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Replay by Ken Grimwood
Rated: 4.15 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsAt forty-three Jeff Winston is tired of his low-paid, unrewarding job, tired of the long silences at the breakfast table with his wife, saddened by the thought of no children to comfort his old age. But he hopes for better things, for happiness, maybe tomorrow ...But a sudden, fatal heart attack puts paid to that...Categorized as:
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Melody by V.C. Andrews, Laurel Lefkow
Rated: 3.85 of 5 stars · 20 ratingsMelody Logan knew her beautiful mother, Haille, was unhappy in their hardscrabble mining town....But with her wonderful father's unwavering love, Melody always felt safe until a dreadful mine accident ripped her from her family's moorings.She was still devastated by her father's death when she left West Virginia with Haille to follow her mother's dream of becoming a model or actress... -
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Runaways by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe spellbinding Orphans series concludes in this thrilling new novel from V.C. Andrews(R)... "All for one and one for all" was the girls' motto. In the grim foster home for orphans run by Louise and Gordon Tooey, at least Brooke, Crystal, Raven, and Butterfly had each other. Calling themselves "sisters," together they could forget the past and dream of a new chance...a real home... -
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Unfinished Symphony by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsMelody Logan had only just found a safe harbor when a new storm set her adrift all over again.... Melody had always believed her mother, Haille, and dear stepdaddy had died in tragic accidents — that's why she'd come to stay with her secretive Logan relatives on Cape Cod. But then a friend recognized Haille's picture in a catalog and kindled Melody's hopes... -
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Seeds of Yesterday by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.83 of 5 stars · 42 ratingsThe final, haunting novel, in the extraordinary story that has enthralled millions!The horror began with Flowers in the Attic, the terrifying tale of four innocent children locked away from the world by a cruel mother.The shocking fury continued with Petals on the Wind and If There be Thorns. Now V.C. Andrews has created the last dark chapter in the strange, chilling tale of passion and peril... -
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Petals on the Wind by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.80 of 5 stars · 54 ratingsThey were such brave children to withstand such suffering. Such clever children to escape such terror!For Carrie, Chris and Cathy, the attic was a dark horror that would not leave their minds, even while they built bright, promising new lives. Of course mother had to pretend they didn't exist.And Grandmother was convinced they had the devil in them.But that wasn't their fault... -
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What Was She Thinking? [Notes on a Scandal] by Zoë Heller
Rated: 3.73 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsSchoolteacher Barbara Covett has led a solitary life until Sheba Hart, the new art teacher at St. George's, befriends her. But even as their relationship develops, so too does another: Sheba has begun an illicit affair with an underage male student... -
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Flowers in the Attic by V.C. Andrews
Rated: 3.78 of 5 stars · 69 ratingsWay upstairs there are four secrets hidden.Blond, beautiful, innocent little secrets, struggling to stay alive. Flowers In the AtticThe four Dollanganger children had such perfect lives -- a beautiful mother, a doting father, a lovely home. Then Daddy was killed in a car accident, and Momma could no longer support the family... -
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The Girl in a Swing by Richard Adams
Rated: 3.52 of 5 stars · 23 ratingsA shy young man meets a beautiful woman in the company of a young girl. He finds himself swept off of his feet and married to her, bringing her with him to live in his family home. She is his erotic dream come true; she does everything she can to bind him to her and join him in his comfortable life.Soon, however, odd things begin to happen... -
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The Enchantment of Lily Dahl by Siri Hustvedt
Rated: 3.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsThe protagonist of Siri Hustvedt's astonishing second novel is a heroine of the old style: tough, beautiful, and brave. Standing at the threshold of adulthood, she enters a new world of erotic adventure, profound but unexpected friendship, and inexplicable, frightening acts of madness...Categorized as:
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