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1) Candide
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English
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The story of a simple, optimistic man whose travels take him from one disaster to another.
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A Harvest book volume HB354
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English
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A compilation of all of Lewis's shorter fiction includes "The Man Born Blind," "After Ten Years," and several science fiction tales.
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English
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Flowers in the Rain & Other Stories collects sixteen of #1 New York Times bestselling author Rosamunde Pilcher's romantic tales set across Britain from the Scottish countryside to the city of London. Rosamunde Pilcher...She makes you laugh...She makes you cry...She takes you to a world of hope and romance...And into the lives of people you'll never forget. She's Rosamunde Pilcher, America's most beloved storyteller...And this audiobook is her gift...
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English
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A secretary's silent passion for her boss meets the acid test on a business trip. . .A man and a woman's mutual disdain at first sight shows how deceptive appearances can be. . .An insecure wife clings to the illusion of order, only to discover chaos at the hands of a house sitter who opens the wrong doors. . .A pair of star-crossed travelers take each other's bags, and then learn that when you unlock a stranger's suitcase, you enter a stranger's...
6) Fancy Nancy
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HarperCollins
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English
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A young girl who loves fancy things helps her family to be fancy for one special night.
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English
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Left unable to walk by a childhood illness, Lady Jennifer, sister of the Duke of Wilby, has grown up to make a happy place for herself in society. But she secretly dreams of marriage and children, and of walking---and dancing. When Ben Ellis comes across Lady Jennifer as she struggles to walk with the aid of crutches, he instantly understands her yearning. He is a fixer. It is often said that he never saw a problem he did not have to solve. He wants...
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The Library of America volume 82
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Library of America
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
948 p. ; 21 cm.
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English
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The library of America volume 83
Publisher
Library of America (Firm)
Pub. Date
c1996
Physical Desc
ix, 946 p. ; 21 cm.
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English
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The Library of America volume 47
Publisher
Distributed by Viking Press
Pub. Date
c1990
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1137 p. : ill., ports. ; 21 cm.
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English
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The Library of America volume 29
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Distributed to the trade in the U.S. and Canada by Viking Press
Pub. Date
c1985
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1249 p. ; 21 cm.
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English
13) Sinful secrets
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Paperback: 390 pg, 20 cm
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English
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She was everything a man wanted a woman to be---voluptuous, beautiful, mysterious. Yet she was nothing a gentleman would ever consider---penniless, low-born, and forced to work for her living in ways a lady could never imagine. He was titled, wealthy, exceedingly worldly. A man who could have anything and any woman he wanted...until he saw her in a place where no woman should have been. Now, in the face of a terrifying and deadly secret, they must...
14) Almost, Maine
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Publisher
Feiwel and Friends
Pub. Date
2020.
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First edition.
Physical Desc
342 pages : map ; 22 cm
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English
Description
"Welcome to Almost, Maine, a town that's so far north, it's almost not in the United States -- it's almost in Canada. And it almost doesn't exist, because its residents never got around to getting organized. So it's just... Almost. One cold, clear Friday night in the middle of winter, while the northern lights hover in the sky above, Almost's residents find themselves falling in and out of love in the strangest ways. Knees are bruised. Hearts are...
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Avon, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
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805 pages : genealogical tables ; 20 cm.
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English
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"The Duke and I : When Daphne Bridgerton and Simon Basset, Duke of Hastings, agree to a fake courtship, they think they've found the perfect solution to their problems. Romantically associated with one of London's most desirable catches, Daphne's prospects among the ton will soar. For avowed bachelor Simon, an attachment to Daphne will deter would-be brides and their ambitious mamas. Their plan works like a charm -- at first. But amid the glittering,...