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Villa Mirabella

by Peter Pezzelli

Published: 2010-06-01

Paperback: 290 pages

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In his acclaimed novels of Italian-American life, Peter Pezzelli explores themes of friendship, hope, and second chances. With Villa Mirabella, he invites readers into the lives of an unforgettable family--and into the warmth of one very special bed and breakfast. . .When Jason Mirabella...

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The village postmistress ..

by Bertha Currier. [old catalog hea Porter

Published: 2010-06-07

Paperback: 54 pages

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This is an EXACT reproduction of a book published before 1923. This IS NOT an OCR'd book with strange characters, introduced typographical errors, and jumbled words. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part...

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Villette

by Charlotte Bronte

Published: 2013-11-05

Paperback: 438 pages

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Another powerful novel from Charlotte Brontë, Villette tells the story of Lucy Snowe, a teacher at an all-girls school who finds herself in the thralls of romance and adventure. A novel known less for its plot than the compelling psychology of protagonist, Villette touches upon the themes of gender...

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Villette (Penguin Classics)

by Charlotte Brontë

Published: 2004-12-28

Paperback: 672 pages

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"I am only just returned to a sense of real wonder about me, for I have been reading Villette..." —George EliotWith neither friends nor family, Lucy Snowe sets sail from England to find employment in a girls’ boarding school in the small town of Villette. There she struggles to retai...

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* * * * Adventurous,
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Vince Flynn Collectors' Edition #3: Consent to Kill, Act of Treason, and Protect and Defend

by Vince Flynn

Published: 2011-12-06

Hardcover: 1328 pages

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In this special collectors? edition, relive the action in Vince Flynn's #1 New York Tmes bestselling political thrillers: Consent to Kill, Act of Treason, and Protect and Defend.Consent to KillAn eye for an eye: that's what the powerful father of a dead terrorist demands in retribution--an...

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* * Informative,
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Vincent Price: A Daughter's Biography

by Victoria Price

Published: 2000-10-15

Paperback: 512 pages

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Vincent Price is a true Hollywood legend, whose vast and distinguished career-as the voice of The Saint on the radio, in such unforgettable films as House of Wax and The Fly, and on the Broadway stage-spanned more than a half-century. In addition to being an icon of stage and screen large...

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Vindication

by Frances Sherwood

Published: 1993-05

Hardcover: 435 pages

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Leaving her uncomprehending family behind, a gifted young woman becomes a governess and writer and, later, travels to London, where she is taken under the wing of artist Henry Fuseli, poet William Blake, and writer William Godwin. A first novel.

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* * Beautiful,
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The Vine of Desire: A Novel

by Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni

Published: 2003-02-04

Paperback: 384 pages

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The beloved characters of Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni's bestselling novel Sister of My Heart are reunited in this powerful narrative that challenges the emotional bond between two lifelong friends, as the husband of one becomes dangerously attracted to the other.Anju and Sudha formed an ast...

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* * Dark,
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Vinegar Hill (P.S.)

by A. Manette Ansay

Published: 2006-04-11

Paperback: 272 pages

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In a stark, troubling, yet ultimately triumphant celebration of self-determination, award-winning author A. Manette Ansay re-creates a stifling world of guilty and pain, and the tormented souls who inhabit it. It is 1972 when circumstance carries Ellen Grier and her family back to Holly's Field, Wisconsin....

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A Vineyard in Tuscany: A Wine Lover's Dream

by Ferenc Máté

Published: 2008-11-17

Paperback: 273 pages

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"A sun-drenched memoir with a fairy-tale ending."—Kirkus Reviews In this laugh-out-loud tale, two adventurers discover that rare combination: joy and success. Candace, a painter, and Ferenc, a writer, begin a new life near the hill town of Montalcino. They restore a thirteenth-century fr...