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| Alcott, Louisa May. |
Little Women |
| The March sisters, Meg,
Jo, Beth and Amy, share each other's
joys and sorrows in this timeless classic. |
| 5 copies |
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| Atwood, Margaret. |
Alias Grace |
| Dr. Jordan tries to determine
the sanity of 16 year-old Grace, a Canadian
housemaid convicted of killing her employer
and his pregnant mistress. |
| 7 copies |
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| Begley, Louis. |
About Schmidt
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| Loneliness awaits
Albert Schmidt after his early retirement,
his wife’s death, and his daughter’s
engagement, until an affair with a young waitress
transforms his life. |
| 7
copies |
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| Briscoe, Connie. |
A Long Way
from Home |
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| President James
Madison’s Virginia plantation is the
setting for this story of three generations
of African American women. |
| 10
copies |
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| Carr, Caleb. |
The
Alienist |
| Travel back to
the Gilded Age when the new discipline of
forensic psychology is used to capture a serial
killer. |
| 8 copies |
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| Colwin, Laurie. |
Home Cooking |
| Add one half cookbook
with one half memoir. Combine. Share with
friends. Simply delicious! |
| 9 copies |
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| Davis-Goff, Annabel. |
The Dower House |
| From the Irish countryside
to the streets of London, modest and
plain Molly Hassard searches for love
and comes of age. |
| 13 copies |
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| Dallas, Sandra. |
The Diary
of Mattie Spenser |
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| Newlyweds Mattie
and Luke face the challenges of married life
and the hardships of the frontier as they
head west to Colorado. |
| 10
copies |
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| Diamant, Anita. |
The Red Tent |
| Inspired by the
book of Genesis with a feminine perspective,
follow the lives of Dinah, Rachel, Zilpah
and Bilhah from childhood to death. |
| 8 copies |
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| Dickinson, Charles. |
A Shortcut
in Time |
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| Josh risks all
to return 15 year-old Constance, who claims
she is from the year 1908, safely to her past.
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| 10
copies |
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| Divakaruni, Chitra Banerjee. |
Sister of
My Heart |
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| Growing up with
their aunties in Calcutta, serious Anju and
beautiful Sudha dream of the future until
a family secret threatens their happiness. |
| 10
copies |
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| Doyle, Arthur C. |
The Hound
of the Baskervilles |
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| It’s science
vs. superstition as Sherlock Holmes tracks
clues from Baker Street to the Devonshire
moors. |
| 10
copies |
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| Fforde, Jasper.
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The Eyre Affair |
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| Jane Eyre has
been kidnapped and detective Thursday Next
is on the case battling evil-doers and greedy
corporations. |
| 10
copies |
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| Fitzgerald, F. Scott. |
The Great Gatsby |
| Nick Carraway tells
the story of Jay Gatsby and Daisy and Tom
Buchanan who live carefree, yet careless lives
during the Roaring 20's. |
| 7 copies |
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| Flagg, Fannie. |
Fried Green Tomatos
at the Whistle Stop Cafe |
| Meet the irrepressible
tomboy Idgie and her friend Ruth who ran a
little coffee shop in Whistle Stop, Alabama
back in the 1930's |
| 7 copies |
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| Frazier, Charles. |
Cold Mountain |
| Inman, a Confederate
soldier fleeing the war after being injured,
sets out for Cold Mountain and the woman he
left behind. |
| 6 copies |
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| Garcia Marquez, Gabriel. |
Love in the Time
of Cholera |
| The power of love
- unrequited and then rekindled is at the
heart of this tender novel. |
| 6 copies |
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| Grimes, Martha. |
Hotel Paradise |
| Twelve year old
Emma becomes obsessed with another twelve
year old - Mary Evelyn Deverau who drowned
forty years ago at Spirit Lake |
| 6 copies |
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| Haien, Jeannette. |
All of It |
| It isn't Ireland's
rainy weather that dampens the spirit of Father
Declan de Loughry, but the deathbed confession
of one of his parishioners. |
| 10 copies |
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| Hamilton, Masha. |
Staircase of a
Thousand Steps |
| Past, present and
future secrets are woven into the desert life
of eleven year old Jammana and her family
as they travel throughout Jordan. |
| 6 copies |
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| Holman, Sheri.
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The Mammoth
Cheese |
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| A visit by a presidential
candidate, 11 multiple births and a 1,235
lb. giant cheese puts the spotlight on the
eccentric citizens of Three Chimneys, Virginia.
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| 10
copies |
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| Haruf, Kent. |
Plainsong |
| Colorado schoolteacher
Tom Guthrie tries to be both mother and father
to his two sons in this story of traditional
and nontraditional families |
| 7 copies |
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| Hosseini, Khaled. |
The Kite Runner |
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| Amir and Hassan
are best friends growing up in Afghanistan,
until secrets and a betrayal force them apart.
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| 10
copies |
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| Inman, Robert. |
Old Dogs and
Children |
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| Bright Birdsong,
widow and mother of prominent politicians,
relives the challenges and choices, frustrations
and joys of small town Southern life. |
| 8
copies |
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| James, Henry. |
The Portrait of
a Lady |
| The new world collides
with old, as wealthy American Isabel Archer
travels abroad to Europe where she chooses
among three suitors. |
| 5 copies |
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| Kennedy, John F. |
Profiles In Courage |
| Winner of the 1956
Pulitzer Prize, share the stories of eight
senators who inspired courage and the price
each paid for following their conscience. |
| 6 copies |
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| Kidd, Sue Monk. |
The Secret
Life of Bees |
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| Lily, a runaway
searching for answers, finds harmony and comfort
in a Southern family of beekeepers. |
| 10
copies |
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| Kingsolver, Barbara. |
The Bean Trees |
| While searching
for her Native American roots, a young woman's
whole life changes when she becomes responsible
for a 2 year old Cherokee girl. |
| 9 copies |
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| Lamb, Wally. |
I Know This Much
Is True |
| Dominick Birdsey
is a 40 year old housepainter who grows up
loving and hating his schizophrenic twin brother,
Thomas. |
| 7 copies |
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| Mallon, Thomas. |
Henry and Clara |
| Guilt, madness
and murder torment Henry and Clara after sharing
the Presidential Box at Ford's Theatre and
witnessing Lincoln's assassination. |
| 6 copies |
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| Marton, Kati. |
Hidden Power |
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| Explore how the
power behind the throne – including
Eleanor, Nancy and Hillary – has influenced
America’s history in this examination
of presidential marriages. |
| 10
copies |
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| McCall Smith, Alexander. |
The No. 1 Ladies'
Detective Agency |
| Travel to Africa
and meet Mma Ramotswe's, better known as Precious,
and be prepared for a journey filled with
mystery and humor. |
| 15 copies |
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| McDermott, Alice. |
Child of My
Heart |
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| Young Daisy joins
her beautiful 15 year old cousin Theresa in
the Hamptons, where New York City’s
wealthy enjoy the lazy, sun-soaked days of
summer. |
| 11
copies |
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| McLaughlin, Emma. |
The Nanny
Diaries |
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| Get a glimpse
of the good and not-so-good life when Nan
becomes nanny and best friend to a Park Avenue
four year old. |
| 10
copies |
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| Minatoya, Lydia. |
The Strangeness
of Beauty |
| After her mother
dies during childbirth in America, Hanae and
Aunt Etsuko return to Japan - the land of
their heritage and family secrets. |
| 12 copies |
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| Niffenegger, Audrey.
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The Time Traveler’s
Wife |
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| In this timeless
tale, love knows no bounds when time traveler
Henry meets and falls in love with Clare.
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| 10
copies |
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| Packer, Ann. |
The Dive from
Clausen’s Pier |
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| In sickness and
in health? When Carrie’s fiancé
suffers a tragic accident, she must choose
between loyalty and freedom. |
| 10
copies |
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| In South America,
guerrillas crash a lavish party at the home
of the vice president, and only the beautiful
singing of Roxane can soothe and unite these
hostages and terrorists. |
| 6
copies |
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| Perry, Anne. |
The Cater Street
Hangman |
| Charlotte captures
Inspector Pitt's heart while a killer targets
her and the prim and proper residents of Cater
Street in this Victorian mystery. |
| 10 copies |
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| Perry, Anne. |
A Dangerous Mourning |
| Inspector William
Monk and nurse Hester Latterly join forces
to investigate the death of the daughter of
a well-to-do family in Victorian England. |
| 6 copies |
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| Pilcher, Rosemunde. |
Winter Solstice |
| Light the fire,
brew a pot of tea and get cozy with the five
houseguests at a Scottish estate, who share
their pasts and dream about their future. |
| 6 copies |
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| Ross, Ann B. |
Miss Julia Speaks
Her Mind |
| When Julia Springer's
husband of 44 years suddenly dies, she must
deal with a sizeable estate and an unseemly
scandal - an illegitimate son. |
| 5 copies |
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| Schwarz,
Christina. |
All
is Vanity |
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Letty’s emails about her California
lifestyle turn into the perfect plot for Margaret
who struggles to write the great American
novel. |
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5
copies |
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| Trollope, Joanna. |
A Spanish Lover |
| While on holiday
on Spain, Frances finally has a turn at happiness;
but back in England, twin sister Lizzie's
jealousy threatens their relationship. |
| 7 copies |
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