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One of America's most acclaimed writers returns to the land on which he has staked a literary claim to paint an indelible portrait of a family in a time of unprecedented change. In a compelling weaving of fact and fiction, Robert Morgan introduces a family's captivating story, set during World War II and the Great Depression. Driven by the uncertainties of the future, the family struggles to define itself against the vivid Appalachian landscape. The...
2) My Ántonia
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The reminiscences of a New York lawyer, Jim Burden, about his boyhood in Nebraska, particularly a young Bohemian girl named Antonia Shimerda, are set against the backdrop of the American assimilation of the immigrant.
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"Anne Tyler gives us a wise, haunting, and deeply moving new novel in which she explores how a middle-aged man, ripped apart by the death of his wife, is gradually restored by her frequent appearances--in their house, on the roadway, in the market. Crippled in his right arm and leg, Aaron has spent his childhood fending off a sister who wants to manage him. So when he meets Dorothy, a plain, outspoken, independent young woman, she is like a breath...
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"Lauren Delaney has a life others envy: a successful career, a husband who is a prominent surgeon, and two beautiful daughters. But on her twenty-fourth wedding anniversary, Lauren decides to stop pretending that things are perfect. Defying the controlling husband who has privately mistreated her throughout their marriage, she files for divorce. As Lauren starts her new life, she meets a man who is also struggling with the decision to end his unhappy...
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From the opening line-"Captain Ahab was neither my first husband nor my last"-you will know that you are in the hands of a master storyteller and in the company of a fascinating woman hero. Inspired by a brief passage in Moby-Dick, Sena Jeter Naslund has created an enthralling and compellingly readable saga, spanning a rich, eventful, and dramatic life. At once a family drama, a romantic adventure, and a portrait of a real and loving marriage, Ahab's...
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ABC Studios
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
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The seventh season of Lifetime's hit drama Army Wives; will see new challenges to the tribe, including a heartfelt and final goodbye to one of their own in one of the series, most dramatic and pivotal moments. Four new characters are set to join the cast, Grammy Award-winning singer/songwriter and actress Ashanti, Torrey DeVitto, Elle McLemore and Emmy and Grammy nominee Jesse McCartney.
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