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1) Queen Lucia
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Lucia series volume 1
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English
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Introduces the irrepressible Mrs. Emmeline Lucas and paints a fascinating portrait of the 1920's British upperclass.
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English
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In common with much of his other writing, this work by the eminent English novelist and essayist E. M. Forster (1879-1970) displays an unusually perceptive view of British society in the early 20th century. Written in 1908, A Room with a View is a social comedy set in Florence, Italy, and Surrey, England. Its heroine, Lucy Honeychurch, struggling against straitlaced Victorian attitudes of arrogance, narrow-mindedness and snobbery, falls in love while...
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Publisher
Chivers Press
Pub. Date
[1994]
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English
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A lighthearted Regency mystery follows Jessica Greenwood's investigation into her aunt's murder, a case complicated by her relative's leaving her fortune to Jessica provided she marries one of her four cousins--one of whom is the killer.
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Thorndike Press
Pub. Date
[2003], 1875.
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English
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Valeria's first act once married is to sign her name in the register incorrectly. This is followed by the gradual disclosure of secrets about her husband's earlier life. Her discoveries prompt her to defy her husband's authority and lead into a labyrinthine maze of false clues and deception.
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"Present day: Emma Lovett, who has dedicated her career to breathing new life into long-neglected gardens, has just been given the opportunity of a lifetime: to restore the gardens of the famed Highbury House estate, designed in 1907 by her hero Venetia Smith. But as Emma dives deeper into the gardens’ past, she begins to uncover secrets that have long lain hidden. 1907: A talented artist with a growing reputation for her ambitious work, Venetia...
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English
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Moll is a headstrong young woman whose unfortunate social position leaves her in the most dire of circumstances. A destitute and hapless outcast, Moll is forced into a lifestyle that could easily break her spirit. But summoning courage in the face of adversity, Moll strives to triumph against overwhelming odds ... until the day she meets a very special man--one who promised to change her life forever.
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2023.
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English
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"Liverpool, 1935: Raised in a strict Catholic family, Viv Byrne knows what's expected of her: marry a Catholic man from her working-class neighborhood and have his children. However, when she finds herself pregnant after a fling with Joshua Levinson, a Jewish man with dreams of becoming a famous Jazz musician, Viv knows that a swift wedding is the only answer. Her only solace is that marrying Joshua will mean escaping her strict mother's scrutiny....
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