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41) His only wife
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"Afi Tekple is a young seamstress in Ghana. She is smart; she is pretty; and she has been convinced by her mother to marry a man she does not know. Afi knows who he is, of course--Elikem is a wealthy businessman whose mother has chosen Afi in the hopes that she will distract him from his relationship with a woman his family claims is inappropriate. But Afi is not prepared for the shift her life takes when she is moved from her small hometown of Ho...
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[2024]
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"Beloved children's book author and illustrator Marianne Dubuc chronicles the adventure and collaboration that ensues when four animal friends take turns caring for a precious little egg they find in the woods, in this lovely and heartwarming illustrated children's book about friendship, taking turns, and caring for one another."-- Provided by publisher.
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[2014]
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This compilation contains three complete novels and eight major short stories from the canon of one of the twentieth century's most enduringly popular fiction writers.
From London to Hong Kong, from Paris to Pago Pago, in Samoa or Malaya or on a Tahitian tropical isle, the men and women in this collection of masterfully crafted tales inhabit exotic, mysterious worlds-and at their own peril invade the dark territory of the human heart.
Somerset Maugham,...
50) The blue bowl
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[2024]
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English
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Celebrating his birthday at his grandparent's house, Max, who, even though he loves his family's Cantonese meals, really hopes for spaghetti and meatballs and is delighted when his understanding family brings two cultures together with delicious dishes that combine all the foods he loves.
56) Black Beauty
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"Born in a sunlit meadow in and English village, Black Beauty is a carefree colt enjoying a wonderful home, with a kind and caring master. Then the beautiful young horse is sold and separated from his friends. So begins an extraordinary journey through life for Black Beauty that brings pain, suffering, loneliness, and hardship. Will Black Beauty ever find the true happiness of his upbringing? Told as an autobiography, Black Beauty is an ultimately...
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"Dutiful Newland Archer, an eligible young man from New York high society, is about to announce his engagement to May Welland, a suitable match from a good family, when May’s cousin, the beautiful and exotic Countess Ellen Olenska, is introduced into their circle. The Countess brings with her an aura of European sophistication and a hint of perceived scandal, having left her husband and claimed her independence. Her worldliness, disregard for society’s...
59) Fish soup
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2019.
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English
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Set on the Caribbean coast of Colombia, "Waiting for a hurricane," follows a girl obsessed with escaping both her life and her country. Emotionally detached from her family and disillusioned with what the future holds, she takes drastic steps, seemingly oblivious to the damage she causes to herself and those around her. "Sexual education" examines the attempts of a student to tally the strict doctrine of abstinence taught at her school with the very...
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2018.
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Korean
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First published nearly a quarter-century ago and one of the very few short-story collections to win the PEN/Faulkner Award, this is American fiction at its most vital--each narrative a masterpiece of sustained power and seemingly effortless literary grace. Two New York attorneys newly flush with wealth embark on a dissolute tour of Italy; an ambitious young screenwriter unexpectedly discovers the true meaning of art and glory; a rider, far off in...
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