| Title | : | Wickett's Remedy |
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| ISBN | : | 1400078121 |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 370 |
The triumphant follow up to the bestselling Bee Season, Wickett s Remedy is an epic but intimate novel about a young Irish American woman facing down tragedy during the Great Flu epidemic of 1918....
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| Title | : | Homer's Daughter |
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| ISBN | : | 0897330595 |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 283 |
Graves has recreated another strong and convincing historical setting this time the scene of the Odyssey, which he believes occurred in Western Sicily Graves believes also that the author of the Odyssey was not the blind and bearded Homer of legend, but the young woman who calls herself Nausica in the story....
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| Title | : | The Dollmaker |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0060529342 |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 624 |
Strong willed, self reliant Gertie Nevels s peaceful life in the Kentucky hills is devastated by the brutal winds of change Uprooted from her backwoods home, she and her family are thrust into the confusion and chaos of wartime Detroit And in a pitiless world of unendurable poverty, Gertie will battle fiercely and relentlessly to protect those things she holds most dear Strong willed, self reliant Gertie Nevels s peaceful life in the Kentucky hills is devastated by the brutal winds of change Upr...
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| Title | : | The Grand Duchess of Nowhere |
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| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 328 |
There is one great love in everyone s life For Ducky, Princess Victoria Melita, hers was a Romanov cousin, a member of the doomed Russian royal family Her father is Prince Alfred, Duke of Edinburgh, Queen Victoria s second son Her mother is Grand Duchess Marie, the daughter of Tsar Alexander II Ducky seems doomed to be a pawn on her grandmother s dynastic chessboard B There is one great love in everyone s life For Ducky, Princess Victoria Melita, hers was a Romanov cousin, a member of the doomed...
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| Title | : | Long Remember |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0312875207 |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 416 |
Long Remember is the first realistic novel about the Civil War Originally published in the 1930s, and out of print sincer the 50s, this book received rave reviews from the NY Times Book Review, and was a main selection of the Literary Guild It is the account of the Battle of Gettysburg, as viewed by a pacifist who comes to accept the nasty necessity of combat, and lives Long Remember is the first realistic novel about the Civil War Originally published in the 1930s, and out of print sincer ...
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| Title | : | Rose's Journal (Young American Voices, #4) |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0152046054 |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 56 |
On January 1, 1935, Rose Samuels bids good riddance to a dry, desolate year and begins a new one The severe drought has left the fields too dry for crops and the farms are all failing Times are tough, but with hope, love, and determination, Rose and her family manage to turn the year around.Includes fun new book related activities...
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| Title | : | The Dark Days Club (Lady Helen, #1) |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0670785474 |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 482 |
New York Times bestseller Alison Goodman s eagerly awaited new project a Regency adventure starring a stylish and intrepid demon hunter London, April 1812 On the eve of eighteen year old Lady Helen Wrexhall s presentation to the queen, one of her family s housemaids disappears and Helen is drawn into the shadows of Regency London There, she meets Lord Carlston, one of t New York Times bestseller Alison Goodman s eagerly awaited new project a Regency adventure starring a stylish and intrepid...
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| Title | : | The Song of Achilles |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1408816032 |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 |
Greece in the age of heroes Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles Despite their difference, Achilles befriends the shamed prince, and as they grow into young men skilled in the arts of war and medicine, their bond blossoms into something deeper despite the displeasure of Achilles mother Thetis, a c Greece in the age of heroes Patroclus, an awkward young prince, has been exiled to the court of King Peleus and his perfect son Achilles De...
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| Title | : | Rifles for Watie |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 006447030X |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 352 |
Jeff Bussey walked briskly up the rutted wagon road toward Fort Leavenworth on his way to join the Union volunteers It was 1861 in Linn County, Kansas, and Jeff was elated at the prospect of fighting for the North at last.In the Indian country south of Kansas there was dread in the air and the name, Stand Watie, was on every tongue A hero to the rebel, a devil to the Un Jeff Bussey walked briskly up the rutted wagon road toward Fort Leavenworth on his way to join the Union volunteers It was 1861 in Linn C...
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| Title | : | Sea Of Poppies (Ibis Trilogy, #1) |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0719568951 |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 471 |
At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean its purpose, to fight China s vicious nineteenth century Opium Wars As for the crew, they are a motley array of sailors and stowaways, coolies and convicts.In a time of colonial upheaval, fate has thrown together a diverse cast of Indians and Westerners, At the heart of this vibrant saga is a vast ship, the Ibis Its destiny is a tumultuous voyage across the Indian Ocean its purpo...
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| Title | : | The Wise Woman |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1416590889 |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 520 |
1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory weaves an unforgettable tale of a young woman s sorcery and desire in Henry VIII s England, where magic, lust, and power are forever intertwined.Growing up as an abandoned outcast on the moors, young Alys only company is her cruel foster mother, Morach, the local wise woman who is whispered to practice the dark arts A 1 New York Times bestselling author Philippa Gregory weaves an unforgettable tale of a young woman s sorcery and ...
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| Title | : | Eleanor the Queen |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0752439448 |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 240 |
Eleanor is young, high spirited, supremely intelligent, heiress to the vast Duchy of Aquitaine at a time when a woman s value was measured in terms of wealth Her vivid leadership inspired and dazzled those about her And yet, born to rule, she was continually repressed and threatened by the men who overshadowed her life This is the story of a brilliant, medieval figure Eleanor is young, high spirited, supremely intelligent, heiress to the vast Duchy of Aquitaine at a time when a woman s value was measured ...
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| Title | : | The Life of a Teenage Body-Snatcher |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0143203916 |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 304 |
You must think it strange that I m digging up my grandfather Not at all I m sure many young men dig up their grandfathers Thomas Timewell is sixteen and a gentleman When he meets a body snatcher called Plenitude, his whole life changes He is pursued by cutthroats, a tattooed gypsy with a meat cleaver, and even the Grim Reaper More disturbing still, Thomas has to sp You must think it strange that I m digging up my grandfather Not at all I m sure many young men dig up their grandfathe...
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| Title | : | The Twelve Tribes of Hattie |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0307949702 |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 320 |
In 1923, fifteen year old Hattie Shepherd, swept up by the tides of the Great Migration, flees Georgia and heads north Full of hope, she settles in Philadelphia to build a better life Instead she marries a man who will bring her nothing but disappointment, and watches helplessly as her firstborn twins are lost to an illness that a few pennies could have prevented Hattie In 1923, fifteen year old Hattie Shepherd, swept up by the tides of the Great Migration, flees Georgia and heads north Full of hope, she ...
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| Title | : | The Forsyte Saga (The Forsyte Chronicles, #1-3) |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0192838628 |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 872 |
The three novels which make up The Forsyte Saga chronicle the ebbing social power of the commercial upper middle class Forsyte family between 1886 and 1920 Galsworthy s masterly narrative examines not only their fortunes but also the wider developments within society, particularly the changing position of women This is the only critical edition of the work available, wit The three novels which make up The Forsyte Saga chronicle the ebbing social power of the commercial upper middle class Forsyte family be...
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| Title | : | The Time in Between |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 1451616880 |
| Format | : | Hardcover |
| Number of Pages | : | 615 |
The Time In Between is a word of mouth phenomenon that catapulted Mar a Due as, a debut author, to the top of Spain s bestseller lists.This sweeping novel, which combines the storytelling power of The Shadow of the Wind with the irresistible romance of Casablanca, moves at an unstoppable pace Suddenly left abandoned and penniless in Morocco by her lover, Sira Quiroga forg The Time In Between is a word of mouth phenomenon that catapulted Mar a Due as, a debut author, ...
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| Title | : | Dobry |
| Author | : | |
| ISBN | : | 0140363343 |
| Format | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 192 |
A Bulgarian peasant boy must convince his mother that he is destined to be a sculptor, not a farmer....
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