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Deborah Deborah James R. Shott Needing a wise and capable judge, Israel turns to Deborah, to whom God has clearly granted wisdom. But Deborah is a woman in a nation which sees women as mothers, housewives, helpmates of their husba… OL14851470W
Papa Was a Preacher Papa Was a Preacher Alyene Porter **The life of a preacher and his family from his child's point of view. ''..abounding with goodness of spirit and humor..''--New York Times** ***Eight lively children running in and about the par… OL15391560W
Stand straight, Ella Kate Stand straight, Ella Kate Kate Klise A fictionalized biography of Ella Kate Ewing, born in 1872, who was eight feet tall by the age of seventeen and who became financially independent by traveling the country for nearly twenty years app… OL15530625W
Brief gaudy hour Brief gaudy hour Margaret Campbell Barnes The enigmatic Anne Boleyn comes to life in this charming, brilliant portrayal by acclaimed British novelist Margaret Campbell Barnes. The infamous love of King Henry VIII and the mother of Queen Eli… OL156861W
These Happy Golden Years These Happy Golden Years Garth Williams,Laura Ingalls Wilder The Ingalls family homesteads on their claim in DeSmet, South Dakota. Fifteen-year-old Laura begins to take schoolteaching jobs to raise money for Mary's college. Laura is surprised when Almanzo Wild… OL1719702W
A country road, a tree A country road, a tree Jo Baker "From the best-selling author of Longbourn, a stunning new novel that follows an unnamed writer--Samuel Beckett--whose life and extraordinary literary gift are permanently shaped in the forge of war.… OL17880660W
The unfinished life of Addison Stone The unfinished life of Addison Stone Adele Griffin When a celebrated New York City teenager, known for her subversive street art, mysteriously dies, her life is examined in a series of interviews with her parents, friends, boyfriends, mentors, and cr… OL17931320W
A fortune foretold A fortune foretold Agneta Pleijel "Agneta Pleijel writes a painful yet humorous autobiographical novel about childhood in the aftermath of World War II. A prophecy is received by a beloved aunt, a prophecy that her young niece eagerl… OL19714304W
Katherine of Aragon, the true queen Katherine of Aragon, the true queen Alison Weir "Bestselling author and acclaimed historian Alison Weir takes on what no fiction writer has done before: creating a dramatic six-book series in which each novel covers one of King Henry VIII's wives.… OL20027051W
Mikhail and Margarita Mikhail and Margarita Julie Lekstrom Himes It is 1933 and Mikhail Bulgakov's enviable career is on the brink of being dismantled. His friend and mentor, the poet Osip Mandelstam, has been arrested, tortured, and sent into exile. Meanwhile, a … OL20051044W
The adventures of John Carson in several quarters of the world The adventures of John Carson in several quarters of the world Doyle, Brian "The young Robert Louis Stevenson, living in a boarding house in San Francisco while waiting for his beloved's divorce from her feckless husband, dreamed of writing a soaring novel about his landlady… OL20052405W
The Pursuit of Pleasure The Pursuit of Pleasure Hebe Elsna The beautiful Elizabeth Gunning, is now happily married to her second husband the Duke of Argyll. But the children of the first and second marriages are headstrong and wayward, in particular the elde… OL20657846W
Great Circle Great Circle Maggie Shipstead From her days as a wild child in prohibition America to the blitz and glitz of wartime London, from the rugged shores of New Zealand to a lonely iceshelf in Antarctica, Marian Graves is driven by a n… OL24145606W
Furry paw, middle claw Furry paw, middle claw Barry Jackson From a cold, loveless childhood in the south, Dean finds sanctuary in his well-ordered brownstone in Manhattan. Single and successful, his life is shaken to the core when he meets soul mate, Melissa.… OL26175606W
Run Indian Run Run Indian Run Thomas P. Kelley ***GOODREAD MEMBER Reviews:* Carl Van Dam (Jan 14, 2013 4 0f 5 Stars) really liked it: The tragic story of an Indian (Simon Gun-an-noot) in northern BC who was falsely accused of murdering two whit… OL3136888W
Augustus Augustus John Williams A compelling fictional portrait of Augustus Caesar follows the ancient Roman leader from his youth to his rise to power following the murder of his uncle, Julius Caesar, in the midst of fierce compet… OL3511458W
The Book of Salt The Book of Salt Monique T. D. Truong In deciding if he should accompany his employers to America, stay in France, or go back to his native Vietnam, Binh recalls his life in Vietnam, the jobs he's held since leaving there, and the people… OL5969488W
The Love Match The Love Match Hebe Elsna A vivid picture of life in Georgian days. When future prime Minister William Lamb, 2nd Viscount Melbourne, married Lady Caroline Ponsonby in 1805, it was a true love-match. But William's jealous moth… OL6630500W
The King's Bed The King's Bed Margaret Campbell Barnes This is the story of an inn-keeper's daughter and the natural son of a king. Because her family had served King Richard, and because the king spoke kindly to her when he stopped at her family's inn o… OL8392150W
Mary of Carisbrooke Mary of Carisbrooke Margaret Campbell Barnes The only loves Mary had known were the affection she bore her father and the passion she felt for the lovely Isle of Wight. But young Mary's quiet, protected life soon changed as she was thrust into … OL8392155W
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