Geary, Karl
Summary: As a gardener at the house on Montpelier Parade, Sonny is full of curiosity in his lonely life of dreams. Then the mysterious Vera comes around, and he falls in love for the first time. Casting off his life of solitude, Sonny longs to know Vera, even save her. But what is it that Vera isn't telling him?
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Publisher / Publication Date: Catapult 2016
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GEAKnausgård, Karl Ove
Summary: The provocative, audacious, brilliant six-volume autobiographical novel that has unquestionably been the main event of contemporary European literature. It has earned favorable comparisons to its obvious literary forebears "A la recherche du temps perdu" and "Mein Kampf" but has been celebrated as the rare magnum opus that is intensely, addictively readable.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Farrar, Straus and Giroux 2013
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC KNAAllen, Kari
Summary: "Best sisters and big thinkers Maddie and Mabel have a new idea. A really wild idea. But can their idea become a reality? With their sweet charm and innocent curiosity, the sisters make lists, ask questions, and learn when to turn something broken into something new. Together they learn that every idea has opportunities and obstacles and that an imperfect solution might be just the right plan."--
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Publisher / Publication Date: Kind World Publishing 2023
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1 available in Beginning Readers - Rising Reader (Purple), Call number: JBR PURPLE ALLHamner, Earl.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2005
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC HAMHamner, Earl.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2007
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC HAMHorn, Dara
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Publisher / Publication Date: Norton 2002
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HORLewis, Caryl
Summary: Life is tough at home for Marty, but his eccentric grandad has a plan up his sleeve to give him hope that involves wishes, a pumpkin, and a trip all the way from England to Paris.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Godwin Books, Henry Holt and Company 2022
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Summary: Marty doesn't have much, unlike his mum, who seems to hold on to everything. Life at home is tough, but Marty finds sanctuary down at the community garden with his eccentric grandad. On Marty's birthday, Grandad gifts him a seed. As it turns out, Grandad has a rather wonderful plan up his sleeve. It involves wishes, a pumpkin, and a trip all the way from England to Paris.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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1 available in Juvenile Audiobooks, Call number: J CD FIC LEWBuckley, Carla (Carla S.)
Summary: An enthralling domestic thriller about the lies we tell, and let ourselves believe, in the name of love. The first thing you should know is that everyone lies. The second thing is that it matters. On her way to her nineteenth wedding anniversary celebration, Natalie Falcone leaves the struggling restaurant she owns with her brother-in-law, Vince. She doesn t speak to him on her way out; they...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2015
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BUCGregory, Daryl
Summary: "A generations-spanning family of psychics--both blessed and burdened by their abilities--must use their powers to save themselves from the CIA, the local mafia, and a skeptic hell-bent on discrediting them in this hilarious, tender, magical novel about the invisible forces that bind us. The Telemachus family is known for performing inexplicable feats on talk shows and late-night television....
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2017
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC GRECard, Maisy
Summary: Abel and Vera Paisley are a working-class Jamaican couple, striving to build a better life for their children. Abel travels to London in the early 1960s in search of fortune. Instead, he sees an opportunity to escape the drudgery of his life by faking his death and assuming a new identity. Vera, now a widow, is racked with guilt over her husband's "death" and takes out her grief on her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2020
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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC CARCard, Maisy
Summary: "Centers on Abel and Vera Paisley, a working-class Jamaican couple striving to build a better life for their children. Abel travels to London in the early 1960s in search of fortune. Instead, he sees an opportunity to escape the drudgery of his life by faking his death and assuming a new identity. Vera, now a widow, is racked with guilt over her husband's "death" and takes out her grief on her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Simon & Schuster 2020
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Card 2020Dark, Alice Elliott
Summary: The masterful story of a lifelong friendship between two very different women with shared histories and buried secrets, tested in the twilight of their lives, set across the arc of the 20th century. Celebrated children's book author Agnes Lee is determined to secure her legacy--to complete what she knows will be the final volume of her pseudonymously written Franklin Square novels; and even...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Marysue Rucci Books/Scribner 2022
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC DARBall, Bethany
Summary: "Welcome to small town Connecticut, a place whose inhabitants seem to have it all-the status, the homes, the money, and the ennui. There's Tripp and Virginia, beloved hosts whom the community idolizes, and whose basement hides among other things a secret stash of guns and a drastic plan to survive the end times. There's Gunter and Rachel, recent transplants who left New York City to raise their...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Grove Press 2021
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC BALBall, Karen
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Publisher / Publication Date: Multnomah Publishers 2005
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BALBarr, Lisa
Summary: "It's Sophie Bloom's forty-second birthday, and she's ready for a night of celebration with Gabe, her long-time, devoted husband, her two besties, and their spouses. Dinner is served with a side of delicious gossip, including which North Grove residents were caught with their pants down after a secret online dating site for committed couples was hacked. Thirty-two million cheaters worldwide...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Harper, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers 2019
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: Fiction Barr 2019Noga, Cari
Summary: At forty-five, Jane McArdle has experienced her share of life's twists and turns. Yet she's shaken by the sudden death of her estranged half sister and the news that she's now the guardian of her orphaned niece, Lucy. Still nurturing unresolved grief from a marriage bookended by loss, as well as her guilt over her adult son's imperfect upbringing, Jane is her own worst enemy, content to focus...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Brilliance Audio 2018
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1 available in Audiobook on MP3 CD, Call number: MP3CD FIC NOGBall, Donna.
Summary: A year after taking the chance of a lifetime, Cici, Lindsay and Bridget are still trying to make a home for themselves on the newly renovated Ladybug Farm. Life in the Shenandoah Valley is picturesque but filled with unexpected trials, such as the introduction of two young people into their well-ordered lives. As the walls of the old house reveal secrets, and the lives of those who have gone...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Pub. 2009
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Summary: "From a remarkable new voice in fiction, Bethany Ball, comes a transporting debut; a hilarious multigenerational family saga set in Israel, New York, and Los Angeles that explores the secrets and gossip-filled lives of a kibbutz community near Jerusalem. Meet Marc Solomon, an Israeli ex-Navy commando now living in L.A., who is falsely accused of money laundering through his asset management...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Atlantic Monthly Press 2017
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Summary: "It's Christmas Eve, and Cici, Bridget and Lindsay are busy preparing for their annual holiday party. The tree is sparkling, the turkey is roasting, the wreaths are hung and the eggnog is chilled. The scene is set for the perfect Christmas...with one or two exceptions"--P.[4] of cover.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Blue Merle Publishing 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC BALCarr, Robyn
Summary: "Anna McNichol is at the peak of her career and ready to focus on her future. But when her husband dies suddenly, Anna's carefully constructed world falls apart. The mysterious young woman at the memorial service confirms her husband had been keeping secrets, and Anna is determined to get to the truth. For once, she doesn't have the answers. Her kids are struggling with their grief, her...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2022
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Summary: Empty-nester Anna McNichol is ready for a new life direction, but disaster strikes when her husband dies and secrets surface. Facing challenge after challenge, she must look for support from an unexpected source.
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022
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Summary: "From the outside looking in, Lauren Delaney has a life to envy--a successful career, a solid marriage to a prominent surgeon and two beautiful daughters who are off to good colleges. But on her twenty-fourth wedding anniversary Lauren makes a decision that will change everything. Facing an uncertain future, Lauren discovers an inner strength she didn't know she had as she fights for the love...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press Large Print 2019
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Summary: Four high school friends spend a summer in northern California to sort out their love lives. Cassie, unlucky in love, falls for a biker. Julie, who married her high school sweetheart too young, wonders if the spark is gone from her marriage. Marty feels trapped in a loveless marriage and is contemplating an affair. Beth, a successful doctor, struggles with health problems and her attraction to...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books 2010