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Title Authors Description OpenBook ID
Black ice Black ice Anne Stuart Living paycheck to paycheck in Paris, American book translator Chloe Underwood would give anything for some excitement and passion-even a little danger. So when she's offered a lucrative weekend gig … OL14860053W
The translator The translator Nina Schuyler After an accident, renowned translator Hanne Schubert loses the ability to speak her native language. Speaking only Japanese, she leaves for Japan where she is forced to reexamine her life, including… OL17876839W
The summer guest The summer guest Alison Anderson To keep herself occupied after recently losing her sight, Zinaida begins a diary in the summer of 1888. When a family rents a guesthouse on her family's estate, Zinaida meets and befriends Anton, the… OL17881968W
Secret obsession Secret obsession Robin Perini Ex-marine Noah Bradford promises to protect former UN translator Lyssa Cafferty from the serial killer who killed her fiancé and is now targeting her, and only together can they crack the killer's me… OL19985205W
Good on paper Good on paper Rachel Cantor Is a new life possible? Because Shira Greene's life hasn't quite turned out as planned. She's a single mom living with her daughter and her gay friend, Ahmad. Her PhD on Dante's Vita Nuova hasn't got… OL20017807W
The Interpreter The Interpreter Suzanne Glass When Dominique hears that a cure for the HIV virus has been discovered she hopes it can help her best friend who is dying of AIDS. The researcher is being pressurised to suppress the discovery in the… OL221874W
Malinali Malinali Vicki León "Young Malinali lives a contented life in a quiet Mayan village. Her father is a tribal chief, but after he dies, her stepfather sells her into slavery. Intelligent and quick, Malinali learns a new l… OL25070692W
The annunciation The annunciation Ellen Gilchrist "Ellen Gilchrist's debut novel expands the thematic and visual landscapes the author made indelibly hers in radiantly spun stories. The Annunciation follows the desires of Amanda McCamey: an unwed mo… OL41580W
The earthquake bird The earthquake bird Susanna Jones A haunting first novel set in Tokyo, "The Earthquake Bird" reveals a murder on its first page and takes its readers into the mind of the chief suspect, Lucy Fly -- a young vulnerable English girl liv… OL5956306W