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Jasmine Nights: A Novel

by Julia Gregson

Published: 2012-06-05

Paperback: 432 pages

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From the award-winning author of East of the Sun, a powerful love story set against the unstable and exotic cities of Cairo and Istanbul during the height of World War II.At twenty-three, Saba Tarcan knows her only hope of escaping the clamor of Cardiff Bay, Wales, lies in her voice. While...

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* * * * Graphic,
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Jasper Jones

by Craig Silvey

Published: 2012-03-27

Paperback: 320 pages

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A 2012 Michael L. Printz Honor BookCharlie Bucktin, a bookish thirteen year old, is startled one summer night by an urgent knock on his bedroom window. His visitor is Jasper Jones, an outcast in their small mining town, and he has come to ask for Charlie's help. Terribly afraid but despera...

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* * * * Beautiful,
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Jayber Crow

by Wendell Berry

Published: 2001-09

Paperback: 384 pages

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“This is a book about Heaven,” says Jayber Crow, “but I must say too that . . . I have wondered sometimes if it would not finally turn out to be a book about Hell.” It is 1932 and he has returned to his native Port William to become the town's barber. Orphaned at age ten, Jayber Cr...

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Jayne Eyre (Collins Classics)

by Charlotte Bronte

Published: 2010-04-01

Paperback: 512 pages

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HarperCollins is proud to present its new range of best-loved, essential classics. 'I am no bird; and no net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will.' Bronte's infamous Gothic novel tells the story of orphan Jane, a child of unfortunate circumstances. Raised and treated badly...

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Jazz

by Toni Morrison

Published: 2004-06-08

Paperback: 256 pages

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In the winter of 1926, when everybody everywhere sees nothing but good things ahead, Joe Trace, middle-aged door-to-door salesman of Cleopatra beauty products, shoots his teenage lover to death. At the funeral, Joe’s wife, Violet, attacks the girl’s corpse. This passionate, profound story of love...

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Jealousy

by Marsha Jenkins-Sanders

Published: 2008-04-01

Paperback: 384 pages

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Jean Rhys: Wide Sargasso Sea

Published: 2002-09-06

Paperback: 194 pages

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In this Reader's Guide, Carl Plasa provides a comprehensive survey and analysis of the most stimulating critical responses to Wide Sargasso Sea. The opening chapter outlines initial reactions to the novel from English and Caribbean critics, charting the differences between them. Chapter Tw...

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Jeannie Out of the Bottle

by Barbara Eden, Wendy Leigh

Published: 2011-04-05

Hardcover: 288 pages

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A magical, heartwarming memoir from one of Hollywood's most beloved icons   Over the past four decades, the landmark NBC hit television series I Dream of Jeannie has delighted generations of audiences and inspired untold numbers of teenage crushes on its beautiful blond star, Barbara Eden...

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Jeeves in the Offing

by P.G. Wodehouse

Published: 1964-01-31

Paperback: 192 pages

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Bertie's ingenuity is put to the test when Jeeves goes on holiday. Taking a trip to Brinkley Court should be a joy for Bertie. When, however, he discovers that his fellow guests are to include his former fiancee Bobbie Wickham, Mrs Cream the crime writer, Bertie's favourite brain specialist Sir Roderick...

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The Jefferson Key: A Novel

by Steve Berry

Published: 2011-05-17

Hardcover: 480 pages

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Four United States presidents have been assassinated?in 1865, 1881, 1901, and 1963?each murder seemingly unrelated and separated by time. But what if those presidents were all killed for the same reason: a clause in the United States Constitution?contained within Article 1, Section 8?that...