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Ponniyin Selvan - The Crown by Kalki
Rated: 4.63 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe fourth part in the series Ponniyin Selvan, recounts the incidents when crown prince Aditha Karikalan leaves Kanchi inspite of Malayamans efforts to prevent him from doing so. For Aditha Karikalan now, there is no turning back.. -
Gone with the Wind, Part 2 of 2 by John Escott, Margaret Mitchell
Rated: 4.56 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn Part 2, the American South has lost the Civil War. Scarlett O'Hara has to work hard to build up her life again, but she has no money. The handsome Rhett Butler is rich, but he is soon to be hanged for murder. Then there is Ashley Wilkes. He is married now, but Scarlett still loves him...Categorized as:
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Austen: Persuasion by Judy Simons
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsA study guide for the novel Persuasion... -
O Continente - Volume I by Erico Verissimo
Rated: 4.57 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsA vast sprawling period novel of the minor wars that wracked Brazil from the days when its European masters gambled with their colonists' affairs to the Civil Wars which turned family against family and set Republicans and Federalists at each others throats. Backgrounded by these wars, the story follows the history of the Terra-Cambaras, during 150 years, in the southern part of Brazil. The men . -
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Осъдени души by Dimitar Dimov, Димитър Димов
Rated: 4.44 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsМоже ли любовта да издържи на предизвикателствата на войната?Може ли човек да открие щастие, надежда, спасение в един свят, раздиран от жестокост, фанатизъм, глад, страх и болести, в който човешкият живот сякаш е загубил стойност, а непримиримите идеологии увличат милиони във всепомитаща буря?Испания е в гражданска война... -
The Complete Sonnets and Poems by William Shakespeare
Rated: 4.39 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is the only fully annotated and modernized edition to bring together Shakespeare's sonnets as well as all his poems (including those attributed to him after his death) in one volume. A full introduction discusses his development as a poet, and how the poems relate to the plays, and detailed notes explain the language and allusions... -
Shakespeare's Sonnets by William Shakespeare
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 40 ratingsThe Arden Shakespeare has long been acclaimed as the established scholarly edition of Shakespeare's work. Now being totally reedited for the third time, Arden editions offer the very best in contemporary scholarship... -
Znachor by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz
Rated: 4.43 of 5 stars · 14 ratings"Znachor" is a one of the best novels written by Tadeusz Dołęga-Mostowicz. It has been published in 1937... -
Four Classic Novels by Jane Austen
Rated: 4.50 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe complete novels of Jane Austen's Pride & Prejudice, Sense & Sensibility, Emma and Persuasion in one large, brand new and giftable hardcover with perfect dj... -
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Love Poems and Sonnets by William Shakespeare
Rated: 4.28 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThe greatest sonnets ever written, by the greatest poet and playwright in the English... -
Sodom and Gomorrah by Marcel Proust
Rated: 4.34 of 5 stars · 30 ratings'Flower and plant have no conscious will. They are shameless, exposing their genitals. And so in a sense are Proust's men and women . . . shameless. There is no question of right and wrong. Homosexuality . . . is as devoid of moral implications as the mode of fecundation of the Primula veris or the Lythrum salicoria... -
Catching Moondrops by Jennifer Erin Valent
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsJessilyn Lassiter no longer has to convince people she's not a child. Having just turned 19 in the summer of 1938, her love for Luke Talley has never been more real. And Luke is finally beginning to care for her in the way she's always dreamed of... -
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Suparnica Marije Terezije 2 by Marija Jurić Zagorka
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsNera osjeti da je smalaksao. U trenutku se otkine od njega i potrči. Ponovno je pograbi i divlje stisne k sebi. Osjetila je njegov vreli dah i čula prigušene riječi: - Budi moja - samo moja...Opet su stisnula jake ruke: - Robovat ću ti kraljice moja. Sad si moja...Nema ti više izlaska iz ove odaje. Strah probudi u njoj bijesnu snagu i hitru odluku. Digne ruku sa zlatnom iglom i zabode mu u grudi... -
Dvorska kamarila by Marija Jurić Zagorka
Rated: 4.40 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsKonačno su okovi popustili i jedno krilo vrata otvori. Gusta pljesniva tmina nije zadržavala Sinišu. Uzevši fenjer u jednu ruku, u drugu pištolj, uđe u mrek. Našao se pod niskim stropom u uskom podrumskom fodniku. Odatle je ušao u veći prostor prepun različitih strojeva za mučenje.- Ovo je mučilište - upozori Meško.- Eno prolaza. Stali su kraj uskog otvor i osvijetlili ga... -
Secrets by Lesley Pearse
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsCan truth stay hidden for ever? Set in the 1930's, the classic novel from bestselling author Lesley Pearse tells the story of one girl's struggle against cruelty and, her quest for love. Twelve-year-old Adele Talbot's unhappy mother Rose succumbs to madness after a family tragedy and Adele is placed in a bleak children's home... -
'Til Morning Light by Ann Moore
Rated: 4.29 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsShe crossed an ocean to escape the suffering of famine-torn Ireland. Haunted by loss, but determined to build a life in the New World, Gracelin O'Malley then crosses the country with her young children to accept a San Francisco sea captain's practical proposal of marriage. But when she arrives, he is not there, and the City of Gold is no place for widows and children... -
Mud and Gold by Shayne Parkinson
Rated: 4.22 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsAmy tries desperately hard to be a good wife and mother. She puts her whole heart into doing the best she can. But will her best ever be good enough for this man? Mud and Gold is the second book in the three-volume "Promises to Keep". It follows directly on from Book One, Sentence of Marriage... -
Symphony of the Dead by Abbas Maroufi, عباس معروفی
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 24 ratingsThis novel traces the fate of the Urkhani family in the Iranian town of Ardabil before & after the Second World War through the trials & ghostly recollections of its very individual members, who include: Ideen, the frustrated poet; Urhan, his greedy & talentless younger brother; & Yousef, whose childhood antics left him paralysed... -
Fletchers End by D.E. Stevenson
Rated: 4.30 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe joys and contentment of newly-wedded life, set against the tranquil beauty of the English countryside, are the subject of this volume by the beloved novelist, D.E. Stevenson. The author of Bel Lamington continues the heartwarming story of the gentle heroine who came to London and fell in love with her employer, Ellis Brownlee... -
The Last Convertible by Anton Myrer
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsAnton Myrer's beloved, bestselling novel of America's World War II generation is as powerful now as it was upon its publication. An immediate classic, it tells the story of five Harvard men, the women they loved -- and the elegant car that came to symbolize their romantic youth... -
Blood Sisters by Barbara Keating, Stephanie Keating
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsKenya 1957. During their childhood years in the Kenya Highlands three girls from vastly different backgrounds become blood sisters, promising that nothing will ever destroy the bond between them. But the legacy of the Mau Mau rebellion, and the tensions and upheavals of newly independent Kenya, tear their childhood dreams apart... -
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Jane Eyre by Evelyn Attwood, Charlotte Brontë
Rated: 4.21 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsClassic / British EnglishJane Eyre, a poor orphan, grows up in misery until she becomes the governess in the house of wealthy Mr Rochester and falls in love. But mysterious events take place in the house at night, and Mr Rochester appears to be hiding a terrible secret... -
The Open Door by Latifa Zayyat, لطيفة الزيات
Rated: 4.19 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThe Open Door is a landmark of women's writing in Arabic. Published in 1960, it was very bold for its time in exploring a middle-class Egyptian girl's coming of sexual and political age, in the context of the Egyptian nationalist movement preceding the 1952 revolution...Categorized as:
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Call of the Kiwi by Sarah Lark, D.W. Lovett
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsIn the exhilarating conclusion to the internationally bestselling In the Land of the Long White Cloud trilogy, the spirited Warden and McKenzie clan continues its trials—and triumphs—in New Zealand and beyond... -
Battles in the Desert by José Emilio Pacheco
Rated: 4.12 of 5 stars · 26 ratingsThis landmark novella—one of the central texts of Mexican literature, is eerily relevant to our current dark times—offers a child’s-eye view of a society beset by dictators, disease, and natural disasters, set in “the year of polio, foot-and-mouth disease, floods...Categorized as:
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Song of Years by Bess Streeter Aldrich
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe state of Iowa was still young and wild when Wayne Lockwood came to it from New England in 1851. He claimed a quarter-section about a hundred miles west of Dubuque and quickly came to appreciate widely scattered neighbors like Jeremiah Martin, whose seven daughters would have chased the gloom from any bachelor's heart...Categorized as:
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Conquest by Anna Markland
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsAn alternative cover edition for this ASIN can be found here.It’s a bitter battle between the Normans and the Saxons for the fate of the English throne, and it promises to be the epic beginning of the legendary Montbryce Legacy.A True War Hero.. -
The Devil Behind Us by S.C. Wilson, Elizabeth Saydah
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsThe Devil Behind Us is the much-anticipated sequel to The Devil Between Us.After enduring unimaginable tragedy and heartbreaking loss, Jessica “Jesse” Pratt has actually found happiness in her life again. A relationship she once thought lost forever has been restored. She has managed to win the heart of Abby, the woman she loves. And, she is no longer forced to hide her true identity... -
My Hero by Glynnis Campbell
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsWealthy and powerful, the de Wares are one of the most respected noble families in England. The heirs to the de Ware legacy—Duncan, Holden, and Garth—are true warriors...and reckless lovers... Unlike his brothers, Garth de Ware had always preferred peace to war. As the youngest son, there were few opportunities for him to earn his fortune, so he chose a career in the Church... -
Not Under the Law by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsLife became complicated for Joyce Radway when her beloved aunt died. Joyce was left to live with her cousin and his wife, who saw Joyce as a handy cook, maid and babysitter. But their oppressive and demanding way of treating Joyce drove her out of the house one night and onto the road--destitute and alone... -
Love and Honor by Leslie Arlen
Rated: 4.33 of 5 stars · 6 ratingsSaga of the Borodins, one of the families who for centuries steered the golden destiny of Russia, amid the fabled Court of the Tsars. The dynasty that rode high to the crest of power-only to reach the brink of a rebel-torn New Age. Prince Peter: the unbending heir to the tempest of change. Ilona: the heartstrong Princess, slave to a renegade passion... -
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The Devil Between Us by S.C. Wilson
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsJessica Pratt is only ten when her world is destroyed. After witnessing unspeakable acts of violence, she flees for her life, becoming lost in the untamed California wilderness. Terrified and alone, she fights for survival as each step takes her further away from everything she has ever known. For nearly a decade Jessica calls the mountain home until tragedy strikes once again... -
White Orchids by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsWhen Jeffrey Wainwright stops to help Camilla, he's caught in a drama that will change his life. Grace Livingston Hill is the beloved author of more than 100 books. Read and enjoyed by millions, her wholesome stories contain adventure, romance, and the heartwarming triumphs of people faced with the problems of life and love... -
Sense and Sensibility and Pride and Prejudice--Jane Austen by Robert Clark
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsThe study of Jane Austen has been transformed in the last twenty years by readings which have grounded her work in contemporary politics and by feminist critique which has questioned her construction of subject positions for women readers... -
Drinking from a Bitter Cup by Angela Jackson-Brown
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratings“1978. The year I turned ten and the year my mama killed herself. She was thirty-five, and dying is the last thing that should have been on her mind.” After the death of her mother, Sylvia Butler’s father, a man she knows only from an old photo, takes her from Louisville, Kentucky to Ozark, Alabama to live with his family... -
Silver Wings (Love Endures) by Grace Livingston Hill
Rated: 4.25 of 5 stars · 8 ratingsAmory Lorrimer watched from her bedroom window as the plane landed. The rugged young pilot who jumped from the plane was quickly surrounded by admiring friends. For a moment he looked toward the grand old mansion--and then his eyes met Amory's. In that instant they fell in love. The next morning Gareth was to leave on a dangerous flight over the Arctic--but his plane never made it...Categorized as:
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Measure of Strength by C. Faron
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsPublicly, Jason Wadsworth is a young steel magnate. Privately, he is slowly unraveling. Gripped by depression, he is haunted by the memory of Kale, the slave he sold and the man who still holds his heart. Jason clings to his only source of comfort: the belief that he sent Kale away to a better life.As grim as Jason’s life is, Kale has fared worse. Each day is a brutal struggle... -
Love is Just a Word by Johannes Mario Simmel, Йоханес Марио Зимел
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThis is the story of Oliver and Verena, who fall in love and risk everything to keep each other.He is the son of a notorious German industrialist. She is the voluptuous, indiscreet wife of a wealthy and ruthless businessman.Apart they have been two lonely people. Half alive. Together, they are radiant... -
1931: Caleb's Err by M.L. Gardner
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratingsThe saga of The 1929 Series continues as Aryl’s battle with opiates forces Jonathan and Caleb to take drastic measures in an effort to save him. Claire clings desperately to the hope that the man she fell in love with, and lost, will reemerge from the depths of his addiction.Ava confronts a dark secret from her past that sends her spiraling deeper into postpartum depression... -
Lies and Letters by Ashtyn Newbold
Rated: 4.20 of 5 stars · 10 ratings“That same ache I had been feeling for weeks now blossomed inside of me, bruised, bleeding, and broken. Only now did I realize it was my heart.” A fter a season in London, Charlotte Lyons is still regrettably unattached. With her family’s finances in peril, she is sent away with her sister to a bleak coastal town where she is expected to pursue a wealthy earl...Categorized as:
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Schijnbewegingen by Floortje Zwigtman
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAlles wat ik wilde, was een geweldig leven. Een fantastisch leven. een sprookjesleven. Een volledig gezeur-, gezanik- en gedoe-loos leven. Zonder 'o... hell'-gevoel. Was dat nu te veel gevraagd?1894. Adrian Mayfield is zestien jaar en ontevreden met zijn leven en zijn suffe baantje bij Victor Procopius' Herenmodepaleis...Categorized as:
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Matilda's Last Waltz by Tamara McKinley
Rated: 4.17 of 5 stars · 12 ratingsAfter the tragic death of her husband, Jenny travels to Churinga, a remote sheep-station in the Australian Outback that he intended to give to her for reasons she doesn't understand.Churinga is harsh and unforgiving, but also has its beauty...and its secrets... -
The Catch Trap by Marion Zimmer Bradley
Rated: 4.14 of 5 stars · 14 ratingsTommy Zane hates lions, a major obstacle in a family of lion tamers. But Tommy's dreams, and talent, fly higher, up in the rigging with the trapeze. When rising star Mario Santelli offers him flying lessons, it looks like the start of wonderful new life, and to Tommy's surprise, his relationship with Mario deepens even as his skill soars in the rigging... -
Burung-Burung Manyar by Y.B. Mangunwijaya
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsA landmark novel, The Weaverbirds is a tale of both physical and spiritual struggle, spanning the formative days of Indonesian independence and the Indonesian oil crisis in the mid-1970s... -
Sunday In The Park With George: A Musical by Stephen Sondheim, James Lapine
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsInspired by Georges Seurat's pointillist masterpiece Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte Sondheim and Lapine's musical celebrates the art of creation and the creation of art... -
Anna Karenina Volume 2 by Leo Tolstoy
Rated: 4.13 of 5 stars · 16 ratingsThis historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can usually download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1899 edition. Excerpt: .. -
Anna Karénina Volume 1 by Leo Tolstoy, Nathan Haskell Dole
Rated: 4.11 of 5 stars · 18 ratingsThis is a reproduction of a book published before 1923. This book may have occasional imperfections such as missing or blurred pages, poor pictures, errant marks, etc. that were either part of the original artifact, or were introduced by the scanning process...
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