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Right Ho, Jeeves Right Ho, Jeeves P. G. Wodehouse Jeeves has some outrageous ideas about how Gussie Fink-Nottle can capture the affections of Miss Madeline Bassett: scarlet tights and a false beard. What follows is a delightful romp through the banq… OL1337129W
Envy (Luxe Series, Book 3) Envy (Luxe Series, Book 3) Anna Godbersen Jealous whispers.Old rivalries.New betrayals.Two months after Elizabeth Holland's dramatic homecoming, Manhattan eagerly awaits her return to the pinnacle of society. When Elizabeth refuses to rejoin… OL14933951W
Novels (Northanger Abbey / Persuasion / Pride and Prejudice) Novels (Northanger Abbey / Persuasion / Pride and Prejudice) Jane Austen [Pride and Prejudice](https://openlibrary.org/works/OL66554W/Pride_and_Prejudice) This enchanting social comedy is Jane Austen's best-loved work. Here we meet the spirited Elizabeth Bennet, her match… OL15080022W
The spare wife The spare wife Alex Witchel A beautiful and wealthy widow, Ponce Morris enjoys her life as the perfect companion to the powerful couples with whom she socializes, until an ambitious young writer reveals her secret affair with a… OL15366452W
Delirium Delirium Laura Restrepo From the Publisher: In this remarkably nuanced novel, both a gripping detective story and a passionate, devastating tale of eros and insanity in Colombia, internationally acclaimed author Laura Rest… OL15865951W
A heart most worthy A heart most worthy Siri L. Mitchell The elegance of Madame Fortier’s gown shop is a far cry from the downtrodden North End of Boston. Yet each day Julietta, Annamaria, and Luciana enter the world of the upper class, working on finery f… OL15917446W
Delirium Delirium Laura Restrepo "Aguilar, an unemployed literature professor who has resorted to selling dog food for a living, returns home from a short trip to discover that his wife, Agustina, has gone mad. He doesn't know what … OL15924907W
She walks in beauty She walks in beauty Siri L. Mitchell For a young society woman seeking a favorable marriage in the late 1890s, debutante Clara Carter has been given one goal: secure the affections of the city's most eligible bachelor. But when a man ap… OL16113610W
Aunts Arent Gentlemen A Jeeves And Bertie Story Aunts Arent Gentlemen A Jeeves And Bertie Story P. G. Wodehouse Bertie Wooster withdraws to the village of Maiden Eggesford on doctor's orders to "sleep the sleep of the just and lead the quiet Martini-less life." Only the presence of the irrepressible Aunt Dahli… OL17479218W
Belgravia Belgravia Julian Fellowes 497 pages ; 23 cm OL17715894W
The new countess The new countess Fay Weldon "England, 1903. Lord Robert and Lady Isobel Dilberne and the entire grand estate, with its hundred rooms, are busy planning for a visit from Edward VII and Queen Alexandra just a few months a way. Pr… OL17783978W
Long live the king Long live the king Fay Weldon A second installment in the trilogy by the award-winning author of the original Upstairs Downstairs follows the restoration of the Dilberne fortune and manor at the turn of the 20th century, when Lor… OL17784192W
Friends forever Friends forever Danielle Steel Forging inseparable bonds in childhood that reinforce them throughout their teen years, two girls and three boys go their separate ways as adults and encounter respective tragedies and transformation… OL17797015W
Behind the shattered glass Behind the shattered glass Tasha Alexander Anglemore Park is the ancestral home of Lady Emily Hargreaves' husband Colin. But the stately calm of country life is destroyed when their neighbor, the Marquess of Montagu, bursts through the French… OL17869267W
On wings of song On wings of song Roberta Grieve Rebellious society girl Arabella Raynsford is leading a double life as a music hall singer, but to escape a possible scandal. she flees to Constantinople to join Florence Nightingale. OL17882691W
Crime of privilege Crime of privilege Walter Walker A murder on Cape Cod. A rape in Palm Beach. All they have in common is the presence of one of America's most beloved and influential families. But nobody is asking questions. Not the police. Not the … OL17883263W
To die like a gentleman To die like a gentleman Bernard Bastable Told through diaries and letters, a mystery, set in England in 1942, follows a young governess who is faced with a sinister manservant, a master's tyranny, and a situation fraught with bitter rivalri… OL1869458W
The Bulgari Connection (Weldon, Fay) The Bulgari Connection (Weldon, Fay) Fay Weldon Een jonge vrouw troggelt een vrouw haar man af, waarop de verlaten vrouw wraak neemt door met haar Jaguar op haar rivale in te rijden. OL1945778W
A Good Woman A Good Woman Danielle Steel Annabelle Worthington, born into a life of privilege, was raised amid the glamour of New York society. But everything changes on a cold April day in 1912, when the sinking of the Titanic alters her w… OL19587W
Pedigree Pedigree Lauren A. Rivera "Americans are taught to believe that upward mobility is possible for anyone who is willing to work hard, regardless of their social status, yet it is often those from affluent backgrounds who land t… OL20004846W
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