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1) The women
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2024.
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"When twenty-year-old nursing student Frances "Frankie" McGrath hears these unexpected words, it is a revelation. Raised on idyllic Coronado Island and sheltered by her conservative parents, she has always prided herself on doing the right thing, being agood girl. But in 1965 the world is changing, and she suddenly imagines a different choice for her life. When her brother ships out to serve in Vietnam, she impulsively joins the Army Nurse Corps and...
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"This Man Called Bunk" follows a man who went to work in Baltimore City in 1926 and never returned, leaving his wife and four young children with no explanation. His wife raised the children with the help of her brother and sister and never remarried. Years later, his granddaughter Jenny Lynn became curious about what caused her grandfather to leave. There were many theories in the family about his reason for leaving. Some dismissed his disappearance...
5) The Pawn
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In 1879, Josefina Taylor's ambitions are shattered by the Elders of their strict society. To escape she breaks their rules, then faces a life of desperation and fear. The pawn in a plot to destroy everything she values, she fights for her dream.
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Adam never had a good childhood; his father was an alcoholic and his mother was scared to stand up to her husband. Adam is put into care, but the abuse he suffered as a child has scarred him and he is unable to control his anger and behaviour - leading him to bounce between foster homes and engage in fights.When he's 21 he discovers that his father is dying and goes to visit him in the hospital. His father gives him a wooden box and tells him that...
7) The Will
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Arylk, Judich Pam and Shirley were all childhood friends. They had been through a lot together, and as life takes them on a journey of ups and downs it takes them a while to get it right. Atylk especially reflects quite often on the naivety and innocence of youth, the folly of adulthood and the mercy and awesome goodness of her Father. A Father that she thought was never there for her. As her journey through life shows her what it takes to become...
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Hast du die Freude und die Liebe in deinem Leben schon gefunden? L(i)ebst du dein Leben? Ich lade dich ein, den weiteren, turbulenten Weg durch mein Leben mit mir zu gehen. Erneut lege ich dir mein Herz auf ein Silbertablett. Sei gewarnt, du wirst wahrscheinlich gemeinsam mit mir in einer neuen Bewusstheit »Ankommen – in deinem L(i)eben«. Vielleicht wünschst du dir für dich mehr Eigenverantwortung und traust dich nicht. Leicht und locker erfährst...
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When Sathapathi entered into his one hundredth year hale and healthy without any problems that the age old people do have and can do all his works actively, he felt worried rather than feeling happy why his nature was not like all the other old people. The other worry he has was he might remain alive like that and never will die. He started writing his life as a book from the birthday of his one hundredth year till the day of his death on one hundred...
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A Little Boy's Blues is the story of the mercurial child named Little Boy. A child who longs to meet his father and mourns the loss of his closest friend. Little Boy discovers a guitar in the trash and learns to play it and through playing it for the people he meets. He finds a way out of his depression.
11) Take Two
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"A brilliant, funny new novel from the bestselling, beloved Danielle Hawkins
'Take Two is that rare and special thing, a novel that is effortless to read - I sped through it in a day - but is also emotionally genuine and original. Danielle Hawkins is a natural storyteller with a light touch and she doesn't shy away from the gritty and the real. She is New Zealand's very own version of Marian Keyes.' - Nicky Pellegrino
Sometimes you have to revisit...
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Este cuento lo hice pensando en que muchos de nosotros cuando vamos al baño, es en ese lugar donde surgen las grandes ideas, también es un lugar de reflexión y de recordar tristezas y alegrías.Cada vez que entramos al baño nos volvemos como leones porque nos empoderamos y salimos de allí con más fortaleza para enfrentar al mundo.La soledad de estar en un baño permite el encuentro consigo mismos y, lo más importante, nos demuestra que no somos...
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A heartless Mafia Prince, Kairo Rodriguez, tried to kill his brother's wife. Because he considered… She was trying to break their brotherhood. A heartless Mafia Prince, who didn't want to marry. His father, Nicholas, tied him in an arranged marriage. He warned his wife on the first night of his wedding. Dare to come between his and his brothers. She would face his cruelty. He didn't want to rule the mafia underworld. He left this...
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Algo extraño sucede en la ciudad: de la noche a la mañana, todos los niños y niñas han desaparecido. ¿Quién logrará desembrollar este misterio? Todo parece estar en manos de la profesora pensionada Anselma Anselma, quien, gracias a sus habilidades para hablar con los animales y las cosas, descubre que la clave está en un simpático personaje que tiene un interés especial en los más pequeños...
Esta novela exalta los Derechos de los niños...
15) The Friend
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On the cusp of her eightieth birthday and in residential care - former, intimidating piano teacher Ms Mary Rutledge has very little to look forward to - until she meets thirty year old pianist James Richards . He's handsome and understands music as well as she does. From a chance encounter develops a romantic friendship that will stay with him...forever.
16) Adair Road
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Luke and Jen have a lot of history on that river, the Kissimmee. They've been each other's first everything and the river has witnessed part of it. The night Jen stayed over for his thirteenth birthday, Luke kissed her on the cheek. But a couple years later, out in a canoe, among the twists and turns of the Kissimmee, Luke kissed her on the lips. Jen will always remember her first kiss, she was so startled, for more than one reason..."Gator," Luke...
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When Rachel gets drunk at a bar, hurt letting herself fall in love with her boss, even after knowing it would hurt her the most in the end.She doesn't like alcohol because it takes her emotions out of control. But on that day, she'd rather be drunk than remember the one she loves. She knows Jayce wants nothing but the occasional sex they have from time to time, and that her feelings will only make matters worse. Rachel doesn't want the same fate as...
18) Houdini
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This is a modern day version of the Houdini brothers - Harry and Theo. Follow these two brothers as they discover magic, and how their lives revolve about performing. However, when one brother is offered an opportunity and the other isn't, their lives become seperate and they take different paths in life.
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THE DAWN OF SHADOW is an emotional ride through the life of a girl, whose brain is in the hands of depression.
Ashley Inkwell is a complex personality, living in a complex world. After the death of her father, she is left to continue her life just with her mother, who was trying her best to keep Ashley alive. She suffered from severe depression and massive mood swings that showed in her lyrics. She began writing songs as a way to deal with her...
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Amy Barnes, a high school English teacher from Hawai'i, and Paul Rideau, a Vermont farmer, lead ordinary lives dedicated to their families and their work, but each nurses a quiet passion for creative expression-Paul in painting and Amy in poetry. When their personal worlds fracture, they each struggle to find their way through crushing loss and grief. Their creative pursuits help them heal as well as reimagine their lives as authentic selves. For...
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