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Brookner, Anita Brief Lives Vintage Contemporaries 1992 paperback. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1181674. ISBN #0679737332 / 9780679737339. (keywords: ENGLAND FICTION PSYCHOLOGICAL FRIENDSHIP WIDOWS) (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brookner, Anita Collected Stories of Edith Wharton Carroll & Graf Pub 1988 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1182088. ISBN #0786711124 / 9780786711123. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brookner, Anita Providence paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1038458. ISBN #0525481575 / 9780525481577. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brookner, Anita Rules Of Engagement 2003 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1129366. ISBN #1400061652 / 9781400061655. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brookner, Anita Rules Of Engagement 2003 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1129366. ISBN #1400061652 / 9781400061655. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In this masterly new novel, the Booker Prize winning author of Hotel du Lac and Making Things Better gives us an exquisite story about the changes in relationships over time, and how our life choices can both reflect the past and direct the future. Hailed as one of the finest novelists of her generation The New York Times , Anita Brookner here weaves an impeccably crafted tale of two women, friends from youth, and the decisions and men that define their destinies. Elizabeth and Betsy knew each other as schoolchildren. When they meet again later in life, one is safely married, the other most unsafely partnered. Together, they discover that despite their very disparate lives, they still have in common the capacity for making dangerous choices. Ultimately, their inclination to implement these decisions reveals the fate that was spelled out in their characters from the start.
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Brookner, Anita Visitors 1998 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1090504. ISBN #0679781471 / 9780679781479. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brookner, Anita Visitors 1998 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1090504. ISBN #0679781471 / 9780679781479. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The extraordinary Anita Brookner, praised by The New York Times as "one of the finest novelists of her generation," gives us a brilliant novel about age and awakening. In Visitors, Brookner explores what happens when a woman's quiet resignation to fate is challenged by the arrogance of youth. Dorothea May is most at ease in the company of strangers. When her late husband's relatives prevail on her to take in a young man for the week before an unexpected family wedding, Thea's carefully constructed, solitary world is thrown into disarray. As the wedding approaches, old family secrets surface and conflicts erupt between the generations, trapping an unwilling Thea in the middle. Confronted by the company of Steve Best, a carefree young wanderer, Thea's fragile facade of peaceful acceptance is pierced, forcing her to face in a new way both her past and her future. Exquisite writing, richly drawn characters, and penetrating prceptions about people are here combined into another superb novel by the writer about whom The New York Times Book Review has said, "If Henry James were around, the only writer he'd be reading with complete approval would be Anita Brookner." From the Hardcover edition.
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Brooks, Albert Twenty Thirty: The Real Story of What Happens to America St. Martin's Press 2011 hardcover. . Clean crisp copy with no markings.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1164458. ISBN #0312583729 / 9780312583729. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brooks, Geraldine Caleb's Crossing 2011 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1085010. ISBN #0670021040 / 9780670021048. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brooks, Geraldine Caleb's Crossing 2011 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1085010. ISBN #0670021040 / 9780670021048. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Once again, Geraldine Brooks takes a remarkable shard of history and brings it to vivid life. In 1665, a young man from Martha's Vineyard became the first Native American to graduate from Harvard College. Upon this slender factual scaffold, Brooks has created a luminous tale of love and faith, magic and adventure. The narrator of Caleb's Crossing is Bethia Mayfield, growing up in the tiny settlement of Great Harbor amid a small band of pioneers and Puritans. Restless and curious, she yearns after an education that is closed to her by her sex. As often as she can, she slips away to explore the island's glistening beaches and observe its native Wampanoag inhabitants. At twelve, she encounters Caleb, the young son of a chieftain, and the two forge a tentative secret friendship that draws each into the alien world of the other. Bethia's minister father tries to convert the Wampanoag, awakening the wrath of the tribe's shaman, against whose magic he must test his own beliefs. One of his projects becomes the education of Caleb, and a year later, Caleb is in Cambridge, studying Latin and Greek among the colonial elite. There, Bethia finds herself reluctantly indentured as a housekeeper and can closely observe Caleb's crossing of cultures. Like Brooks's beloved narrator Anna in Year of Wonders , Bethia proves an emotionally irresistible guide to the wilds of Martha's Vineyard and the intimate spaces of the human heart. Evocative and utterly absorbing, Caleb's Crossing further establishes Brooks's place as one of our most acclaimed novelists.
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Brooks, Geraldine Secret Chord 2015 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1080344v1. ISBN #0670025771 / 9780670025770. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brooks, Geraldine Secret Chord 2015 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1080344v1. ISBN #0670025771 / 9780670025770. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary A page turner. . .Brooks is a master at bringing the past alive. . .in her skillful hands the issues of the past echo our own deepest concerns: love and loss, drama and tragedy, chaos and brutality. Alice Hoffman , The Washington Post A rich and utterly absorbing novel about the life of King David, from the Pulitzer Prize winning author of People of the Book and March. With more than two million copies of her novels sold, New York Times bestselling author Geraldine Brooks has achieved both popular and critical acclaim. Now , Brooks takes on one of literature s richest and most enigmatic figures: a man who shimmers between history and legend. Peeling away the myth to bring David to life in Second Iron Age Israel, Brooks traces the arc of his journey from obscurity to fame, from shepherd to soldier, from hero to traitor, from beloved king to murderous despot and into his remorseful and diminished dotage. The Secret Chord provides new context for some of the best-known episodes of David s life while also focusing on others, even more remarkable and emotionally intense, that have been neglected. We see David through the eyes of those who love him or fear him from the prophet Natan, voice of his conscience, to his wives Mikhal, Avigail, and Batsheva, and finally to Solomon, the late-born son who redeems his Lear-like old age. Brooks has an uncanny ability to hear and transform characters from history, and this beautifully written, unvarnished saga of faith, desire, family, ambition, betrayal, and power will enthrall her many fans.
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Brooks, Malcolm Painted Horses Grove Press 2014 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1162289. ISBN #0802121640 / 9780802121646. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brooks, Malcolm Painted Horses Grove Press 2014 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1162289. ISBN #0802121640 / 9780802121646. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In the mid-1950s, America was flush with prosperity and saw an unbroken line of progress clear to the horizon, while the West was still very much wild. In this ambitious, incandescent debut, Malcolm Brooks animates that time and untamed landscape, in a tale of the modern and the ancient, of love and fate, and of heritage threatened by progress. Catherine Lemay is a young archaeologist on her way to Montana, with a huge task before her a canyon as deep as the devil s own appetites. Working ahead of a major dam project, she has one summer to prove nothing of historical value will be lost in the flood. From the moment she arrives, nothing is familiar the vastness of the canyon itself mocks the contained, artifact-rich digs in post-Blitz London where she cut her teeth. And then there s John H, a former mustanger and veteran of the U.S. Army s last mounted cavalry campaign, living a fugitive life in the canyon. John H inspires Catherine to see beauty in the stark landscape, and her heart opens to more than just the vanished past. Painted Horses sends a dauntless young woman on a heroic quest, sings a love song to the horseman s vanishing way of life, and reminds us that love and ambition, tradition and the future, often make strange bedfellows. It establishes Malcolm Brooks as an extraordinary new talent.
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Brossard, Chandler Spanish Scene hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. Ex-Library Copy. BOOK COND: Used; Good. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or1026694. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Broughall, Helen K Barbara Winthrop Graduate L.C. Page 1927 hardcover. First Edition. BOOK COND: Used; Acceptable. Book #or1149329. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brown, Alexandra Great Christmas Knit-Off 2015 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1117833. ISBN #0062389807 / 9780062389800. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brown, Alexandra Great Christmas Knit-Off 2015 paperback. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1117833. ISBN #0062389807 / 9780062389800. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In the tradition of Trisha Ashley and Jenny Colgan, this first book in a new series by Alexandra Brown author of the popular Cupcakes at Carrington s series tells the hilarious, heartwarming story of a jilted bride who anticipates a lonely Christmas but instead finds herself in the tiny village of Tindledale, where the residents share her obsession with knitting. When life unravels, it s time to knit Sybil has always taken comfort in her passion for knitting, creating beautiful knits stitch by stitch. But her world suddenly unravels when her fianc ditches her for her identical twin sister at her Star Wars-themed wedding, leaving her sporting a Princess Leia do. Then things go from bad to worse when an incident at work jeopardizes her job. Hoping to escape her woes and forget that she ll be alone for Christmas this year, she visits her friend in Tindledale a winter wonderland of quaint shops and snowy rooftops. When she arrives in the idyllic town, she can t help feeling like she s in a Hallmark greeting card. She s embraced by welcoming if eccentric locals wearing handmade knits that remind Sybil of her own creations as well as her unrealized ambitions of selling them. So when the vintage boutique asks her to make an assortment of knits for their display window, she s thrilled. The hot town doctor has even taken an interest in Sybil, hoping to heal her broken heart. But just when Sybil thinks she s going to have her fairytale Christmas after all, an unexpected turn of events threatens to unspool her happily ever after.
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Brown, Amy Belding Mr. Emerson's Wife St. Martin's Press 2005 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Remainder Mark. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or1155472. ISBN #0312336373 / 9780312336370. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brown, Amy Belding Mr. Emerson's Wife St. Martin's Press 2005 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Remainder Mark. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or1155472. ISBN #0312336373 / 9780312336370. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary In this novel about Ralph Waldo Emerson's wife, Lidian, Amy Belding Brown examines the emotional landscape of love and marriage. Living in the shadow of one of the most famous men of her time, Lidian becomes deeply disappointed by marriage, but consigned to public silence by social conventions and concern for her family's reputation. Drawn to the erotic energy and intellect of close family friend Henry David Thoreau, she struggles to negotiate the confusing territory between love and friendship while maintaining her moral authority and inner strength. In the course of the book, she deals with overwhelming social demands, faces devastating personal loss, and discovers the deepest meaning of love. Lidian eventually encounters the truth of her own character and learns that even our faults can lead us to independence.
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Brown, Carrie The Stargazer's Sister: A Novel Pantheon Books 2015 hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Good. Remainder Mark. JACKET COND: Used; Good. Book #or1173021. ISBN #0804197938 / 9780804197939. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brown, Mary Ward Tongues of Flame University of Alabama paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1145160. ISBN #0817307222 / 9780817307226. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brown, Rita Mae Bingo hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1109516. ISBN #055305306X / 9780553053067. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brown, Rita Mae Bingo hardcover. First Edition. . Some wear from use. Good used book.. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1109516. ISBN #055305306X / 9780553053067. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The acclaimed author of Rubyfruit Jungle and Six Of One retums to Runnymede, Maryland, for an outrageous, poignant, and surprising story of passion, rivalry, and small-town fun. Straddling the Mason-Dixon Line since before the Civil War is Runnymede. And it seems that ever since then, most people in the town have been inherently split: between good and bad, or love and sex, or male and female, or politics and sobriety. Nicole "Nickel" Smith is in such a dilemma herself--here she is, an avowed lesbian, having an affair that would shock Runnymede as much as it shocks Nickel herself. And her work seems to be going to the dogs, too, when the beloved newspaper where she is an editor is put up for sale. Thank goodness the weekly bingo games still go on, though Nickel is a little weary of playing referee there for the flamboyant Hunsenmeir sisters, Louise and Julia. Nickel's momma, who is now pushing ninety but clawing like cats over handsome newcomer Ed Tutweiler Walters. A parade of townsfolk and kin weave their colorful way through the trials, tribulations, and ultimate triumphs of our heroines, in this spirited novel of the South that appeals as much to the funny bone as to the heart. From the Paperback edition.
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Brown, Sandra Outfox Grand Central Publishing 2019 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1173503. ISBN #1538751089 / 9781538751084. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brown, Sandra Rainwater Simon & Schuster 2009 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1180095. ISBN #1439172773 / 9781439172773. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Brown, Sandra Rainwater Simon & Schuster 2009 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1180095. ISBN #1439172773 / 9781439172773. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary The year is 1934. With the country in the stranglehold of drought and economic depression, Ella Barron runs her Texas boardinghouse with an efficiency that ensures her life will be kept in balance. Between chores of cooking and cleaning for her residents, she cares for her ten-year-old son, Solly, a sweet but challenging child whose misunderstood behavior finds Ella on the receiving end of pity, derision, and suspicion. When David Rainwater arrives at the house looking for lodging, he comes recommended by a trusted friend as "a man of impeccable character." But Ella senses that admitting Mr. Rainwater will bring about unsettling changes. However, times are hard, and in order to make ends meet, Ella's house must remain one hundred percent occupied. So Mr. Rainwater moves into her house...and impacts her life in ways Ella could never have foreseen. The changes are echoed by the turbulence beyond the house walls. Friends and neighbors who've thus far maintained a tenuous grip on their meager livelihoods now face foreclosure and financial ruin. In an effort to save their families from homelessness and hunger, farmers and cattlemen are forced to make choices that come with heartrending consequences. The climate of desperation creates a fertile atmosphere for racial tensions and social unrest. Conrad Ellis -- privileged and spoiled and Ella's nemesis since childhood -- steps into this arena of teeming hostility to exact his vengeance and demonstrate the extent of his blind hatred and unlimited cruelty. He and his gang of hoodlums come to embody the rule of law, and no one in Gilead, Texas, is safe. Particularly Ella and Solly. In this hotbed of uncertainty, Ella finds Mr. Rainwater a calming presence. She is moved by the kindness he shows other boarders, Solly...and Ella herself. Slowly, she begins to rely on his soft-spokenness, his restraint, and the steely resolve of his convictions. And on the hottest, most violent night of the summer, those principles will be put to the ultimate test. From acclaimed bestselling author Sandra Brown comes a powerfully moving novel celebrating the largess and foresight of a great bygone generation. It tells a story that bears witness to a bittersweet truth: that love is worth whatever price one must pay for it.
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Brown, Sandra Tailspin Grand Central Publishing 2018 hardcover. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. JACKET COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1174552. ISBN #1455572160 / 9781455572168. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Browne, Gretta Curran Tread Softly On My Dreams 2013 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1049839. ISBN #099273746X / 9780992737467. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Browne, Gretta Curran Tread Softly On My Dreams 2013 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1049839. ISBN #099273746X / 9780992737467. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary We were taught nothing about Ireland or its history in school, and when I did learn of the part we played in that struggle, I felt shame. The world should know about young men like Tone and Robert Emmet. -------Oscar-winning actor COLIN FIRTH Sunday Times Magazine 2012 AN EPIC NOVEL FROM IRELAND S PAST BOOK 1 in THE LIBERTY TRILOGY The book some critics are calling "THE IRISH 'LES MISERABLES'. And others Ireland On Sunday "On as grand a scale as Flanagan's THE YEAR OF THE FRENCH" Beautifully written, meticulously researched, immensely enjoyable and, by turns, heartbreaking and uplifting. Sunday Independent. Set against the background of a country in turmoil, Tread Softly On My Dreams is the passionate and powerful true story of Robert Emmet, a young Protestant who became one of Ireland s most famous rebels. Robert s devotion to his dream will change the lives of all those who love him. Sacrifice and tragedy await the courageous Anne Devlin, while romance blossoms between Robert and Sarah Curran. But can love survive amid the turbulent fight for freedom? Although I started off thinking this would be a love story, an incredible tale of political corruption began to unfold. The Irish Times.
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Browne, S.G. Big Egos 2013 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1048552. ISBN #1476711674 / 9781476711676. (filed under: Fiction ) *
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Browne, S.G. Big Egos 2013 paperback. BOOK COND: Used; Very Good. Book #or1048552. ISBN #1476711674 / 9781476711676. (filed under: Fiction ) *
 stock image, actual book may vary Does your lifestyle not fit the person inside you? Then try someone else on for size Call him whatever. Call him whom ever. He can be any legally authorized fictional character or dead celebrity he wants for six to eight hours, simply by injecting a DNA-laced cocktail into his brain stem. It s called Big Egos and it s the ultimate role-playing fantasy from Engineering Genetics Organization and Systems aka EGOS. And, as one of the quality controllers for EGOS, he s the ultimate ego-tripper, taking on more artificial identities than advisable and having a hell of a time doing it. Problem is, he s starting to lose the ability to separate fact from fiction. His every fantasy is the new reality. And the more roles he plays, the less of him remains. Sure, it s dangerous. Yes, he s probably losing his mind. Okay, hundreds of others could be at risk. But sometimes who you are isn t good enough. And the truth is, reality is so overrated. . . . With his insightful wit, smart humor, and electrifying narrative, acclaimed author S. G. Browne takes readers on a satirical and provocative trip into the not-too-distant future, where, for some, pretending to be someone you re not is just another day at the office.
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