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Maggie's Boy
Maggie's Boy is an emotionally resonant social saga following the tenacious life of Maggie, a woman determined to create a better life for herself and her son in post-war Britain. The story chronicles the challenges Maggie faces as she navigates a society defined by rigid social class barriers and economic hardship. The plot delves into Maggie's fierce mother-son relationship, exploring how she…
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- 0-09-922881-5
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- 464 hlm.: 11 x 18 cm
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- Novel
- Call Number
- 823 KIN m
Skeletons
Skeletons follows the story of Dr. Drew McVay, a highly respected forensic psychologist. After the death of her beloved grandmother, Drew returns to her small, isolated Oregon hometown to settle the estate. While cleaning out an old woodshed, Drew makes a shocking discovery: a human skeleton buried beneath the floorboards. The discovery forces the immediate reopening of a 20-year-old unsolved d…
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- 1-55166-749-5
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- 378 hlm.: 10 x 17 cm
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- Novel
- Call Number
- 823 WIL s
In Ruins
In Ruins is a contemporary New Adult romance that centers on the tumultuous relationship between Carleigh Stanger and Tucker Green. The book uses a dual narrative and jumps between multiple timelines, covering their time as high school sweethearts and their dramatic, painful breakup. Carleigh, seeking "freedom from her unhappy home life" and "high school mistakes," arrives at college only to…
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- 978-1-455-56833-8
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- 391 hlm.: 13 x 20 cm
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- Novel
- Call Number
- 823 PEA i
Oliver Twinst
The novel tells the story of Oliver Twist, an orphaned boy born into the brutal conditions of a 19th-century English workhouse. After daring to ask for more food, Oliver is sold into harsh apprenticeship before escaping to the grim streets of London. There, he is tricked into joining a gang of juvenile pickpockets led by the notorious criminal, Fagin, and the clever thief, The Artful Dodger. …
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- 978-629-482-281-8
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- xi +627 hlm.: 11 x 18 cm
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- Classic Social Novel
- Call Number
- 823 DIC o
Frankenstein
The novel is told through the layered narratives of three narrators, beginning with Arctic explorer Robert Walton. The main story recounts the tragic life of Victor Frankenstein, a brilliant but overly ambitious scientist obsessed with unlocking the secrets of life and death. Victor succeeds in creating a humanoid creature from assembled body parts but, horrified by its grotesque appearance, he…
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- 978-629-482-278-8
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- vi + 289 hlm.: 11 x 18 cm
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- Science Fiction
- Call Number
- 823 SHE f
Harry Potter And The Order Of The Phoenix
Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix follows Harry through his challenging fifth year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Lord Voldemort has secretly returned, but the Ministry of Magic, led by Cornelius Fudge, actively denies this fact and wages a smear campaign against Harry and Albus Dumbledore. In the face of an obstructive and cruel new Defense Against the Dark Arts profess…
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- 0-7475-5100-6
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- 766 hlm. : 12 x 20 cm
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- Novel
- Call Number
- 823 ROW h
Tongue In Cheek
The novel revolves around the life of Bess, an eccentric, passionate, and horse-loving young woman. After a series of personal setbacks, Bess takes on the challenging task of running a dilapidated small farm and stables owned by a friend. Bess fights desperately to save the property and its horses from financial ruin and the aggressive, dishonest competition from a wealthy rival neighbor. Am…
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- 978-0-3408-9579-9
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- 674 hlm.: 12 x 19 cm
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- Novel
- Call Number
- 823 WAL t
Fleshmarket Close
Fleshmarket Close sees Inspector John Rebus reluctantly investigating the discovery of human remains in a narrow, historically charged Edinburgh alleyway known as Fleshmarket Close. The investigation quickly leads him away from the city's past and into its fraught present: the murder victim is tentatively identified as being linked to a local asylum seeker camp and a complicated case involving …
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- 978-0-75286-563-8
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- 482 hlm.: 11 x 17 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 RAN f
Too Damn Rich
Too Damn Rich plunges the reader into the decadent, high-stakes world of the global ultra-rich. The plot follows the lives of two powerful families whose destinies are inextricably linked by a decades-old crime, a vast fortune, and an intense desire for revenge. The novel spans glamorous international locations, from the financial capitals of New York and London to the private estates of Europe…
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- 0-451-40623-0
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- 607 hlm.: 10 x 17 cm
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- Novel
- Call Number
- 823 GOU t
Christmas Keepsakes
Christmas Keepsakes is a collection of three charming historical romance novellas set during the festive Christmas season. Each story explores the journey of adult protagonists finding love amidst the strict social confines of the 19th-century British upper class: By Mary Balogh: Focuses on an estranged couple or two people with a shared, painful past who are forced into proximity over the h…
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- 978-0-373-77094-6
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- 410 hlm.: 10 x 17 cm
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- Novel
- Call Number
- 823 BAL c
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