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Lanchester, John Mr Phillips 2000 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1067629. ISBN #0399146040 / 9780399146046. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Lanchester, John Mr Phillips 2000 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1067629. ISBN #0399146040 / 9780399146046. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The triumphant return of John Lanchester, whose debut novel, The Debt to Pleasure , won the hearts of booksellers, readers, and reviewers across America. Mr Phillips wakes on the morning of July 31 in his modest, nearly mortgage-free home, in the bed he has contentedly shared with his wife of thirty years though to be honest, at night he lies beside her and dreams of other women , ready to face another ordinary day. Except that for Mr Phillips, it is not an ordinary day, for on Friday, July 28, he was summarily sacked. Nonetheless, he rises at his usual hour and prepares himself as he has done his entire working life for the office he no longer has. This is the story of one day in the life of a decent man who only forty-eight hours before knew exactly who and what he was--husband and father, accountant, home-owner, son--and who on this day wonders who and what he can become. With his eye for the telling detail, his ear for the commonplaces of speech that make us who we are, his sympathy for the very ordinariness that sets us each apart, John Lanchester has created a jewel of a novel: From common clay, he has given us gold. He has been called "a writer whose gifts border on the demonic" Michael Upchurch, Chicago Tribune , and his first novel, The Debt to Pleasure , was a finalist for the Los Angeles Times Book Award, winner of the Whitbred Best First Novel Award, a New York Times Notable Book, and a national bestseller.
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Landis, Dylan Rainey Royal SOHO 2014 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1149829. ISBN #1616954523 / 9781616954529. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Landvik, Lorna Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons 2004 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1090349. ISBN #0345442822 / 9780345442826. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Landvik, Lorna Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons 2004 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1090349. ISBN #0345442822 / 9780345442826. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The women of Freesia Court are convinced that there is nothing good coffee, delectable desserts, and a strong shoulder can t fix. Laughter is the glue that holds them together the foundation of a book group they call AHEB Angry Housewives Eating Bon Bons , an unofficial club that becomes much more. It becomes a lifeline. Holding on through forty eventful years, there s Faith, a lonely mother of twins who harbors a terrible secret that has condemned her to living a lie; big, beautiful Audrey, the resident sex queen who knows that with good posture and an attitude you can get away with anything; Merit, the shy doctor s wife with the face of an angel and the private hell of an abusive husband; Kari, a wise woman with a wonderful laugh who knows the greatest gifts appear after life s fiercest storms; and finally, Slip, a tiny spitfire of a woman who isn t afraid to look trouble straight in the eye. This stalwart group of friends depicts a special slice of American life, of stay-at-home days and new careers, of children and grandchildren, of bold beginnings and second chances, in which the power of forgiveness, understanding, and the perfectly timed giggle fit is the CPR that mends broken hearts and shattered dreams.
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Landvik, Lorna Oh My Stars 2006 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1090391. ISBN #0345468368 / 9780345468369. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Landvik, Lorna Oh My Stars 2006 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1090391. ISBN #0345468368 / 9780345468369. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary I am convinced that at birth the cake is already baked. Nurture is the nuts or frosting, but if you re a spice cake, you re a spice cake, and nothing is going to change you into an angel food. Tall, slender Violet Mathers is growing up in the Great Depression, which could just as well define her state of mind. Abandoned by her mother as a child, mistreated by her father, and teased by her schoolmates Hey, Olive Oyl, where s Popeye? , the lonely girl finds solace in artistic pursuits. Only when she s hired by the town s sole feminist to work the night shift in the local thread factory does Violet come into her name, and bloom. Accepted by her co-workers, the teenager enters the happiest phase of her life, until a terrible accident causes her to retreat once again into her lonely shell. Realizing that she has only one clear choice, Violet boards a bus heading west to California. But when the bus crashes in North Dakota, it seems that Fate is having another cruel laugh at Violet s expense. This time though, Violet laughs back. She and her fellow passengers are rescued by two men: Austin Sykes, whom Violet is certain is the blackest man to ever set foot on the North Dakota prairie, and Kjel Hedstrom, who inspires feelings Violet never before has felt. Kjel and Austin are musicians whose sound is like no other, and with pluck, verve, and wit, Violet becomes part of their quest to make a new kind of music together. Oh My Stars is Lorna Landvik s most ambitious novel yet, with a cast of characters whose travails and triumphs you ll long remember. It is a tale of love and hope, bigotry and betrayal, loss and discovery as Violet, who s always considered herself a minor character in her own life story, emerges as a heroine you ll laugh with, cry with, and, most important, cheer for all the way. From
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Landvik, Lorna Tall Pine Polka Ballantine Books 2001 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1147500. ISBN #0449003701 / 9780449003701. (keywords: HUMOR FICTION FEMALE FRIENDSHIP) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Landvik, Lorna Welcome To The Great Mysterious paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1111723. ISBN #0345442741 / 9780345442741. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Landvik, Lorna Welcome to the Great Mysterious Ballantine Books 2002 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1147499. ISBN #0345442741 / 9780345442741. (keywords: FICTION) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Lane, Johanna Black Lake: A Novel Little, Brown and Company 2014 hardcover. First Edition. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1130747. ISBN #0316228834 / 9780316228831. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Lane, Johanna Black Lake: A Novel Little, Brown and Company 2014 hardcover. First Edition. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1130747. ISBN #0316228834 / 9780316228831. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A debut novel about a family losing grip of its legacy: a majestic house on the cliffs of Ireland. The Campbells have lived happily at Dulough--an idyllic, rambling estate isolated on the Irish seaside--for generations. But upkeep has drained the family coffers, and so John Campbell must be bold: to keep Dulough, he will open its doors to the public as a museum. He and his wife, daughter, and son will move from the luxury of the big house to a dank, small caretaker's cottage. The upheaval strains the already tenuous threads that bind the family and, when a tragic accident befalls them, long-simmering resentments and unanswered yearnings surface. As each character is given a turn to speak, their voices tell a complicated, fascinating story about what happens when the upstairs becomes the downstairs, and what legacy is left when family secrets are revealed.
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Lang, Ruth Emmie Beasts of Extraordinary Circumstance: A Novel St. Martin's Griffin 2018 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1169128. ISBN #1250232716 / 9781250232717. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Langer, Adam The Salinger Contract Open Road Media 2013 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1095178. ISBN #1453297944 / 9781453297940. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Langer, Adam The Salinger Contract Open Road Media 2013 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1095178. ISBN #1453297944 / 9781453297940. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary An enthralling literary mystery that connects some of the world s most famous authors from Norman Mailer and Truman Capote to B. Traven and J. D. Salinger to a sinister collector in Chicago Adam Langer, the narrator of this deft and wide-ranging novel by the author of the same name, tells the intertwining tales of two writers navigating a plot neither one of them could have ever imagined. There may be no other escape than to write their way out of it. Adam is a writer and stay-at-home dad in Bloomington, Indiana, drawn into an uneasy friendship with the charismatic and bestselling thriller author Conner Joyce. Conner is having trouble writing his next book, and when a menacing stranger approaches him with an odd and lucrative proposal, events quickly begin to spiral out of control. A novel of literary crimes and misdemeanors, The Salinger Contract will delight anyone who loves a fast-paced story told with humor, wit, and intrigue.
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Langer, Adam The Salinger Contract Open Road Media 2013 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1151992. ISBN #1453297944 / 9781453297940. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Langer, Adam The Salinger Contract Open Road Media 2013 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1151992. ISBN #1453297944 / 9781453297940. (filed under: Fiction ) *
stock image, actual book may vary An enthralling literary mystery that connects some of the world s most famous authors from Norman Mailer and Truman Capote to B. Traven and J. D. Salinger to a sinister collector in Chicago Adam Langer, the narrator of this deft and wide-ranging novel by the author of the same name, tells the intertwining tales of two writers navigating a plot neither one of them could have ever imagined. There may be no other escape than to write their way out of it. Adam is a writer and stay-at-home dad in Bloomington, Indiana, drawn into an uneasy friendship with the charismatic and bestselling thriller author Conner Joyce. Conner is having trouble writing his next book, and when a menacing stranger approaches him with an odd and lucrative proposal, events quickly begin to spiral out of control. A novel of literary crimes and misdemeanors, The Salinger Contract will delight anyone who loves a fast-paced story told with humor, wit, and intrigue.
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Lansens, Lori Girls 2006 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1077883. ISBN #0316069035 / 9780316069038. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Lansens, Lori Girls 2006 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1077883. ISBN #0316069035 / 9780316069038. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Meet Rose and Ruby: sisters, best friends, confidantes, and conjoined twins. Since their birth, Rose and Ruby Darlen have been known simply as "the girls." They make friends, fall in love, have jobs, love their parents, and follow their dreams. But the Darlens are special. Now nearing their 30th birthday, they are history's oldest craniopagus twins, joined at the head by a spot the size of a bread plate. When Rose, the bookish sister, sets out to write her autobiography, it inevitably becomes the story of her short but extraordinary life with Ruby, the beautiful one. From their awkward first steps--Ruby's arm curled around Rose's neck, her foreshortened legs wrapped around Rose's hips--to the friendships they gradually build for themselves in the small town of Leaford, this is the profoundly affecting chronicle of an incomparable life journey. As Rose and Ruby's story builds to an unforgettable conclusion, Lansens aims at the heart of human experience--the hardship of loss and struggles for independence, and the fundamental joy of simply living a life. This is a breathtaking novel, one that no reader will soon forget, a heartrending story of love between sisters.
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LaPlante, Alice Turn Of Mind 2011 hardcover. Inscribed by Author. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1085013. ISBN #0802119778 / 9780802119773. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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LaPlante, Alice Turn Of Mind 2011 hardcover. Inscribed by Author. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1085013. ISBN #0802119778 / 9780802119773. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A stunning first novel, both literary and thriller, about a retired orthopedic surgeon with dementia, Turn of Mind has already received worldwide attention. With unmatched patience and a pulsating intensity, Alice LaPlante brings us deep into a brilliant woman s deteriorating mind, where the impossibility of recognizing reality can be both a blessing and a curse. As the book opens, Dr. Jennifer White s best friend, Amanda, who lived down the block, has been killed, and four fingers surgically removed from her hand. Dr. White is the prime suspect and she herself doesn t know whether she did it. Told in White s own voice, fractured and eloquent, a picture emerges of the surprisingly intimate, complex alliance between these life-long friends two proud, forceful women who were at times each other s most formidable adversaries. As the investigation into the murder deepens and White s relationships with her live-in caretaker and two grown children intensify, a chilling question lingers: is White s shattered memory preventing her from revealing the truth or helping her to hide it? A startling portrait of a disintegrating mind clinging to bits of reality through anger, frustration, shame, and unspeakable loss, Turn of Mind is a remarkable debut that examines the deception and frailty of memory and how it defines our very existence.
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Larsen, Nella Quicksand (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) Penguin Classics 2002 paperback. Previous owner written name present. Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1155163. ISBN #0141181273 / 9780141181271. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Larsen, Nella Quicksand (Penguin Twentieth-Century Classics) Penguin Classics 2002 paperback. Previous owner written name present. Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1155163. ISBN #0141181273 / 9780141181271. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Born to a white mother and an absent black father, and despised for her dark skin, Helga Crane has long had to fend for herself. As a young woman, Helga teaches at an all-black school in the South, but even here she feels different. Moving to Harlem and eventually to Denmark, she attempts to carve out a comfortable life and place for herself, but ends up back where she started, choosing emotional freedom that quickly translates into a narrow existence. Quicksand , Nella Larsen 's powerful first novel, has intriguing autobiographical parallels and at the same time invokes the international dimension of African American culture of the 1920s. It also evocatively portrays the racial and gender restrictions that can mark a life.
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Larsen, Nella Quicksand and Passing Rutgers University Press 1986 paperback. . Some underlining / highlighing but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1106850. ISBN #0813511704 / 9780813511702. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Larsen, Nella Quicksand and Passing Rutgers University Press 1986 paperback. . Some underlining / highlighing but good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1106850. ISBN #0813511704 / 9780813511702. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Nella Larsen's novels Quicksand 1928 and Passing 1929 document the historical realities of Harlem in the 1920s and shed a bright light on the social world of the black bourgeoisie. The novels' greatest appeal and achievement, however, is not sociological, but psychological. As noted in the editor's comprehensive introduction, Larsen takes the theme of psychic dualism, so popular in Harlem Renaissance fiction, to a higher and more complex level, displaying a sophisticated understanding and penetrating analysis of black female psychology.
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Larsson, Stieg Girl Who Played with Fire Vintage Books 2009 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1146343. ISBN #030745455X / 9780307454553. (keywords: Fiction) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Latiolais, Michelle Widow Stories Bellevue Literary Press 2011 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1143349. ISBN #1934137308 / 9781934137307. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Lauck, Jennifer Blackbird: A Childhood Lost And Found 2001 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1110166. ISBN #0671042564 / 9780671042561. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Lauck, Jennifer Blackbird: A Childhood Lost And Found 2001 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1110166. ISBN #0671042564 / 9780671042561. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary With the startling emotional immediacy of a fractured family photo album, Jennifer Lauck's incandescent memoir is the story of an ordinary girl growing up at the turn of the 1970s and the truly extraordinary circumstances of a childhood lost. Wrenching and unforgettable, Blackbird will carry your heart away. To young Jenny, the house on Mary Street was home -- the place where she was loved, a blue-sky world of Barbies, Bewitched, and the Beatles. Even her mother's pain from her mysterious illness could be patted away with powder and a kiss on the cheek. But when everything that Jenny had come to rely on begins to crumble, an odyssey of loss, loneliness, and a child's will to survive takes flight....
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Laurence, Margaret The Diviners (Phoenix Fiction) University of Chicago Press 1993 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1133702. ISBN #0226469352 / 9780226469355. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Laurence, Margaret The Diviners (Phoenix Fiction) University of Chicago Press 1993 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1133702. ISBN #0226469352 / 9780226469355. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In The Diviners , Morag Gunn, a middle aged writer who lives in a farmhouse on the Canadian prairie, struggles to understand the loneliness of her eighteen-year-old daughter. With unusual wit and depth, Morag recognizes that she needs solitude and work as much as she needs the love of her family. With an afterword by Margaret Atwood. "Mrs. Laurence's novel is both poetic and muscular, and her heroine is certainly one of the more humane, unglorified, unpolemical, believable women to have appeared in recent fiction." The New Yorker
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