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Summary: After a Texan stole another man's woman, a feud errupted into war. A son and daughter of the feuding clans fell in love, becoming pawns in a bloodbath that raged until no one was left to kill.
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.J. Black, Inc. 1950
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GREKim, Mia
Summary: "Set in Sixties post-war Korea, [Me, then] is a...story of Su-young's life with her aunt and her family. After a series of disastrous stays in various foster homes, the five year old Su-young, an illegitimate child, a lasting stigma in traditionalist Korea, hopes to find a stable home with her aunt. Her mother works and lives at an American army base on the outskirts of Seoul and visits...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Methuan 2021
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KIMSummary: "At the court of Chancery, the Jarndyce and Jarndyce case grinds on for years with no end in sight. Entangled in the lawsuit are a growing number of innocent victims: Ada Clare and Richard Carstone, whose inheritance is gradually being devoured by legal costs; Esther Summerson, a child with mysterious parentage; and even Jo, the destitute little crossing-sweeper. As the case staggers onward,...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Home Video 2005
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1 available in Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD TV Series Bleak 2005Halls, Stacey
Summary: "Two women, bound by a child, and a secret that will change everything. London, 1754. Six years after leaving her illegitimate newborn at the Foundling Hospital, Bess Bright returns to reclaim the daughter she has never known. Dreading the worst, that she has died in care, she is astonished to discover someone pretending to be Bess has already claimed her. Her life is turned upside down as she...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Mira/Harlequin Books 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HALSummary: Jude Fawley is a poor stone carver who is tricked into a loveless marriage and ultimately forced to give up his dreams of a university education. After his wife deserts him, he begins a scandalous relationship with his cousin Sue Bridehead.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: KOCH Vision 2006
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1 available in British Television Series DVDs, Call number: DVD BRITISH TV JUDSummary: In 1952, a young Philomena was sent to the convent of Roscrea in Ireland after giving birth to her first child. When her son became a toddler, the nuns sent him to America for adoption. Philomena then spent the next fifty years seeking for him in vain.
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: 2014
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1 available in Digital Video Disc, Call number: Blu-ray Movie PhilomenaHawthorne, Nathaniel
Summary: Boston 1642: Imprisoned for the crime of adultery, young wife Hester Prynne is condemned on her release to bear a public display of her shame - a scarlet letter 'A' stitched upon her dress. For the sake of her baby daughter Pearl, the product of her illicit liaison, she determines to weather the scorn of her Puritan community with defiance and dignity. Meanwhile, her husband is resolved to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Millennium Publications 2015
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Summary: Shortly after the death of her husband, a wealthy Southern widow is visited by an impoverished young woman with a small boy. A mistress? A son? Julia Springer can't believe it, only to discover that the whole town has known for years. But she will rise to the occasion when the boy is kidnaped.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2001
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC ROSPacat, C. S.
Summary: "Scrappy fencer Nicholas Cox comes to the end of his path to prove himself worthy of a father he never knew in the face of surly upperclassmen, nearly impossible odds, and the talent of his rival, sullen fencing prodigy, Seiji Katayama. Sparks fly white-hot on the pitch as Nicholas and Seiji finally face off once again in the halls of King's Row. It's a match that will change King's Row (and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Boom! Box 2019
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1 available in Young Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: YA FIC PACCherryh, C. J.
Summary: Cefwyn, king at last, must rebuild his devastated kingdom. The embattled ruler is aided by his powerful friend Tristen Sihhe and two surprising allies in a struggle he must win: his two young sons. Elfwyn Aswydd, the bastard son of Cefwyn and the sorceress Tarien Aswydd, has spent years unaware of his parentage, yet now it is his time to emerge and claim the gifted birthright he's been denied...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Eos 2006
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CHEHan, Jimin
Summary: "In South Korea, a 105-year-old woman receives a letter. Ten days later, she has been thrust into the afterlife, fighting to head off a curse that will otherwise devastate generations to come. Hak Jeonga has always shouldered the burden of upholding the family name. When she sent her daughter-in-law to America to cover up an illegitimate birth, she was simply doing what was needed to preserve...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Company 2023
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Summary: Hester Prynn, a young woman in Puritan Massachusetts, publicly bears the burden of her sin of adultery while her husband secretly exacts his revenge.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1986
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction HawLandis, Jill Marie.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC LANLandis, Jill Marie.
Summary: Married on the eve of the Civil War, young widow Sara Collier refuses to mourn her life away. But her choices make her an outcast, and haunt the miraculous return of her battle-scarred husband a year later.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2002
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC LANRedwine, C. J.
Summary: Javan Najafai, crown prince of Akram, has spent the last ten years at an elite boarding school, far away from his kingdom. But his eagerly awaited return home is cut short when a mysterious impostor takes his place, and no one believes Javan is the true prince.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: HarperCollins Publishers 2018
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC REDRoss, Ann B.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bookspan 1999
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC ROSUnita, Yumi
Summary: Ten years have flown by since Daikichi first met Rin at his grandfather's funeral. Rin has blossomed into a smart, capable teen-ager, but the trails and tribulations of high school and adolescence await.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Yen 2012
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1 available in Adult Graphic Novels, Call number: 741.5 BUNSummary: Discharged from the Navy with his duffle bag and service rifle in hand, Elvis sets out for the town of Corpus Christi. He is trying to track down the father he has never met. He soon learns that his father, David, is now the pastor of a thriving Baptist Church and wants nothing to do with Elvis. David orders his family to stay away from the stranger, but Elvis has already befriended the...
Format: moving image
Publisher / Publication Date: Thinkfilm 2006
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Summary: "Left unable to walk by a childhood illness, Lady Jennifer, sister of the Duke of Wilby, has grown up to make a happy place for herself in society. Outgoing and cheerful, she has many friends and enjoys the pleasures of high society--even if she cannot dance at balls or stroll in Hyde Park. She is blessed with a large, loving, and protective family. But she secretly dreams of marriage and...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2024
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Summary: When she receives the news in late 1944 that her baby's father was shot down in the South Pacific, Amelia Richards loses hope. Jobless and broke, she has nowhere to turn for help but her infant's paternal grandparents. The only problem is, they don't know that she-- or their grandson-- exists. When Amelia discovers that the family is wealthy and influential, dare she disclose the truth of her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CARCopies Available at Kingsley
1 available in Holiday Fiction, Call number: FICTION CARDavis-Gardner, Angela.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Dial Press Trade Paperbacks 2012
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DAVDe Blasi, Marlena.
Summary: Deemed an illegitimate child by her royal Polish family, Amandine is abandoned as a baby at a French convent. As she grows, Amandine struggles to accept her orphaned state. She longs to put together the missing pieces of her identity, but as WWII engulfs Europe, her time to find answers may be running short.
Format: sound recording-nonmusical
Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC DEBGarlock, Dorothy.
Format: text
Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 2005
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC GARCopies Available at Woodmere
1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GARHawthorne, Nathaniel
Summary: A powerful tale of forbidden love, shame, and revenge comes to life in Manga Classics: The Scarlet Letter. Faithfully adapted by Crystal Chan from the original novel, this new edition features stunning artwork by SunNeko Lee (Manga Classics: Les Miserables) which will give old and new readers alike a fresh insight into the Nathaniel Hawthorne's tragic saga of Puritan America.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Udon Entertainment 2015