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Author: Halldor Laxness

2007-07-08

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Author: Richard Price

Description: This explores the aftermath of a tragic accident in which a young man is horribly injured inThis explores the aftermath of a tragic accident in which a young man is horribly injured in a way that changes him and all around him in shocking ways. He wakes from a coma thinking that his only living relative is not really who she claims to be. He believes his "real " sister has been replaced by an imposter. A famous neurologist visits the town, but as he is unable to help the young man, he loses faith in his abilities and questions whether his whole career has been exploitative. All of this occurs in a town where the sandhill crane returns every year so the turmoil of people's lives is juxtaposed with the rhythmn of nature. ...

2007-04-26

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Author: Jennifer Chiaverini

Description: This is the story of two families from two different place and times that become intertwinedThis is the story of two families from two different place and times that become intertwined by way of shared experiences and strong committment to family. It details how new places become home while people never forget the places of their youth and how saved relics from the past are priceless...

2007-04-26

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2007-02-16

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Author: David Lodge

Description: Vic Wilcox is the managing director of a large engineering firm. He is a self-made man whoseVic Wilcox is the managing director of a large engineering firm. He is a self-made man whose life centers around his factory. He thinks that university studies are for ivory tower elitists, if he thinks about it at all. When Robyn Penrose, a temporary lecturer at the local university is assigned to be his shadow in a town/gown attempt, he is irritated and skeptical. This annoyance is even greater when he discovers the shadow to be a women and a feminist. For her part, Robyn is equally irritated that her shaky position at the university doesn't allow her to say no to this shadow scheme. Neither believes any good can come of it, but the consequences are unexpected for both. ...

2007-02-13

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Author: Ian McEwan

Description: Leonard is a young, impressionable British civil servant when he takes up his post in post-warLeonard is a young, impressionable British civil servant when he takes up his post in post-war Berlin. 1955 is a year of intrique and suspicion as the Americans, British, and Soviets all seek to have the upperhand. Leonard gets in over his head with both the clandestine world of the cold war and with a beautiful, German woman who introduces him to an adult life. Things do not turn out as one would have imagined for Leonard or for the reader. ...

2007-01-25

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Author: Laurie Colwin

Description: Polly is the the daughter in the prominent and highly successful Solo-Miller family. She canPolly is the the daughter in the prominent and highly successful Solo-Miller family. She can be expected to attend family gatherings, raise her children, be the supportive wife of her very busy, stressed, and successful husband. In other words, she is quietly and efficiently all things to all people that she should be until she meets a acclaimed artist and begins to question her own behavior and expectations for herself.
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2007-01-25

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Author: Allan Gurganus

Description: Nursing home resident, Lucy Marsden tells a young historian about her life in Falls, NC. HerNursing home resident, Lucy Marsden tells a young historian about her life in Falls, NC. Her recollections span from her wedding at 15 to a Civil War veteran of the Confederate States many decades her senior, to her mothering of 9 children who all die before her, to her friendship with a former African princess and slave. She recounts her tale from her wheelchair at the age of 99. ...

2006-12-27

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Author: Mitch Albom

Description: What would you do if you had someone from your past back for one more day? This is the questionWhat would you do if you had someone from your past back for one more day? This is the question that confronts Chick Benetto, a down and out former baseball player who has lost everything he cares for when his mother appears back from the dead. Is her mother's care and love enough for Mitch to find redemption?...

2006-11-18

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Author: Margaret Atwood

Description: This is the Odyssey according to Penelope, and she has her own hardships to endure. WhileThis is the Odyssey according to Penelope, and she has her own hardships to endure. While her husband is off fighting a war resulting from her selfish and beautiful cousin, Helen, Penelope must deal with isolation and loneliness. While Odysseus is away she must raise their son, fight off suitors and take comfort from her maids. It puts in to perspective this long-suffering wife and mother. ...

2006-11-08