Vincent Appleton smiles at his daughters, raises a gun, and blows off his head. For the Appleton sisters, life had unravelled many times before. This time it explodes. Eight-year-old Hariet, known to all as Ari, is dispatched to Cape...
Women
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Author:Tucker, HeatherSummary: - Author:Ranada, LeahSummary:
Philippine-born Vancouverite Sophia is most grateful for two things: her modest hair salon and Adrian, her mild-mannered fiancé. She is eager to get married, move away from her highly educated but career-frustrated parents, who believe...
- Author:Trethewey, RachelSummary:
As complex in their own way as their Mitford cousins, Winston and Clementine Churchill's daughters each had a unique relationship with their famous father. Rachel Trethewey's biography, The Churchill Sisters , tells their...
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When Christmas Eve comes to Elm Creek Manor, the tenor of the holiday is far from certain. Sylvia Bergstrom Compson, the Master Quilter, has her own reasons for preferring a quiet, even subdued, Christmas. Her young friend Sarah McClure...
- Author:Dallas, SandraSummary:
On a train bound for Nalgitas, New Mexico, hookhouse proprietor Addie French encounters Emma Roby, a prim and proper lady seeking a new life with a man she's never met. But when they reach Nalgitas, all that awaits the bride-to-be is a...
- Author:Schapira, Laurie LaytonSummary:
Through Apollo's gift of prophecy Cassandra foretold the future. Enraged by her rejection of him, Apollo vowed no one would ever believe her. This can be the tragedy of intuitive, medial woman, but this author shows how prophetic...
- Author:PILCHER, RosamundeSummary:
Prue meets an attractive young artist who is troubled by his past. In order for the relationship to work she must discover the cause of his entanglements.
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Author:Quiviger, PascaleSummary:This novel by Scotiabank Giller Prize nominee Pascale Quiviger is about the bonds of friendship; the ties between mothers and daughters; the act of creation itself. It's a magical, intricately wrought work of art that reveals layer upon...
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Author:Mitchell, Gilaine E.Summary:Married woman Natha Cole works as a prostitute and eventually reconnects with her former client, bookstore owner, Jules Moore and becomes drawn to an auctioneer.
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Author:Ellis, DeborahSummary:"All girls [should read] The Breadwinner by Deborah Ellis." — Malala Yousafzai, New York Times. The three books in Deborah Ellis's Breadwinner trilogy bound into one handsome volume Deborah Ellis's novels The Breadwinner, Parvana's...
- Author:Richardson, Kim MicheleSummary:
When her parents are imprisoned, Honey picks up her mother's packhorse library route to deliver books in remote Appalachia. But the route can be treacherous, and some folks aren't keen to let a woman pave her own way.
- Author:Hoffman, AliceSummary:
Master storyteller Alice Hoffman brings us the conclusion of the Practical Magic series in a spellbinding and enchanting final Owens novel brimming with lyric beauty and vivid characters. The Owens family has been cursed in matters of...
- Author:Wingate, LisaSummary:
From the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Before We Were Yours comes a new historical novel: the dramatic story of three young women searching for family amid the destruction of the post–Civil War South, and of a modern-day...
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Author:Hoggard, Liz, Conville, Clare, Lovett, Sarah-JaneSummary:Ever wonder how to best dress your apple-shaped figure? Do you know the top twelve rules on how to properly (and discreetly) conduct an affair? The Book for Dangerous Women is a sly, elegant encyclopedia of practicalwisdom by three...
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Author:Makholwa, AngelaSummary:Young, beautiful, and ambitious, Bontle Tau has Johannesburg wrapped around her finger. Her generous admirers are falling over themselves to pay for her Mercedes, her penthouse, and her Instagrammable holidays. It's a long way from the...
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The Becoming is a brutal account of mental illness by a woman who doesn’t believe in mental illness. A lifetime of addiction, eating disorders, and trauma culminates explosively after the author begins a PhD at the University of Oxford...
- Author:Bren, PaulinaSummary:
From award-winning author Paulina Bren comes the first history of New York's most famous residential hotel--The Barbizon--and the remarkable women who lived there. WELCOME TO NEW YORK'S LEGENDARY HOTEL FOR WOMEN Liberated from...
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Author:Chopin, KateSummary:Unsatisfied with the expectations of Creole society and unhappy with her family life, Edna Pontellier begins to fall in love with the dapper Robert Lebrun. Lebrun's flirtations, along with the lifestyle of renown musician Mademoiselle...
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