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Queen of the May Queen of the May Emily Hendrickson "Young Lady Samantha Mayne had no desire to be a proper young lady. Let her cousin Emma dress in fashionable gowns, attend glittering balls, and hunt a mate in the marriage mart. Samantha preferred t… OL1000277W
The Rebellious Ward The Rebellious Ward Joan Wolf Only a girl as captivating as Catriona Maclan could have overcome the scandal of her birth to shine as the most sought-after young lady of the London season. Only a girl as daring as Catriona would h… OL100054W
Southern Secrets Southern Secrets Marcia Martin Donna parker EVERY FAMILY HAS ITS SECRETS. EVERY PASSION HAS A PRICE... Savannah King lived in the grandest mansion in Kingsport, and her family was the richest and most powerful. To Danny Sawyer, the housekeep… OL1000576W
Kara kitap Kara kitap Orhan Pamuk The Black Book is a stunning tapestry of Middle Eastern and Islamic culture which confirms Orhan Pamuk's reputation as a writer of international stature, comparable to Borges and Calvino. Galip is… OL1019601W
Les années Les années Annie Ernaux "Available in English for the first time, the latest astonishing, bestselling, and award-winning book by Annie Ernaux. The Years is a personal narrative of the period 1941 to 2006 told through the le… OL102389W
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
The fan The fan Peter Abrahams "Two men."--BOOK JACKET. "One is a baseball star. He has an ex-cheerleader for a wife and a girl in every big-league town. The ball comes off his bat like a firecracker. Bobby Rayburn isn't just a ba… OL102872W
The Last Resort The Last Resort Alison Lurie Like a loyal Victorian wife, Jenny has devoted her life to her much older husband, the famous writer and naturalist Wilkie Walker, bringing up their children and researching and editing his best-sell… OL102905W
The Damnation of Theron Ware The Damnation of Theron Ware Harold Frederic A fledgling Methodist preacher rotates into an up-state New York town and learns disorienting lessons in how life is, and other ways life could be. OL103394W
Light from one Star Light from one Star Netta Muskett Sir Blaine Belding was highly respected and liked by his friends and medical colleagues alike. Then Virginia Coley came into his life. He was totally captivated and whilst she was from a world very d… OL10421484W
Misadventure Misadventure Netta Muskett Olive Heriot and Hugh Manning had been in love for years, but marriage had been out of the question because of the intervention of Olive’s mother. Now, at last, she was of age and due to gain her inh… OL10421486W
To-Day is Ours To-Day is Ours Netta Muskett In their snow-enchanted world they gave no through for tomorrow. A bride’s dilemma faces Veronica - is she doing the right thing? On the eve of her fashionable wedding she faces suddenly the agonisin… OL10421495W
Round dozen Round dozen Elizabeth Cadell At the helm of the family's sprawling import business, London bachelor William Helder unexpectedly finds himself next in line to track down a priceless family heirloom. Missing since 1702, a last ant… OL104226W
The ambassador The ambassador Henry James An American ambassador in Vietnam faces a moral and political crisis when he is placed in the position of having to decide the fate of the country and the life or death of its rulers. OL10424520W
The navigator The navigator Morris West Gunnar Thorkild, grandson of the last great Polynesian navigator, has rashly proclaimed, in a scientific paper, the existence of a legendary island to which all navigators go on the eve of their deat… OL10424522W
The executioner's song The executioner's song Norman Mailer Arguably the greatest book from America's most heroically ambitious writer, THE EXECUTIONER'S SONG follows the short, blighted life of Gary Gilmore who became famous after he robbed two men in 1976 a… OL10426574W
A Bear Called Paddington A Bear Called Paddington Michael Bond Mr. and Mrs. Brown first met Paddington, a most endearing bear from Darkest Peru on a railway platform in London. A sign hanging around his neck said, "Please look after this bear. Thank you" So that… OL10490647W
Sky in the pie Sky in the pie Roger McGough Waiter, there's a sky in my pie!Roger McGough has cooked up a delicious feast of poems. This spicy collection contains only the finest ingredients - wit, sparkle and thought-provoking insight from a … OL10520351W
No quarter asked No quarter asked Janet Dailey Stacy needed time to adjust Stacy's world collapsed with the death of her father. She had to sort herself out; decide what she wanted to do with her life. The secluded cabin in a Texas valley s… OL10530548W
Kona Winds Kona Winds Janet Dailey It was paradise...with one fatal flaw Julie Lancaster thought her new job was perfect. She had a gracious employer, a charming teenager to teach, and best of all, the splendid beauty of Hawaii. … OL10530603W
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