Books

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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
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 heart of the matter The heart of the matter Graham Greene Focusing on a British police officer in an unnamed West African colony, this novel attempts to show, along with the socially restricted lives of colonists in Africa, the effects of sin on a devout ca… OL106077W
Alexander's bridge Alexander's bridge Willa Cather Late one brilliant April afternoon Professor Lucius Wilson stood at the head of Chestnut Street, looking about him with the pleased air of a man of taste who does not very often get to Boston. He had… OL12781W
When Alex was bad When Alex was bad Jo Davis The first erotic novel from an author who's already turned up the heat with her acclaimed novels of romantic suspense.After fifteen years together, Alexander and Olivia Quinn have become strangers, b… OL15069600W
The woman next door The woman next door Barbara Delinsky The lives of three couples are thrown into turmoil when their beautiful and much younger neighbor, who has been widowed for a year, announces that she is pregnant, forcing the wives to reevaluate the… OL166393W
Family album Family album Danielle Steel Through forty years--from Hollywood's golden days in World War II to the present--Faye Price would create first a career as a legendary actress, then a family, and finally she would realize her dr… OL19751W
Marry Me Marry Me John Updike A deftly satirical portrait of life and love in a suburban town as only Updike can paint it. Jerry Conant and Sally Mathias--both married to other people--pursue a love affair with one another over t… OL463829W