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Mortimer, Penelope Pumpkin Eater 1975 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1116486. ISBN #0913780111 / 9780913780114. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Mortimer, Penelope Pumpkin Eater 1975 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1116486. ISBN #0913780111 / 9780913780114. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The Pumpkin Eater is a surreal black comedy about the wages of adulthood and the pitfalls of parenthood. A nameless woman speaks, at first from the precarious perch of a therapist s couch, and her smart, wry, confiding, immensely sympathetic voice immediately captures and holds our attention. She is the mother of a vast, swelling brood of children, also nameless, and the wife of a successful screenwriter, Jake Armitage. The Armitages live in the city, but they are building a great glass tower in the country in which to settle down and live happily ever after. But could that dream be nothing more than a sentimental delusion? At the edges of vision the spectral children come and go, while our heroine, alert to the countless gradations of depression and the innumerable forms of betrayal, tries to make sense of it all: doctors, husbands, movie stars, bodies, grocery lists, nursery rhymes, messes, aging parents, memories, dreams, and breakdowns. How to pull it all together? Perhaps you start by falling apart.
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Morton, Kate Distant Hours Washington Square Press 2011 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1150154. ISBN #1439152799 / 9781439152799. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Morton, Kate Distant Hours Washington Square Press 2011 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1150154. ISBN #1439152799 / 9781439152799. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The 1 internationally bestselling author of The Forgotten Garden mesmerizes readers with this haunting tale of long-buried secrets and the twists of fate that can alter lives forever. It starts with a letter, lost for half a century and unexpectedly delivered to Edie s mother on a Sunday afternoon. The letter leads Edie to Milderhurst Castle, where the eccentric Blythe spinsters live and where, she discovers, her mother was billeted during World War II. The elder Blythe sisters are twins and have spent most of their lives caring for their younger sister, Juniper, who hasn t been the same since her fianc jilted her in 1941. Inside the decaying castle, Edie searches for her mother s past but soon learns there are other secrets hidden in its walls. The truth of what happened in the distant hours has been waiting a long time for someone to find it. In this enthralling romantic thriller, Morton pays homage to the classics of gothic fiction, spinning a rich and intricate web of mystery, suspense, and lost love.
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Morton, Kate House at Riverton Washington Square Press 2009 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1144177. ISBN #1416550534 / 9781416550532. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Morton, Kate Secret Keeper Atria Books 2012 hardcover. Shows wear. Book Club Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Acceptable. JACKET COND: Used; Acceptable. Book #or1147620. ISBN #1439152802 / 9781439152805. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Morton, Kate Secret Keeper Washington Square Press 2012 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1150162. ISBN #1439152810 / 9781439152812. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Mount, Ferdinand Jem (And Sam) 2000 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1088185. ISBN #0786707453 / 9780786707454. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Mount, Ferdinand Jem (And Sam) 2000 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1088185. ISBN #0786707453 / 9780786707454. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Although Jeremiah Mount receives only passing notice in the celebrated diary of Samuel Pepys, in Jem's own memoirs Sam figures significantly and large -- not as a fellow clerk in Oliver Cromwell's government but as an ill-natured, galling colleague and measly mouse of a man who sets the professionally envious Jem on a hapless path of revenge. Their personal destinies criss-crossing to wildly ironic ends, Jem and Sam not only pursue worldly successes and their erotic whims in a bustling, boisterous city of London. They also survive war, rebellion, pestilence, and the Great Fire. Less fortunately, in his final bid for literary fame, Jem falls into a fatal vat of boiling ink, but not before recounting the adventures in this rollicking novel's marvelous fabrication of a man and his times.
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Muhlbach, L. Berlin And San-Souci; Or Frederick The Great And His Friends hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or977723. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Mukherjee, Bharati Holder Of The World 1994 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1096372. ISBN #0449909662 / 9780449909669. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Mukherjee, Bharati Holder Of The World 1994 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1096372. ISBN #0449909662 / 9780449909669. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary "An amazing literary feat and a masterpiece of storytelling. Once again, Bharati Mukherjee prove she is one of our foremost writers, with the literary muscles to weave both the future and the past into a tale that is singularly intelligent and provocative." --AMY TAN This is the remarkable story of Hannah Easton, a unique woman born in the American colonies in 1670, "a person undreamed of in Puritan society." Inquisitive, vital and awake to her own possibilities, Hannah travels to Mughal, India, with her husband, and English trader. There, she sets her own course, "translating" herself into the Salem Bibi, the white lover of a Hindu raja. It is also the story of Beigh Masters, born in New England in the mid-twentieth century, an "asset hunter" who stumbles on the scattered record of her distant relative's life while tracking a legendary diamond. As Beigh pieces together details of Hannah's journeys, she finds herself drawn into the most intimate and spellbinding fabric of that remote life, confirming her belief that with "sufficient passion and intelligence, we can decontrsuct the barriers of time and geography...."
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Mukherjee, Neel A State of Freedom: A Novel W. W. Norton & Company 2018 hardcover. First Edition. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1129919. ISBN #0393292908 / 9780393292909. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Mukherjee, Neel A State of Freedom: A Novel W. W. Norton & Company 2018 hardcover. First Edition. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1129919. ISBN #0393292908 / 9780393292909. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary What happens when one attempts to exchange the life one is given for something better? Can we transform the possibilities we are born into? In this stunning novel, prize-winning author Neel Mukherjee wrests open the central, defining events of our century: displacement and migration. Five characters, in very different circumstances from a domestic cook in Mumbai, to a vagrant and his dancing bear, to a girl who escapes terror in her home village for a new life in the city find out the meanings of dislocation and the desire for more. Set in contemporary India and moving between the reality of this world and the shadow of another, this novel of multiple narratives formally daring, fierce, but full of pity delivers a devastating and haunting exploration of the unquenchable human urge to strive for a different life.
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Mulcahy, Greg Out of Work Alfred A. Knopf 1993 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Like New. JACKET COND: Used; Like New. Book #or1147274. ISBN #0679419675 / 9780679419679. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Mullen, Thomas Last Town On Earth Random House Trade Paperbacks 2007 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1152159. ISBN #0812975928 / 9780812975925. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Mullen, Thomas Last Town On Earth Random House Trade Paperbacks 2007 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1152159. ISBN #0812975928 / 9780812975925. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Set against the backdrop of one of the most virulent epidemics that America ever experienced the 1918 flu epidemic Thomas Mullen s powerful, sweeping first novel is a tale of morality in a time of upheaval. Deep in the mist-shrouded forests of the Pacific Northwest is a small mill town called Commonwealth, conceived as a haven for workers weary of exploitation. For Philip Worthy, the adopted son of the town s founder, it is a haven in another sense as the first place in his life he s had a loving family to call his own. And yet, the ideals that define this outpost are being threatened from all sides. A world war is raging, and with the fear of spies rampant, the loyalty of all Americans is coming under scrutiny. Meanwhile, another shadow has fallen across the region in the form of a deadly illness striking down vast swaths of surrounding communities. When Commonwealth votes to quarantine itself against contagion, guards are posted at the single road leading in and out of town, and Philip Worthy is among them. He will be unlucky enough to be on duty when a cold, hungry, tired and apparently ill soldier presents himself at the town s doorstep begging for sanctuary. The encounter that ensues, and the shots that are fired, will have deafening reverberations throughout Commonwealth, escalating until every human value love, patriotism, community, family, friendship not to mention the town s very survival, is imperiled. Inspired by a little-known historical footnote regarding towns that quarantined themselves during the 1918 epidemic, The Last Town on Earth is a remarkably moving and accomplished debut. From th
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Mulock, Miss John Halifax, Gentleman hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1050420. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Munaweera, Nayomi Island of a Thousand Mirrors St. Martin's Press 2014 paperback. Signed by Author. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1072542. ISBN #125004393X / 9781250043931. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Munaweera, Nayomi Island of a Thousand Mirrors St. Martin's Press 2014 paperback. Signed by Author. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1072542. ISBN #125004393X / 9781250043931. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Before violence tore apart the tapestry of Sri Lanka and turned its pristine beaches red, there were two families. Yasodhara tells the story of her own Sinhala family, rich in love, with everything they could ask for. As a child in idyllic Colombo, Yasodhara's and her siblings' lives are shaped by social hierarchies, their parents' ambitions, teenage love and, subtly, the differences between Tamil and Sinhala people; but the peace is shattered by the tragedies of war. Yasodhara's family escapes to Los Angeles. But Yasodhara's life has already become intertwined with a young Tamil girl's Saraswathie is living in the active war zone of Sri Lanka, and hopes to become a teacher. But her dreams for the future are abruptly stamped out when she is arrested by a group of Sinhala soldiers and pulled into the very heart of the conflict that she has tried so hard to avoid a conflict that, eventually, will connect her and Yasodhara in unexpected ways. Nayomi Munaweera's Island of a Thousand Mirrors is an emotionally resonant saga of cultural heritage, heartbreaking conflict and deep family bonds. Narrated in two unforgettably authentic voices and spanning the entirety of the decades-long civil war, it offers an unparalleled portrait of a beautiful land during its most difficult moment by a spellbinding new literary talent who promises tremendous things to come.
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Munroe, Jim Everyone in Silico Thunder's Mouth Press 2002 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1135651. ISBN #1568582404 / 9781568582405. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Munroe, Jim Everyone in Silico Thunder's Mouth Press 2002 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1135651. ISBN #1568582404 / 9781568582405. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary What happens when the cyberworld becomes more important than the real world . . . ? Modern citizens in 2036 are willing to give up a lot for guaranteed sunshine, a life with no wasted hours. A life free of crime and disease. A life that ends when you want it to, not when some faceless entity decides it's your time. Those who don't buy in -- the poor, the old, the paranoid -- have to watch as their loved ones, their friends and their jobs leave the city. They have to watch as the latest prestige technology, Self, changes everything -- not just the world, but humanity itself. Everyone seems to be downloading his personality into the Self world, leaving the "meat" behind. On the bright side, the rents have dropped. And in several unexpected ways, resistance is growing . . . things come to a head when a grandmother, searching for the 12-year-old boy in her charge who has gone over to Self, reactivates her army-issued bodysuit -- transforming her into a vengeful, and nearly unstoppable, saver of souls.
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Murakami, Haruki 1Q84 2011 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or1152786. ISBN #0307593312 / 9780307593313. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Murakami, Haruki 1Q84 2011 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or1152786. ISBN #0307593312 / 9780307593313. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Murakami is like a magician who explains what he s doing as he performs the trick and still makes you believe he has supernatural powers . . . But while anyone can tell a story that resembles a dream, it's the rare artist, like this one, who can make us feel that we are dreaming it ourselves. The New York Times Book Review The year is 1984 and the city is Tokyo. A young woman named Aomame follows a taxi driver s enigmatic suggestion and begins to notice puzzling discrepancies in the world around her. She has entered, she realizes, a parallel existence, which she calls 1Q84 Q is for question mark. A world that bears a question. Meanwhile, an aspiring writer named Tengo takes on a suspect ghostwriting project. He becomes so wrapped up with the work and its unusual author that, soon, his previously placid life begins to come unraveled. As Aomame s and Tengo s narratives converge over the course of this single year, we learn of the profound and tangled connections that bind them ever closer: a beautiful, dyslexic teenage girl with a unique vision; a mysterious religious cult that instigated a shoot-out with the metropolitan police; a reclusive, wealthy dowager who runs a shelter for abused women; a hideously ugly private investigator; a mild-mannered yet ruthlessly efficient bodyguard; and a peculiarly insistent television-fee collector. A love story, a mystery, a fantasy, a novel of self-discovery, a dystopia to rival George Orwell s 1Q84 is Haruki Murakami s most ambitious undertaking yet: an instant best seller in his native Japan, and a tremendous feat of imagination from one of our mos
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Murakami, Haruki The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Vintage International 1998 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1153085. ISBN #0679775439 / 9780679775430. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Murakami, Haruki The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Vintage 1998 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1153221. ISBN #0679775439 / 9780679775430. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Murakami, Haruki The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle Vintage 1998 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1153221. ISBN #0679775439 / 9780679775430. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Japan's most highly regarded novelist now vaults into the first ranks of international fiction writers with this heroically imaginative novel, which is at once a detective story, an account of a disintegrating marriage, and an excavation of the buried secrets of World War II. In a Tokyo suburb a young man named Toru Okada searches for his wife's missing cat. Soon he finds himself looking for his wife as well in a netherworld that lies beneath the placid surface of Tokyo. As these searches intersect, Okada encounters a bizarre group of allies and antagonists: a psychic prostitute; a malevolent yet mediagenic politician; a cheerfully morbid sixteen-year-old-girl; and an aging war veteran who has been permanently changed by the hideous things he witnessed during Japan's forgotten campaign in Manchuria. Gripping, prophetic, suffused with comedy and menace, The Wind-Up Bird Chronicle is a tour de force equal in scope to the masterpieces of Mishima and Pync
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Murdoch, Iris Fairly Honourable Defeat hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1114910. ISBN #0670305332 / 9780670305339. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Murdoch, Iris The Green Knight Penguin Books 1995 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1153683. ISBN #0140243372 / 9780140243376. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Murdoch, Iris The Green Knight Penguin Books 1995 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1153683. ISBN #0140243372 / 9780140243376. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Full of suspense, humor, and symbolism, this magnificently crafted and magical novel replays biblical and medieval themes in contemporary London. An attempt by the sharp, feral, and uncommonly intelligent Lucas Graffe to murder his sensual and charismatic half-brother Clement is interrupted by a stranger whom Lucas strikes and leaves for dead. When the stranger mysteriously reappears, with specific demands for reparation, the Graffes circle of idiosyncratic family and friends is disrupted for the demands are bizarre, intrusive, and ultimately fatal.
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Murphy, Louise True Story Of Hansel And Gretel: A Novel Of War And Survival 2003 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1101768. ISBN #0142003077 / 9780142003077. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Murphy, Louise True Story Of Hansel And Gretel: A Novel Of War And Survival 2003 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1101768. ISBN #0142003077 / 9780142003077. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In the last months of the Nazi occupation of Poland, two children are left by their father and stepmother to find safety in a dense forest. Because their real names will reveal their Jewishness, they are renamed "Hansel" and "Gretel." They wander in the woods until they are taken in by Magda, an eccentric and stubborn old woman called "witch" by the nearby villagers. Magda is determined to save them, even as a German officer arrives in the village with his own plans for the children. Combining classic themes of fairy tales and war literature, this haunting novel of journey and survival, of redemption and memory, powerfully depicts how war is experienced by families and especially by children, and tells a resonant, riveting story.
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