The horses that graze on the verdant pastures of a farm in Illinois have become the obsession of a woman who sees them as the fulfillment of every wish: to win, to be honored, to be the best.
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Author: Smiley, JaneSummary:
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Author: Smiley, JaneSummary:
On the morning after the 2003 Academy Awards, Max--an Oscar-winning writer/director whose fame has waned--and his lover, Elena, are in bed, still groggy from last night's red-carpet festivities....
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Author: Reiss, KathrynSummary:
In the aftermath of the 1906 San Francisco earthquake, twelve-year-old Clara finds a baby left on the doorstep of her family's boarding house, and sets out to unravel the surrounding mysteries....
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Author: Messud, ClaireSummary:
Friends at Brown University, Marina, Danielle, and Julius are still looking to make their marks as they approach their 30s. Marina lives with her celebrated parents on the Upper West Side while...
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Author: Wheeler, KateSummary:
An interweaving of two love stories that span generations begins in the 1940s as Althea Barnes becomes enamored of both India and a Hindu priest, and continues with her granddaughter, who has an...
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Author: Steinman, LouiseSummary:
Among her late parents' belongings, Steinman discovers a rusty ammo box holding almost five hundred letters written by her father during his service in World War II. It also contains a silk...
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Author: Thompson, VictoriaSummary:
Midwife-sleuth Sarah Brandt is surprised by her mother's desire to attend séances in an undesirable section of New York City. During one dark session, death strikes a participant while all are...
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Author: Waddell, PatriciaSummary:
Life was quiet for the strong-willed and beautiful Regina until Jonathan came along. Looking for a marriage of convenience, Jonathan, an alluring millionaire, thought Regina would be a good wife...
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Author: Thompson, VictoriaSummary:
Called to Chinatown to deliver a baby, midwife Sarah Brandt soon helps search for a missing girl. But nobody seems to know where she is. Has she been sold to a brothel, or has she run off with a...
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Author: Thompson, VictoriaSummary:
Widow and midwife Sarah Brandt helps the less fortunate of the city bring new life into the world. But when a local doctor is found murdered, the shocking motive may destroy Sarah.
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Author: Smiley, JaneSummary:
The story of a man, whose wife and daughters refuse to accept the fact that he is dying.
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Author: Anderson, CatherineSummary:
After fleeing her dangerous life with a baby in tow, Maggie Stanley is rescued from the snowy Idaho night by a handsome but emotionally wounded stranger, and together they will rediscover the...
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Author: Fluke, JoanneSummary:
Hannah Swensen's supplies are delivered daily by Ron LaSalle, whom she often passes on her way to work. On this fateful day, Rons truck is soon parked behind the store, but he fails to reappear....
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Author: Merkin, DaphneSummary:
A rare, vividly personal account of what it feels like to suffer from clinical depression, written from a woman's perspective and informed by an acute understanding of the implications of this...
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Author: Hamilton, EdithSummary:
Brings to life for the modern reader the Greek, Roman, and Norse myths that are the keystone of Western culture--the stories of gods and heroes that have inspired human creativity from antiquity...