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"The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon...
3) Bright eyes
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Zeke Coulter, who has no intention of getting married, moves next door to Natalie Patterson, a sexy divorcée with two troubled kids, a bizarre extended family, and a philandering ex-husband involved in shady business dealings, and after her twelve-year-old son vandalizes Zeke's property, he takes it upon himself to instill a sense of responsibility and self-worth in the children, help Natalie gain confidence and trust men again, and seduce her.
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1957, Maoist China. Twelve year old Ah Liam reports his grandmother for vandalizing a portrait of Chairman Mao. The Community Party investigates-- and the whole family is to be punished for disloyalty. The family plans to move to Hong Kong-- but the government will only issue a visa for one child. The other child will be a hostage, proof of the family's intention to return. Brother, sister, father, mother-- all must grapple with their agonizing decision...
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"A young Swedish boy finds himself in penniless and alone in California. He travels East in search of his brother, moving on foot against the great push to the West. Driven back over and over again on his journey through vast expanses, Håkan meets naturalists, criminals, religious fanatics, Indians, and lawmen, and his exploits turn him into a legend. Diaz defies the conventions of historical fiction and genre (travel narratives, the bildungsroman,...
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Flavian, Viscount Ponsonby, was devastated by his fiancée's desertion after his return home. Now the woman who broke his heart is back--and everyone is eager to revive their engagement. Except Flavian, who, in a panic, runs straight into the arms of a most sensible yet enchanting young woman. Agnes Keeping has never been in love--and never wishes to be. But then she meets the charismatic Flavian, and suddenly Agnes falls so foolishly and so deeply...
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Bat Erdene was the only child of rich oriental parents. Growing up, he had everything a kid should want, except the most important thing-parental affection. From the outside, Bat had a perfect childhood, but it was another story altogether when the doors were closed. Growing up in an environment where his mother was abused regularly by his father without respite, will damage Bat's psyche tremendously, and will lead to him committing offenses that...
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"Young, rich, and thoroughly spoiled, Matthew has no intention of being shipped off to some small town in New England to stay with his grandmother for Christmas...or to play nice with the attractive young man he meets there. Find a little "Joy to the World"? Not today, Santa. But when the two are forced to work together to make a charity gala go off without a hitch, Matthew may find the home he's been missing all along"--
Matthew Prince is young,...
12) Burn
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Ash, Jace, and Gabe: three of the wealthiest, most powerful men in the country. They are accustomed to getting anything they want. Anything at all. For Ash, it is the woman who changes everything he has ever known about dominance and desire. When it comes to sex, Ash McIntyre has always explored his wilder side. Extreme and uncompromising, he demands control. And he prefers women who want it like that. Even the women he has shared with his best friend,...
14) The godfather
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It is the late 1940s in New York and "Don" Vito Corleone is the head of a powerful Mafia "family." His youngest son Michael had defied Vito by enlisting in the Marines to fight in World War II. Michael has returned with no intention of continuing the family business, but after several assassination attempts on his father's life, Michael wants revenge on the men responsible. He is groomed as the new don, leading the family to a new era of prosperity,...
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