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The Starter Wife
The Starter Wife is a gripping psychological thriller told largely from the perspective of Claire Westcott, the new wife of college professor, Byron. Claire constantly fears she cannot measure up to Byron's first wife, Colleen, a famous painter who disappeared eight years ago and was presumed dead by suicide, though her body was never found. Claire's anxiety escalates when she begins receivi…
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- 1
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- 978-1-538-71571-0
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- 340 hlm.: 13 x 21 cm
- Series Title
- Novel Psychological Thriller
- Call Number
- 823 LAU t
Persuasion
Persuasion tells the story of Anne Elliot, a quiet, intelligent, and perceptive woman of 27 who is living with profound regret. Eight years earlier, Anne was engaged to Captain Frederick Wentworth, a naval officer, but was persuaded by her arrogant family friend, Lady Russell, to break off the match because Wentworth lacked wealth and social connection. The novel begins as Anne's vain and fi…
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- 1
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- 978-629482-275-7
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- vi + 318 hlm.: 11 x 18 cm
- Series Title
- Novel
- Call Number
- 823 AUS p
Sense And Sensibility
Sense and Sensibility follows the trials of the Dashwood sisters, Elinor (representing Sense, or reason) and Marianne (representing Sensibility, or emotion), after their father's death leaves them suddenly impoverished and vulnerable in the rigid society of early 19th-century England. They are forced to move to a modest cottage, where their romantic lives diverge dramatically. Elinor, govern…
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- 1
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- 978-629-7532-46-2
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- vi + 472 hlm.: 11 x 18 cm
- Series Title
- Romantic Fiction
- Call Number
- 823 AUS s
The Book Of Lost Things
Set against the backdrop of World War II and the personal tragedy of wartime London, the story follows David, a twelve-year-old boy deeply traumatized by the death of his mother. He grows resentful and isolated after his father quickly remarries. David seeks refuge in his books, only to begin hearing their whispers. He is violently transported to a dangerous, magical, and distorted land that…
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- 1
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- 978-1-442-42934-5
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- 339 hlm.: 13 x 20 cm
- Series Title
- Novel
- Call Number
- 823 CON t
Defending Andy
Defending Andy is a powerful and deeply moving memoir written by registered nurse Marilyn Azevedo about her son, Andy, and his courageous three-year battle with a rare form of cancer. The story begins when Andy is a high school student, and it chronicles his struggles through surgeries, chemotherapy, and radiation. Crucially, the book details a second, equally devastating battle: the mother'…
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- 1
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- 978-1-558-74906-1
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- xvii + 350 hlm.: ilus.; 14 x 22 cm
- Series Title
- Health Advocacy and Social Issues
- Call Number
- 362.196994 AZE d
The Phanton of the Opera
Set beneath the magnificent Paris Opéra House in the 1880s, the story follows the mysterious events surrounding the beautiful young soprano, Christine Daaé. The chaos is the work of the Phantom, a disfigured musical genius named Erik, who lives in the labyrinthine cellars of the opera house. Obsessed with Christine, the Phantom secretly tutors her, transforming her into a star while terror…
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- 1
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- 978-1-402-74580-5
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- 147 hlm.: ilus.; 14 x 20 cm
- Series Title
- Novel
- Call Number
- 843 LER t
Torn
Torn continues the story of Wendy Everly, a high-schooler who discovered she is a Troll changeling—a member of the magical Trylle race switched at birth with a human baby. Now living with her biological Trylle family, Wendy is struggling to master her powerful magical abilities while facing an increasingly dangerous threat from the rival tribe, the Vittra. As the threat of war looms, Wendy…
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- 1
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- 978-1-250-00632-5
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- 324 hlm.: ilus.; 14 x 21 cm
- Series Title
- Novel
- Call Number
- 823 HOC t
Trading Up
Trading Up is a sharp social satire that follows the adventures of Janey Wilcox, a beautiful lingerie model (first introduced in Bushnell's previous work, Four Blondes). Janey is intensely ambitious and determined to climb to the top of Manhattan's elite social and financial ladder, regardless of the cost. The novel chronicles Janey's relentless pursuit of wealth, power, and status. She util…
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- 1
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- 0-7868-8871-7
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- 504 hlm.: 13 x 20 cm
- Series Title
- Novel
- Call Number
- 823 BUST t
The Life a Banana
The Life of a Banana is a moving and often humorous coming-of-age story centered on Xing Li, a British-born girl of Chinese descent who is struggling with her identity. She is often labeled a "banana"—yellow on the outside, white on the inside—a term for people who are ethnically Asian but culturally Westernized. Following the sudden death of her mother, 12-year-old Xing Li and her older…
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- 1
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- 978-9-814-62503-6
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- 269 hlm.: 13 x 20 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 WON t
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