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Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years
"Adrian Mole: The Prostrate Years" serves as the poignant and hilarious final chapter of Sue Townsend’s iconic diary series. At age 39, Adrian Mole is far from the world-renowned intellectual he envisioned becoming in his youth. Instead, he finds himself living in a converted pigsty next to his parents' house, struggling with financial woes and a life defined by "exquisite social comedy." Adr…
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- 978-1-4059-4020-7
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- 404 hlm.: ilus.; 11 x 18
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- Novel Fiction
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- 823 TOW a
The Breakaway
The Breakaway is a refreshing contemporary novel about the courage to step out of one’s comfort zone and find oneself in unexpected places. The story centers on Abby Stern, a woman who has spent most of her life feeling insecure about her body and trying to live up to her perfectionist mother's expectations. When Abby agrees to lead a group bike tour from New York City to Niagara Falls, she h…
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- 978-1-6680-3342-5
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- 387 hlm.; 16 x 24 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 WEI t
The Botanist's Daughter
The Botanist's Daughter is a captivating historical fiction novel that weaves together two timelines separated by centuries through a shared passion for plants and unsolved mysteries. The story begins in the 19th century with Elizabeth Trebithick, a courageous botanist's daughter. Following her father's death, Elizabeth inherits the dangerous task of locating a rare plant in Chile believed to p…
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- 978-1-4091-9053-0
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- 390 hlm.: 13 x 20 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 NUN t
Tara
Tara is an emotionally gripping saga chronicling the difficult life of the protagonist, Tara, who suffers a childhood marked by trauma, neglect, and profound hardship. Either abandoned or subjected to cruelty early in life, Tara is forced to navigate a harsh world alone. The novel details her epic journey to survive, establish her true identity, and find emotional justice for the injustices she…
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- 978-0-7493-1808-6
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- 713 hlm.: 11 x 18 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 PEA t
The House Of Stairs
The House of Stairs is a chilling psychological thriller told in flashback by Elizabeth, a woman obsessed with the toxic relationship she shared with her beautiful, wealthy, and manipulative cousin, Bell, twenty years earlier. Bell suffers from amnesia after a mysterious and violent event occurred at the large, isolated London house they shared, which featured a terrifying, prominent spiral sta…
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- 978-0-1401-14461
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- 281 hlm.: 11 x 18 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 VIN t
Marrying Mom
Marrying Mom is a sharp social comedy centered on three spoiled, self-absorbed adult siblings: Pru, Garth, and Ronnie. Their wealthy, recently divorced mother, Phyllis, finds unexpected happiness with Micky, a charming, younger man who works as a dog walker. The siblings are immediately convinced Micky is nothing more than a manipulative gold-digger aiming to steal their inheritance. United by …
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- 978-0-00-649988-6
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- 207 hlm.: 11 x 18 cm
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- -
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- 823 GOL m
Somewhere Someday
Somewhere, Someday is a sprawling, deeply emotional social saga chronicling the life journey of a resilient female protagonist, often set against the backdrop of 20th-century working-class Britain. The plot details the enormous hardships she faces, including poverty, devastating loss, and emotional betrayal, often at the hands of those she trusts. The protagonist is driven by an unyielding hope…
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- 978-0-7472-5757-8
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- 437 hlm.: 11 x 17 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 COX s
Temptations
Temptations plunges the reader into the high-glamour, high-stakes world of the British aristocracy and high society. The narrative focuses on powerful, beautiful, and ambitious characters who are constantly faced with temptations—of forbidden love, extreme wealth, and social ambition—that threaten to destroy their established lives and reputations. The plot is a whirlwind of international s…
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- 978-0-7472-3295-7
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- 502 hlm.: 11 x 17 cm
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- -
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- 823 PAR t
White Lightning
White Lightning follows Amanda Roberts, a tough yet sensitive investigative reporter who dives into a dangerous mystery, likely in a small Southern town known for its secrets. The investigation begins with a murder or a mysterious death that leads Amanda into the heart of an organized crime operation—implied by the title, "White Lightning," to be centered on illegal liquor production (moonshi…
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- 0-446-60090-3
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- 312 hlm.: 10x 17 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 WOO w
Jack And Jill
Jack & Jill throws forensic psychologist and Detective Alex Cross into a high-stakes investigation in Washington D.C. after a series of brutal, seemingly unrelated murders rock the city's elite. The first victims are high-profile celebrities, quickly followed by the murder of a powerful congressman, bringing the threat close to the White House (as depicted on the cover). The killers, or killer …
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- 0-446-60480-1
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- 466 hlm.: 10 x 17 cm
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- Novel
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- 823 PAT j
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