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The widow's war: A Novel
Par Sally Gunning. 2006
Cape Cod, 1761. After her husband is lost at sea, Lyddie Berry finds herself a dependent of her miserly son-in-law…
Nathan Clarke. Inspired by the words of attorney and woman's suffrage supporter James Otis, Lyddie challenges the terms of the will--and society--and attempts to live on her own. 2006The woman who waited: A Novel
Par Andreï Makine. 2006
A twenty-six-year-old Russian researcher visits a remote village and meets Vera, a schoolteacher, who for thirty years has awaited the…
return of her soldier lover, reported killed in 1945. The visitor strives to understand Vera's stoic vigil and falls in love. Strong language and some explicit descriptions of sex. 2004Comfort & joy: a novel
Par Kristin Hannah. 2005
School librarian Joy Candellaro takes an impromptu vacation during the holidays when she learns that her ex-husband and her sister…
are having a baby. After surviving a crash landing in a remote forest, Joy encounters reclusive Daniel and his eight-year-old son Bobby--or did she imagine them? 2005The ladies of Garrison Gardens: a novel
Par Louise Shaffer. 2005
The Three Miss Margarets (BR 14840) are down to two with the death of Peggy Garrison. And Laurel Selene McCready,…
who was like the daughter Peggy never had, has inherited everything. When Laurel begins going through Peggy's things, she uncovers some long-hidden secrets. Some strong language. 2005The witness
Par Dee Henderson. 2006
For years Amanda Griffin has been on the run from her dead bookie boyfriend's former client, Richard Wise. When Amanda's…
sisters Marie and Tracey--who think Amanda is dead--unexpectedly become millionaires, police chief Luke Granger fears for all three women's lives and races to find Amanda before Richard does. 2006Everyman
Par Philip Roth. 2006
An aging advertising man confronts the loneliness of growing old, regrets his philandering and other faults, and ponders his failing…
sexual and physical self. He reviews his life chronologically and feels sorry for hurting those he loved, including his estranged sons and three ex-wives. Strong language. Bestseller. 2006Where there's a will
Par Donna Hill, Margie Walker. 2004
In four different stories the daughters of deceased African American PI Henry Chambers of Liberty, Georgia, begin to close his…
cases. As Maxine, Samantha, Morgan, and Taylor investigate and uncover town and family secrets, their lives become threatened. Some descriptions of sex, some violence, and some strong language. 2004The Wall and the Wing
Par Laura Ruby. 2006
In a wacky, futuristic New York, Gurl can't fly like most other people but she can become invisible. Her orphanage…
matron, a reclusive professor, a rat man, and a gangster, all figure in Gurl's adventures as she and her friend Bug team up on a quest. For grades 5-8. 2006The book of the dead (Pendergast Ser. #No. 7)
Par Douglas J Preston. 2006
FBI agent Aloysius Pendergast, from Dance of Death (RC 60742, BR 16231), languishes in prison for murders committed by his…
psychotic brother, Diogenes. Meanwhile, New York's natural history museum unseals an Egyptian tomb, precipitating more killings. Aloysius escapes to confront his brother in a deadly showdown. Strong language and some violence. Bestseller. 2006Looking for Peyton Place: a novel
Par Barbara Delinsky. 2005
Thirty-three-year old novelist Annie Barnes returns to her hometown in New Hampshire after her mother mysteriously dies. The locals fear…
that Annie will denigrate their town, which was the basis for Peyton Place (RC 51035, BR 12566). Instead Annie discovers environmental pollution and falls in love. 2005Drive
Par James Sallis. 2005
A Hollywood stunt man named "Driver" moonlights at night driving getaway cars for random criminals. When a heist goes bad,…
a contract is put on Driver's head, but he protects himself and exacts his revenge in the Arizona desert. Violence and strong language. 2005Rules of prey (Prey Ser. #1)
Par John Sandford. 1989
Maddog, a serial rapist and murderer, is terrorizing Minneapolis. At each crime scene he leaves one of his rules of…
killing. Detective Lucas Davenport exploits the media to try to catch the culprit but becomes a target in the deadly game. Explicit descriptions of sex, violence, and strong language. 1989Elana's ears, or, How I became the best big sister in the world
Par Gloria Roth Lowell. 2000
Lacey the family dog is jealous of the new baby, Elana, that her human parents bring home. Discovering that Elana…
can't hear, Lacey becomes her ears and protects her from danger. Includes a clinical psychologist's advice for parents of deaf children. For grades 2-4. 2000The necessary beggar
Par Susan Palwick. 2005
Darroti's entire family is exiled to the planet Earth after he is accused of killing a high-born woman. The clan…
is interned in a Nevada refugee camp where Darroti commits suicide. Surviving family members escape with the help of an American. For senior high and older readers. Alex Award. 2005American pastoral: American Trilogy (1) (Vintage International Ser.)
Par Philip Roth. 1998
After serving in World War II, "Swede" Levov weds Miss New Jersey, takes over the family business, and moves to…
the suburbs. His dream life unravels in the late 1960s, when daughter Meredith joins an antiwar terrorist group bent on undermining all that Swede values. Strong language. Pulitzer Prize. 1997The counterfeit princess
Par Jane Resh Thomas. 2005
England. Vowing revenge when her parents are executed in 1553 by the duke of Northumberland, teenaged Iris becomes a messenger,…
a spy, and a stand-in for Princess Elizabeth during the volatile political events surrounding young King Edward VI's death. For grades 6-9. 2005Genetopia
Par Keith Brooke. 2006
Flint, a truebred human, becomes separated from his sister, Amber, at a market festival where genetically impure "mutts" are auctioned.…
Flint believes their abusive father sold Amber to the mutt trade and ventures into the wildlands to find her. Strong language, some explicit descriptions of sex, and some violence. 2006Hollywood Station: a novel
Par Joseph Wambaugh. 2006
While trying to avoid allegations of racial profiling, a seasoned LAPD sergeant known as the Oracle dispatches veteran cops with…
rookies to deal with the addicts, crazies, and gangbangers that inhabit Hollywood. After a jewelry-store robbery, the investigation leads to the Russian Mafia. Violence and strong language. Bestseller. 2006Citizen Vince: a novel
Par Jess Walter. 2005
Spokane, Washington; 1980. Vince Camden is working as a baker in the Witness Protection Program and debating whether to vote…
for Jimmy Carter or Ronald Reagan. When another gangster recognizes him, Vince heads to New York to make amends with the mob. Strong language and violenceTerrorist: A Novel
Par John Updike. 2006
Fatherless eighteen-year-old Ahmad--half Irish, half Egyptian--has been under the influence of imam Shaikh Rashid since he was eleven. Ahmad's Jewish…
guidance counselor in his inner-city New Jersey high school offers help, but Ahmad agrees to commit violence for his religious beliefs. Strong language and some descriptions of sex. Bestseller. 2006