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Empress Orchid

by Anchee Minn

Published: 2004

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Unabridged 15 CD set. the story starts out with little orchid accompanying her family to peking with her dead father. they hope to bring him to the capitol and bury him there but they are poor and helpless and eventually have to abandon him so that they can continue on to an uncle's house to live. in...

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* * * * Dramatic,
Informative,
Beautiful

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Empress Orchid

by Anchee Min

Published: 2005-04-11

Paperback: 368 pages

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From a master of the historical novel, Empress Orchid sweeps readers into the heart of the Forbidden City to tell the fascinating story of a young concubine who becomes China’s last empress. Min introduces the beautiful Tzu Hsi, known as Orchid, and weaves an epic of a country girl who s...

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Empress: A Novel (P.S.)

by Shan Sa

Published: 2009-10-06

Kindle Edition: 338 pages

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Such is the voice of Shan Sa's unforgettable heroine in her latest literary masterpiece, Empress. Empress Wu, one of China's most controversial figures, was its first and only female emperor, who emerged in the seventh century during the great Tang Dynasty and ushered in a golden age. Thro...

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The Empty Chair (Lincoln Rhyme Novels)

by Jeffery Deaver

Published: 2001-04-01

Mass Market Paperback: 512 pages

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Renowned criminalist Lincoln Rhyme faces his ultimate opponent: a kidnapper and murderer dubbed the Insect Boy. But Rhyme is in for a surprise when he learns that catching a criminal is one thing...and keeping him is another. Now Rhyme, in North Carolina to undergo risky spinal cord surge...

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* Unconvincing,
Gloomy,
Poorly Written

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The Empty Glass

by J.I. Baker

Published: 2012-07-19

Hardcover: 336 pages

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In the early-morning hours of August 5, 1962, Los Angeles County deputy coroner Ben Fitzgerald arrives at the home of the world's most famous movie star, now lying dead in her bedroom, naked and still clutching a telephone.  There he discovers The Book of Secrets - Marilyn Monroe's diary ...

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The Empty Picture Frame: An Inconceivable Journey Through Infertility

by Jenna Currier Nadeau

Published: 2007-04-25

Paperback: 196 pages

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* * Difficult,
Confusing,
Boring

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En Busca De Klingsor (Biblioteca Breve) (Spanish Edition)

by Jorge Volpi Escalante

Published: 1999-01-01

Paperback: 444 pages

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En un contexto hist�rico fascinante, Jorge Volpi concibe y ejecuta temas de suma trascendencia como son la relaci�n entre la ciencia y el mal y la b�squeda de la verdad El joven teniente Francis P. Bacon recibe la orden de capturar al cient�fico que control� las investigaciones at�micas ...

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En El Tiempo De Las Mariposas / In the Time of the Butterflies (Spanish Edition)

by Julia Alvarez, Rolando Costa Picazo

Published: 2002-11

Hardcover: 603 pages

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On a deserted mountain road in the Dominican Republic in 1960, three young women from a pious Catholic family were assassinated after visiting their husbands who had been jailed as suspected rebel leaders. The Mirabal sisters, thus martyred, became mythical figures in their country, where they are known...

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Enchanted April

by Elizabeth von Arnim

Published: 1991-11-01

Paperback: 263 pages

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A discrete advertisement in The Times, addressed to "those who appreciate wisteria and sunshine," is the prelude to a revelatory month for four very different women. High above a bay on the Italian Riviera stands the medieval castle San Salvatore. Beckoned to this haven are Mrs. Wilkins, M...

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* * * * * Life Changing,
Inspiring,
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The Enchanted April (New York Review Books Classics)

by Elizabeth von Arnim

Published: 2007-04-03

Paperback: 376 pages

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A recipe for happiness: four women, one medieval Italian castle, plenty of wisteria, and solitude as needed.The women at the center of The Enchanted April are alike only in their dissatisfaction with their everyday lives. They find each other—and the castle of their dreams—through a cl...