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English and Their History, The - Robert Tombs
Robert Tombs's momentous <i>The English and Their History </i>is both a startlingly fresh and a uniquely inclusive account of the people who have a claim to be the oldest nation in... -
When Darkness Comes - Alexandra Ivy
SUMMARY: It's been a hell of a day for Abby Barlow. In just a few hours, she's survived an explosion, watched her employer die, had a startling dream, and now she finds herself in ... -
Wench_ a novel - Dolen Perkins-Valdez
EDITORIAL REVIEW: An ambitious and startling debut novel that follows the lives of four women at a resort popular among slaveholders who bring their enslaved mistresses wench \'wen... -
The box garden - Carol Shields
SUMMARY: Charleen, a divorced woman attending her widowed mother's second wedding, makes startling discoveries about other family members attending the reunion and achieves a new u... -
The Third Twin - Ken Follett
Through her research on twins and the genetic components of aggression, scientist Jeannie Ferrami makes a startling discovery. Using a restricted FBI database, she finds two young ... -
The Scar - China Mieville
SUMMARY:A mythmaker of the highest order, China Miéville has emblazoned the fantasy novel with fresh language, startling images, and stunning originality. Set in the same sp... -
The Innocent - Ian McEwan
From Publishers WeeklyMcEwan's name will be on everyone's lips with his startling new novel, an impeccably constructed psychological thriller set in Berlin during the Cold War. Bas... -
The Garden Party and Other Stor - Katherine Mansfield; Lorna Sage
Product DescriptionInnovative, startlingly perceptive and aglow with colour, these fifteen stories were written towards the end of Katherine Mansfield's tragically short life. Many... -
The Evolutionary Void - Peter F. Hamilton
EDITORIAL REVIEW: Peter F. Hamilton's startling perspectives on tomorrow's technological and cultural trends span vast tracts of space and time, his stories are as compelling as th... -
The Disappearance Enigma - Darrell Bain; Mary Ann Steele
When a startling number of Americans prominent in the fields of science, math or technology mysteriously vanish, two NSA field agents, Ruthanne Carter and Larry Tracker, investigat...