnim,Margaret Tarner,Margaret Ripy,Ulrich Baer "A notice in The Times addressed to 'Those Who Appreciate Wistaria and Sunshine' advertises a 'small medieval Italian Castle to be let for the month of April'. Four very different women take up the o… OL8202750W
Whispers and lies Whispers and lies Joy Fielding Terry Painter enjoys her quiet life in tranquil Delray, Florida, where the single, forty-year-old nurse lives alone in the house she inherited from her mother. When young, vibrant Alison Simms rents … OL86273W