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Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002
Edition
Warner books ed.
Physical Desc
262 pages ; 18 cm
Language
English
Description
Amelia Peabody, that indomitable product of the Victorian age, embarks on her first Egyptian adventure armed with unshakable self-confidence, a journal to record her thoughts, and, of course, a sturdy umbrella. On her way, Amelia rescues young Evelyn Barton-Forbes, who has been “ruined” and abandoned on the streets of Rome by her rascally lover. With a typical disregard for convention, Amelia promptly hires her fellow countrywoman as a companion...
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Language
English
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Description
"The women of the Lighthouse Inn B&B might not have it all together, but this summer they'll discover that together, they might still have it all... Rachel Henderson's family is falling apart. Becoming a widow--especially at this age--is heartbreaking. With her teenage daughter, Emma, leaving soon for college, Rachel needs a friend--but local diner owner Adam is the last person she ever thought she'd lean on. From the outside, Rachel's little sister,...
23) Mrs. Mike
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002
Lexile measure
710L
Language
English
Formats
Description
Recently arrived in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, after a long, hard journey from Boston, sixteen-year-old Katherine Mary O'Fallon never imagined that she could lose her heart so easily or so completely. Standing over six feet tall, with “eyes so blue you could swim in them,” Mike Flannigan is a well respected sergeant in the Canadian Mounted Police and a man of great courage, kindness, and humor. Together, he and his beloved Kathy manage to live...
24) Madame Bovary
Author
Series
Lexile measure
1030L
Language
English
Description
In “Madame Bovary”, Charles, an awkward country doctor courts and weds Emma, the beautiful young daughter of a patient. Emma, unsuited to the role of housewife, quickly gets restless and begins to explore her passions. This leads to infidelities which she hides from Charles and, eventually, mounting debts as she turns to merchandise for her happiness. Flaubert’s novel is cited as the first example of literary realism and has been called a “perfect”...
27) Crazy in love
Author
Pub. Date
2006
Language
English
Formats
Description
Nick, an up-and-coming Wall Street lawyer, and Georgiana, a brilliant one-woman think tank, are involved in a fiercely passionate love that becomes threatened by imminent drastic change.
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Pub. Date
2023.
Language
English
Description
"When Jack and Elizabeth meet as college students in the '90s, the two quickly join forces and hold on tight, each eager to claim a place in Chicago's thriving underground art scene with an appreciative kindred spirit. Fast-forward twenty years to married life, and alongside the challenges of parenting, they encounter cults disguised as mindfulness support groups, polyamorous would-be suitors, Facebook wars, and something called Love Potion Number...
Author
Language
English
Description
Peter Haskell has everything.. power, position, a career and a family that mean everything to him and for which he has sacrificed a great deal. Compromise has been key, and integrity is the base on which he lives. Olivia Thatcher, the wife of a famous senator, is trapped in a web of duty and obligation, married to a man she once loved and no longer even knows. Peter and Olivia meet in Paris, after bomb threat at the Ritz. Their lives become briefly...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2005
Edition
1st ed.
Physical Desc
258 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
In the summer of 1924, the Honourable Daisy Dalrymple Fletcher is off on a summer holiday by the sea with her step-daughter Belinda, Belinda's chum Deva, and Daisy's husband, Detective Chief Inspector Alec Fletcher of Scotland Yard. Daisy is anticipating a relaxing, non-dramatic holiday. But Daisy doesn't have that kind of luck. The Fletcher's simple picnic is interrupted by the discovery of a broken body at the foot of the cliff—that of a local...
33) As husbands go
Author
Pub. Date
2010
Language
English
Description
Married to a handsome and successful plastic surgeon, Susie B. Anthony Rabinowitz Gersten thought she had the perfect life. But when her husband is found murdered in a sleazy apartment with a cheap call girl, Susie is left scratching her head. Pegged as a suspect and ridiculed by her husband's family, she turns to her tough-as-nails Grandma Ethel for help.
Author
Publisher
Graydon House
Pub. Date
[2018]
Physical Desc
342 pages ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
When Cady Davenport's husband-to-be hits the road for the upcoming presidential election, she realizes she's on her own, and that her dream life might not be all she'd imagined. That is, until she finds herself thrust into the middle of the most influential inner circle in Washington, D.C.-- the campaign widows.
38) A summer idyll
Author
Pub. Date
2003
Edition
Large print ed. ; Unabridged.
Physical Desc
269 pages (large print) ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
When Dr. George Pritchard asked Phoebe to marry him, she hadn't needed much persuading. The recent death of her aunt had left her penniless and without a job. Besides, she did like him. So what if he'd made it plain that he wasn't in love with her-at least she knew where she stood. It wasn't until after the wedding that she began to wonder if liking was going to be enough...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Formats
Description
"Regina Castro, Adelaide Wilson-Chang, and Sophie Walden used to be best friends. As Army wives at Fort Fairfax, they bonded during their book club and soon became inseparable. But when an unimaginable betrayal happened amongst the group, the friendship abruptly ended, and they haven't spoken since. That's why, eight years later, Regina and Sophie are shocked when they get a call for help from Adelaide. Adelaide's husband is stationed abroad, and...
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Language
English
Description
"In 1937, twenty-eight-year-old Martha Gellhorn travels alone to Madrid to report on the atrocities of the Spanish Civil War and becomes drawn to the stories of ordinary people caught in the devastating conflict. It's the adventure she's been looking for and her chance to prove herself a worthy journalist in a field dominated by men. But she also finds herself unexpectedly--and uncontrollably--falling in love with Hemingway, a man on his way to becoming...