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The Rise of Silas Lapham
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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… |
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The Lorimer Legacy
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Anne Melville |
Volume Two of the dramatic saga of the Lorimer Family
A Legacy may be of great value and still bring bad luck... Although Margaret Lorimer has made her own way as a doctor, she does not at all app… |
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Devices of the soul
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Steve Talbott |
Mr. Darcy's Diary presents the story of the unlikely courtship of Elizabeth Bennet and Fitzwilliam Darcy from Darcy's point of view--sharing his innermost thoughts and feelings. This graceful imagini… |
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Every past thing
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Pamela Thompson |
In 1899, the streets of New York were as unsettled as the heart and mind of Mary Jane Elmer. The ideas of the transcendentalists were still in the air, and thoughts of a second revolution were rising… |
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The Shell Seekers
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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… |
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A reliable wife
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Robert Goolrick |
A widower advertises for "a reliable wife" and he chooses Catherine. To her surprise, Catherine learns to love Ralph and must, as a result, abandon the remaining traces of her former life and cope wi… |
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The walking people
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Mary Beth Keane |
Greta Cahill never believed she would leave her village in the west of Ireland until she found herself on a ship bound for New York. Labeled a "softheaded goose" by her family, Greta discovers that i… |
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The invisible mountain
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Carolina De Robertis |
From the verdant hills of Rio de Janeiro to Evita Peron's glittering Buenos Aires, from the haven of a corner butcher shop to the halls of the United States Embassy in Montevideo, this gripping novel… |
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Cowboy dad
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Cathy McDavid |
As head of guest services at Bear Creek Ranch, it's Natalie Forrester's job to make everyone feel welcome.But from the moment they meet, it's former rodeo champion Aaron Reyes who makes her feel spec… |
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Bloodroot
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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… |
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February
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Lisa Moore,Lisa Moore |
"Propelled by a local tragedy, in which an oil rig sinks in a violent storm off the coast of Newfoundland, 'February' follows the life of Helen O'Mara, widowed by the accident, as she continuously sp… |
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Beneath the Lion's Gaze
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Maaza Mengiste |
An epic tale of a father and two sons, of betrayals and loyalties, of a family unraveling in the wake of Ethiopia’s revolution.
This memorable, heartbreaking story opens in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia, … |
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Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
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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… |
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The Cockney Angel
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Dilly Court |
The engrossing new saga set in turn-of-the-twentieth-century London by the author of A Mother's Promise.Eighteen-year-old Irene Angel lives with her parents in a tiny room above the shop where her cr… |
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A Gate at the Stairs
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Lorrie Moore |
In her best-selling story collection, Birds of America ("[it] will stand by itself as one of our funniest, most telling anatomies of human love and vulnerability" --James McManus, front page of The N… |
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Winter garden
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Kristin Hannah,Susan Ericksen,Inés Belaustegui Trias |
Can a woman ever really know herself if she doesn’t know her mother?
From the author of the smash-hit bestseller Firefly Lane and True Colors comes a powerful, heartbreaking novel that illuminates t… |
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Shadow Baby (Today Show Book Club #14)
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Alison McGhee |
Clara first spies him through the crack in the stained-glass window of her church, lighting a string of handmade lanterns in the Adirondack woods. A lone old man, Georg Kominsky moves stealthily amon… |
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Whispers of Love
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Rosie Harris |
A compelling new saga set in Liverpool from the author of The Quality of Love.It is 1914 and Christabel Blakemore is happily preparing for her wedding when she receives the shattering news that her f… |
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Uptown
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Virginia DeBerry |
Uptown dives into the high-rolling world of Manhattan real estate. When money, power, and respect are at stake, a Harlem family's bonds are strained to the breaking point. |
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The Prodigal Sister
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Laura Elliot |
Can a black sheep ever return to the flock? Find out in this emotionally intense tale from a spellbinding new Irish talent.Accompany the Lambert sisters on their unforgettable journey - fans of Anita… |
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