Relegated to a small cottage by the death of their aristocratic father, passionate Marianne (sensibility) and practical Elinor (sense) are as vulnerable in love as they are in fortune. Toyed with by unscrupulous men, snubbed by wealthy...
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Author:Austen, JaneSummary: -
Author:Kleypas, LisaSummary:The Wallflowers. Four young ladies at the side of the ballroom make a pact to help each other find husbands ... no matter what it takes. Proud and beautiful Annabelle Peyton could have her pick of suitors--if only she had a dowry. Her...
- Author:Croucher, LexSummary:
This audiobook is narrated by Bessie Carter, known for her television roles as Prudence Featherington in Bridgerton and as Violet Woodhouse in Beecham House. Bridgerton meets Gossip Girl with a dash of Jane Austen, in this Regency-era...
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Author:Tayler, KassySummary:Wren is in the last place she ever wanted to be: back inside the dome, a prisoner of her father, the Master General Enforcer. After a harrowing escape attempt, and finding Levi trapped in a cell, Wren's world is further turned upside...
- Author:Rossi, VeronicaSummary:
In 1776, Frannie escapes from a brutal stepfather by assuming the identity of a drowned girl. Now a society girl in New York, she risks eavesdropping on British officers to pass information to George Washington's spy ring. Frannie...
- Author:Little, J.I.Summary:
The personal journals examined in Reading the Diaries of Henry Trentare not the witty, erudite, and gracefully written exercises that have drawn the attention of most biographers and literary scholars. Prosaic, ungrammatical, and poorly...
- Author:Austen, JaneSummary:
Après la mort de leur père, Elinor et Marianne s'installent avec leur mère et leur jeune sœur à la campagne. La famille se trouve très démunie ; il devient urgent de marier les deux sœurs afin de leur assurer un bel avenir....
- Author:Roth, VeronicaSummary:
Les fans de la série Divergence, écrite par Veronica Roth, auteure no.1 du New York Times, seront ravis de mettre la main sur Quatre — un recueil divergent, un ajout à la série qui comprend quatre histoires qui ont lieu avant Divergence...
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Author:Shaw, BernardSummary:Pygmalion remains one of the most popular stories, but mainly in the medium of the musical; the evergreen My Fair Lady. But much of the charm and wit comes from the words and timing in Shaw's original play. Here are the characters of...
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Author:Elliott, KateSummary:Now a Challenger, Jessamy is moving up the ranks of the Fives. She leaps at the chance to face more competitors, but then a fatal attack on her traveling party puts her at the center of a war. With a sinister overlord watching her every...
- Author:Sheinmel, Alyssa B.Summary:
It's spring break in the Outer Banks, and the islands are swarming with rich tourists. The last thing JJ and John B want to do is spend their week watching Kooks in action, so they plan a fishing getaway to the notoriously...
- Author:AUSTEN, JaneSummary:
E forse il romanzo piu noto e piu amato di Jane Austen. E non e difficile indovinare perche: ognuno dei personaggi - da Elisabeth a Darcy, da Collins a Lady Catherine - e infatti abilmente tratteggiato e ogni frase, ogni osservazione,...
- Author:Athaide, TinaSummary:
Asha and her best friend, Yesofu, never cared about the differences between them: Indian. African. Girl. Boy. Short. Tall. But when Idi Amin announces that Indians have ninety days to leave the country, suddenly those differences are...
- Author:Okwonga, MusaSummary:
'Moving ... stays with you long after you've finished it' Nigella Lawson
'A superb memoir ... written with a poet's lyricism and a journalist's clarity' Nish Kumar
'An urgent exposition on how [Eton]'s undue influence is... - Author:Lang, MaureenSummary:
As England's Hollingsworth Hall is poised to win the coveted Featherby, its young curator receives special attention from the noble heir to the historic estate. But while she struggles with their mutual attraction, she discovers...
- Author:Jaswal, Balli KaurSummary:
CRAZY RICH ASIANS meets THE HELP! From Reese's Book Club veteran Balli Kaur Jaswal comes an absolute tour de force-the wildly entertaining and sharply observed story of three women who work in the homes of Singapore's elite,...
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Author:Blais, Marie-Claire, Spencer, NigelSummary:In the latest installment in her award-winning series, Marie-Claire Blais reintroduces us to Petites Cendres, familiar from other books in the cycle, and lets us into the lives of two other unforgettable characters. She shows us, once...
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Author:Gaskell, ElizabethSummary:As brilliant for its compassion as its art, Gaskell’s socially conscious masterpiece shows the early effects of the Industrial Revolution on both workers and employers through the intelligent eyes of Margaret Hale, whose advocacy for...
- Author:Burrowes, GraceSummary:
A proper lady must choose between society or the untitled gentleman who has stolen her heart.
- Author:Cohen, JenniekeSummary:
1830s, England. Culinarians are the crème de la crème of high society. A golden opportunity arises Elijah Little to turn him from a street vendor to a gentleman chef.
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