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Williams, John

Summary: As the spirit of experimentation swirled around him in the 1960s and '70s, John Williams, working in relative obscurity as an English professor, wrote finely crafted novels distinguished by precise form, powerful but restrained prose, and close attention to physical detail and its symbolic import. His three major works Butcher's Crossing (1960), Stoner (1965), and the National Book...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Library of America 2021

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Prescott, Lara

Summary: At the height of the Cold War, two secretaries are pulled out of the typing pool at the CIA and given the assignment of a lifetime. Their mission: to smuggle Doctor Zhivago out of the USSR, where no one dare publish it, and help Pasternak's magnum opus make its way into print around the world. Glamorous and sophisticated Sally Forrester is a seasoned spy who has honed her gift for deceit all...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Vintage Books 2020

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Hicks, Robert

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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 2005

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Hicks, Robert

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Publisher / Publication Date: Warner Books 2005

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HIC

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O'Farrell, Maggie

Summary: Florence, the 1550s. Lucrezia, third daughter of the grand duke, is comfortable with her obscure place in the palazzo: free to wonder at its treasures, observe its clandestine workings, and devote herself to her own artistic pursuits. But when her older sister dies on the eve of her wedding to the ruler of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio, Lucrezia is thrust unwittingly into the limelight: the duke...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2022

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Cornwell, Bernard.

Summary: After the British establish a fort on the Penobscot River, the Massachusetts patriots--among them General Peleg Wadsworth and Colonel Paul Revere--mount an expedition to oust the redcoats.

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Publisher / Publication Date: HarperLuxe 2010

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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP Fiction Cornwell 2010

Foote, Kim Coleman

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Publisher / Publication Date: SJP LIT, a Zando Imprint 2023

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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FOO

Harmon, Amy

Summary: "When infamous outlaw Butch Cassidy decides to go straight, he discovers that too many of the powerful men he crossed won't let bygones be bygones. To have a chance at a new life, he'll have to become someone else entirely. A brief, fateful encounter with the celebrated singer Jane Toussaint on the eve of his escape offers a glimpse of what might have been, but Butch disappears, leaving her...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Center Point Large Print 2024

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1 available in Adult, Call number: LP FIC HAR

Lawhon, Ariel

Summary: "Russia, July 17, 1918: Under direct orders from Vladimir Lenin, Bolshevik secret police force Anastasia Romanov, along with the entire imperial family, into a damp basement in Siberia where they face a merciless firing squad. None survive. At least that is what the executioners have always claimed. Germany, February 17, 1920: A young woman bearing an uncanny resemblance to Anastasia Romanov is...

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Publisher / Publication Date: 2018

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Tezuka, Osamu

Summary: In this third volume of the fictional biography of Siddhartha, Gautama Buddha, Prince Siddhartha undergoes hardship and ordeals in his search for enlightenment.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Vertical 2006

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Lapierre, Alexandra

Summary: New York in the 1900s. A young girl fascinated by rare books defies all odds and becomes the director of one of the country's most prestigious private libraries. It belongs to the magnate J.P. Morgan, darling of the international aristocracy and one of the city's richest men. Flamboyant, brilliant, beautiful, Belle is among New York society's most sought after intellectuals. She also hides a...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Europa Editions 2022

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Barnes, Julian.

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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2006

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Carr, Flora

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Summary: Scotland, 1567. A pregnant Mary, Queen of Scots is dragged out of her palace by rebel lords and imprisoned in the isolated Lochleven Castle, an ancient fortress surrounded by a vast lake. Her infant son and heir, James, has been captured by her enemies. Accompanying Mary are two inconspicuous serving observant, ambitious Jane and romantic, quick-tempered Cuckoo, who endeavor to keep their...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2024

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