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The Gathering (Man Booker Prize)

by Anne Enright

Published: 2007-11-02

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In the taut latest from Enright (What Are You Like?), middle-aged Veronica Hegarty, the middle child in an Irish-Catholic family of nine, traces the aftermath of a tragedy that has claimed the life of rebellious elder brother Liam. As Veronica travels to London to bring Liam's body back to...

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Gathering Blue

by Lois Lowry

Published: 2006-01-24

Paperback: 240 pages

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Kira, an orphan with a twisted leg, lives in a world where the weak are cast aside. When she is given a task that no other community member can carry out, Kira soon realizes that she is surrounded by many mysteries and secrets. No one must know of her plans to uncover the truth about her world—and...

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Gathering of Cans

by Robert L. Saunders

Published: 2007-02-11

Paperback: 550 pages

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In this moving story, the reader will sense an air of greedy anticipation as it reveals particular aluminum cans that 56-year-old Zoie Baker gathers along the rural roads to raise the money to build a swimming pool for the children of her community. During this quest, the reader will find a story connected...

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A Gathering of Finches (Dreamcatcher Series #3)

by Jane Kirkpatrick

Published: 1997-10-01

Paperback: 396 pages

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Based on historical characters and events, A Gathering of Finches tells the story of a turn-of-the-century Oregon coastal couple and the consequences of their choices, as seen through the eyes of the wife, her sister, and her Indian maid. Along the way, the reader will discover reasons to trust that...

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A Gathering of Old Men

by Ernest J. Gaines

Published: 2000-03-16

Paperback: 224 pages

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A sheriff is summoned to a Louisiana sugar plantation, where he finds one white woman, about 18 old black men, all carrying shotguns, and one dead Cajun farmer. The sheriff is sure he knows who has killed the Cajun, but threats and violence fail to change their stories.

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Gathering of Waters

by Bernice L. McFadden

Published: 2012-01-31

Paperback: 250 pages

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Selected as a Go On Girl! Book Pick?100 Notable Books of 2012” ?New York Times?50 Best Books of 2012” ?Washington Post"McFadden works a kind of miracle -- not only do [her characters] retain their appealing humanity; their story eclipses the bonds of history to offer continuous surpris...

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The Gathering Storm (Second World War)

by Winston S. Churchill

Published: 2005-05-05

Paperback: 752 pages

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The step-by-step decline into war, with Churchill becoming prime minister as "the tocsin was about to sound."

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The Gathering Storm (Zion Diaries)

by Bodie and Brock Thoene

Published: 2010-08-01

Paperback: 320 pages

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As Nazi forces tighten the noose, Loralei Kepler, daughter of a German resistance leader, must flee her beloved Germany. But is any place safe from Adolf Hitler's evil grasp? Loralei's harrowing flight leads her into the arms of needy child refugees, who have sacrificed everything in excha...

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The Gathering

by Anne Enright

Published: 2007-12-01

Kindle Edition: 276 pages

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Anne Enright is a dazzling writer of international stature and one of Ireland’s most singular voices. Now she delivers The Gathering, a moving, evocative portrait of a large Irish family and a shot of fresh blood into the Irish literary tradition, combining the lyricism of the old with t...

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Gaudy Night (Lord Peter Wimsey Mysteries)

by Dorothy L. Sayers

Published: 1995-04-01

Mass Market Paperback: 512 pages

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When Harriet Vane attends her Oxford reunion, known as the "Gaudy," the prim academic setting is haunted by a rash of bizarre pranks: scrawled obsentities, burnt effigies and poison-pen letters -- including one that says, "Ask your boyfriend with the title if he likes arsenic in his soup." Some of the...