Thirty-six major contemporary writers examine life in a deeply divided America-including Anthony Doerr, Ann Patchett, Roxane Gay, Rebecca Solnit, Hector Tobar, Joyce Carol Oates, Edwidge Danticat...
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Author: Freeman, JohnSummary:Genre: Short stories, Essays, Poetry -
Author: Montgomery, L. M.Summary:In this volume of fifteen tales of the town known to readers of Anne of Green Gables, a Persian cat plays an amazing role in a marriage proposal, and a foolish lie threatens to make an unattached...
Genre: Short stories, Juvenile fiction -
Author: Abbs, AnnabelSummary:In 1835, London is awash with new ingredients, but no one knows how to use them. Eliza Acton hires young Ann Kirby to help her write a cookbook. They break class boundaries while creating new ways...
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Author: Montgomery, L. M.Summary:A fourteen-year-old orphan spins irresistible tales for both young and old in the town of Carlisle on Prince Edward Island, Canada. From the author of Anne of Green Gables
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Author: Montgomery, L M.Summary:After her father's death, Emily discovers she has Cousin Jimmy and Aunt Elizabeth at New Moon Farm and other new friends. From the author of Anne of Green Gables.
Genre: Domestic fiction -
Author: Sagan, FrançoiseSummary:
Paru en 1954 Cécile a dix-sept ans et passe ses vacances d'été avec son père dans une villa louée au bord de la Méditerranée. Mais l'arrivée d'Anne vient troubler ce...
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Author: Kincaid, Gregory D.Summary:For George and Mary Ann McCray, watching their disabled son Todd move out is unbearable--even though he's in his twenties. But Todd has a dog named Christmas and an entire community ready to help...
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Author: Lindsey, JohannaSummary:Heartsick and desperate to return home to America, Georgina Anderson boards the 'Maiden Anne' disguised as a cabin boy - never dreaming she'll be forced into intimate servitude at...
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Author: Jonker, JoanSummary:
Things are finally looking up for George and Ann Richardson. After years of worry, their youngest daughter Tess is starting to blossom into a confident, clever girl. The family have scraped...
Genre: Domestic fiction -
Author: McBain, EdSummary:
Prudence Ann Markham era una persona molto meticolsa specialmente nel suo lavora di film editor, La sera, prima di uscire dal sui studio, era solita ripoore le pellicole in lavorazione,...
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Author: Shepard Gray, ShelleySummary:
In the second installment of the "enjoyable and charming" ( USA TODAY ) Shelley Shepard Gray's delightful Berlin Bookmobile series, librarian Sarah Anne Miller returns to Berlin to help a...
Genre: Romance fiction, Religious fiction -
Author: Beck, KristinSummary:
A poignant and ultimately triumphant novel based on the incredible true story of children who braved the formidable danger of guarded, wintry mountain passes in France to escape the Nazis , from...
Genre: Historical fiction, Romance fiction -
Author: Lamott, AnneSummary:
From Anne Lamott, the New York Times-bestselling author of Help, Thanks, Wow, comes the book we need from her now: How to bring hope back into our lives. A perfect gift to give this holiday season...
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Author: Dimock, AnneSummary:In America, pie is a food—and a concept—that carries unusual resonance. In Humble Pie, Anne Dimock offers a delightful combination of memoir, pie quotes, inspiration, recipes, travel writing and...
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Author: Lamott, AnneSummary:The New York Times bestseller from the author of Hallelujah Anyway, Bird by Bird, and Almost Everything Author Anne Lamott writes about the three simple prayers essential to coming through tough...
Genre: Body, mind and spirit