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In Love & Trouble: Stories of Black Women

by Alice Walker

Published: 2011-11-22

Kindle Edition: 156 pages

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Short fiction about the female experience from the New York Times–bestselling author of The Color Purple, “one of the best American writers of today” (The Washington Post).  Here are stories of women traveling with the weight of broken dreams, with kids in tow, with doubt and regret...

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The Assistants

by Camille Perri

Published: 2016-05-03

Hardcover: 288 pages

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The debut novel that J. Courtney Sullivan calls “addictive, hilarious, and smart. It’s "9 to 5 for the student loan generation” and Publishers Weekly describes as “if the characters from HBO’s Girls were capable of larceny and blackmail.”   Rule #1: All important men have assi...

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Summerset Abbey

by T. J. Brown

Published: 2013-01-15

Paperback: 320 pages

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1913: In a sprawling manor on the outskirts of London, three young women seek to fulfill their destinies and desires amidst the unspoken rules of society in this stunning series starter that fans of Downton Abbey will love.Rowena BuxtonSir Philip Buxton raised three girls into beautiful an...

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When I'm Gone: A Novel

by Emily Bleeker

Published: 2016-03-15

Paperback: 364 pages

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An Amazon Charts and Wall Street Journal bestseller.Dear Luke,First let me say—I love you…I didn’t want to leave you…Luke Richardson has returned home after burying Natalie, his beloved wife of sixteen years, ready to face the hard job of raising their three children alone. But the...

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The Lavender Lane Lothario: A Berger and Mitry Mystery (Berger and Mitry Mysteries)

by David Handler

Published: 2016-02-23

Hardcover: 256 pages

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Every year, the Gant family performs an annual ritual desecrating the tomb of Aurora Bing. The Gants have held a grudge against the legendary silent film star for almost eighty years, but for Sherm Gant and his son, things have become personal. Aurora's only grandchild, Hubie Swope, ha...

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Books of a Feather: A Bibliophile Mystery

by Kate Carlisle

Published: 2016-06-07

Hardcover: 320 pages

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From the New York Times bestselling author of Ripped from the Pages, San Francisco book-restoration expert Brooklyn Wainwright’s latest project is for the birds, but it may have her running for her life. . . .   Brooklyn’s friend Ian runs the Covington Library, which is hosting an exh...

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Fine Things

by Danielle Steel

Published: 2009-02-20

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Smart, likable, Bernie Fine was the wonder boy of  Wolff's, New York's most glamorous department  store. A senior VP moving up, he arrives in San  Fransisco to open a West Coast store. His career is  skyrocketing, but his life is lacking a center.  When he looks into the wide, in...

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King Lear (Arden Shakespeare: Third Series)

by William Shakespeare

Published: 1997-05-09

Paperback: 456 pages

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In the first part of Foakes's introduction, the editor examines King Lear as it is read in the mind versus how it is performed on the stage, analyzing historical productions and certain elements of the play that shine in performance but not in text, and vice versa. This section also explor...

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Doctor Thorne (Oxford World's Classics)

by Anthony Trollope

Published: 2014-12-01

Paperback: 544 pages

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'Frank has but one duty before him. He must marry money.'The squire of Greshamsbury has fallen on hard times, and it is incumbent on his son Frank to make a good marriage. But Frank loves the doctor's niece, Mary Thorne, a girl with no money and mysterious parentage. He faces a terrible ...

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When and Where I Enter: The Impact of Black Women on Race and Sex in America

by Paula J. Giddings

Published: 1984

Paperback: 408 pages

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When and Where I Enter is an eloquent testimonial to the profound influence of African-American women on race and women's movements throughout American history. Drawing on speeches, diaries, letters, and other original documents, Paula Giddings powerfully portrays how black women have tran...