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"Trudy has betrayed her husband, John. She's still in the marital home--a dilapidated, priceless London townhouse--but John's not here. Instead, she's with his brother, the profoundly banal Claude, and the two of them have a plan. But there is a witness to their plot: the inquisitive, nine-month--old resident of Trudy's womb. Told from a perspective unlike any other, Nutshell is a classic tale of murder and deceit from one of the world's master storytellers."...
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Recorded Books
Pub. Date
2003
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5 CDs (5 hrs.) : digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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When their parents die, 14-year-old Jack and his three siblings are left alone in the family house. They are free to live however they choose, but without parental guidance, they descend into a nightmarish world of depravity. Facing an uncertain future, they preserve a terrible secret that could shatter their existence.
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Nan A. Talese/Doubleday
Pub. Date
[2014]
Physical Desc
221 pages ; 22 cm
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"Fiona Maye is a High Court judge in London presiding over cases in family court. She is fiercely intelligent, well respected, and deeply immersed in the nuances of her particular field of law. Often the outcome of a case seems simple from the outside, the course of action to ensure a child's welfare obvious. But the law requires more rigor than mere pragmatism, and Fiona is expert in considering the sensitivities of culture and religion when handing...
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Recorded Books, LLC
Pub. Date
[2019]
Physical Desc
10 CDs (11 hrs. 15 min.) : CD audio, digital ; 4 3/4 in.
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"Machines Like Me occurs in an alternative 1980s London. Britain has lost the Falklands War, Margaret Thatcher battles Tony Benn for power, and Alan Turing achieves a breakthrough in artificial intelligence. In a world not quite like this one, two lovers will be tested beyond their understanding. Charlie, drifting through life and dodging full-time employment, is in love with Miranda, a bright student who lives with a terrible secret. When Charlie...
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