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The funny little woman
Par Lafcadio Hearn, Arlene Mosel. 1972
The friends of meager fortune
Par David Adams Richards. 2006
Postwar New Brunswick. Mary Jameson, the widow of a lumber magnate, hopes to stymie the prophecy she receives from a…
fortune-teller - that her oldest son will be powerful and her younger son will bring glory upon the family, but they will be the end of the family. When Will, the brash older brother, suffers a fatal logging accident, and Owen, the intellectual younger son, returns a wounded hero from WWII, it seems the prophecy may come true. Some strong language and some descriptions of violence. 2006.The Frumkiss family business: a megilla in 14 chapters
Par Michael Wex. 2010
The Frumkiss family doesn't look much different from any of the others in Toronto's Bathurst Manor: Grandpa survived the Holocaust;…
Grandma the Second came from Poland at the age of five; Dad's a foot doctor; Mom is dead; and her mother - Grandma Number One - died while giving birth to her in Kazakhstan. As far as the Frumkisses know, all that distinguishes them from anybody else is that Grandpa is a famous Yiddish writer who ended up working for the CBC. But Grandpa's death sets off a chain of events that force the Frumkisses to see how different their family is from all the others. Some descriptions of sex, explicit strong language. 2010.The foreign correspondent: a novel
Par Alan Furst. 2006
In Paris, on a winter night in 1938, a murder/suicide at a discreet lovers' hotel is not romantic tragedy -…
it is the work of the OVRA, Mussolini's fascist secret police, and meant to eliminate the editor of Liberazione, a clandestine emigre newspaper. In the desperate politics of a Europe on the edge of war, a foreign correspondent is a pawn - worth surveillance, or blackmail, or murder. 2006.The fortress of Kaspar Snit
Par Cary Fagan. 2004
The Blande family is going on a quest to the Verulian Mountains to find out who is stealing the fountains…
of Rome. Along the way, they must face Kaspar Snit, an evil genius. Grades 3-6. 2004.The figurehead
Par Owen Burke. 1979
Nell marries Malcolm Gresham and merges her shipping fleet with his. Nell is happy until she learns that Malcolm is…
still keeping his mistress, Poppy. Some strong language and explicit descriptions of sex. 1979.The first to land
Par Douglas Reeman. 1985
David Blackwood, Royal Marine captain and holder of the Victoria Cross, must deal with the Boxer uprising in China, the…
death of a brother in South Africa's Boer War and the machinations of a German countess. Some strong language and some descriptions of sex. 1985.The fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders & c: The Fortunes And Misfortunes Of The Famous Moll Flanders (Forsyte chronicles)
Par Daniel Defoe, David Blewett. 1989
Born in Newgate prison and abandoned, Moll's drive to find a secure place in society propels her through incest, adultery,…
bigamy, prostitution and a career as a thief before she is apprehended and returned to Newgate. Moll is an embodiment of the virtues and vices of her eighteenth-century contemporaries. 1722, 1989. Uniform title: Fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll FlandersThe forbidden rose (Spymaster series #3)
Par Joanna Bourne. 2010
French Revolution. British spy William Doyle, disguised as a book salesman, meets French aristocrat Marguerite de Fleurignac. Believing she knows…
about a list of men targeted for murder, William offers to escort her to Paris - not realizing Marguerite's dangerous secret. Some descriptions of violence, strong language, and explicit descriptions of sex. 2010. (Spymaster series)The fire-eaters
Par David Almond. 2009
There he was, below the bridge, half-naked and eyes blazing - with a pair of burning torches. It's Autumn and…
the winds of change are blowing for Bobby Burns. His new school is a frightening place, World War III might be imminent, and then there's the strange fire eater - a devil called McNulty. Grades 5-8. 2009.The forest laird: a tale of William Wallace (Guardians series. #1.)
Par Jack Whyte. 2011
In the pre-dawn hours of August 24, AD 1305, in London's Smithfield Prison, the outlaw William Wallace, who is to…
be executed at dawn, is visited by a Scottish priest who has come to hear his last confession. Wallace's story leads us through his many lives - as an outlaw and a fugitive, a hero and a patriot, a rebel and a kingmaker. Followed by "The renegade: a tale of Robert the Bruce". 2011, c2010.The folks that live on the hill: a novel
Par Kingsley Amis. 1990
Mild-mannered Harry Caldecote, a retired librarian, is determined to protect his time and privacy, but his sense of responsibility for…
an assortment of extended family members and friends leads to a life of adventure. Some strong language. 1990.The flag captain (Richard Bolitho novels. #13.)
Par Alexander Kent. 1971
Returning home after 18 months at sea, Flag Captain Richard Bolitho finds himself at the centre of the Great Mutiny.…
Set in 1795 as France continues to battle for supremacy of the seas. Sequel to "Enemy in sight!" (DC05590). Followed by "Signal -- close action!" (DC32994). 1971. (Richard Bolitho novels ; 13)The final unfinished voyage of Jack Aubrey (Aubrey-maturin Ser.)
Par Patrick O'Brian. 2005
An incomplete, final installment of the Aubrey/Maturin seafaring adventure series features three printed chapters and a facsimile of the manuscript,…
which includes details about Jack Aubrey's post-promotion mission to the South Africa station and a duel between Stephen Maturin and an impertinent officer. Some strong language. 2005.The Farmerettes
Par Gisela Tobien Sherman. 2015
Six girls just out of high school live together during the summer of 1943 on an Ontario farm as part…
of the Farm Services - doing the work of the men who are off fighting the war in Europe. We follow the stories of Helene, who sends her wages home to support her single mother; Peggy, a flirt with a secret she must keep; Binxie, whose rich family doesn't approve of her; Isabel, who pines for her fiance off fighting in Europe; and Jean, whose family farm has been taken over by the “farmerettes”, as they were known. Friendship, romance, hardship, and heartbreak shape their summer, all against the backdrop of the Second World War. For junior and senior high readers. 2015.The farfarers: before the Norse
Par Farley Mowat. 1998
Mowat challenges the traditional belief that the Vikings were the first to reach northern Canada. He presents the argument that…
it was the Albans, the ancient people of Britain, who first made the journey across the North Atlantic to the northern regions of Canada. He blends fiction and fact to create the story of their journey across the ocean and into an unknown land. 1998.The fallen architect: a novel
Par Charles Belfoure. 2018
Someone has to take the blame. When the Britannia Theatre's balcony collapses, killing over a dozen people, the fingers point…
at the architect. He should have known better, should have made it safer, should have done something. Douglas Layton knows the flaw wasn't in his design, but he can't fight a guilty verdict. When he is finally released from prison, he has nothing: no job, no family, nowhere to go. He needs to assume a new identity and rebuild his life. But he soon finds himself digging up the past in a way he never anticipated. If the collapse was not an accident... who caused it? And why? And what if they find out who he used to be? 2018.The fallen leaves
Par Wilkie Collins. 1994
Banished from the Christian Community at Tadmor, Illinois after a scandalous liaison, Amelius Goldenheart is sent to England with a…
letter of introduction to John Farnaby of the City of London. Upon arrival he finds his reception somewhat unwelcoming, while Farnaby tolerates him, his wife seeks answers from every visitor about the disappearance of her child, while Regina, their niece who lives with them is kept away from him. Yet after a glimpse of Regina he finds himself captivated and longs to further his relationship with her. 1994.The feather and the stone
Par Patricia Shaw, William Samples. 1992
An epic chronicle of modern Australia's turbulent birth. Sibell Delahunty takes a job as secretary companion to Charlotte Hamilton in…
the Northern Territory where the rigours of an isolated cattle station come as a tremendous shock. Her courage and endurance are to be tested to the utmost before she feels truly at home in her adopted country. 1992.The feast of July
Par H. E Bates. 1954
The end of the nineteenth century finds young Bella Ford toiling up from the coast to find the lover who…
has betrayed her. "I'll find you and some day I'll kill you", she is thinking, but instead she finds a home and happiness with a family of shoemakers. Slowly the three sons restore her flickering faith in life. Then on the high-summer day of Fifty Feasts, the past comes crashing into the present in a climax of sudden and horrible tragedy. 1954.