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Prodigal Summer - Barbara Kingsolver
Amazon.com ReviewThere is no one in contemporary literature quite like Barbara Kingsolver. Her dialogue sparkles with sassy wit and earthy poetry; her descriptions are rooted in da... -
One Day the Soldiers Came_ Voic - Charles London
Today, in violence-torn regions across the globe, 20 million children have been uprooted, orphaned, or injured by war, famine, and poverty. This is their story . . . and ours. In t... -
Juliet, Naked - Nick Hornby
SUMMARY: Nick Hornby returns to his roots - music and messy relationships - in this funny and touching new novel which thoughtfully and sympathetically looks at how lives can be wa... -
Her Majesty's Spymaster - Stephen Budiansky
From Publishers WeeklyRising from humble roots, Sir Francis Walsingham is a model of a certain type of Elizabethan figure, thriving at an innovative court that preferred service by... -
Girls_ A Novel - Frederick Busch
Amazon.com ReviewFrederick Busch's 18th work of fiction, Girls, is a novel whose roots lie buried in an earlier short story. In "Ralph the Duck," Busch introduced Jack and Franny,.... -
Enter Night_ A Biography of Met - Mick Wall
Their roots lie in the heavy rock of 70s groups like Deep Purple. The music they played—heavy metal mixed with punk attitude—became its own genre: thrash. Their bassist died and th... -
Demon Mistress - Yasmine Galenorn
SUMMARY: Menolly, Camille, and Delilah are the D’Artigo Sisters—half-human, half-Faerie operatives for the Otherworld Intelligence Agency. Their latest assignment is to root out th... -
Bridge of Birds - Barry Hughart
EDITORIAL REVIEW: When the children of his village were struck with a mysterious illness, Number Ten Ox found master Li Kao. Together they set out to find the Great Root of Power, ... -
Betrayal in Death - Nora Roberts; J. D. Robb
SUMMARY: >'However the act of murder was committed, in cold blood or hot, Eve Dallas was sworn to pursue it to its root. and serve the dead.'>At the luxurious Roarke Palace Hotel, ... -
An Ordinary Decent Criminal - Michael Van Rooy
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Not since Jack Reacher has there been such a quickthinking, hard-edged antihero who readers will root for against all odds All recovering drug addict and reformed...