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Rose Macaulay was a fascinating and influential British writer, known for her wit and intellect. She wrote numerous novels, essays and biographies, and she was highly regarded for her versatility as a writer. Her works often explored themes of social change, women's rights and the complexities of human relationships. She had a unique ability to capture the essence of her characters and the world they inhabited, making her a much-admired figure in...
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Monkeewrench volume 3
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Putnam
Pub. Date
2005
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326 p. ; 24 cm.
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Sisterchicks novels volume 6
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Multnomah Publishers
Pub. Date
c2006
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304 p. ; 21 cm.
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On a London street in broad daylight, world traveler Amity Doncaster is trapped in a carriage with a blade-wielding man in a black silk mask who whispers the most vile taunts and threats into her ear. Thanks to quick thinking and her secret weapon, Amity escapes with her life. But the monster known as the Bridegroom, who has left a trail of female victims in his wake, has survived the wounds she inflicted and will soon be on his feet again.
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Bed-and-breakfast mysteries volume 21
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When the pre-launch party for their cruise is interrupted by the murders of the cruise line owner and two additional victims, Judith and Renie prowl the streets of San Francisco in a case that is complicated by two fellow travelers.
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Maxie and Stretch mysteries volume 2
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New American Library
Pub. Date
c2006
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242 p. ; 24 cm.
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Heading for New Mexico in her mini-Winnebago, Maxie McNabb and her dog, Stretch, find their cross-country odyssey interrupted by the attempted suicide of a local woman despondent over the infidelity of her middle-aged husband.
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Dutton
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c2008
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307 p. ; 24 cm.
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Attempting to rekindle a romance with a worldly Englishman as part of a cover-up for her assignment with the CIA, Lulu Sawyer finds the delicate balance between her public and covert worlds disintegrating when she attempts to aid two Middle Eastern women.
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Sphere
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2018.
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454 pages ; 20 cm
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"Gina Donovan arrives in Florence on a beautiful spring morning to stay with an old friend. She is hoping for nothing more than a break from her demanding young family, but as she soon finds out, this most ancient and beautiful of cities has its dark side..."--NoveList Plus.
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Penguin Books
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2004.
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254 pages ; 22 cm.
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The story of Henry Pulling, a retired and complacent bank manager, who meets his septuagenarian Aunt Augusta for the first time at what he supposes to be his mother's funeral. She soon persuades Henry to abandon his dull suburban existence to travel her way where he joins a shiftless, twilight society, mixing with hippies, war criminals, and CIA men, smokes pot and breaks all currency regulations.
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Alfaguara
Pub. Date
2006
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375 p. ; 23 cm.
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"?Cual? es el verdadero rostro del amor? Ricardo ve cumplido, a una edad muy temprana, el sueno que en su Lima natal alimento ?desde que tenia? uso de razon?: vivir en Paris?. Pero el rencuentro con un amor de adolescencia lo cambiara ?todo. La joven, inconformista, aventurera, pragmat?ica e inquieta, lo arrastrara ?fuera del pequeno mundo de sus ambiciones. Como telon? de fondo contemplamos la historia peruana desde 1950 hasta 1987, con sus vaivenes...
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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers
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2019.
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312 pages ; 24 cm
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The British-born Punjabi Shergill sisters-Rajni, Jezmeen, and Shirina-were never close and barely got along growing up, and now as adults, have grown even further apart. Rajni, a school principal is a stickler for order. Jezmeen, a thirty-year-old struggling actress, fears her big break may never come. Shirina, the peacemaking "good" sister married into wealth and enjoys a picture-perfect life. On her deathbed, their mother voices one last wish: that...
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"Recalling contemporary classics such as Americanah, Behold the Dreamers, and The Brief Wondrous Life of Oscar Wao, a funny, poignant, and insightful debut novel that explores the complexities of family, immigration, prejudice, and the American Dream through meaningful and unlikely friendships forged in unusual circumstances. Pival Sengupta has done something she never expected: she has booked a trip with the First Class India USA Destination Vacation...
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