When Stella leaves London for a small village in Sussex, she hopes that the country life will be conducive to her journey toward self-discovery. She'll have no more insipid lover, dead end job, or...
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Author: Cusk, RachelSummary:Genre: Humorous fiction -
Author: Cusk, RachelSummary:
Winner of the British Whitbread First Novel Award, Saving Agnes is a delight to the ear of any listener who enjoys the English language at its best. Rachel Cusk's prose, rich with poetic imagery...
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Author: Connie, WillisSummary:
One of the most respected and awarded of all contemporary science fiction writers, Connie Willis repeatedly amazes her many admiring fans with her ability to create vivid characters in unusual...
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Author: Perry, AnneSummary:
Thomas and Charlotte Pitt's former maid takes a new job as Christmas approaches-but not everyone in the household may survive the holidays in this tension-filled novel from bestselling author...
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Author: Henry, ChristinaSummary:
The author of Alice takes readers back down the rabbit hole to a dark, twisted, and fascinating world based on the works of Lewis Carroll ... The land outside of the Old City was supposed to be...
Genre: Fantasy fiction -
Author: Cho, Zen.Summary:
The Royal Society of Unnatural Philosophers, one of the most respected organizations throughout all of England, has long been tasked with maintaining magic within His Majesty's lands. But...
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Author: Feather, JaneSummary:
Lady Olivia Granville is a lovely, headstrong scholar. Anthony Caxton is a pirate. However, he, too is keenly intelligent and independent. When they meet on the high seas, their sparks of passion...
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Author: Feather, JaneSummary:
Lady Guinevere Mallory has been married four times in twelve years, and each of her husbands has died mysteriously. Adept in the laws of property, she has secured the land of each of her late...
Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: Ibbotson, Eva.Summary:
While spending the summer with elderly relatives at Clawstone Castle in northern England, Madlyn and her brother Rollo, with the help of several ghosts, attempt to save the rare cattle that live...
Genre: Juvenile fiction -
Author: Goodman, JoSummary:
Although their engagement is just a rumor, East has now intention of marrying Lady Sophie Colley. But when he actually meets her, he is entranced. Now, eager to win her love, he must help her...
Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: Goodman, JoSummary:
Headmisress Ria Ashby hopes West, as a new Duke, can aid her in finding a missing student. When the two match wits and begin to unravel a long hidden mystery, an undeniable yearning pulls West and...
Genre: Historical fiction, Romance fiction -
Author: Goodman, JoSummary:
The dashing young South, Earl of Southerton, is up against surprising forces as he takes on a new task. South has been assigned to a murder case, and he suspects that the stunning actress India...
Genre: Historical fiction -
Author: Henley, VirginiaSummary:
Strong-willed and free spirited, Marjory de Warenne long ago gave her body and soul to the charming and beguiling Guy de Beauchamp. But her family never approved of the pairing. Now on the eve of...
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Author: Henley, VirginiaSummary:
It is 1322, and the Marcher lords are rebelling against King Edward II. Lady Brianna de Beauchamp, daughter of a powerful Marcher, knows she should not involve herself in the battle. But when she...
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Author: Henley, VirginiaSummary:
When the betrothal of Elizabeth Velvet Cavendish and Robert Greysteel Montgomery is arranged by their parents, the union seems doomed from the start. Nor only is the impetuous Velvet averse to...
Genre: Historical fiction