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The goldfinch: [a novel]
By Donna Tartt. 2013
Aged 13, Theo Decker, son of a devoted mother and a reckless, largely absent father, survives an accident that otherwise…
tears his life apart. Alone and rudderless in New York, he is taken in by the family of a wealthy friend. He is tormented by an unbearable longing for his mother, and down the years clings to one thing that reminds him of her: a small, strangely captivating painting that ultimately draws him into the criminal underworld. As he grows up, Theo learns to glide between the drawing rooms of the rich and the dusty antiques store where he works. He is alienated and in love and his talisman, the painting, places him at the centre of a narrowing, ever more dangerous circle. Bestseller. Pulitzer Prize winner. 2013.The girl behind the curtain (Hidden women. #3)
By Stella Knightley. 2013
Sarah Thomson and Marco Donato's complicated love affair continues - their passion is a deep one but both have been…
badly hurt before and are wary of exposing their vulnerabilities to the other. Meanwhile, Sarah begins to research a new subject: In Nineteen-Thirties Germany, Katherine Hazleton escapes her stuffy finishing school and runs away to Berlin in pursuit of an unsuitable man. Alone and penniless when her boyfriend deserts her, she is forced to become a hostess at a cabaret bar. There she reinvents herself as Kitty Katkin. Writing her own songs to accompany her risque dance routines, Kitty is soon a sensation. She is in love with Berlin and her handsome musician lover, Otto. But Germany is about to change. Will Kitty and Sarah find the love they truly deserve? Sequel to "The girl behind the fan". 2013.The girl behind the fan (Hidden women. #2.)
By Stella Knightley. 2013
Hurt and confused by the sudden end of her strange love affair with Venetian millionaire Marco Donato, Sarah Thomson takes…
her bruised heart to Paris, where she tries to forget her yearning for Marco by throwing herself into a new project: a study of the life of notorious nineteenth-century courtesan, Augustine Levert. It is while she is in France that Sarah meets her ex-boyfriend Steven, who is hoping for reconciliation. Sequel to "The girl behind the mask”. Followed by "The girl behind the curtain". Includes sex. c2013.The girl behind the mask (Hidden women. #1.)
By Stella Knightley. 2013
Leaving the heartache of sexual betrayal behind her in London, historian Sarah Thomson intends to make the most of her…
research trip to Venice. But she soon finds her attention consumed by mysterious millionaire Marco Donato. Followed by "The girl behind the fan". Includes sex. c2013.The Genesis wave, Book 2 (Star trek, the next generation)
By John Vornholt. 2001
The Genesis Wave sweeps across the Alpha Quadrant, transforming planets on a molecular level and threatening entire civilizations with extinction.…
To combat it, Captain Picard and the crew of the Enterprise have been forced into a tense alliance with the Klingon and Romulan Empires, both of which crave the forbidden secrets of the Genesis technology. Now the finest minds of three civilizations must find some way to halt the deadly wave, before yet another world is transformed into something alien and unrecognizable. Some descriptions of sex and violence. Sequel to "The Genesis wave, Book 1" (DC27523). Followed by "The Genesis wave, Book 3" (DC27525). 2001, c2000.The Genesis wave, Book 1 (Star trek, the next generation)
By John Vornholt. 2000
Project Genesis was once the Federation's solution to overpopulation and food shortages in the Alpha Quadrant, but it became a…
destructive weapon instead. Starfleet destroyed all Genesis data and records, but now, nearly a century later, Captain Picard and the crew of the U.S.S. Enterprise face the deadly rebirth of Genesis - with the fate of the galaxy hanging in the balance. Followed by "The Genesis wave, Book 2" (DC27524). 2000.The Genesis wave, Book 3 (Star trek, the next generation (Series))
By John Vornholt. 2003
The Genesis Wave swept through the Alpha Quadrant, creating new life at the expense of everything in its path, until…
halted by Captain Picard and his crew. Now the device has fallen into the hands of a dangerous religious zealot. But that disaster may pale beside a new emergency, as Data develops a disturbing theory regarding the full cosmic consequences of the Genesis Effect. Some descriptions of violence. Sequel to "The Genesis wave, Book 2" (DC27524). 2003.The golden compass (His dark materials. #1.)
By Philip Pullman. 1995
A tale set in Victorian England on an alternate Earth. Young Lyra Belacqua and her daemon enjoy an idyllic life…
among the scholars at Jordan College. Then her friend Roger and other children are abducted by the Gobblers. Venturing north in pursuit, Lyra encounters an alien and sinister world. Descriptions of violence. For Junior and senior high readers. 1995. (His dark materials ; 1) Uniform title: Northern lightsThe great Gilly Hopkins
By Katherine Paterson. 1979
Galadriel, named out of Tolkien, is a tough, clever, angry 11-year-old and victor of many a foster home and despair…
of the social services lady! This time she meets her match. Newbery Honor book. Grades 5-8. 1979.The great escape
By Paul Brickhill. 2000
The Great Escape tells how more than six hundred men in a German prisoner of war camp worked together to…
achieve an extraordinary break-out. Every night for a year they dug tunnels, and those who weren't digging forged passports, drew maps, faked weapons and tailored German uniforms and civilian clothes to wear once they had escaped. All of this was conducted under the very noses of their prison guards. When the right night came, the actual escape itself was timed to the split second - but of course, not everything went according to plan... 2000.The Giver
By Lois Lowry. 1993
Jonas's world is perfect - every person is assigned a role in the Community. When Jonas turns twelve he is…
singled out to receive special training from The Giver. The Giver holds the memories of the true pain and pleasure of life, and now it's time for Jonas to receive the truth. Winner of the Newbery Award. Grades 5-8. 1993.The gift of shame (Black Lace Ser.)
By Sarah Hope-Walker. 2008
Jeffrey is little more than a stranger to Helen when he tells her to do things no other man has…
hinted at. A cultured, wealthy stranger who likes to play games of master and servant. In the secrecy of a London apartment, in the debauched opulence of a Parisian retreat, they become partners of perversity and shame. Emerging from the shadows of guilt, a resolutely virtuous young widow is transformed into a voracious wanton. Explicit descriptions of sex. 2008.The ghosts
By Antonia Barber. 1969
The ghost
By Robert Harris. 2007
The narrator of this novel is a professional ghostwriter. Accustomed to working with fading rock stars and minor celebrities, he…
jumps at the chance to ghost the memoirs of Britain's former prime minister, especially as it means flying to the American resort of Martha's Vineyard in the middle of winter and finishing the book in the seclusion of a luxurious house. But it doesn't take him long to realise he has made a terrible mistake. His predecessor on the project died in circumstances that were distinctly suspicious, and the ex-prime minister turns out to be a man with secrets in his past that are returning to haunt him - secrets with the power to kill. 2007.The French lieutenant's woman
By John Fowles. 1969
The four swans (Poldark series. #6.)
By Winston Graham. 1976
The fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll Flanders & c: The Fortunes And Misfortunes Of The Famous Moll Flanders (Forsyte chronicles)
By Daniel Defoe, David Blewett. 1989
Born in Newgate prison and abandoned, Moll's drive to find a secure place in society propels her through incest, adultery,…
bigamy, prostitution and a career as a thief before she is apprehended and returned to Newgate. Moll is an embodiment of the virtues and vices of her eighteenth-century contemporaries. 1722, 1989. Uniform title: Fortunes and misfortunes of the famous Moll FlandersThe first deadly sin
By Lawrence Sanders. 1973
Captain Edward Delaney, in whose Upper East Side precinct a series of murders is taking place, accepts an undercover assignment…
to track down the psychopathic killer. Explicit descriptions of sex. Bestseller 1973.The feast of July
By H. E Bates. 1954
The end of the nineteenth century finds young Bella Ford toiling up from the coast to find the lover who…
has betrayed her. "I'll find you and some day I'll kill you", she is thinking, but instead she finds a home and happiness with a family of shoemakers. Slowly the three sons restore her flickering faith in life. Then on the high-summer day of Fifty Feasts, the past comes crashing into the present in a climax of sudden and horrible tragedy. 1954.The fan
By Peter Abrahams. 1995
Gil Renard is excited about the Sox's chances this year, now that they've signed Bobby Rayburn. But the rest of…
Gil's life is falling apart. His ex-wife won't let him see their son anymore, and he's been laid off by the knife company his father founded. Reminiscing about his Little League glory days and becoming more and more obsessed with Bobby Rayburn, Gil loses touch with reality. Strong language, violence, and some explicit descriptions of sex. 1995.