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The glitter dome
By Joseph Wambaugh. 1981
A look at life inside the Los Angeles Police Department focuses on two veteran detectives who are assigned to the…
hard-to-crack murder case of a movie producer in Hollywood. Some strong language. Bestseller. 1981.The girls
By Lori Lansens. 2006
Conjoined twins Rose and Ruby Darlen, born in the midst of a tornado and abandoned by their mother, are raised…
by Aunt Lovey, who refuses to see them as deformed. At age 29, Rose, the more verbal and bookish twin, begins writing their story. Rose shares her darkest memory and her deepest regret, while Ruby, the prettier, more practical twin, offers critical details, such as what prompted Rose to write their life story. Descriptions of sex and violence, some strong language. 2006.The golden straw: a novel
By Catherine Cookson. 1993
The gift of a golden straw hat influences the destiny of Emily Pearson, her children and grandchildren, in this portrait…
of English life from late Victorian times to the middle of the 20th century. 1993.The grass is singing (Paladin Bks.)
By Doris Lessing. 1989
Set in Rhodesia, this is the story of Dick, a failed white farmer and his wife, Mary, dependent and disappointed.…
Both are trapped by poverty, and in the heat of the brick and tin house, hemmed in by the bush, Mary finds herself seeking solace in the arms of the houseboy. 1989.The 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 girl she used to be
By David Cristofano. 2009
After 20 years in the Witness Protection Program and eight aliases, Melody Grace McCartney hardly knows who she is. On…
the run since she and her parents stumbled on a gruesome murder by mobster Tony Bovaro when she was six, Grace saw her parents killed 12 years later, and is being relocated again. But then Tony's son, Jonathan, tracks her down to present an alternative: protection from his family, and a life of more safety and freedom than she has ever known. Some descriptions of sex, descriptions of violence and some strong language. 2009.The granny project
By Anne Fine. 1983
To the four children, Ivan, Sophie, Tanya and Nicholas, Granny is a bit of a dotty old lady - sometimes…
demanding, sometimes a nuisance and often annoying - but as much a part of their lives as the shambly house or the whirring washing machine. So how can Natasha, their eccentric Russian mother, and Henry, their amenable father, decide to put her in a Home? The children devise a way to make their parents change their minds! Grades 4-7. 1983.The goddess affair
By Lillian O'Donnell. 1996
Private investigator Gwenn Ramadge is hired to find out who is robbing guests on a cruise ship. While on board…
she meets Minerva Aldrich, who (along with her sisters) inherited her late mother's prestigious dress company, Goddess Designs. When terminally ill Minerva is found dead in the pool, Ramadge's investigation expands to murder. 1996.The gossamer cord (Daughters of England. #19.)
By Philippa Carr. 1992
In this work of English historical romantic suspense, happy-go-lucky Dorabella dies after marrying a man from a family that has…
a rumoured reputation for blood feuds and mysterious deaths. Dorabella's twin sister, Violetta, moves in to look after her nephew and unmasks the insanity that has plagued the family for years. Sequel to "A time for silence" (DC13280). Followed by "We'll meet again". 1992. (Daughters of England ; 19)The golden age: a novel
By Gore Vidal. 2000
Fictional coverage of the American cultural and political scene from 1939, when the U.S. debated entering World War II, until…
1954 after the Korean War. Caroline Sanford, producer-actress and Washington newspaper publisher, and her journalist nephew provide insider views on Franklin Delano Roosevelt's and Harry Truman's terms of office. Bestseller. 2000.The glass virgin
By Catherine Cookson. 1970
The story opens the day before Anabella's 7th birthday, against a setting of the north-east of England during the Industrial…
Revolution, and continues through early womanhood, her first love and her discovery of the contrast between the wealth she enjoys and the poverty all around. 1970.The good terrorist
By Doris May Lessing. 1985
Alison sees herself as a committed revolutionary. When she isn't busy making curtains for her "squat" she likes to be…
on the battlefront: picketing, being bound over and, best of all, spray-painting slogans. But she fails to see the dangers under her own roof: the dabbling with explosive, ill-formed objectives and the disregard of consequences. 1985.The go-between (Essential. Penguin Ser.)
By L. P Hartley. 1953
Leo, now in his sixties, looks back to the summer of 1900, when as a young boy he stayed at…
a house in Norfolk. There he has his first glimpse of the passions and intrigue of adulthood which changed his life irrevocably. 1953.The girls of slender means
By Muriel Spark. 1966
This is London 1945, when all nice people are poor. The author sets us down among the girls of good…
family but slender means as they fight it out, from their Kensington hostel to the last clothing coupon until this light-hearted period in their lives descends into horror and tragedy. 1966.The golden thread: stories
By Ann Copeland. 1989
These eleven stories portray life behind convent walls as the life of Claire Delaney unfolds. Her development from an earnest…
novice to a nun and teacher explores the themes of friendship, loneliness, ambition, and personal faith. Followed by "Strange bodies on a stranger shore" (DC12944). 1989.The god of small things
By Arundhati Roy. 1997
Twins Rahel and Estha grow up between vats of banana jam and heaps of peppercorns in the blind grandmother's factory.…
They try to fashion a childhood in the shade of the wreck that is their family their lonely, lovely mother, their beloved uncle, and their incumbent grand-aunt. They learn that things can change in a day and that lives can twist into new shapes. Winner of the 1997 Booker Prize. 1997.The golden cup (Werner family saga ; #2)
By Belva Plain. 1986
The vivacity of turn of the century New York to the trenches of the First World War form the background…
to the stormy marriage of Hennie De Rivera to Daniel Roth, a radical young scientist. Their happiness and tribulations are passionately unfolded as they struggle to build their lives together against the diversity of their personalities. Some descriptions of sex. Sequel to "Evergreen" (DC02137). Followed by "Tapestry" (DC08149). 1986. (Werner family saga ; 2)The girl From Seaforth Sands
By Katie Flynn. 2001
Overworked and disliked by her stepmother, Amy is desperate to get away. She takes a room-share with three other girls,…
and finds a job in the city centre. But Liverpool is in turmoil with strikes and riots. And Amy's visits home are spoiled by the presence of the hated Paddy, her former neighbour, son of her stepmother. 2001.The girl who could fly
By Victoria Forester. 2010
Piper McCloud can fly. Just like that. Easy as pie. Problem is, the good folk of Lowland County are afraid…
of Piper. And her ma's at her wits' end. So it seems only fitting that she leave her parents' farm to attend a top-secret, maximum-security school for kids with exceptional abilities, whose skills range from super-strength to super-genius. But Piper is special, even among the special. And there are consequences. Grades 4-7. 2010.The girl with green eyes
By Betty Neels. 1990
Lucy wasn't a bright career girl like her two sisters. All she wanted was to find a man she loved…
and settle down with him. But Mr Right seemed to be peculiarly elusive. Until the day she encountered paediatrician William Thurloe. Not that she had the faintest hope of ever attracting his interest with the glamorous Fiona as direct competition! 1990.