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The Sworn Virgin: A Novel

by Kristopher Dukes

Published: 2017-08-08

Paperback: 352 pages

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Featured on Elle.comDukes's gripping historical novel tells the tale of a desperate Albanian woman who will do whatever it takes to keep her independence and seize control of her future...even if it means swearing to remain a virgin for her entire life.When eighteen-year-old Eleanora’s f...

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In the Country We Love: My Family Divided (Updated With New Material)

by Diane Guerrero

Published: 2017-05-30

Paperback: 272 pages

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The star of Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin presents her personal story of the real plight of undocumented immigrants in this country Diane Guerrero, the television actress from the megahit Orange is the New Black and Jane the Virgin, was just fourteen years old on the day her...

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Damned (A Magnus Blackwell Novel: Book One)

by Alexandrea Weis, Lucas Astor

Published: 2017-10-03

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“… riveting ... Just when you think the carnival ride is over, you discover it's barely begun ... If you only read one book, this should be it.”~Midwest Book Review “Damned is full of intricate characters, voodoo, and a luxurious setting that will steal your breath away. You’...

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The History of Bees: A Novel

by Maja Lunde

Published: 2017-08-22

Hardcover: 352 pages

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“Imagine The Leftovers, but with honey” (Elle), and in the spirit of Station Eleven and Never Let Me Go, this “spectacular and deeply moving” (Lisa See, New York Times bestselling author) novel follows three generations of beekeepers from the past, present, and future, weaving a sp...

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Sons and Lovers (Wordsworth Classics)

by D. H. Lawrence

Published: 1997-08-05

Paperback: 400 pages

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This semi-autobiographical novel explores the emotional conflicts through the protagonist, Paul Morel, and the suffocating relationships with a demanding mother and two very different lovers. It is a pre-Freudian exploration of love and possessiveness.

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Sons and Lovers

by D. H. Lawrence

Published: 2009-01-01

Paperback: 288 pages

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First published in 1913, this provocative semi-autobiographical novel reflects the struggles of Paul Morel, an artist who cannot reciprocate love for other women while under the influence of his stifling mother. Unconsciously taught to despise his father and eschew other women, Paul comes even further...

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The House of Mirth (Twentieth-Century Classics)

by Edith Wharton

Published: 1993-05-01

Paperback: 368 pages

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A black comedy of manners about vast wealth and a woman who can define herself only through the perceptions of others. The beautiful Lily Bart lives among the nouveaux riches of New York City – people whose millions were made in railroads, shipping, land speculation and banking. In this ...

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We the Living (75th-Anniversary Edition)

by Ayn Rand

Published: 2011-06-07

Mass Market Paperback: 528 pages

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Ayn Rand's first published novel, a timeless story that explores the struggles of the individual against the state in Soviet Russia. First published in 1936, We the Living portrays the impact of the Russian Revolution on three human beings who demand the right to live their own lives and p...

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The Sound of Waves

by Yukio Mishima

Published: 1994-10-04

Paperback: 192 pages

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Set in a remote fishing village in Japan, The Sound of Waves is a timeless story of first love. A young fisherman is entranced at the sight of the beautiful daughter of the wealthiest man in the village. They fall in love, but must then endure the calumny and gossip of the villagers.

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Child of the Morning: A Novel (Rediscovered Classics)

by Pauline Gedge

Published: 2010-04-01

Kindle Edition: 416 pages

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Based closely on historical events, this sensuously beautiful, astonishingly evocative novel tells the story of one of history’s most remarkable women?the first female Pharaoh of Egypt. Thirty-five centuries ago, Hatshepsut, the youngest daughter of the Pharaoh, was to marry her father...