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A Cure for Suicide: A Novel

by Jesse Ball

Published: 2015-07-21

Hardcover: 256 pages

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From the author of Silence Once Begun, a beguiling new novel about a man starting over at the most basic level, and the strange woman who insinuates herself into his life and memory.A man and a woman have moved into a small house in a small village. The woman is an “examiner,” the man,...

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A Lady of Good Family: A Novel

by Jeanne Mackin

Published: 2015-06-02

Paperback: 368 pages

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From the author of The Beautiful American comes a richly imagined, beautifully written novel about historical figure Beatrix Farrand, one of the first female landscape architects.   Raised among wealth and privilege during America’s fabled Gilded Age, a niece of famous novelist Edith Wh...

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The Story of Land and Sea: A Novel (P.S.)

by Katy Simpson Smith

Published: 2015-07-21

Paperback: 272 pages

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Set in a small coastal town in North Carolina during the waning years of the American Revolution, this incandescent debut novel follows three generations of family—fathers and daughters, mother and son, master and slave, characters who yearn for redemption amidst a heady brew of war, kid...

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White Seed: The Untold Story of the Lost Colony of Roanoke

by Paul Clayton

Published: 2011-08-21

Paperback: 388 pages

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One of the most haunting mysteries in American history -- The Lost Colony of Roanoke -- comes roaring back to life in White Seed, with a compelling cast of characters, among them: Maggie Hagger, indentured Irish serving girl, a victim of rape and intimidation, Manteo, Croatoan interpreter for the...

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The Importance of Being Earnest and Other Plays

by Oscar Wilde

Published: 2012-02-07

Mass Market Paperback: 240 pages

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A universal favorite, The Importance of Being Earnest displays Oscar Wilde's theatrical genius at its brilliant best. Subtitled "A Trivial Comedy for Serious People", this hilarious attack on Victorian manners and morals turns a pompous world on its head, lets duplicity lead to happine...

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DAVID COPPERFIELD (complete and unabridged with all 40 original illustrations)

by CHARLES DICKENS

Published: 2013-11-20

Kindle Edition: 944 pages

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The Definitive Edition of DAVID COPPERFIELD -Illustrated with all 40 original Phiz illustrations from its first publication -Complete, unabridged, and formatted for kindle to improve your reading experience -Linked table of contents to reach your chapter quickly It's the book that t...

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Yankee in Atlanta (Heroines Behind the Lines)

by Jocelyn Green

Published: 2014-06-01

Paperback: 416 pages

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When soldier Caitlin McKae woke up in Atlanta after being wounded in battle, the Georgian doctor who treated her believed Caitlin's only secret was that she had been fighting for the Confederacy disguised as a man. In order to avoid arrest or worse, Caitlin hides her true identity ...

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Men to Match My Mountains

by Irving Stone

Published: 1987-03-15

Paperback: 576 pages

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Acclaimed author of biographical and historical fiction Irving Stone turns his magnificent talent to telling America’s most colorful and exciting story—the opening of the Far West. Men to Match My Mountains is a true historical masterpiece, an unforgettable pageant of giants—men like...

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Edge of Evil: A Novel of Suspense

by J. A. Jance

Published: 2012-06-26

Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages

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With a divorce from her cheating husband of ten years pending and her high-profile broadcasting career abruptly ended by TV executives who wanted a "younger face," Alison Reynolds feels there's nothing keeping her in LA any longer. Summoned back home to Sedona, Arizona, by the death of a c...

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Travelling to Infinity: The True Story Behind The Theory of Everything

by Jane Hawking

Published: 2015-01-04

Paperback: 450 pages

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Professor Stephen Hawking is one of the most famous and remarkable scientists of our age and the author of the scientific bestseller A Brief History of Time, which has sold more than 25 million copies. In this compelling memoir, his first wife, Jane Hawking, relates the inside story of the...