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Boston (Mass.) History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Fiction Cousins Fiction Female friendship Fiction Large type books Massachusetts Fiction Nantucket Island (Mass.) Fiction Vacations Fiction Women Massachusetts Fiction Women Massachusetts Nantucket Fiction Young women Massachusetts Boston FictionShapiro, Deborah
Summary: "On the verge of her fortieth birthday and shaken by a recent miscarriage, Emily inherits an abandoned summer camp in Massachusetts. She and her husband move onto the property and make grand plans to revitalize the land. But they soon discover that their inheritance includes an unexpected guest. On a walk through the old campgrounds she once frequented as a girl, Emily finds, living undetected...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Catapult 2019
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1 available in Adult, Call number: FIC SHAChouinard, M. M.
Summary: "When Jennine Hammond is found dead in a hotel in the picture-perfect town Oakhurst, newly-promoted Detective Jo Fournier is thrown into a disturbing case. Who would murder this shy, loving wife and leave her body posed like a ballerina? Jo wants to know why Jeanine's husband is so controlling about money, and where Jeanine"s wedding ring is, but before she and her team can get close to the...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bookouture, an imprint of StoryFire, Ltd. 2019
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Summary: Set in the harsh Puritan environment of 17th century Boston, The scarlet letter describes the plight of Hester Prynne, an independent-minded woman who stands alone against society. Having given birth to a child after an illicit affair, she refuses to name the father and is forced to wear the letter "A" for adulteress embroidered on her dress.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Recorded Books, LLC 1981
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC HAWMiller, Sue
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Publisher / Publication Date: Ballantine Books 2000
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2 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC MILHawthorne, Nathaniel
Summary: Travel back to Boston, Massachusetts as it existed in the 1642 for this classic tale of Puritanical Romance and sin. Meet Hester Prynne, who has a baby from an adulterous affair, and must wear a scarlet A on her dress to represent her shameful act. She refuses to name the father, so her long-lost husband sets out to expose her lover. This classic tale is a must-read for everyone as it explores...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2002
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC HAWHawthorne, Nathaniel
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 HawConant, Susan
Summary: There is dog lore galore in this novel as Holy Winter, a reporter for Dog's Life magazine, investigates the death of a dog-loving bookseller in Cambridge, Massachusetts. By the author of Gone to the Dogs.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 1994
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC CONRoberts, Nora.
Summary: When Nell Channing arrives on charming Three Sisters Island, she believes that she's finally found refuge from her abusive husband - and from the terrifying life she fled so desperately eight months ago. But even in this quiet, peaceful place, Nell never feels entirely at ease. Careful to conceal her true identity, she takes a job as a cook at the local bookstore cafe - and begins to explore...
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Publisher / Publication Date: G.K. Hall 2001
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC ROBHoffman, Alice.
Summary: Presents a series of interlinking stories that capture the lives and fortunes of the various occupants of an old Massachusetts house over the course of two centuries.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Doubleday 2004
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HOFGenova, Lisa.
Summary: Patrol officer Joe O'Brien is third-generation Irish in Charlestown. A tough cop with a soft interior, a loving wife and four adult children, Joe is diagnosed with Huntington's disease. As Joe's symptoms worsen and he's eventually stripped of his badge and more, Joe struggles to maintain hope and a sense of purpose, while his daughter Katie and her siblings must find the courage to either live...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning 2015
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1 available in Large Print, Call number: LP FIC GENSarton, May
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Publisher / Publication Date: W.W. Norton 1989
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC SARForbes, Esther.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Academy Chicago Publishers 1985
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC FORHilderbrand, Elin.
Summary: Two generations of women travel to the small private island of Tuckernuck to mend their own broken hearts and perhaps spark new romances.
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Publisher / Publication Date: BBC Audiobooks America 2010
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC HILThayer, Nancy
Summary: As soon as she is named one of the youngest family court judges in Massachusetts, Kelly McCleod is saddled with a make-or-break case that could change her life.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 2001
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC THAHilderbrand, Elin.
Summary: Facing homelessness and a loss of social standing after her husband cheats rich investors out of billions of dollars, Meredith and her best friend, Connie, who has troubles of her own, escape to Nantucket to heal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2011
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FICTION HILHilderbrand, Elin.
Summary: Facing homelessness and a loss of social standing after her husband cheats rich investors out of billions of dollars, Meredith and her best friend, Connie, who has troubles of her own, escape to Nantucket to heal.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Playaway Digital Audio 2011
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Summary: "Dennis Lehane meets Smilla's Sense of Snow: a big discovery in the world of female suspense, about an edgy young woman with the rare ability to withstand extreme conditions Elisabeth Elo's debut novel introduces Pirio Kasparov, a Boston-bred tough-talking girl with an acerbic wit and a moral compass that points due north. When the fishing boat Pirio is on is rammed by a freighter, she finds...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Penguin Group USA 2014
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC ELOGardner, Lisa.
Summary: Opening up a newspaper to discover that she is supposed to be dead, Annabelle Mary Granger finds herself trapped in the middle of a two-decades-old crime that leads her to homicide detective Bobby Dodge and a confrontation with two separate killers.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2007
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1 available in Adult, Call number: MYS GARElliott, Lauren
Summary: "Anuary isn't the season for the seaside, but the big Fire and Ice festival is keeping bookstore owner Addie busy. Amid the plans for a fireworks display and an ice-carving competition, she's also dog sitting for a friend in the hospital. When Addie goes to her friend's house to gather supplies, she notices an interesting item on the nightstand which belongs to her shop assistant, Paige- a very...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Wheeler Publishing, a part of Gale, a Cengage Company 2021
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Summary: When sisters, daughters, ex-lovers and long-kept secrets come together on a remote island, what might sound like a peaceful getaway becomes much more.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2010
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC HILGardner, Lisa.
Summary: Six mummified corpses are found buried in an underground chamber on the grounds of a Massachusetts mental hospital. One of the bodies is wearing the necklace beloning to Annabelle Granger. Annabelle lived her childhood in hiding with her family not knowing why, until her name appeared in the paper as one of the victims.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Books on Tape 2007
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1 available in Compact Disc Audio Book, Call number: CD FIC GARPage, Katherine Hall.
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Publisher / Publication Date: St. Martin's Press 1993
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PAGPalmer, Michael
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Publisher / Publication Date: Bantam Books 2000
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1 available in Adult Fiction, Call number: FIC PALHilderbrand, Elin.
Summary: Attempting to escape their troubled lives, a woman, her sister, and her two grown daughters take a holiday to Tuckernuck Island. However, when all four women are plunged into even more drama, they are forced to confront their problems rather than running away from them.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Little, Brown and Co. 2010