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McGinniss, Joe Carousel Court Simon & Schuster 2016 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1062278. ISBN #1476791279 / 9781476791272. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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McGinniss, Joe Carousel Court Simon & Schuster 2016 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1062278. ISBN #1476791279 / 9781476791272. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Finalist for the 2016 Kirkus Prize for Fiction An Indie Next Selection One of USA TODAY s Hottest Books One of New York magazine s 8 Books You Need to Read A fearless novel about a family and a society on the brink Harrowing but, against all odds, ultimately tender. O, The Oprah Magazine Fast Foreboding This couple will stop at nothing to keep their house and marriage afloat .McGinniss spins an edgy tale, often laced with a reporter s eye for the little details that make characters pop. The Washington Post Riveting McGinniss is poised to become one of our sharpest observers of life in America at the start of the twenty-first century. Kirkus Reviews starred review Here is one of the most engrossing, unnerving, and exhilarating novels in recent memory. It comes to us from Joe McGinniss Jr., whose first book, The Delivery Man , was a national bestseller that critics hailed as searing The New York Times Book Review , compelling The Washington Post , and reminiscent of Joan Didion Janet Fitch . Now, after spending the better part of a decade at work, McGinniss returns with another viscerally absorbing look at the seductive and destructive cutting edge of modern life, this time through the lens of marriage. Carousel Court is the story of Nick and Phoebe Maguire, a young couple who move cross-country to Southern California in search of a fresh start for themselves and their infant son following a trauma. But they arrive at the worst possible economic time. Instead of landing in a beachside property, Nick and Phoebe find themselves cemented into the dark heart of foreclosure alley, surrounded by neighbors being drowned by their underwater homes who set fire to their belongings, flee in the dead of night, and eye one another with suspicion while keeping shotguns by their beds. Trapped, broke, and increasingly desperate, Nick and Phoebe each devise their own plan to claw their way back into the middle class and beyond. Hatched under one roof, their two separate, secret agendas will inevitably collide. Combining the excruciating honesty of Richard Yates s Revolutionary Road with the social urgency of George Packer s The Unwinding , Carousel Court is a blistering and unforgettable vision of contemporary life. It has the ambition of our most serious literary work and the soul of a thriller, managing to be simultaneously sexy, scary, and powerfully moving. Most of all, it offers an unflinching portrait of modern marriage in a nation scarred by vanished jobs, abandoned homes, psychotropic cure-alls, infidelity via iPhone, and ruthless choices. No matter what kind of relationship you are in, it will leave you simultaneously gutted and grateful for your own good fortune if perhaps curious what your partner is really up to on that electronic device across the living room.
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McGinniss, Joe Jr. Carousel Court 2016 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1110607. ISBN #1476791279 / 9781476791272. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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McGinniss, Joe Jr. Carousel Court 2016 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1110607. ISBN #1476791279 / 9781476791272. (filed under: Fiction ) *
stock image, actual book may vary Finalist for the 2016 Kirkus Prize for Fiction An Indie Next Selection One of USA TODAY s Hottest Books One of New York magazine s 8 Books You Need to Read A fearless novel about a family and a society on the brink Harrowing but, against all odds, ultimately tender. O, The Oprah Magazine Fast Foreboding This couple will stop at nothing to keep their house and marriage afloat .McGinniss spins an edgy tale, often laced with a reporter s eye for the little details that make characters pop. The Washington Post Riveting McGinniss is poised to become one of our sharpest observers of life in America at the start of the twenty-first century. Kirkus Reviews starred review Here is one of the most engrossing, unnerving, and exhilarating novels in recent memory. It comes to us from Joe McGinniss Jr., whose first book, The Delivery Man , was a national bestseller that critics hailed as searing The New York Times Book Review , compelling The Washington Post , and reminiscent of Joan Didion Janet Fitch . Now, after spending the better part of a decade at work, McGinniss returns with another viscerally absorbing look at the seductive and destructive cutting edge of modern life, this time through the lens of marriage. Carousel Court is the story of Nick and Phoebe Maguire, a young couple who move cross-country to Southern California in search of a fresh start for themselves and their infant son following a trauma. But they arrive at the worst possible economic time. Instead of landing in a beachside property, Nick and Phoebe find themselves cemented into the dark heart of foreclosure alley, surrounded by neighbors being drowned by their underwater homes who set fire to their belongings, flee in the dead of night, and eye one another with suspicion while keeping shotguns by their beds. Trapped, broke, and increasingly desperate, Nick and Phoebe each devise their own plan to claw their way back into the middle class and beyond. Hatched under one roof, their two separate, secret agendas will inevitably collide. Combining the excruciating honesty of Richard Yates s Revolutionary Road with the social urgency of George Packer s The Unwinding , Carousel Court is a blistering and unforgettable vision of contemporary life. It has the ambition of our most serious literary work and the soul of a thriller, managing to be simultaneously sexy, scary, and powerfully moving. Most of all, it offers an unflinching portrait of modern marriage in a nation scarred by vanished jobs, abandoned homes, psychotropic cure-alls, infidelity via iPhone, and ruthless choices. No matter what kind of relationship you are in, it will leave you simultaneously gutted and grateful for your own good fortune if perhaps curious what your partner is really up to on that electronic device across the living room.
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McGovern, Cammie Eye Contact 2007 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1055983. ISBN #0143038907 / 9780143038900. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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McGovern, Cammie Eye Contact 2007 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1055983. ISBN #0143038907 / 9780143038900. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Read Cammie McGovern's posts on the Penguin Blog Like The Lovely Bones and The Curious Incident of the Dog in the Night-Time , Cammie McGovern s breakout novel is at once a hypnotic thriller and an affecting portrait of people as real as our next-door neighbors. In Eye Contact , two children vanish in the woods behind their elementary school. Hours later, nine-year-old Adam is found alive, the sole witness to his playmate s murder. But because Adam has autism, he is a silent witness. Only his mother, Cara, can help decode his behavior for the police. As the suspense ratchets, Eye Contact becomes a heart-stopping exploration of the bond between a mother and a very special child.
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McGovern, Milton Colette Of The Fields And Other Short Stories, And Poems 1920 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1112971. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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McGregor, Jon If Nobody Speaks Of Remarkable Things 2003 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. Ex-Library Copy. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1132802. ISBN #0618344586 / 9780618344581. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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McGregor, Jon If Nobody Speaks Of Remarkable Things 2003 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. Ex-Library Copy. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1132802. ISBN #0618344586 / 9780618344581. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Risky in conception, hip and yet soulful, this is a prose poem of a novel -- intense, lyrical, and highly evocative -- with a mystery at its center, which keeps the reader in suspense until the final page. In a tour de force that could be described as Altmanesque, we are invited into the private lives of the residents of a quiet urban street in England over the course of a single day. In delicate, intricately observed closeup, we witness the hopes, fears, and unspoken despairs of a diverse community: the man with painfully scarred hands who tried in vain to save his wife from a burning house and who must now care for his young daughter alone; a group of young clubgoers just home from an all-night rave, sweetly high and mulling over vague dreams; the nervous young man at number 18 who collects weird urban junk and is haunted by the specter of unrequited love. The tranquillity of the street is shattered at day's end when a terrible accident occurs. This tragedy and an utterly surprising twist provide the momentum for the book. But it is the author's exquisite rendering of the ordinary, the everyday, that gives this novel its freshness, its sense of beauty, wonder, and hope. Rarely does a writer appear with so much music and poetry -- so much vision -- that he can make the world seem new.
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McGuane, Thomas Driving On The Rim 2010 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1085308. ISBN #1400041554 / 9781400041558. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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McGuane, Thomas Driving On The Rim 2010 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1085308. ISBN #1400041554 / 9781400041558. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary From one of America s most acclaimed literary figures an important as well as brilliant novelist The New York Times Book Review a major new novel that hilariously takes the pulse of our times. The unforgettable voyager of this dark comic journey is I. B. Berl Pickett, M.D., the die of whose uncharmed life was probably cast as soon as his mother got the bright idea to name him after Irving Berlin. The boyhood insults to any chance of normalcy piled on apace thereafter: the traumatizing, spasmodic spectacle of Pentecostalist Sunday worship; the socially inhibitory accompaniment of his parents on their itinerant rug-shampooing business; the undue technical advancement and emotional retardation that ensued from his erotic initiation at the hands of his aunt. What would have become of this soul had he not gone to medical school, thanks to the surrogate parenting of a local physician and solitary bird hunter? But there is meaning to life beyond professional accreditation, even in the noblest of callings. Berl s been on a mission to find it these past few years, though with scant equipment or basis for hope. Hard to say for the moment anyway whether his mission has been aided or set back by his having fallen under suspicion of negligent homicide in the death of his former lover. All the same, being ostracized by virtually all his colleagues at the clinic gives him something to chew on: the reality of small-town living as total surveillance more than any semblance of fellowship, even among folks you ve known your whole life. Fortunately, for Berl, it doesn t take a village. And he will find his deliverance in continuing to practice medicine one way or another, as well as in the few human connections he has made, wittingly or not, over the years. The landscape, too, will furnish a hint in what might yet prove, if not a certifiable epiphany, a semi-spiritual awakening in I. B. Pickett, M.D., the inglorious but sole hero of Thomas McGuane s uproarious and profound exploration of the threads by which we all are hanging.
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McGuire, Jamie Beautiful Disaster: A Novel (Beautiful Disaster Series) Atria Books 2012 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1135246. ISBN #1476712042 / 9781476712048. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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McGuire, Jamie Beautiful Disaster: A Novel (Beautiful Disaster Series) Atria Books 2012 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1135246. ISBN #1476712042 / 9781476712048. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The new Abby Abernathy is a good girl. She doesn t drink or swear, and she has the appropriate number of cardigans in her wardrobe. Abby believes she has enough distance from the darkness of her past, but when she arrives at college with her best friend, her path to a new beginning is quickly challenged by Eastern University s Walking One-Night Stand. Travis Maddox, lean, cut, and covered in tattoos, is exactly what Abby wants and needs to avoid. He spends his nights winning money in a floating fight ring, and his days as the ultimate college campus charmer. Intrigued by Abby s resistance to his appeal, Travis tricks her into his daily life with a simple bet. If he loses, he must remain abstinent for a month. If Abby loses, she must live in Travis s apartment for the same amount of time. Either way, Travis has no idea that he has met his match.
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McHugh, Laura Weight Of Blood 2014 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1036527. ISBN #0812995201 / 9780812995206. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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McHugh, Laura Weight Of Blood 2014 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1036527. ISBN #0812995201 / 9780812995206. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary For fans of Gillian Flynn, Scott Smith, and Daniel Woodrell comes a gripping, suspenseful novel about two mysterious disappearances a generation apart. INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS AWARD WINNER AND BARRY AWARD NOMINEE FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BOOKPAGE The town of Henbane sits deep in the Ozark Mountains. Folks there still whisper about Lucy Dane s mother, a bewitching stranger who appeared long enough to marry Carl Dane and then vanished when Lucy was just a child. Now on the brink of adulthood, Lucy experiences another loss when her friend Cheri disappears and is then found murdered, her body placed on display for all to see. Lucy s family has deep roots in the Ozarks, part of a community that is fiercely protective of its own. Yet despite her close ties to the land, and despite her family s influence, Lucy darkly beautiful as her mother was is always thought of by those around her as her mother s daughter. When Cheri disappears, Lucy is haunted by the two lost girls the mother she never knew and the friend she couldn t save and sets out with the help of a local boy, Daniel, to uncover the mystery behind Cheri s death. What Lucy discovers is a secret that pervades the secluded Missouri hills, and beyond that horrific revelation is a more personal one concerning what happened to her mother more than a decade earlier. The Weight of Blood is an urgent look at the dark side of a bucolic landscape beyond the arm of the law, where a person can easily disappear without a trace. Laura McHugh proves herself a masterly storyteller who has created a harsh and tangled terrain as alive and unforgettable as the characters who inhabit it. Her mesmerizing debut is a compelling exploration of the meaning of family: the sacrifices we make, the secrets we keep, and the lengths to which we will go to protect the ones we love. Praise for The Weight of Blood An expertly crafted thriller. Entertainment Weekly, The Must List Haunting . . . a riveting debut. Los Angeles Times Laura McHugh s atmospheric debut . . . conjures a menacingly beautiful Ozark setting and a nest of poisonous family secrets reminiscent of Daniel Woodrell s Winter s Bone . Vogue Fantastic . . . a mile-a-minute thriller. The Dallas Morning News Gripping . . . Her prose will not only keep readers turning the pages but also paints a real and believable portrait of the connections, alliances, and sacrifices that underpin rural, small-town life. . . . Strongly recommended for readers who enjoy thrillers by authors such as Laura Lippman and Tana French. Library Journal starred review The sinister tone builds relentlessly. The Plain Dealer Rich in character and atmosphere . . . This is one you won t want to miss. Karin Slaughter Daniel Woodrell better watch his back. . . . Weight of Blood is a tense, taut novel and a truly remarkable debut. . . . A suspenseful thrill ride that satisfies in all the right ways. BookPage
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McHugh, Laura Weight Of Blood 2015 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1131152. ISBN #0812985338 / 9780812985337. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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McHugh, Laura Weight Of Blood 2015 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1131152. ISBN #0812985338 / 9780812985337. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary For fans of Gillian Flynn, Scott Smith, and Daniel Woodrell comes a gripping, suspenseful novel about two mysterious disappearances a generation apart. NOMINATED FOR A BARRY AWARD AND AN INTERNATIONAL THRILLER WRITERS AWARD FOR BEST FIRST NOVEL NAMED ONE OF THE BEST BOOKS OF THE YEAR BY BOOKPAGE The town of Henbane sits deep in the Ozark Mountains. Folks there still whisper about Lucy Dane s mother, a bewitching stranger who appeared long enough to marry Carl Dane and then vanished when Lucy was just a child. Now on the brink of adulthood, Lucy experiences another loss when her friend Cheri disappears and is then found murdered, her body placed on display for all to see. Lucy s family has deep roots in the Ozarks, part of a community that is fiercely protective of its own. Yet despite her close ties to the land, and despite her family s influence, Lucy darkly beautiful as her mother was is always thought of by those around her as her mother s daughter. When Cheri disappears, Lucy is haunted by the two lost girls the mother she never knew and the friend she couldn t save and sets out with the help of a local boy, Daniel, to uncover the mystery behind Cheri s death. What Lucy discovers is a secret that pervades the secluded Missouri hills, and beyond that horrific revelation is a more personal one concerning what happened to her mother more than a decade earlier. The Weight of Blood is an urgent look at the dark side of a bucolic landscape beyond the arm of the law, where a person can easily disappear without a trace. Laura McHugh proves herself a masterly storyteller who has created a harsh and tangled terrain as alive and unforgettable as the characters who inhabit it. Her mesmerizing debut is a compelling exploration of the meaning of family: the sacrifices we make, the secrets we keep, and the lengths to which we will go to protect the ones we love. Look for special features inside. Join the Random House Reader s Circle for author chats and more. An expertly crafted thriller. Entertainment Weekly, The Must List Haunting . . . a riveting debut. Los Angeles Times Laura McHugh s atmospheric debut . . . conjures a menacingly beautiful Ozark setting and a nest of poisonous family secrets reminiscent of Daniel Woodrell s Winter s Bone . Vogue Fantastic . . . a mile-a-minute thriller. The Dallas Morning News Gripping . . . Her prose will not only keep readers turning the pages but also paints a real and believable portrait of the connections, alliances, and sacrifices that underpin rural, small-town life. . . . Strongly recommended for readers who enjoy thrillers by authors such as Laura Lippman and Tana French. Library Journal starred review The sinister tone builds relentlessly. The Plain Dealer Rich in character and atmosphere . . . This is one you won t want to miss. Karin Slaughter Daniel Woodrell better watch his back. . . . Weight of Blood is a tense, taut novel and a truly remarkable debut. . . . A suspenseful thrill ride that satisfies in all the right ways. BookPage
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McInerney, Jay Bacchus and Me: Adventures in the Wine Cellar Vintage 2002 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1111557. ISBN #037571362X / 9780375713620. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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McInerney, Jay Bacchus and Me: Adventures in the Wine Cellar Vintage 2002 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1111557. ISBN #037571362X / 9780375713620. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Jay McInerney on wine? Yes, Jay McInerney on wine The best-selling novelist has turned his command of language and flair for metaphor on the world of wine, providing this sublime collection of untraditional musings on wine and wine culture that is as fit for someone looking for a nice Chardonnay as it is for the oenophile. On champagne: Is Dom P rignon worth four bottles of Mo t Chandon? If you are a connoisseur, a lover, a snob, or the owner of a large oceangoing craft, the answer . . . is probably yes. On the difficulty of picking a wine for a vegetarian meal: Like boys and girls locked away in same-sex prep schools, most wines yearn for a bit of flesh. On telling the difference between Burgundy and Bordeaux: If it s red, French, costs too much, and tastes like the water that s left in the vase after the flowers have died, it s probably Burgundy. On the fungus responsible for the heavenly flavor of the dessert wine called Sauternes: Not since Baudelaire smoked opium has corruption resulted in such beauty. Includes new material plus recommendations on the world s most romantic wines and the
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McInerney, Monica Faraday Girls 2007 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1127771. ISBN #0345490231 / 9780345490230. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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McInerney, Monica Faraday Girls 2007 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1127771. ISBN #0345490231 / 9780345490230. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Crossing the globe, from Australia to Manhattan to Dublin, McInerney s bewitching multigenerational saga lavishly and lovingly explores the resiliency and fragility of family bonds. Booklist "Vivid characterizations and sharply honed dialogue . . . McInerney brings humor and insight to issues of sibling rivalry, family secrecy, and romantic betrayal."-- The Boston Globe , on The Alphabet Sisters "A book to treasure . . . clever, amusing, and heart-warmingly touching."-- Woman's Day Australia , on Family Baggage From internationally bestselling author Monica McInerney comes a captivating and charming new novel of family secrets, the loyalty of sisters, and the power of redemption. As a child, Maggie Faraday grew up in a lively, unconventional household with her young mother, four very different aunts, and eccentric grandfather. With her mother often away, her aunts took turns looking after her until, just weeks before Maggie s sixth birthday, a shocking event changed everything. Twenty years later, Maggie is living alone in New York City when she receives a surprise visit from her grandfather Leo, who brings a revelation and a proposition: He s preparing a special gift for his daughters and needs Maggie s help. When the Faradays gather from all parts of the world to celebrate Christmas in July a longstanding tradition Maggie uncovers unexpected family history and learns that the women she thought she knew so intimately all have something to hide. Written in McInerney s trademark warm, heartfelt prose, The Faraday Girls is a sweeping and affecting family saga.
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McInnis, Sheri Devil May Care 2004 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1024974. ISBN #0743464850 / 9780743464857. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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McInnis, Sheri Devil May Care 2004 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1024974. ISBN #0743464850 / 9780743464857. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary With dead-on comic timing, Sheri McInnis's smart, sexy novel stars one of the most exuberantly realized heroines in recent years. Trouble is, she's about to go on a date from hell. Literally. Sally Carpenter is a struggling New York City actress. She hasn't had a real gig in two years, she hates her day job, and her agent won't return her calls. She's just about ready to pack it in when she meets someone with the power to change her life. Jack Weaver is not only one of the city's most eligible bachelors, he's the charismatic president of a major TV network. Sally's not sure she trusts him at first. She's heard rumors he's ruthless in business -- and elsewhere. Still, when he asks her out to dinner, she doesn't say no. Almost overnight, Sally's luck turns. She lands a role on a hit TV show and Jack thinks she's the Next Big Thing. But she can't shake the feeling that something is wrong. Especially when anyone who stands in Jack's way ends up in the hospital -- or worse. Has she really met Mr. Right -- or has she fallen for the Devil himself? She's not afraid of losing her heart, but is her soul on the line, too?
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McKay, Ami Birth House 2007 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1114637. ISBN #0061135879 / 9780061135873. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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McKay, Ami Birth House 2007 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1114637. ISBN #0061135879 / 9780061135873. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary An arresting portrait of the struggles that women faced for control of their own bodies, The Birth House is the story of Dora Rare the first daughter in five generations of Rares. As apprentice to the outspoken Acadian midwife Miss Babineau, Dora learns to assist the women of an isolated Nova Scotian village through infertility, difficult labors, breech births, unwanted pregnancies, and unfulfilling sex lives. During the turbulent World War I era, uncertainty and upheaval accompany the arrival of a brash new medical doctor and his promises of progress and fast, painless childbirth. In a clash between tradition and science, Dora finds herself fighting to protect the rights of women as well as the wisdom that has been put into her care.
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McKay, Ami Birth House 2006 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1123562. ISBN #0061135852 / 9780061135859. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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McKay, Ami Birth House 2006 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1123562. ISBN #0061135852 / 9780061135859. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The Birth House is the story of Dora Rare, the first daughter to be born in five generations of the Rare family. As a child in an isolated village in Nova Scotia, she is drawn to Miss Babineau, an outspoken Acadian midwife with a gift for healing and a kitchen filled with herbs and folk remedies. During the turbulent first years of World War I, Dora becomes the midwife's apprentice. Together, they help the women of Scots Bay through infertility, difficult labors, breech births, unwanted pregnancies and even unfulfilling sex lives. But when Gilbert Thomas, a brash medical doctor, comes to Scots Bay with promises of fast, painless childbirth, some of the women begin to question Miss Babineau's methods 8212and after Miss Babineau's death, Dora is left to carry on alone. In the face of fierce opposition, she must summon all of her strength to protect the birthing traditions and wisdom that have been passed down to her. Filled with details that are as compelling as they are surprising 8212childbirth in the aftermath of the Halifax Explosion, the prescribing of vibratory treatments to cure hysteria and a mysterious elixir called Beaver Brew 8212Ami McKay has created an arresting and unforgettable portrait of the struggles that women faced to have control of their own bodies and to keep the best parts of tradition alive in the world of modern medicine.
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McKean, Erin Secret Lives Of Dresses 2011 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1077416. ISBN #044655572X / 9780446555722. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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McKean, Erin Secret Lives Of Dresses 2011 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1077416. ISBN #044655572X / 9780446555722. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Dora has always taken the path of least resistance. She went to the college that offered her a scholarship, is majoring in "vagueness studies," and wears whatever shows the least dirt. She falls into a job at the college coffee shop, and a crush on her flirty boss, Gary. Just when she's about to test Gary's feelings, Mimi, the grandmother who raised her, suffers a stroke. Dora rushes back home to Forsyth, NC, and finds herself running her grandmother's vintage clothing store. The store has always been a fixture in Dora's life; though she grew up more of a jeans-and-sweatshirt kind of girl, before she even knew how to write, Mimi taught her that a vintage 1920s dress could lift a woman's spirit. While working there, Dora befriends Mimi's adorable contractor, Conrad. Is he after Dora, or is working from a different blueprint? And why did Mimi start writing down--and giving away--stories of the dresses in her shop? When Mimi dies, Dora can't get out of town fast enough and cedes control of the store to her money-hungry aunt who wants to turn it into a t-shirt shop for tourists. But ultimately, she returns to Forsyth, willing to battle whatever may stand in the way of her staying there. Dora can trade her boring clothes for vintage glamour, but can she trade her boring life for one she actually wants?
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McKelvy, Charles Odin The Homeless And Other Stories paperback. Signed by Author. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1026721. ISBN #094477105X / 9780944771051. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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McKenna, Richard Sand Pebbles hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Tears and damage to jacket. Book #or1053590. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Mckenna, Shannon Blood And Fire 2011 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1114852. ISBN #0758228678 / 9780758228673. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Mckenna, Shannon Blood And Fire 2011 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1114852. ISBN #0758228678 / 9780758228673. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Restless and impulsive, Bruno Ranieri fits right in with the McClouds. And just like the McCloud brothers, Bruno has a dangerous past to contend with--one that's about to come crashing back into his life. . . Bruno is working hard to keep his nose clean and save the family business. Not easy when the nightmares that plagued his childhood are hi-jacking what little rest he gets. Even harder when beautiful fugitive Lily Parr appears, on the run from assassins--and implying that Bruno is involved. But the violence that accompanies her is no illusion. Nor is the blisteringly hot desire that explodes between them. After her father's suspicious death, and an attempt on her own life, snippets of information have led Lily to Bruno's door. . .and his charisma soon compels her into his bed. But with killers on her heels, running won't help--not with the terrifying secret lurking in Bruno and Lily's pasts. A secret their mysterious enemy will gladly destroy them to protect. . . "McKenna strikes gold again." Publishers Weekly "Her books will take readers on a nonstop thrill ride and leave them begging for more when the last pages are devoured." Maya Banks, New York Times bestselling author "Edgy, erotic, and breathtaking." Maya Banks
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McKenzie, Catherine Smoke Lake Union Publishing 2015 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1084366. ISBN #1503945650 / 9781503945654. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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McKenzie, Catherine Smoke Lake Union Publishing 2015 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1084366. ISBN #1503945650 / 9781503945654. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary An Amazon Best Book of the Year A Goodreads Best Book of the Month From the internationally bestselling author Catherine McKenzie comes an evocative tale of two women navigating the secrets and lies at the heart of a wildfire threatening their town. After a decadelong career combating wildfires, Elizabeth has traded in her former life for a quieter one with her husband. Now she works as the local arson investigator in a beautiful, quaint town in the Rockies. But that tranquil life vanishes when she and her husband agree to divorce and a fire in nearby Cooper Basin begins to spread rapidly. For Elizabeth, containing a raging wildfire is easier than accepting that her marriage has failed. For Elizabeth s ex-friend Mindy, who feels disconnected from her husband and teenage children, the fire represents a chance to find a new purpose: helping a man who has lost his home to the blaze. But her faith is shattered by a shocking accusation. As the encroaching inferno threatens the town s residents, Elizabeth and Mindy must discover what will be lost in the fire, and what will be saved.
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McKenzie, Catherine Spin 2012 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1044181. ISBN #0062115359 / 9780062115355. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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McKenzie, Catherine Spin 2012 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1044181. ISBN #0062115359 / 9780062115355. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary At once comic, heart-breaking, and life-affirming. Tish Cohen, author of Town House Imagine if Bridget Jones fell into a million little pieces, flew over the cuckoo s nest, and befriended Lindsay Lohan along the way, and you are beginning to grasp the literary roller coaster ride that is Catherine McKenzie s Spin . Leah McLaren, author of The Continuity Girl How far would you go to get what you wanted? That s the question author Catherine McKenzie addresses in Spin a delectable debut novel that takes readers into the connected worlds of pop culture, tabloid journalism, and celebrity rehab. The story of a newbie undercover gossip reporter who follows a troubled starlet into a rehab clinic intending to dig up all the dirt she possibly can, Spin is smart, hip, utterly engaging contemporary fiction in the vein of Jennifer Weiner and Emily Giffin.
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