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A group of South African exiles congregate at the Hottentot Room, a London club owned by Frau Katie, a Jewish…
refugee from Nazi Germany. Frau Katie is dying and her daughter has plans for the club which terrify the members. A satire which draws parallels between Nazi Germany and contemporary South Africa. 1987.
Lamour Harrington decides to leave her Chicago home and career behind to return to the Italy of her childhood. Nico…
Pirata, the heir to the Castello Pirata, sweeps her off her feet. But why does his father Lorenzo hate a woman he only ever knew as an innocent child? As Lorenzo plots to make Lamour leave Amalfi forever, long-hidden secrets come to dangerous life again. 2005.
When Lucas Corinth is invited back to the Alpine town of Gries-am-See, it is as a favoured native son. Since…
his boyhood there during the war, he has become a famous composer and conductor. But over the celebrations falls a shadow. In revenge of an act of betrayal, Lucas's life is at risk. 1974.
The spirit of Virginia Woolf permeates the lives of several American readers as evidenced in this trio of tales about…
the author Woolf, a New Yorker planning a party to honour a writer, and a young mother reading Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway. Some strong language. Bestseller. Winner of the 1999 Pulitzer Prize for fiction. 1998.
Soviet intelligence officer Andrei Yakushev is pledged to destroy the leader of an underworld network in Afghanistan. CIA agent Mike…
McCabe is dropped behind the lines and is destined to play a crucial role in the series of events that unfold. 1987.
Sydney Otterton returns from the war penniless and moves into his crumbling family home with his wife, children and servant.…
What follows is a murder mystery evolving through the eyes of four characters who narrate the events in a variety of formats (journal, letters, research). Some strong language. 2002.
Intertwining the story of an escaped house slave in 1852 Virginia with that of an ambitious young lawyer in contemporary…
New York, the novel asks questions of justice, love and family, in slave-holding Virginia and today. 2013.
Shasta and his talking horse, Bree, flee from the evil Calormen cavalry in hopes of reaching the magical land of…
Narnia. Sequel to "The lion, the witch, and the wardrobe" (DC42115). Followed by "Prince Caspian" (DC42122). Grades 4-7. 2002, c1954. (The Chronicles of Narnia ; 3)
On the run after being falsely accused of murder, the three Baudelaire orphans--Violet, Klaus, and Sunny--find themselves in Heimlich Hospital,…
with the evil Count Olaf in close pursuit. Sequel to The Vile Village. Grades 4-7. Bestseller. 2001.
Caroline is exploring her new country home when she discovers an old painting of an extraordinary horse. Her whole family…
becomes involved in unraveling the mystery of the animal's identity and fascinating history. For grades 4-7. 1983.
Set in the farmland on the Saskatchewan-Alberta border. The Schoffs are immigrant farmers fractured by the tragedy that has marked…
their son forever. Métis farmhand Lathias becomes the unofficial guardian to the boy. Both boys are drawn to young Elisabeth. When she falls into the river, no one can foresee how this event will mark everyone. 2007.
Sixteen-year-old Starr Carter moves between two worlds: the poor black neighborhood where she lives and the fancy suburban prep school…
she attends. The uneasy balance between these worlds is shattered when Starr witnesses the fatal shooting of her childhood best friend, Khalil, at the hands of a police officer - and Khalil was unarmed. For junior and senior high readers. 2017.
Draws on Red Cloud's autobiography, which was lost for nearly a hundred years, to present the story of the great…
Oglala Sioux chief who was the only Plains Indian to defeat the United States Army in a war. 2013.
Eamon Redmond, an Irish judge, wonders where he fits in. He feels alienated from his family, past and present, and…
lately he's not so sure about the legal world. Even his wife questions his commitment. But slowly his repressed memories come to terms with a new order. Perhaps his new grandchild is the missing link. Originally published in 1992, 2012.
At the age of nineteen, Seth Sileski had everything. A superb athlete and scholar, handsome and popular, he was the…
pride of Thunder Point. Destined for greatness, he lost it all in a terrible accident that put an end to his professional football career when it had barely begun. Seth has come to terms with the turns his life has taken. But now he's been presented with an opportunity to return home and show the people of Thunder Point he's become a better, humbler version of his former self. Sequel to “The Promise”. Followed by “The wish”. 2014.
Devon McAllister flees danger with her daughter and ends up in Thunder Point, Oregon, where she meets widowed father Spencer…
Lawson, a man who can teach her about safety and stability. Includes sex, violence and strong language. Sequel to "The newcomer", followed by "The chance". 2013.
Grandma Ollie calls it a bad omen when her pen runs dry as she enters granddaughter Terri’s engagement into her…
Bible. Then Terri, a successful African American attorney, learns her fiancé Derek is cheating. Ollie helps Terri choose between Derek and new love-interest Lynnwood. 2003.
With the help of her sister's friend, Flin Brodie, Freya Hannen sets out in search of the legendary lost oasis…
of Zerzura in Egypt, which supposedly houses a mythic stone, and could help Freya find out the truth behind her sister Alex's mysterious death. 2010.