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The endless forest : a novel
Donati, Sara, 1956-
The spring of 1824 is a challenging one for the inhabitants of Paradise N.Y. when
a flood devastates the village. But for Nathaniel and Elizabeth Bonner, it's also
a time of reunion as their children return from far-off places, a childhood friendship
evolves into a romance, and family secrets threaten heart and home.
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The wolf at the door
Higgins, Jack, 1929-
Who's knocking off members of a special intelligence unit known as the prime minister's
private army? Only Sean Dillon has a clue.
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The brightest star in the
sky
Keyes, Marian.
Fate is on its way to the tenants of 66 Star Street, bringing with it love and tragedy,
friendship and heartbreak, and the power to change lives ... One of them is falling
in love; another is torn between two lovers. For some, secrets they want to stay
buried will come to light and for others the unveiling of those secrets will have
tragic consequences.
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Wild child : stories
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Where the god of love hangs
out : fiction
Bloom, Amy, 1953-
A young woman is haunted by her roommate's murder; a man and his daughter-in-law
confess their sins in the unlikeliest of places. In one quartet of interlocking
stories, two middle-aged friends, married to others, find themselves surprisingly
drawn to each other, risking all while never underestimating the cost. In another
linked set of stories, readers follow a mother and son for thirty years as their
small and uncertain family becomes an irresistible tribe.
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The unbearable lightness
of scones
McCall Smith, Alexander, 1948-
At 44 Scotland Street, six-year-old Bertie seeks escape in the Cub Scouts; Matthew
rises to the challenge of married life; Domenica epitomizes the loneliness of the
long-distance intellectual; and Cyril, the gold-toothed star of the whole show,
succumbs to the kind of romantic temptation that no dog can resist and creates a
small problem, or rather six of them, for his friend and owner Angus Lordie.
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