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Lime tree can't bear orange : a novel
Amanda Smyth
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Deftly exploring the rush of first love and one woman's search for her identity set against the lush landscape of the Caribbean, this vivid, intensely moving novel comes from an emerging talent.
2009; 273 p.; isbn:9780307460646 More Information |
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Commencement
by J. Courtney Sullivan.
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Written with radiant style and a wicked sense of humor, Sullivan's debut not only captures the intensity of college friendships and first loves, but also explores with great candor the complicated and contradictory landscape facing young women today.
2009; 324 p.; isbn:0307270742 More Information |
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Summer house : a novel
Nancy Thayer.
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From the "New York Times"-bestselling author of "Moon Shell Beach" comes a moving new novel about an unexpectedly magical summer for three generations of women.
2009; 351 p.; isbn:0345498208 More Information |
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Far north
Marcel Theroux.
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"Far North" takes the reader on a quest through an unforgettable arctic landscape, from humanity's origins to its possible end.
2009; 314 p.; isbn:0374153531 More Information |
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Do not deny me : stories
Jean Thompson
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If there are Jean Thompson characters, ' they're us, and never have we been so articulate and worthy of compassion. These stories confirm that no one is beneath her interest, or beyond her sure and seemingly limitless reach.--David Sedaris.
2009; 292 p.; isbn:1416595635 More Information |
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The importance of being married : a novel
Gemma Townley.
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In order to claim a large inheritance, Jessica Wild needs to get her boss to not only notice her existence, but also fall in love with her and marry her within 50 days.
2008; 337 p.; isbn:0345499808 More Information |
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A wild affair : a novel
Gemma Townley.
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A hilarious story of secrets, betrayals, love, and wedding planning--from the author of "The Importance of Being Married" Jessica and Max are finally going to tie the knot, and Jessica is determined to have the biggest, best wedding ever. The only problem is, recently Max has been evasive--and when Jessica follows him and sees him in an apparent tryst ...
2009; 265 p.; isbn:0345499824 More Information |
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Sometimes a light surprises
Jamie Langston Turner.
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Years after his wife's death, Ben Buckley lives behind the protective walls of severed relationships and a rigid work routine, but when two unlikely people enter his narrow world, Ben's view of his life begins to change.
2009; 399 p.; isbn:0764203878 More Information |
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Been here a thousand years
Mariolina Venezia ; translated from the Italian by Marina Harss.
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In this sweeping work, Venezia portrays five generations of the Falcone family. Through their complicated, funny, tragic, and astonishing stories, Venezia also recounts a century and a half of Italy's tumultuous history.
2009; 263 p.; isbn:0374208913 More Information |
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A short history of women : a novel
Kate Walbert.
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From a lecture delivered to suffragettes in Victorian England to a playdate on Manhattan's Upper West Side, this provocative work chronicles four generations of women, their aspirations, the limits imposed on them, and the sometimes startling choices they make in the world.
2009; 239 p.; isbn:1416594981 More Information |
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The favorites : a novel
Mary Yukari Waters
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2009; 279 p.; isbn:1416561072 More Information |
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The accidental bestseller
Wendy Wax.
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2009; 419 p.; isbn:0425227677 More Information |
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