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Phillips, Christi Rossetti Letter Pocket Books 2007 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1188767. ISBN #1416527389 / 9781416527381. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Phillips, Susan Elizabeth Lady Be Good: A Novel William Morrow Paperbacks 2011 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1109844. ISBN #0062028529 / 9780062028525. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Phillips, Susan Elizabeth Lady Be Good: A Novel William Morrow Paperbacks 2011 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1109844. ISBN #0062028529 / 9780062028525. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A sexy and whimsical modern fairy tale. Greensboro News Record The always-funny Susan Elizabeth Phillips has the heat turned up all the way for this one. Detroit Free Press The only four-time recipient of the Romance Writer s of America s prestigious Favorite Book of the Year Award, the incomparable Susan Elizabeth Phillips is one of America s most beloved authors and Lady Be Good is one of the perennial New York Times bestseller s hottest, funniest, and most delightfully wild romance novels . The uproarious tale of a proper English headmistress hell-bent on destroying her reputation and a disgraced Texas athlete playboy determined to salvage his own, Lady Be Good is funny, sexy, and irrefutable proof of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune s assertion that N ext to Tracy and Hepburn, no one does romantic comedy better than Susan Elizabeth Phillips.
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Phillips, Susan Elizabeth The Great Escape William Morrow 2012 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1146768. ISBN #006210618X / 9780062106186. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Picoult, Jodi Handle With Care Atria Books 2009 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1194966. ISBN #0743296419 / 9780743296410. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Picoult, Jodi Handle With Care Atria Books 2009 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1194966. ISBN #0743296419 / 9780743296410. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Things break all the time. Day breaks, waves break, voices break. Promises break. Hearts break. Every expectant parent will tell you that they don't want a perfect baby, just a healthy one. Charlotte and Sean O'Keefe would have asked for a healthy baby, too, if they'd been given the choice. Instead, their lives are made up of sleepless nights, mounting bills, the pitying stares of "luckier" parents, and maybe worst of all, the what-ifs. What if their child had been born healthy? But it's all worth it because Willow is, well, funny as it seems, perfect. She's smart as a whip, on her way to being as pretty as her mother, kind, brave, and for a five-year-old an unexpectedly deep source of wisdom. Willow is Willow, in sickness and in health. Everything changes, though, after a series of events forces Charlotte and her husband to confront the most serious what-ifs of all. What if Charlotte should have known earlier of Willow's illness? What if things could have been different? What if their beloved Willow had never been born? To do Willow justice, Charlotte must ask herself these questions and one more. What constitutes a valuable life? Emotionally riveting and profoundly moving, Handle with Care brings us into the heart of a family bound by an incredible burden, a desperate will to keep their ties from breaking, and, ultimately, a powerful capacity for love. Written with the grace and wisdom she's become famous for, beloved 1 New York Times bestselling author Jodi Picoult offers us an unforgettable novel about the fragility of life and the lengths we will go to protect it.
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Picoult, Jodi House Rules Atria 2010 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1191676. ISBN #0743296435 / 9780743296434. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Picoult, Jodi House Rules Atria 2010 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1191676. ISBN #0743296435 / 9780743296434. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Jacob Hunt is a teenager: brilliant at maths, wicked sense of humour, extraordinarily organised, hopeless at reading social cues. And Jacob has Asperger's. He is locked in his own world -- aware of the world outside, and wanting to make a connection. Jacob tries to be like everyone else, but doesn't know how. When his tutor is found dead, all the hallmark behaviours of Jacob's syndrome -- not looking someone in the eye, odd movements, inappropriate actions -- start looking a lot like guilt to the police. And Jacob's mother must ask herself the hardest question in the world: is her child capable of murder?
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Picoult, Jodi Leaving Time 2015 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1178006. ISBN #0345544943 / 9780345544940. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Picoult, Jodi Leaving Time 2015 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1178006. ISBN #0345544943 / 9780345544940. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Includes the novella Larger Than Life Throughout her blockbuster career, Jodi Picoult has seamlessly blended nuanced characters, riveting plots, and rich prose, brilliantly creating stories that not only provoke the mind but touch the flawed souls in all of us The Boston Globe . Now, in her highly anticipated new novel, she has delivered her most affecting work yet a book unlike anything she s written before. For more than a decade, Jenna Metcalf has never stopped thinking about her mother, Alice, who mysteriously disappeared in the wake of a tragic accident. Refusing to believe she was abandoned, Jenna searches for her mother regularly online and pores over the pages of Alice s old journals. A scientist who studied grief among elephants, Alice wrote mostly of her research among the animals she loved, yet Jenna hopes the entries will provide a clue to her mother s whereabouts. Desperate to find the truth, Jenna enlists two unlikely allies in her quest: Serenity Jones, a psychic who rose to fame finding missing persons, only to later doubt her gifts, and Virgil Stanhope, the jaded private detective who d originally investigated Alice s case along with the strange, possibly linked death of one of her colleagues. As the three work together to uncover what happened to Alice, they realize that in asking hard questions, they ll have to face even harder answers. As Jenna s memories dovetail with the events in her mother s journals, the story races to a mesmerizing finish. A deeply moving, gripping, and intelligent page-turner, Leaving Time is Jodi Picoult at the height of her powers. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader s Circle for author chats and more. Praise for Leaving Time Piercing and uplifting . . . a smart, accessible yarn with a suspenseful puzzle at its core. The Boston Globe Poignant . . . an entertaining tale about parental love, friendship, loss. The Washington Post A riveting drama. Us Weekly A moving tale. People A fast-paced, surprise-ending mystery. USA Today In Jenna, Jodi Picoult has created an unforgettable character who will easily endear herself to each and every reader. . . . Leaving Time may be her finest work yet. Bookreporter A captivating and emotional story. BookPage With plenty of twists and a surprising ending, Leaving Time explores the grieving process and what happens when we cannot move on. Woman s Day A moving and emotional story. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A truly engaging read . . . Full of the deep characters and multilayered story lines that have earned Picoult a spot in many readers hearts. Library Journal Delivers a powerhouse ending. Booklist Memorable and poignant. Publishers Weekly
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Picoult, Jodi Leaving Time Ballantine Books 2015 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1191605. ISBN #0345544943 / 9780345544940. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Picoult, Jodi Leaving Time Ballantine Books 2015 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1191605. ISBN #0345544943 / 9780345544940. (filed under: Fiction ) *
stock image, actual book may vary 1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER Includes the novella Larger Than Life Throughout her blockbuster career, Jodi Picoult has seamlessly blended nuanced characters, riveting plots, and rich prose, brilliantly creating stories that not only provoke the mind but touch the flawed souls in all of us The Boston Globe . Now, in her highly anticipated new novel, she has delivered her most affecting work yet a book unlike anything she s written before. For more than a decade, Jenna Metcalf has never stopped thinking about her mother, Alice, who mysteriously disappeared in the wake of a tragic accident. Refusing to believe she was abandoned, Jenna searches for her mother regularly online and pores over the pages of Alice s old journals. A scientist who studied grief among elephants, Alice wrote mostly of her research among the animals she loved, yet Jenna hopes the entries will provide a clue to her mother s whereabouts. Desperate to find the truth, Jenna enlists two unlikely allies in her quest: Serenity Jones, a psychic who rose to fame finding missing persons, only to later doubt her gifts, and Virgil Stanhope, the jaded private detective who d originally investigated Alice s case along with the strange, possibly linked death of one of her colleagues. As the three work together to uncover what happened to Alice, they realize that in asking hard questions, they ll have to face even harder answers. As Jenna s memories dovetail with the events in her mother s journals, the story races to a mesmerizing finish. A deeply moving, gripping, and intelligent page-turner, Leaving Time is Jodi Picoult at the height of her powers. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader s Circle for author chats and more. Praise for Leaving Time Piercing and uplifting . . . a smart, accessible yarn with a suspenseful puzzle at its core. The Boston Globe Poignant . . . an entertaining tale about parental love, friendship, loss. The Washington Post A riveting drama. Us Weekly A moving tale. People A fast-paced, surprise-ending mystery. USA Today In Jenna, Jodi Picoult has created an unforgettable character who will easily endear herself to each and every reader. . . . Leaving Time may be her finest work yet. Bookreporter A captivating and emotional story. BookPage With plenty of twists and a surprising ending, Leaving Time explores the grieving process and what happens when we cannot move on. Woman s Day A moving and emotional story. Pittsburgh Post-Gazette A truly engaging read . . . Full of the deep characters and multilayered story lines that have earned Picoult a spot in many readers hearts. Library Journal Delivers a powerhouse ending. Booklist Memorable and poignant. Publishers Weekly
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Picoult, Jodi Tenth Circle Atria Books 2006 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1194967. ISBN #0743496701 / 9780743496704. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Picoult, Jodi Tenth Circle Atria Books 2006 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1194967. ISBN #0743496701 / 9780743496704. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Jodi Picoult, the New York Times bestselling author of Vanishing Acts, offers her most powerful chronicle yet of an American family with a story that probes the unbreakable bond between parent and child -- and the dangerous repercussions of trying to play the hero. Trixie Stone is fourteen years old and in love for the first time. She's also the light of her father's life -- a straight-A student; a freshman in high school who is pretty and popular; a girl who's always looked up to Daniel Stone as a hero. Until, that is, her world is turned upside down with a single act of violence...and suddenly everything Trixie has believed about her family -- and herself -- seems to be a lie. For fifteen years, Daniel Stone has been an even-tempered, mild-mannered man: a stay-at-home dad to Trixie and a husband who has put his own career as a comic book artist behind that of his wife, Laura, who teaches Dante's Inferno at a local college. But years ago, he was completely different: growing up as the only white boy in an Eskimo village, he was teased mercilessly for the color of his skin. He learned to fight back: stealing, drinking, robbing, and cheating his way out of the Alaskan bush. To become part of a family, he reinvented himself, channeling his rage onto the page and burying his past completely...until now. Could the young boy who once made Trixie's face fill with light when he came to the door have been the one to end her childhood forever? She says that he is, and that is all it takes to make Daniel, a man with a history he has hidden even from his family, venture to hell and back in order to protect his daughter. The Tenth Circle looks at that delicate moment when a child learns that her parents don't know all of the answers and when being a good parent means letting go of your child. It asks whether you can reinvent yourself in the course of a lifetime or if your mistakes are carried forever -- if life is, as in any good comic book, a struggle to control good and evil, or if good and evil control you.
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Pierpont, Julia Among The Ten Thousand Things 2016 hardcover. Different cover than shown. Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1123593. ISBN #0812985346 / 9780812985344. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Pierpont, Julia Among The Ten Thousand Things 2016 hardcover. Different cover than shown. Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1123593. ISBN #0812985346 / 9780812985344. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY SAN FRANCISCO CHRONICLE AND THE HUFFINGTON POST Features an exclusive conversation between Julia Pierpont and Lena Dunham For fans of Jennifer Egan, Jonathan Franzen, Lorrie Moore, and Curtis Sittenfeld, Among the Ten Thousand Things is a dazzling first novel, a portrait of an American family on the cusp of irrevocable change, and a startlingly original story of love and time lost. Jack Shanley is a well-known New York artist, charming and vain, who doesn t mean to plunge his family into crisis. His wife, Deb, gladly left behind a difficult career as a dancer to raise the two children she adores. In the ensuing years, she has mostly avoided coming face-to-face with the weaknesses of the man she married. But then an anonymously sent package arrives in the mail: a cardboard box containing sheaves of printed emails chronicling Jack s secret life. The package is addressed to Deb, but it s delivered into the wrong hands: her children s. With this vertiginous opening begins a debut that is by turns funny, wise, and indescribably moving. As the Shanleys spin apart into separate orbits, leaving New York in an attempt to regain their bearings, fifteen-year-old Simon feels the allure of adult freedoms for the first time, while eleven-year-old Kay wanders precariously into a grown-up world she can t possibly understand. Writing with extraordinary precision, humor, and beauty, Julia Pierpont has crafted a timeless, hugely enjoyable novel about the bonds of family life their brittleness, and their resilience. Praise for Among the Ten Thousand Things A luscious, smart summer novel . . . by a blazingly talented young author. The New York Times Book Review This book is one of the funniest, and most emotionally honest, I ve read in a long time. Jonathan Safran Foer Obsessively compelling . . . emotionally sophisticated . . . Among the Ten Thousand Things rises above other novels for its imagined structure, sentence-by-sentence punch, and pure humanity. Vanity Fair Gripping . . . Pierpont brings this family of four to life in sharply observed detail. . . . An acute observer of social comedy, Ms. Pierpont has a keen eye for the absurd. The Wall Street Journal Pierpont s language is heart-stopping. . . . Between Pierpont s literary finesse and her captivating characters, Among the Ten Thousand Things reads like a page-turner. Entertainment Weekly grade: A A twisty, gripping story that packs an emotional wallop. O: The Oprah Magazine There are going to be as many ingenious twists and turns in this literary novel as there are in a top-notch work of suspense like Gone Girl . Maureen Corrigan, NPR s Fresh Air Tender, delicately perceptive . . . Pierpont s voice is wry and confident, and she is a fine anthropologist of New York life. The Washington Post Pierpont displays a precocious gift for language and observation. . . . She captures the minutiae of loneliness that pushes us away from each other and sometimes brings us back. San Francisco Chronicle
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Pierre, DBC Vernon God Little 2004 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1001969. ISBN #0156029987 / 9780156029988. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Pierre, DBC Vernon God Little 2004 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1001969. ISBN #0156029987 / 9780156029988. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary When sixteen kids are shot on high school grounds, everyone looks for someone to blame. Meet Vernon Little, under arrest at the sheriff's office, a teenager wearing nothing but yesterday's underwear and his prized logo sneakers. Moments after the shooter, his best buddy, turns the gun on himself, Vernon is pinned as an accomplice. Out for revenge are the townspeople, the cable news networks, and Deputy Vaine Gurie, a woman whose zeal for the Pritikin diet is eclipsed only by her appetite for barbecued ribs from the Bar-B-Chew Barn. So Vernon does what any red-blooded American teenager would do; he takes off for Mexico. Vernon God Little is a provocatively satirical, riotously funny look at violence, materialism, and the American media.
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Pine, Rachel Twins Of Tribeca 2006 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1137122. ISBN #1401360009 / 9781401360009. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Pine, Rachel Twins Of Tribeca 2006 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1137122. ISBN #1401360009 / 9781401360009. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Karen Jacobs has landed the job of a lifetime at New York s hottest film studio, Glorious Pictures, which is headed by a pair of famously competitive and ambitious brothers, Phil and Tony Waxman. The young publicist quickly finds herself with an all-access pass to the tantrums, whims, follies, neuroses, and unimaginable egos of the celebrities who star in Glorious s films -- but this comes as no surprise. It s the absolute insanity inside the company that knocks her for a loop. Extremely competitive and cutthroat, the Glorious executives continuously search for ways to outdo, outscheme, and outmaneuver each other in their attempts to impress the Waxmans. In the tradition of The Devil Wears Prada , real-life movie publicist Rachel Pine s razor-sharp satire captures perfectly the behind-the-scenes machinations of the film industry in all it
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Pinto, Jerry Em And The Big Hoom 2014 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1132809. ISBN #0143124765 / 9780143124764. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Pinto, Jerry Em And The Big Hoom 2014 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1132809. ISBN #0143124765 / 9780143124764. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The devastatingly original debut novel from a winner of the 2016 Windham-Campbell Prize for Fiction. Profoundly moving . . . I cannot remember when I last read something as touching as this. Amitav Ghosh, author of The Glass Palace First published by a small press in India, Jerry Pinto s debut novel has already taken the literary world by storm. Suffused with compassion, humor, and hard-won wisdom, Em and the Big Hoom is a modern masterpiece, and its American publication is certain to be one of the major literary events of the season. Meet Imelda and Augustine, or as our young narrator calls his unusual parents Em and the Big Hoom . Most of the time, Em smokes endless beedis and sings her way through life. She is the sun around which everyone else orbits. But as enchanting and high-spirited as she can be, when Em s bipolar disorder seizes her she becomes monstrous, sometimes with calamitous consequences for herself and others. This accomplished debut is graceful and urgent, with a one-of-a-kind voice that will stay with readers long after the last page.
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Pitkeathley, Jill Cassandra and Jane: A Jane Austen Novel William Morrow Paperbacks 2008 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1112053. ISBN #0061446394 / 9780061446399. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Pitkeathley, Jill Cassandra and Jane: A Jane Austen Novel William Morrow Paperbacks 2008 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1112053. ISBN #0061446394 / 9780061446399. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary They were beloved sisters and the best of friends. But Jane and Cassandra Austen suffered the same fate as many of the women of their era. Forced to spend their lives dependent on relatives, both financially and emotionally, the sisters spent their time together trading secrets, challenging each other's opinions, and rehearsing in myriad other ways the domestic dramas that Jane would later bring to fruition in her popular novels. For each sister suffered through painful romantic disappointments tasting passion, knowing great love, and then losing it while the other stood witness. Upon Jane's death, Cassandra deliberately destroyed her personal letters, thereby closing the door to the private life of the renowned novelist . . . until now. In Cassandra Jane , author Jill Pitkeathley ingeniously reimagines the unique and intimate relationship between two extraordinary siblings, reintroducing readers to one of the most intriguing figures in the world of literature, as seen through the eyes of the one person who knew her best.
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Pitkeathley, Jill Dearest Cousin Jane: A Jane Austen Novel William Morrow Paperbacks 2010 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1115068. ISBN #0061875988 / 9780061875984. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Pitkeathley, Jill Dearest Cousin Jane: A Jane Austen Novel William Morrow Paperbacks 2010 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1115068. ISBN #0061875988 / 9780061875984. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A well-researched and beautifully imagined novel .If Jane and the Austen family were not quite like this, they should have been. Ruth Rendell Dearest Cousin Jane by Jill Pitkeathley, the author of Cassandra and Jane , is an inventive reimagining of the intriguing and scandalous life lived by Jane Austen s cousin, Countess Eliza de Feuillide. The fact-based story of a remarkable woman whose progressive and passionate views on love and marriage greatly influenced Austen s work including such beloved novels as Pride and Prejudice and Sense and Sensibility Dearest Cousin Jane will fascinate and enchant readers interested in Victorian Era Britain and all lovers of Jane Austen literature and lore. Janet Aylmer, author of Darcy s Story , says, This novel brings a new and enjoyable dimension to our knowledge of Jane Austen s life and work.
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Pitlor, Heidi The Daylight Marriage Algonquin Books 2016 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1129907. ISBN #1616205318 / 9781616205317. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Pitlor, Heidi The Daylight Marriage Algonquin Books 2016 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1129907. ISBN #1616205318 / 9781616205317. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Hannah was tall and graceful, naturally pretty, spirited and impulsive, the upper-class young woman who picked, of all men, Lovell---the introverted climate scientist who thought he could change the world if he could just get everyone to listen to reason. After a magical honeymoon, they settled in the suburbs to raise their two children. But over the years, Lovell and Hannah's conversations have become charged with resentments and unspoken desires. She has become withdrawn. His work affords him a convenient distraction. And then, after one explosive argument, Hannah vanishes. For the first time, Lovell is forced to examine the trajectory of his marriage through the lens of memory. As he tries to piece together what happened to his wife--and to their life together--readers follow Hannah on that single day when a hasty decision proves irrevocable. With haunting intensity, a seamless balance of wit and heartbreak, and the emotional acuity that author Heidi Pitlor brings to every page, The Daylight Marriage mines the dark and delicate nature of a marriage. A page-turning exploration of unexpressed love and unnecessary loss. Riveting and heartbreaking. -Geraldine Brooks, author of Caleb's Crossing In The Daylight Marriage, there are two mysteries--the whereabouts of a missing woman and the vagaries of the human heart. Heidi Pitlor explores both of these enigmas with equal mastery, merging a shocking crime story with an incisive portrait of a failed marriage. The result is a novel that is fast-moving, emotionally complex, and ultimately heartbreaking. -Tom Perrotta, author of Nine Inches Pitlor brings forth the emotions that surge beneath the surface with the precision and power of a conductor . . . This powerful analysis of how dreams become nightmares will make readers want to hold their loved ones close. -Booklist, starred review
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Pitre, Michael Fives And Twenty-Fives Bloomsbury 2014 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1169061. ISBN #1632864975 / 9781632864970. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Pittman, Joseph Memory Tree 2013 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1114674. ISBN #075828943X / 9780758289438. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Pittman, Joseph Memory Tree 2013 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1114674. ISBN #075828943X / 9780758289438. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Can they look to the future and still celebrate the past? As the holidays descend upon Linden Corners with a flurry of cooking, shopping, and visitors, young Janey Sullivan is worried her Christmas traditions may get lost in the mix. Though she loves her adoptive father, Brian Duncan, she longs for her birth parents and questions her past. But an unexpected yuletide visitor may have just the answers she needs. Haunted by the loss of his soul mate, Brian is reluctant to test the waters of the dating pool. He hardly has time to think about it anyway until newcomer Trina Winter arrives in town. Now, as life moves on for everyone around him, Brian begins to wonder if he can do the same. And as they grapple with the pain of the past, Janey, Brian, and Trina will each learn to make the changes that could lead to a bright new future and perhaps the family they've always dreamed of. "A heartwarming slice of small town life the perfect holiday read." USA Today "A lovely Christmas story and a wonderful place to visit at Christmas or anytime." RT Book Reviews 4 stars "This gentle read is big on heart." Library Journal on A Christmas Wish
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Pitts, Leonard Jr. Freeman 2012 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1037955. ISBN #1932841644 / 9781932841640. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Pitts, Leonard Jr. Freeman 2012 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1037955. ISBN #1932841644 / 9781932841640. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Freeman , the new novel by Leonard Pitts, Jr., takes place in the first few months following the Confederate surrender and the assassination of Abraham Lincoln. Upon learning of Lee's surrender, Sam--a runaway slave who once worked for the Union Army--decides to leave his safe haven in Philadelphia and set out on foot to return to the war-torn South. What compels him on this almost-suicidal course is the desire to find his wife, the mother of his only child, whom he and their son left behind 15 years earlier on the Mississippi farm to which they all "belonged." At the same time, Sam's wife, Tilda, is being forced to walk at gunpoint with her owner and two of his other slaves from the charred remains of his Mississippi farm into Arkansas, in search of an undefined place that would still respect his entitlements as slaveowner and Confederate officer. The book's third main character, Prudence, is a fearless, headstrong white woman of means who leaves her Boston home for Buford, Mississippi, to start a school for the former bondsmen, and thus honor her father s dying wish. At bottom, Freeman is a love story--sweeping, generous, brutal, compassionate, patient--about the feelings people were determined to honor, despite the enormous constraints of the times. It is this aspect of the book that should ensure it a strong, vocal, core audience of African-American women, who will help propel its likely critical acclaim to a wider audience. At the same time, this book addresses several themes that are still hotly debated today, some 145 years after the official end of the Civil War. Like Cold Mountain , Freeman illuminates the times and places it describes from a fresh perspective, with stunning results. It has the potential to become a classic addition to the literature dealing with this period. Few other novels so powerfully capture the pathos and possibility of the era particularly as it reflects the ordeal of the black slaves grappling with the promise--and the terror--of their new status as free men and women.
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Plaidy, Jean For a Queen's Love (The Story Of The Royal Wives Of Philip II) Three Rivers Press 2010 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1143767. ISBN #0307346226 / 9780307346223. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Plaidy, Jean The Courts of Love: The Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (A Queens of England Novel) Broadway Books 2006 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1135717. ISBN #1400082501 / 9781400082506. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Plaidy, Jean The Courts of Love: The Story of Eleanor of Aquitaine (A Queens of England Novel) Broadway Books 2006 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1135717. ISBN #1400082501 / 9781400082506. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary When I look back over my long and tempestuous life , I can see that much of what happened to me my triumphs and most of my misfortunes was due to my passionate relationships with men. I was a woman who considered herself their equal and in many ways their superior but it seemed that I depended on them, while seeking to be the dominant partner an attitude which could hardly be expected to bring about a harmonious existence. Eleanor of Aquitaine was revered for her superior intellect, extraordinary courage, and fierce loyalty. She was equally famous for her turbulent relationships, which included marriages to the kings of both France and England. As a child, Eleanor reveled in her beloved grandfather s Courts of Love, where troubadours sang of romantic devotion and passion filled the air. In 1137, at the age of fifteen, Eleanor became Duchess of Aquitaine, the richest province in Europe. A union with Louis VII allowed her to ascend the French throne, yet he was a tepid and possessive man and no match for a young woman raised in the Courts of Love. When Eleanor met the magnetic Henry II, the first Plantagenet King of England, their stormy pairing set great change in motion and produced many sons and daughters, two of whom would one day reign in their own right. In this majestic and sweeping story, set against a backdrop of medieval politics, intrigue, and strife, Jean Plaidy weaves a tapestry of love, passion, betrayal, and heartbreak and reveals the life of a most remarkable woman whose iron will and political savvy enabled her to hold her own against the most powerful men of her time.
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