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The great fire The great fire Shirley Hazzard In war-torn Asia and stricken Europe, men and women, still young but veterans of harsh experience, must reinvent their lives and expectations, and learn from their past, to dream again. Some will ful… OL103065W
Office of innocence Office of innocence Thomas Keneally Thomas Keneally is a writer of extraordinary range: from Schindler's List to The Great Shame his storytelling has engaged millions of readers. Now, after a brief departure into non-fiction, he is ba… OL103674W
The Quiet American The Quiet American Graham Greene One of Graham Greene's best works. The story is set at the time of the French war against the Viet Cong and tells the story of liberal British journalist Thomas Fowler, his mistress Phuong, and their… OL106081W
Phineas Redux Phineas Redux Anthony Trollope *The Palliser Novels*, book 4: *Phineas Redux* OL109870W
Magic Terror Magic Terror Peter Straub No one tells a story like Peter Straub. He dazzles with the complexity of his plots. He delights with the sophistication and eloquence of his prose. He startles you into laughter in the face of event… OL114293W
Vanishing acts Vanishing acts Jodi Picoult Picoult's richly layered and suspenseful novel explores the power of love and memory . . . what happens when the past we have been running from catches up to us.'The compelling story weaves character… OL891942W
Nineteen Minutes Nineteen Minutes Jodi Picoult The startling and poignant story of the aftermath of a tragic high school shooting, from the bestselling author of My Sister's Keeper and The Pact.'Picoult makes us ponder the ambiguous relationships… OL891945W
Il pendolo di Foucault Il pendolo di Foucault Umberto Eco *Il pendolo di Foucault* è il secondo romanzo dello scrittore italiano Umberto Eco. Pubblicato nel 1988 dalla casa editrice Bompiani (con cui Eco aveva già un pluridecennale rapporto), è ambientato n… OL8996438W
To Ride Pegasus (The Talent #1) To Ride Pegasus (The Talent #1) Anne McCaffrey *They were four extraordinary women who read minds, healed bodies, diverted disasters, foretold the future--and became pariahs in their own land. A talented, elite cadre, they stepped out of the ever… OL8997643W
This Man and Me This Man and Me Alison Jameson Until her French father walks out of her life at twelve Helen Wilton is Helene Fournier. Apart from her name, the plucky, smart and affectionate young girl also loses an indefinable part of her essen… OL9029823W
Double Helix Double Helix Sigmund Brouwer Slater Ellis is in a race...against time, a hit man, and a professor who plays God in his spare time. If he loses, so does the human race. OL909917W
Something to Tell You Something to Tell You Hanif Kureishi Jamal Khan, a psychoanalyst in his fifties living in London, is haunted by memories of his teens: his first love, Ajita; the exhilaration of sex, drugs and politics; and a brutal act of violence whic… OL921371W
The language of secrets The language of secrets Dianne Dixon From a fresh and exciting new voice in women's fiction, The Language of Secrets unflinchingly examines the lifelong repercussions of a father's betrayal. Justin Fisher has a successful career as the… OL9390098W
When Joy Came to Stay When Joy Came to Stay Karen Kingsbury Maggie Stovall is trapped inside a person she's spent years carefully crafting. Now the truth about who she is--and what she's done--is bursting to the surface and sending Maggie into a spiral of des… OL94285W
Coincidence Coincidence David Ambrose,David Ambrose From the critically acclaimed author of The Man Who Turned Into Himself and Superstition comes a truly bizarre and mind-twisting tale of murder, suspense, and coincidence. Isn't it odd how you can ju… OL947406W
HOUSE AND HOME HOUSE AND HOME Kathleen Mccleary The story of a woman who loves her house so much that she’ll do just about anything to keep it.Ellen Flanagan has two precious girls to raise, a cozy neighborhood coffee shop to run, terrific friends… OL9681824W
Future Of The Mind Future Of The Mind Steven Barraco Enter the mind of Alexander Stevens as he finds himself on a quest in which the destiny is controlled by an unknown force. OL9726586W
Pack Up the Moon Pack Up the Moon Anna McPartlin What if your boyfriend died right in front of you?It was a night of laughter and celebration. But when John dies in a dreadful accident, his girlfriend Emma is plunged into despair. She loved John mo… OL9740785W
Drive Me Crazy Drive Me Crazy Eric Jerome Dickey The New York Times bestseller-now in trade paperback.Praised for his storytelling, New York Times bestselling author Eric Jerome Dickey turns up the heat in his explosive new novel of the reckless de… OL98621W
Let the shadows fall behind you Let the shadows fall behind you Kathy-Diane Leveille "A woman whose life has been plagued by the disappearances of loved ones reluctantly confronts her family's troubled past in this enigmatic story of loss, forgiveness and the power of friendship"--Pr… OL9865333W
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