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call the Midwife

by Jennifer Worth

Published: 2008

Paperback: 376 pages

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The book that sparked the award-winning TV series details Jennifer Worths very real experiences as a young midwife based in a convent amid the chaos of post-war London Docklands. Her true-life stories show how tough conditions were in the East End, especially for women, who often lived in slum accommodation...

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Call the Midwife

by Jennifer Worth

Published: 2012-09-13

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The illustrated edition of Call the Midwife: real London, real lives.

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* * * * Informative,
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The Call: A Novel

by Yannick Murphy

Published: 2011-08-02

Paperback: 220 pages

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“Yannick Murphy, while being one of our most daring andoriginal writers, is first and foremost an exquisitely attuned observer ofhuman behavior. . . . Murphy’s work provides pretty much unexceededreading pleasure.” —Dave EggersThewarm, wry, and patient voice of a veterinarian f...

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Callander Square: A Charlotte and Thomas Pitt Novel (Mortalis)

by Anne Perry

Published: 2009-05-26

Paperback: 272 pages

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Murders just don?t happen in fashionable areas like Callander Square?but these two have. The police are totally baffled. Pretty, young Charlotte Ellison Pitt, however, is curious.Inspector Pitt's well-bred wife doesn?t often meddle in her husband's business, but something about this case i...

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Called Out of Darkness: A Spiritual Confession

by Anne Rice

Published: 2008-10-07

Hardcover: 245 pages

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The Calligrapher's Daughter

by Eugenia Kim

Published: 2009-08-01

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A sweeping debut novel, inspired by the life of the author's mother, about a young woman who dares to fight for a brighter future in occupied Korea.

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* * * Informative,
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The Calligrapher's Daughter: A Novel

by Eugenia Kim

Published: 2010-03-30

Paperback: 416 pages

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"A beautiful, deliberate and satisfying story spanning 30 years of Korean history . . . Elegant."—Publishers Weekly (starred review)In early-twentieth-century Korea, Najin Han, the privileged daughter of a calligrapher, longs to choose her own destiny, though her country—newly occupied...

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Calligraphy of the Witch: A Novel

by Alicia Gaspar de Alba

Published: 2007-10-16

Hardcover: 384 pages

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Mexico, 1683. When Concepci�n Benavidez flees her indenture from the convent of San Jer�nimo in Mexico City and sets out to join a band of refugee slaves along with her friend Al�ndula, the two are captured by buccaneers in Vera Cruz led by the famed Laurens-Cornille de Graaf, who is runni...

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The Calling (Darkness Rising)

by Kelley Armstrong

Published: 2012-04-10

Hardcover: 336 pages

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On the heels of the wildly popular The Gathering comes the second in the "Darkness Rising" YA trilogy from NYT bestselling author Kelley Armstrong. Maya Delaney's paw-print birthmark is the mark of what she truly is--a skin-walker. She can run faster, climb higher, and see better than nea...

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* * * Fun,
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Calling Invisible Women: A Novel

by Jeanne Ray

Published: 2012-05-22

Hardcover: 256 pages

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A delightfully funny novel packing a clever punch, from the author of the New York Times bestselling Julie and Romeo    A mom in her early fifties, Clover knows she no longer turns heads the way she used to, and she's only really missed when dinner isn't on the table on time. Then Clov...