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Son of the Circus

by Irving John

Published: 1994-09-01

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A Son of the Circus (Ballantine Reader's Circle)

by John Irving

Published: 2009-09-22

Kindle Edition: 788 pages

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BONUS: This edition contains an excerpt from John Irving's In One Person.A Hindi film star . . . an American missionary . . . twins separated at birth . . . a dwarf chauffeur . . . a serial killer . . . all are on a collision course. In the tradition of A Prayer for Owen Meany, Irving's ch...

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A Son of the Circus

by John Irving

Published: 1995-08-30

Mass Market Paperback: 704 pages

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"A SON OF THE CIRCUS IS COMIC GENIUS....GET READY FOR IRVING'S MOST RAUCOUS NOVEL TO DATE."--The Boston Globe"Dr. Farrokh Daruwalla, reared in Bombay by maverick foes of tradition, educated in Vienna, married to an Austrian and long a resident of Toronto, is a 59-year-old without a country...

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Son of the Mob

by Gordon Korman

Published: 2002-10-01

Hardcover: 272 pages

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Vince Luca is just like any other high school guy. His best friend, Alex, is trying to score vicariously through him; his brother is a giant pain; and his father keeps bugging him to get motivated. There is just one thing that really sets him apart for other kids�his father happens to be the head of...

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Son of the Morning

by Linda Howard

Published: 1997-03-01

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New York Times bestselling author Linda Howard captivates readers in the deeply romantic tale of a contemporary woman who unravels an extraordinary mystery from the past . . . by living it. A scholar specializing in ancient manuscripts, Grace St. John never imagined that a cache of old d...

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* * * * Insightful,
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Sonata for Miriam: A Novel

by Linda Olsson

Published: 2009-02-24

Paperback: 287 pages

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A haunting novel of loss, love, and human connection from the author of Astrid & Veronika Linda Olsson's first novel, Astrid & Veronika, introduced readers to her gorgeous prose, and her extraordinary understanding of human relationships. With her second novel, she once again charts that t...

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A Song at Twilight - Of Alzheimer's and Love

by Nancy Paddock

Published: 2011-07-01

Paperback: 304 pages

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A Song at Twilight: Of Alzheimer's and Love is a feature-length memoir by acclaimed Minnesota poet Nancy Paddock. The book tells the story of her parents' descent into the netherworld of Alzheimer's, and the challenges and choices for care that she and her sisters faced while confronting t...

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A Song for Mary: An Irish-American Memory

by Dennis Smith

Published: 2000-03-01

Paperback: 384 pages

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Smith returns with a new memoir: a boisterous, poignant, often hilarious look at growing up irish, Catholic, and poor on the sidewalks of New York. Here, he is haunted by the specter of his mysteriously absent father. But it is Smiths mother, hardworking, no-nonsense Mary, who leads him by the hand to...

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Song for My Fathers: A New Orleans Story in Black and White

by Tom Sancton

Published: 2006-06-05

Hardcover: 304 pages

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Former Time Paris Bureau Chief and bestselling author Tom Sancton returns to the New Orleans of his youth and the music that shaped and guided his life.Song for my Fathers is the story of a young white boy driven by a consuming passion to learn the music and ways of a group of aging black ...

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A Song for My Mother

by Kat Martin

Published: 2011-04-05

Hardcover: 224 pages

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In this charming novel, Kat Martin brings readers back to the town of Dreyerville for another compelling story of love, loss, hope, and second chances... Years after running away with her boyfriend in her junior year of high school, Marly Hanson returns to Dreyerville at the request of her...