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The book of beasts: a novel
Par Bernice Friesen. 2007
1965. James, a half-English, half-Irish boy, is taken on a visit home to Ireland by his mother. She soon decides…
to leave her husband and stay there, and although James is initially traumatized, he eventually becomes close to his uncle and his grandmother. His grandmother decides that James should become a priest, and he studies to do so, only to lose his faith as he enters adulthood. Through it all, James is deeply embittered at his father's apparent abandonment. Explicit descriptions of sex. Strong language. Some descriptions of violence. c2007.The book that matters most: a novel
Par Ann Hood. 2016
Ava's twenty-five-year marriage has fallen apart, and her two grown children are pursuing their own lives outside of the country.…
Ava joins a book group, not only for her love of reading but also out of sheer desperation for companionship. The group's goal throughout the year is for each member to present the book that matters most to them. Ava rediscovers a mysterious book from her childhood--one that helped her through the traumas of the untimely deaths of her sister and mother. Meanwhile Ava's troubled daughter Maggie, who, living in Paris, descends into a destructive relationship with an older man. Ava's mission to find that book and its enigmatic author takes her on a quest that unravels the secrets of her past and offers her and Maggie the chance to remake their lives. 2016.The child inside
Par Suzanne Bugler. 2013
When Rachel and her husband lose their unborn child, feelings of grief and resentment drive them apart. Desperate for empathy,…
Rachel reaches out to a man from her past who's also lost someone, but their relationship soon spirals into a destructive affair. 2013.The bride's house
Par Sandra Dallas. 2011
Traces the experiences of three generations of women who live in a Victorian Colorado house, from Nealie, a hired girl…
torn between two suitors; to motherless Pearl, whose grieving father sabotages her happiness; to proud Susan, who resolves to protect the house's secrets and legacy. 2011.The chicken dance
Par Jacques Couvillon. 2008
When eleven-year-old Don Schmidt wins a chicken-judging contest in his small town of Horse Island, Louisiana and goes from outcast…
to instant celebrity, even his neglectful mother occasionally takes notice of him and eventually he discovers some shocking family secrets. Junior and Senior High. 2008.The Cardturner
Par Louis Sachar. 2010
Seventeen-year-old Alton turns cards for his wealthy uncle Lester, a champion bridge player who lost his vision to diabetes. Alton…
becomes intrigued by his eccentric relative, the game of bridge, and a mysterious girl. Junior and Senior High. 2010.The Chains
Par Gerald Green. 1980
Portrays three generations of the Chains, a Jewish Brooklyn family, from 1919 to 1960. A passionate, streetwise story that begins…
with the founding father of the dynasty, "Crazy Jake" Chain. Strong language. 1980.The cherished ones
Par Laura Conway. 1974
This is a fictional account of the lives of the six daughters of George III, the "mad king" of England.…
Trapped by fear of disapproval from their father, the young princesses resort to living like nuns, or to secret love affairs. Though cherished and protected, their lives were sad and frustrated. 1974.The children's book
Par A. S Byatt. 2009
Olive Wellwood, a famous writer, writes for each of her children a separate private book, bound in different colours and…
placed on a shelf. In their rambling house near Romney Marsh the children play in a story-book world, but their lives, and those of their rich cousins, children of a city stockbroker, and their friends, the son and daughter of a curator at the new Victoria and Albert Museum, are already inscribed with mystery. 2009.The chain of destiny
Par Betty Neels. 1989
Suzannah Lightfoot was alone in the world, when Guy Bowers-Bentinck came to her rescue. "He's so tiresome and ill-tempered and…
impatient and he must hate the sight of me", Suzannah reflected as fate kept throwing them together. It was because of this she wasn't prepared to join the queue of females wanting to marry him, wasn't it? 1989.The charmed circle
Par Catherine Gaskin. 1988
The three daughters of an acclaimed actor and a famous pianist are part of the charmed circle, a small group…
of people who appear to have everything - talent, fame, beauty, money and power. Even the tragedies which strike their lives seem to bring compensating loves and joys - until the final blow, the shadow of which none of them would ever escape. 1988.The Carradyne touch
Par Anne McCaffrey. 1988
A saga of Ireland and the Irish, full of characters and, not least, horses. Cornanagh, the Carradyne family estate, is…
flourishing, and, under the sternly knowledgeable eye of her father, Michael, 13 year old Catriona is growing in stature as a rider. Behind the easy life an emotional abyss is to open however, as her mother slips over the edge into a shadowy world of fanaticism and madness. 1988.The cartoonist (Puffin Bks.)
Par Betsy Cromer Byars. 1981
The attic is Alfie's refuge when his not very satisfactory life gets too much for him. There he can draw…
the cartoons that are the centre of his existence, a secret world more precious than the one around him, even his friendship with Tree - so called, logically, because he looks like one. When his mother tries to take over the attic, Alfie barricades himself in, determined to sit it out. The solution to his problems is not one he expects. Grades 4-7. 1981.The Catalans
Par Patrick O'Brian. 2006
Summoned from China, Alain Roig returns to his Catalan hometown to prevent an impending marriage between his cold, ascetic cousin…
Xavier and Madeleine, a quiet, beautiful village girl. As Alain seeks to understand his cousin's motivations for wooing the unhappy Madeleine, he is slowly drawn into Xavier's dark crisis of faith. Some descriptions of violence. 2006, c1953.The boys of San Joaquin
Par D. J Smith. 2006
In a small California town in 1951, twelve-year-old Paolo, his brother, and his deaf cousin Billy get caught up in…
a search for money missing from the church collection, leading them to complicated discoveries about themselves, other family members, and townspeople they thought they knew. Grades 5-8. 2005.The boys in the trees
Par Mary Swan. 2008
William Heath leaves his native England with his young family, eventually landing in Emden, Canada. But just as the family…
is feeling settled, William is accused in the local paper of embezzlement, and as the scandal peaks, William kills his family. He's sentenced to death, and the novel is taken over by a cross-section of locals - a teacher, a doctor, a boy curious about the facts of the crime - who share their thoughts about the Heaths. c2008.The Brooklyn follies
Par Paul Auster. 2006
Nathan Glass has come to Brooklyn to die. Divorced, retired, estranged from his only daughter, the former life insurance salesman…
seeks only solitude and anonymity. Then Glass encounters his long-lost nephew, Tom Wood and Tom's boss Harry Brightman. Through Tom and Harry, Nathan's world gradually broadens to include a new circle of acquaintances, not to mention a stray relative or two, and leads him to a reckoning with his past. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2006.The Cape Ann
Par Faith Sullivan. 1988
Young Lark and her mother dream of a cottage with large bedrooms and two bathrooms, if only Lark's father will…
not drink and gamble away the money. A touching recollection of life in a small Minnesota town during the Depression. Some strong language. 1988.The camomile lawn
Par Mary Wesley. 1984
In August 1939 five cousins gather at their aunt's home in Cornwall for the summer holiday. For most of them…
it is the last summer of their youth. They are eager to lose their innocence and explore every experience. Includes sex. 1984.The book of Stanley
Par Todd Babiak. 2007
Stanley Moss is a retired florist, stricken with cancer, and living quietly with his wife Frieda in Edmonton. One day,…
Stanley experiences a boom and a flash, and then discovers that he has the strength of ten men, can read minds and fulfill people's dreams - and his illness has vanished. He and his disciples start The Stan, a new religion, and invite the world to join, but when the world shows up, along with the international media and an angry long-dead spiritualist, things take an unexpected turn. Some descriptions of violence and sex. Some strong language. c2007.