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Author
Series
Publisher
Graywolf Press
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
284 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"Anxious about her prospects after leaving a stagnant job, Tambudzai finds herself living in a run-down youth hostel in downtown Harare. For reasons that include her grim financial prospects and her age, she moves to a widows boarding house and eventually finds work as a biology teacher. But at every turn in her attempt to make a life for herself, she is faced with a fresh humiliation, until the painful contrast between the future she imagined and...
322) My hope next door
Author
Language
English
Formats
Description
Katie Stone, home for the first time in years, feels guilty about her past. The small town where she grew up is not nearly as forgiving as she'd hoped, but she's determined to help her parents cope with her mother's illness. Asher Powell never minded being the son of a small-town pastor until a recent breakup leaves him wounded. He remembers Katie as a mean-spirited high school troublemaker, but senses that her newfound faith and desire for forgiveness...
323) No te olvidaré
Author
Publisher
Planeta
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Premiera edición.
Physical Desc
411 pages ; 21 cm
Language
Español
Description
"Después de pasar cinco años en la cárcel por el trágico error que costó la vida de su gran amor Scott, Kenna Rowan regresa a casa con un único deseo: abrazar a su hija Diem, de cuatro años, que vive con los padres de Scott y a la que no ha visto desde que nació. La única persona que no le ha cerrado la puerta por completo es Ledger Ward, dueño del bar local y uno de los pocos vínculos que le quedan con Diem. Pero ella sabe que si alguien...
Author
Series
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2016.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
527 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
Even in a town as picturesque and rich in history as Olivers Well theres something special about the Reynolds house on Honeysuckle Lane. Sturdy yet graceful, well-proportioned outside and within, its where Andie, Emma, and Daniel Reynolds grew up, before they began to grow apart. For Danny, this first reunion since their mothers death is a chance for him and his sisters to relive cherished holiday traditions, attending the church concert, lighting...
325) Chasing Lucky
Author
Publisher
Simon Pulse
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Simon Pulse edition.
Lexile measure
HL 690L
Physical Desc
406 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Budding photographer Josie Saint-Martin has spent half her life with her single mother, moving from city to city. When they return to her historical New England hometown years later to run the family bookstore, Josie knows it's not forever. Her dreams are on the opposite coast, and she has a plan to get there. What she doesn't plan for is a run-in with the town bad boy, Lucky Karras. Outsider, rebel...and her former childhood best friend. Lucky makes...
326) Young adult
Pub. Date
2012
Edition
Widescreen ver.
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (93 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
Mavis Gary is a writer of teen literature who returns to her small hometown to relive her glory days and attempt to reclaim her happily married high school sweetheart. When returning home proves more difficult than she thought, Mavis forms an unusual bond with a former classmate who hasn't quite gotten over high school, either.
327) Meet me on the porch
Author
Publisher
Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company
Pub. Date
2022.
Edition
Large print edition.
Physical Desc
203 pages (large print) ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Brynne Lockwood has come home to Brattleboro, Vermont, after a humiliating job loss. She's weary and broken and still hasn't truly forgiven herself for a former unhealthy relationship with long-lasting consequences. She doesn't believe that she deserves anything good and can't imagine that God could ever use her. After recovering from a shattering loss, Pastor Adam Johnston is on his way to a new assignment. A mix-up takes him and his baby daughter...
328) Sisters in paradise
Author
Series
Publisher
Sourcebooks Casablanca
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
336 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Ophelia Simmons is back home at the Paradise--the former brothel where her mom raised her and six sisters--contemplating her next career move and dodging Great Aunt Bernie's matchmaking attempts. She is about to meet her match in Jake Brennan, the ruggedly handsome owner of a local winery where Aunt Bernie convinces her to take a job for the summer. At first Ophelia and Jake's personalities clash, but soon enough sparks start flying. Meanwhile, older...
329) Come with me
Author
Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
288 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
"A single mom renews a friendship with an old acquaintance and returns to her Ohio hometown to start over with a new job and ultimately begins to suspect that the friend is vying for control of her entire life." -- Provided by publisher.
330) The last real cowboy
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Paperbacks
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
St. Martin's Paperbacks edition.
Physical Desc
viii, 374 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Perennial good girl Amanda Kittredge knows that her longtime crush on Brady Everett was never really supposed to go anywhere. But when Brady comes home during Amanda's first attempt at independence, well, who better to teach her about rebellion than her older brother's bad-boy best friend? Brady's plans did not include being forced to work the family homestead for a year--and yet, here he is. And, to make matters worse, his best friend's innocent...
331) Monkey boy: a novel
Author
Publisher
Grove Press
Pub. Date
2021.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
323 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"Our narrator, Francisco Goldberg, an American writer, has been living and working in Mexico City as a journalist for over a decade, but has recently returned to New York City in hopes of 'going home again.' It's been five years since the end of his last relationship and he is falling in love again with a new woman. Soon, though, he is beckoned back to Boston by his former high school girlfriend who was witness to his greatest youthful humiliations,...
332) Betrayal
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2012
Physical Desc
438 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
When her life is plunged into danger, Penelope Alonso, in order to survive, must place her trust in the one man who betrayed her--Noah Di Luca, Bella Terra's former golden boy.
Author
Series
A Haven Ridge novel volume 1
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2023.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
415 pages (large print) ; 23 cm.
Language
English
Description
"When Gemma left her hometown of Haven Ridge, Colorado, years ago in a cloud of controversy, she swore she would never return. And she's kept that promise, instead building her reputation as one of LA's preeminent family law attorneys. But when her lifelong best friend begs her to come stay with her teen stepdaughter, Taylor, while she's on a business trip, Gemma doesn't have the heart to refuse. She'll simply keep a low profile, do her honorary aunt...
Author
Publisher
Grand Central Publishing
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First Grand Central Publishing edition.
Physical Desc
344 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
Returning to the childhood home she would rather forget in the south of France, Sylvie endeavors to protect her youngest daughter from a growing threat and toxic family dynamics linked to the death of her enigmatic firstborn.
Author
Publisher
Midnight Ink
Pub. Date
2013.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
xii, 343 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
"When she was twelve years old, Opal Jones escaped her mother's endless drinking. Now, returning to their small Leeds cottage after her mum's death, Opal feels like she's gone back in time. Nosey Mrs. Pickess is still polishing her windows to a sparkle. Fishbo, Opal's ancient music teacher, still plays trumpet with his band. And much to Opal's delight, her favorite neighbor, Margaret Reid, still keeps an eye on things from the walk in front of her...
336) Snow on the bayou
Author
Series
Publisher
Forever
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
353 pages ; 18 cm.
Language
English
Description
When he returns to Terrebone Parrish to see his dying grandmother, injured Navy SEAL Justin "Cage" Le Blanc must face his past--and blues singer Emelie Gaudet, the love of his life, whose heart he broke when he left town.
337) Mosaic
Author
Publisher
Severn House
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First world edition.
Physical Desc
248 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Megan Melvick has returned home after a three-year absence to visit her dying sister, Melissa, for the last time. As she approaches the grand Scottish country estate where she grew up, the memories come flooding back. Just what did happen on the night of Melissa's wedding five years before? Where has Megan and Melissa's mother disappeared to? And why does Melissa whisper that solitary word before she finally slips away: Sorry. In order to overcome...
339) Fillet of murder
Author
Series
Publisher
Berkley Prime Crime
Pub. Date
©2015.
Edition
Berkley Prime Crime mass-market edition.
Physical Desc
295 pages ; 17 cm.
Language
English
Description
"Talia Marby serves up delectable English deep-fried fare in the heart of the Berkshires- but she soon discovers there's something fishy going on...Sometimes in this life, you have to fish or cut bait. After walking away from a miserable job and an even worse boyfriend, Talia Marby has no regrets. She has returned to her hometown and is happy to help her dear friend Bea Lambert by working at Lambert's Fish & Chips, a cornerstone of a charming shopping...
340) Christmas angels
Author
Publisher
St. Martin's Griffin
Pub. Date
2019.
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
vii, 340 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
Growing up, Liz Westmoreland dreamed of taking over her grandparents' inn located in the small mountain town of Antler Creek only for it to be sold before she ever got the chance. While browsing the internet, she stumbles upon a listing for what looks to be the picturesque inn and it's set to go to auction. Liz places a bid and, by a miracle, wins the auction. But when she gets there, she finds the property in significant disrepair. When Matt Hardy...