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101) March: a novel
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In a story inspired by the father character in "Little Women" and drawn from the journals and letters of Louisa May Alcott's father, a man leaves behind his family to serve in the Civil War and finds his beliefs challenged by his experiences.
102) Things fall apart
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African trilogy (Chinua Achebe) volume 1
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ACHEBE
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ACHEBE
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ACHEBE
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ACHEBE
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ACHEBE
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“A true classic of world literature . . . A masterpiece that has inspired generations of writers in Nigeria, across Africa, and around the world.” —Barack Obama
“African literature is incomplete and unthinkable without the works of Chinua Achebe.” —Toni Morrison
Nominated as one of America’s best-loved novels by PBS’s The Great American Read
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103) The lacuna: a novel
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KINGSOLVER
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KINGSOLVER
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KINGSOLVER
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KINGSOLVER
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KINGSOLVER
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KINGSOLVER
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"The story of Harrison William Shepherd, a man caught between two worlds -- Mexico and the United States in the 1930s, '40s, and '50s -- and whose search for identity takes readers to the heart of the twentieth century's most tumultuous events"--Provided by publisher.
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Saxon stories (Bernard Cornwell) volume 1
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Fiction
CORNWELL
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CORNWELL
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Tewksbury Public Library - Adult Fiction
CORNWELL
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CORNWELL
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In the middle years of the ninth century, the fierce Danes stormed onto British soil, hungry for spoils and conquest. Kingdom after kingdom fell to the ruthless invaders until only one realm remained. Suddenly the fate of all England--and the course of history--depended upon one man, one king.
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BENJAMIN
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BENJAMIN
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BENJAMIN
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BENJAMIN
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BENJAMIN
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BENJAMIN
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BENJAMIN
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BENJAMIN
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BENJAMIN
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BENJAMIN
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Despite her own major achievements--she becomes the first licensed female glider pilot in the United States--Anne Morrow Lindbergh is viewed merely as Charles Lindbergh's wife. The fairy-tale life she once longed for will bring heartbreak and hardships, ultimately pushing her to reconcile her need for love and her desire for independence, and to embrace, at last, life's infinite possibilities for change and happiness.
106) The henna artist
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Henna artist volume 1
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"Escaping from an arranged and abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone from her 1950s rural village to the vibrant pink city of Jaipur. There she becomes the henna artist-and confidante-most in demand to the wealthy women of the upper class. But trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she can never reveal her own... Known for her original designs and sage advice, Lakshmi must tread carefully to avoid the jealous gossips who...
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Pillars of the Earth volume 4
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Bunnvale Library - Adult Fiction
FOLLETT
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FOLLETT
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FOLLETT
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FOLLETT
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FOLLETT
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FOLLETT
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FOLLETT
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FOLLETT
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FOLLETT
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FOLLETT
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FOLLETT
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FOLLETT
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"It is 997 CE, the end of the Dark Ages. England is facing attacks from the Welsh in the west and the Vikings in the east. Those in power bend justice according to their will, regardless of ordinary people and often in conflict with the king. Without a clear rule of law, chaos reigns. In these turbulent times, three characters find their lives intertwined: A young boatbuilder's life is turned upside down when the only home he's ever known is raided...
108) A fine summer's day
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Inspector Ian Rutledge mysteries volume 17
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Hunterdon County Library Headquarters - Adult Fiction
TODD
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TODD
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TODD
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TODD
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TODD
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TODD
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On a fine summer's day in June, 1914, Ian Rutledge pays little notice to the assassination of an archduke in Sarajevo. An Inspector at Scotland Yard, he is planning to propose to the woman whom he deeply loves, despite intimations from friends and family that she may not be the wisest choice. To the north on this warm and gentle day, another man in love - a Scottish Highlander - shows his own dear girl the house he will build for her in September....
109) The last runaway
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CHEVALIER
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CHEVALIER
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CHEVALIER
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CHEVALIER
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CHEVALIER
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CHEVALIER
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When modest Quaker Honor Bright sails from Bristol with her sister, she is fleeing heartache for a new life in America, far from home. But tragedy leaves her alone and vulnerable, torn between two worlds and dependent on the kindness of strangers. Life in 1850s Ohio is precarious and unsentimental. The sun is too hot, the thunderstorms too violent, the snow too deep. The roads are spattered with mud and spit. The woods are home to skunks and porcupines...
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WILLIAMS
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WILLIAMS
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WILLIAMS
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WILLIAMS
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WILLIAMS
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WILLIAMS
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An heiress, a resistance fighter, and a widow are all joined by one legendary hotel: the Ritz in Paris.
France, 1914. As war breaks out, Aurelie becomes trapped on the wrong side of the front with her father, Comte Sigismund de Courcelles. When the Germans move into their family's ancestral estate, using it as their headquarters, Aurelie discovers she knows the German Major's aide de camp, Maximilian Von Sternburg. She and the dashing young officer...
111) Yellow wife: a novel
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"Born on a plantation in Charles City, Virginia, Pheby Delores Brown has lived a relatively sheltered life. Shielded by her mother’s position as the estate’s medicine woman and cherished by the Master’s sister, she is set apart from the others on the plantation, belonging to neither world. She’d been promised freedom on her eighteenth birthday, but instead of the idyllic life she imagined with her true love, Essex Henry, Pheby is forced to...
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CHIAVERINI Jennifer
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CHIAVERINI Jennifer
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CHIAVERINI Jennifer
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CHIAVERINI Jennifer
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Readington Township Library - Adult Fiction
CHIAVERINI Jennifer
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CHIAVERINI Jennifer
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"From New York times bestselling author Jennifer Chiaverini, a bold, revelatory novel about one of the great untold stories of World War I--the women of the US Army Signal Corps, who broke down gender barriers in the military, smashed the workplace glass ceiling, and battled a pandemic as they helped lead the Allies to victory"--
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BURKE James Lee
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BURKE James Lee
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BURKE James Lee
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BURKE James Lee
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BURKE James Lee
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BURKE James Lee
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BURKE
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BURKE
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In the fall of 1863, the Union army is in control of the Mississippi River. Much of Louisiana, including New Orleans and Baton Rouge, is occupied. The Confederate army is retreating toward Texas, and being replaced by Red Legs, irregulars commanded by a maniacal figure, and slaves are beginning to glimpse freedom. When Hannah Laveau, a slave woman working on the Lufkin plantation, is accused of murder, she goes on the run with Florence Milton, an...
114) Matrix
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GROFF
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"Cast out of the royal court by Eleanor of Aquitaine, deemed too coarse and rough-hewn for marriage or courtly life, seventeen-year-old Marie de France is sent to England to be the new prioress of an impoverished abbey, its nuns on the brink of starvation and beset by disease. At first taken aback by the severity of her new life, Marie finds focus and love in collective life with her singular and mercurial sisters. In this crucible, Marie steadily...
115) The English patient
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ONDAATJE
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BOOKER PRIZE WINNER • NATIONAL BESTSELLER • The bestselling author of Warlight traces the intersection of four damaged lives in an abandoned Italian villa at the end of World War II. “A rare spellbinding web of dreams.” —Time
The nurse Hana, exhausted by death, obsessively tends to her last surviving patient. Caravaggio, the thief, tries to reimagine who he is, now that his hands are hopelessly...
The nurse Hana, exhausted by death, obsessively tends to her last surviving patient. Caravaggio, the thief, tries to reimagine who he is, now that his hands are hopelessly...
116) The German wife
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RIMMER Kelly
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RIMMER Kelly
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RIMMER Kelly
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RIMMER Kelly
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RIMMER
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RIMMER
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"Berlin, Germany, 1930--When the Nazis rise to power, Jürgen Rhodes is offered a high-level position in their burgeoning rocket program. Jürgen and his wife Sofie fiercely oppose Hitler's radical views, and joining his ranks is unthinkable. Yet it soon becomes clear that if Jürgen does not accept the job, their income would be put on the line, and so would their lives. Huntsville, Alabama, 1950--Jürgen is one of many German scientists pardoned...
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WILLIAMS Pip
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"A young British woman working in a book bindery gets a chance to pursue knowledge and love when World War I upends her life in this new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of the Reese's Book Club pick The Dictionary of Lost Words. "Williams spins an immersive and compelling tale, sweeping us back to the Oxford she painted so expertly in The Dictionary of Lost Words."--Paula McLain, author of The Paris Wife It is 1914, and as the war...
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Wolf Hall trilogy volume 3
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Holland Free Public Library - Adult Fiction
MANTEL
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MANTEL
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MANTEL
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MANTEL
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MANTEL
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MANTEL
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MANTEL
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MANTEL
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MANTEL
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MANTEL
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MANTEL
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""If you cannot speak truth at a beheading, when can you speak it?" England, May 1536. Anne Boleyn is dead, decapitated in the space of a heartbeat by a hired French executioner. As her remains are bundled into oblivion, Thomas Cromwell breakfasts with the victors. The blacksmith's son from Putney emerges from the spring's bloodbath to continue his climb to power and wealth, while his formidable master, Henry VIII, settles to short-lived happiness...
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Bunnvale Library - Adult Fiction
SIMONSON
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SIMONSON
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SIMONSON
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SIMONSON
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SIMONSON
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SIMONSON
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SIMONSON
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SIMONSON
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SIMONSON
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SIMONSON
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It's the summer of 1914 and life in the sleepy village of Rye, England is about to take an interesting turn. Agatha Kent is expecting an unusual candidate to be the school's Latin teacher: Beatrice Nash, a young woman of good breeding in search of a position after the death of her father. Agatha's nephews, meanwhile, have come to spend the summer months, as always, both with dreams of their own. When Hugh is sent to pick up Beatrice from the train...
120) A reliable wife
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Bunnvale Library - Adult Fiction
GOOLRICK
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GOOLRICK
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GOOLRICK
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GOOLRICK
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GOOLRICK
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GOOLRICK
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Rural Wisconsin, 1907. In the bitter cold, wealthy businessman Ralph Truitt stands alone on a train platform waiting for the woman who has answered his advertisement for "a reliable wife." But when Catherine Land steps off the train from Chicago, she's not the "simple, honest woman" Ralph is expecting. She is both complex and devious, but her plan is simple: she will win this man's devotion, then slowly poison him and leave Wisconsin a wealthy widow....