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Styron, William Confessions of Nat Turner Random House 1967 hardcover. Corner clipped and wear. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Acceptable. Book #or1151723. (keywords: African History / Black Studies / Nat Turner / Slavery / Religion / African Preacher) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Styron, William Confessions Of Nat Turner hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1038430. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Styron, William Lie Down in Darkness Random House 1979 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1105090. ISBN #0394506596 / 9780394506593. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Styron, William Lie Down in Darkness Random House 1979 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1105090. ISBN #0394506596 / 9780394506593. (filed under: Fiction ) *
William Styron traces the betrayals and infidelities--the heritage of spite and endlessly disappointed love--that afflict the members of a Southern family and that culminate in the suicide of the beautiful Peyton Loftis. From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Styron, William Set This House on Fire Vintage 1993 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1123698. ISBN #0679736743 / 9780679736745. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Styron, William Set This House on Fire Vintage 1993 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1123698. ISBN #0679736743 / 9780679736745. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The day after Peter Leverett met his old friend Mason Flagg in Italy, Mason was found dead. The hours leading up to his death were a nightmare for Peter both in their violence and in their maddening unreality. The blaze of events which followed was, Peter soon realized, ignited by a conflict between two men: Mason Flagg himself, and Cass Kinsolving, a tortured, self-destructive painter, a natural enemy and prey to the monstrous evil of Mason Flagg. Three events murder, rape and suicide explode in the is relentless and passionate novel, almost overwhelming in its conception of the varieties of good and evil. It may be one of the finest novels of our times . . . Styron, besides being a superb craftsman and a skillful, evocative artist, is a master storyteller. San Francisco Chronicle
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Styron, William Sophie's Choice Random House 1979 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or972855. ISBN #0394461096 / 9780394461090. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Styron, William Sophie's Choice Random House 1979 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or972855. ISBN #0394461096 / 9780394461090. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In this extraordinary novel, Stingo, an inexperienced twenty-two year old Southerner, takes us back to the summer of 1947 and a boarding house in a leafy Brooklyn suburb. There he meets Nathan, a fiery Jewish intellectual; and Sophie, a beautiful and fragile Polish Catholic. Stingo is drawn into the heart of their passionate and destructive relationship as witness, confidant and supplicant. Ultimately, he arrives at the dark core of Sophie's past: her memories of pre-war Poland, the concentration camp and - the essence of her terrible secret - her choice.
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Styron, William Sophie's Choice Random House 1979 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1153398. ISBN #0394461096 / 9780394461090. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Styron, William Sophie's Choice Random House 1979 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1153398. ISBN #0394461096 / 9780394461090. (filed under: Fiction ) *
stock image, actual book may vary In this extraordinary novel, Stingo, an inexperienced twenty-two year old Southerner, takes us back to the summer of 1947 and a boarding house in a leafy Brooklyn suburb. There he meets Nathan, a fiery Jewish intellectual; and Sophie, a beautiful and fragile Polish Catholic. Stingo is drawn into the heart of their passionate and destructive relationship as witness, confidant and supplicant. Ultimately, he arrives at the dark core of Sophie's past: her memories of pre-war Poland, the concentration camp and - the essence of her terrible secret - her choice.
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Styron, William This Quiet Dust and Other Writings Random House 1982 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or876057. ISBN #039450934X / 9780394509341. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Styron, William This Quiet Dust and Other Writings Random House 1982 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or876057. ISBN #039450934X / 9780394509341. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Profound and passionate essays from one of America s greatest literary voices of the twentieth century This Quiet Dust is a compilation of William Styron s nonfiction writings that confront significant moral questions with precision and vigor. He examines topics as diverse as the Holocaust, the American Dream, and the controversy that raged around his Pulitzer Prize winning novel, The Confessions of Nat Turner . In each entry, Styron expertly wields his powers of insight to slice through the most complex issues. This Quiet Dust offers a window into the philosophical underpinnings of Styron s greatest novels and is the ideal entry for readers seeking a greater understanding into the work of one of America s most celebrated authors. This ebook features a new illustrated biography of William Styron, including original letters, rare photos, and never-before-seen documents from the Styron family and the Duke University Archives.
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Sue, Eugene The Mysteries of Paris Dedalus Ltd 1989 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1127890. ISBN #0946626308 / 9780946626304. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Sue, Eugene The Mysteries of Paris Dedalus Ltd 1989 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1127890. ISBN #0946626308 / 9780946626304. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Excerpt from The Mysteries of Paris: A Novel Another of these families had just lost its h an hon est painter, who, while at work, fell from the urth story of a house. He left a wife and several young children in the most profound grief and greatest destitution.' About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Sugimoto, Etsu Inagaki Daughter Of The Samurai hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1058039. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Sullivan, J. Courtney Engagements 2013 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1023151. ISBN #030795871X / 9780307958716. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Sullivan, J. Courtney Engagements 2013 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1023151. ISBN #030795871X / 9780307958716. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary From the New York Times best-selling author of Commencement and Maine comes a gorgeous, sprawling novel about marriage about those who marry in a white heat of passion, those who marry for partnership and comfort, and those who live together, love each other, and have absolutely no intention of ruining it all with a wedding. Evelyn has been married to her husband for forty years forty years since he slipped off her first wedding ring and put his own in its place. Delphine has seen both sides of love the ecstatic, glorious highs of seduction, and the bitter, spiteful fury that descends when it s over. James, a paramedic who works the night shift, knows his wife s family thinks she could have done better; while Kate, partnered with Dan for a decade, has seen every kind of wedding beach weddings, backyard weddings, castle weddings and has vowed never, ever, to have one of her own. As these lives and marriages unfold in surprising ways, we meet Frances Gerety, a young advertising copywriter in 1947. Frances is working on the De Beers campaign and she needs a signature line, so, one night before bed, she scribbles a phrase on a scrap of paper: A Diamond Is Forever. And that line changes everything. A rich, layered, exhilarating novel spanning nearly a hundred years, The Engagements captures four wholly unique marriages, while tracing the story of diamonds in America, and the way for better or for worse these glittering stones have come to symbolize our deepest hopes for everlasting love.
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Sullivan, J. Courtney Maine Vintage Books 2012 paperback. Previous owner name written in.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1150151. ISBN #0307742210 / 9780307742216. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Sullivan, J. Courtney Maine Vintage Books 2012 paperback. Previous owner name written in.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1150151. ISBN #0307742210 / 9780307742216. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A Time Book of the Year A Washington Post Book World Notable Book For the Kellehers, Maine is a place where children run in packs, showers are taken outdoors, and old Irish songs are sung around a piano. As three generations of women arrive at the family's beach house, each brings her own hopes and fears. Maggie is thirty-two and pregnant, waiting for the perfect moment to tell her imperfect boyfriend the news; Ann Marie, a Kelleher by marriage, is channeling her domestic frustration into a dollhouse obsession and an ill-advised crush; Kathleen, the black sheep, never wanted to set foot in the cottage again; and Alice, the matriarch at the center of it all, would trade every floorboard for a chance to undo the events of one night, long ago.
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Sullivan, J. Courtney Saints for All Occasions: A novel (Vintage Contemporaries) 2017 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Book #or1149094. ISBN #030794980X / 9780307949806. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Sumell, Matt Making Nice 2015 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1133380. ISBN #1627790934 / 9781627790932. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Sumell, Matt Making Nice 2015 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1133380. ISBN #1627790934 / 9781627790932. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Named a book of the year by BUSTLE and ELECTRIC LITERATURE Alby is Holden Caulfield in the Internet age..." -- Los Angeles Times Hailed as "indelible" by Entertainment Weekly , a "cringe-inducingly funny" The Wall Street Journal gut-punch of a debut about love, grief, and family "unleashes one of the most comically arresting voices this side of Sam Lipsyte's Homeland " Publishers Weekly , starred review In Matt Sumell's blazing first book, our hero Alby flails wildly against the world around him he punches his sister she deserved it , "unprotectos" broads they deserved it and liked it , gets drunk and picks fights all deserved , defends defenseless creatures both large and small, and spews insults at children, slow drivers, old ladies, and every single surviving member of his family. In each of these stories Alby distills the anguish, the terror, the humor, and the strange grace or lack of he experiences in the aftermath of his mother's death. Swirling at the center of Alby's rage is a grief so big, so profound, it might swallow him whole. As he drinks, screws, and jokes his way through his pain and heartache, Alby's anger, his kindness, and his capacity for good bubble up when he and we least expect it. Sumell delivers "a naked rendering of a heart sorting through its broken pieces to survive. " Making Nice is a powerful, full-steam-ahead ride that will keep you laughing even as you try to catch your breath; a new classic about love, loss, and the fine line between grappling through grief and fighting for and with the only family you've got. Mark Richard
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Sundaresan, Indu Feast Of Roses 2003 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1056041. ISBN #0743456408 / 9780743456401. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Sundaresan, Indu Feast Of Roses 2003 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1056041. ISBN #0743456408 / 9780743456401. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The love story of Emperor Jahangir and Mehrunnisa, begun in the critically praised debut novel The Twentieth Wife, continues in Indu Sundaresan's The Feast of Roses. This lush new novel tells the story behind one of the great tributes to romantic love and one of the seven wonders of the world -- the Taj Mahal. Mehrunnisa, better known as Empress Nur Jahan, comes into Jahangir's harem as his twentieth and last wife. Almost from the beginning of her royal life she fits none of the established norms of womanhood in seventeenth-century India. Mehrunnisa is the first woman Jahangir marries for love, at the "old" age of thirty-four. He loves her so deeply that he eventually transfers his powers of sovereignty to her. Power and wealth do not come easily to Mehrunnisa -- she has to fight for them. She has a formidable rival in the imperial harem, Empress Jagat Gosini, who has schemed and plotted against Mehrunnisa from early on. Mehrunnisa's problems do not just lie within the harem walls, but at court, too, as she battles powerful ministers for supremacy. These ministers, who have long had Emperor Jahangir's confidence and trust, consider Mehrunnisa a mere woman who cannot have a voice in the outside world. Mehrunnisa combats all of this by forming a junta of sorts with three men she can rely on -- her father, her brother, and Jahangir's son Prince Khurram. She demonstrates great strength of character and cunning to get what she wants, sometimes at a cost of personal sorrow when she almost loses her daughter's love. But she never loses the love of the man who bestows this power upon her -- Emperor Jahangir. The Feast of Roses is a tale of this power and love, the story of power behind a veil.
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Sundaresan, Indu In The Convent Of Little Flowers: Stories 2008 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1079041. ISBN #1416586091 / 9781416586098. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Sundaresan, Indu In The Convent Of Little Flowers: Stories 2008 hardcover. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1079041. ISBN #1416586091 / 9781416586098. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Now in paperback, internationally bestselling author Indu Sundaresan presents a poignant collection of contemporary short stories about the challenges and consequences faced by women in Indian life today. Like Jhumpa Lahiri s Interpreter of Maladies, Indu Sundaresan s In the Convent of Little Flowers gives readers an eloquent and illuminating collection of stories about contemporary Indian life, exploring the cutting-edge issues that surround the clash between ancient tradition and modernity. In the collection s title story, a young woman adopted by an American family in Seattle receives a letter from Sister Mary Theresa, a nun at the Convent of Little Flowers in Chennai, where she stayed as a child. Unbeknownst to the Indian woman, the nun is her biological mother s sister. In another story, the grandmother of an Indian journalist begs her grandson to intervene and stop a young widow from being burned alive. And when a teenaged daughter bears a child out of wedlock, her entire family is thrown into turmoil. With their lush prose, vividly rendered settings, and complex characters, these and the other stories in this elegant collection bring readers into the experience of Indian women at home and abroad, where modernity offers them lives their grandmothers could never dream of, while at the same time taking away parts of their history. With a delicate touch, Indu Sundaresan weaves the pieces of the conflict together, presenting a nuanced and unforgettable tapestry.
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Sundaresan, Indu In The Convent Of Little Flowers: Stories 2009 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1093460. ISBN #1416586105 / 9781416586104. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Sundaresan, Indu In The Convent Of Little Flowers: Stories 2009 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1093460. ISBN #1416586105 / 9781416586104. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Now in paperback, internationally bestselling author Indu Sundaresan presents a poignant collection of contemporary short stories about the challenges and consequences faced by women in Indian life today. Like Jhumpa Lahiri s Interpreter of Maladies, Indu Sundaresan s In the Convent of Little Flowers gives readers an eloquent and illuminating collection of stories about contemporary Indian life, exploring the cutting-edge issues that surround the clash between ancient tradition and modernity. In the collection s title story, a young woman adopted by an American family in Seattle receives a letter from Sister Mary Theresa, a nun at the Convent of Little Flowers in Chennai, where she stayed as a child. Unbeknownst to the Indian woman, the nun is her biological mother s sister. In another story, the grandmother of an Indian journalist begs her grandson to intervene and stop a young widow from being burned alive. And when a teenaged daughter bears a child out of wedlock, her entire family is thrown into turmoil. With their lush prose, vividly rendered settings, and complex characters, these and the other stories in this elegant collection bring readers into the experience of Indian women at home and abroad, where modernity offers them lives their grandmothers could never dream of, while at the same time taking away parts of their history. With a delicate touch, Indu Sundaresan weaves the pieces of the conflict together, presenting a nuanced and unforgettable tapestry.
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Sundaresan, Indu Splendor Of Silence 2006 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1093395. ISBN #0743283678 / 9780743283670. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Sundaresan, Indu Splendor Of Silence 2006 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1093395. ISBN #0743283678 / 9780743283670. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary When Sam Hawthorne, a twenty-five-year-old U.S. Army captain, arrives at the princely state of Rudrakot in May of 1942, it is on a personal quest to find his missing brother. But Sam's mission is soon threatened by the unlikeliest of sources -- he falls hopelessly in love with Mila, daughter of the local political agent. And Mila, unexpectedly attracted to Sam, finds herself torn between loyalty to her family and the man she loves. A sweeping and poignant story of forbidden love, The Splendor of Silence opens twenty-one years later with Olivia, Sam's daughter, receiving a trunk of treasures from India, along with an anonymous letter that finally fills the silences of her childhood. She finally learns the heartrending story of her parents' passionate and enduring love affair -- throwing them in the path of racial prejudice, nationalist intrigue, and the explosive circumstances of a country on the brink of independence from British rule.
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Sundaresan, Indu The Feast of Roses: A Novel Washington Square Press 2004 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1136067. ISBN #0743456416 / 9780743456418. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Sundaresan, Indu The Feast of Roses: A Novel Washington Square Press 2004 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1136067. ISBN #0743456416 / 9780743456418. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The love story of Emperor Jahangir and Mehrunnisa, begun in the critically praised debut novel The Twentieth Wife, continues in Indu Sundaresan's lush second novel, The Feast of Roses. Here, Mehrunnisa comes into Jahangir's harem as his twentieth and last wife. This time Jahangir has married for love, and members of his court are worried that Mehrunnisa could exert control over their futures. Their concerns are well founded. Mehrunnisa soon becomes the most powerful woman in the Mughal Empire in spite of a formidable rival in the imperial harem who has schemed and plotted against her from the start. She rules from behind the veil, securing her status by forming a junta of sorts with her father, brother, and stepson -- and risking it all, even her daughter, to get what she wants. But she never loses the love of the man who bestows this power upon her....
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