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"In this new novel from the author of Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen again demonstrates her talent for creating spellbinding period pieces. At the Water's Edge is a gripping and poignant love story about a privileged young woman's personal awakening as she experiences the devastations of World War II in a Scottish Highlands village".
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Crazy rich Asians volume 2
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English
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It's the eve of Rachel Chu's wedding, and she should be over the moon. She has a flawless oval-cut diamond, a wedding dress she loves, and a fiance willing to thwart his meddling relatives and give up one of the biggest fortunes in Asia in order to marry her. Still, Rachel mourns the fact that her birth father, a man she never knew, won't be there to walk her down the aisle. Then a chance accident reveals his identity. Suddenly, Rachel is drawn into...
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2008.
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English
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Cassandra Stover can't believe her luck when she becomes the companion to Mrs. Jameston, a wealthy society woman. Not only can she help her widowed mother and sister, but Cassie genuinely comes to care for the elderly woman who treats her like family. Enter Mark Langford, an insurance investigator, and everything changes for her. When Mark reveals that he is investigating Sebastian Jameston, the son of Cassandra's employer, she agrees to pretend they...
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Set in the glamorous 1920s, A Fine Imitation is an intoxicating debut that sweeps readers into a privileged Manhattan socialite's restless life and the affair with a mysterious painter that upends her world, flashing back to her years at Vassar and the friendship that brought her to the brink of ruin. Vera Bellington has beauty, pedigree, and a penthouse at The Angelus -- the most coveted address on Park Avenue. But behind the sparkling social whirl,...
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Ladies of liberty volume no. 1
Pub. Date
2007.
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English
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Captivating, historical romantic adventure from a best-selling author—a journalist researches stories that put her life in danger in Philadelphia. Ladies of Liberty book 1.
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1120L
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English
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Madeleine Lee, a wealthy young society widow, comes to Washington, D.C., to understand the workings of power. But once she becomes involved with the influential Senator Silas Ratcliffe, whose political maneuvers are surpassed only by his courtship tactics, she quickly sees enough of government and the corrupting effects of power to last her a lifetime.
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Newlywed Grace Monroe doesn't fit anyone's expectations of a successful 1950s London socialite, least of all her own. When she receives an unexpected inheritance from a complete stranger, Madame Eva d'Orsey, Grace is drawn to uncover the identity of her mysterious benefactor. Weaving through the decades, from 1920s New York to Monte Carlo, Paris, and London, the story Grace uncovers is that of an extraordinary women who inspired one of Paris's greatest...
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Palliser novels volume 3
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English
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Lizzie Greystock, a gold-digging pathological liar, marries Sir Florian Eustace. Just as planned, Sir Florian dies swiftly following the union, and Lizzie inherits the Eustace Diamonds. However, the priceless necklace is stolen, which is just half of the mystery in the classic nineteenth century tome.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 7.7 - AR Pts: 22
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English
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This story traces the early course of a young marriage in a luminous style. Anthony Patch and Gloria Gilbert are incandescent young lovers and they pursue their respective destinies furiously, leading ultimately to oblivion.
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Obsidian
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2013.
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English
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Nora Blackbird may have been to the manor borne but these days money is so tight she can't afford to lose her job as a society columnist. So when her new boss at the Philadelphia Intelligencer Australian tabloid editor Gus Hardwicke tells her to work the celebrity gossip beat or start checking the want ads the choice is easy. Now Nora's writing a profile on billionaire fashion designer Swain Starr who recently retired to build a high tech organic...
17) A certain age
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William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
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[2016]
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English
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Falling in love with her paramour but unable to divorce because of societal conventions, married Jazz Age socialite Theresa Marshall tries to make the best of the situation but reconsiders her values when her lover falls for her soon-to-be sister-in-law.
18) Black dog
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Introduced to a glamorous Manhattan socialite, Stone Barrington discovers his new companion has ties to a nefarious enemy who will stop at nothing to get what he wants.
"After returning home from a treacherous adventure, Stone Barrington is all too happy to settle back down in his New York City abode. But when he's introduced to a glamorous socialite with a staggering inheritance, Stone realizes his days are about to be anything but quiet. As it...
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"Investigative apprentice Lyra Brazier, the newest resident of Burning Cove, is unsettled when her boss suddenly goes on a health retreat at an exclusive spa and disappears without another word. Lyra knows something has happened to Raina Kirk, and she is the only one who can track her down. The health spa is known for its luxurious offerings and prestigious clientele, and the wealthy, socialite background Lyra desperately wanted to leave behind is...
20) Too much money
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My name is Gus Bailey…It should be pointed out that it is a regular feature of my life that people whisper things in my ear, very private things, about themselves or others. I have always understood the art of listening.
The last two years have been monstrously unpleasant for high-society journalist Gus Bailey. His propensity for gossip has finally gotten him into trouble—$11 million worth. His problems begin when
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