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2) Zoya
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c1988
Language
English
Description
Follows Zoya, from the revolution in Russia through the sixties and seventies in America, from St. Petersburg to Paris to New York in the eighties, as she struggles to survive in the face of insurmountable odds.
3) Crossings
Author
Publisher
Delacorte
Pub. Date
c1982
Language
English
Description
The American-born wife of the French ambassador to the U.S. is forced to choose between duty and love during World War II.
4) Wanderlust
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c1986
Language
English
Description
Orphaned when she was young, Audrey Driscoll has grown up caring for her eccentric millionaire grandfather and her demanding younger sister, Annabelle. As the 1930s unfold she decides to leave home, shocking friends and outraging family.
5) Spy: a novel
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English
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"At eighteen, Alexandra Wickham is presented to King George V and Queen Mary in an exquisite white lace and satin dress her mother has ordered from Paris. With her delicate blond looks, she is a stunning beauty who seems destined for a privileged life. But fate, a world war, and her own quietly rebellious personality lead her down a different path. By 1939, Europe is on fire and England is at war. From her home in idyllic Hampshire, Alex makes her...
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From the glamorous San Francisco social scene of the 1920s, through war and the social changes of the '60s, to the rise of Silicon Valley today, this extraordinary novel takes us on a family odyssey that is both heartbreaking and inspiring, as each generation faces the challenges of their day. The Parisian design houses in 1928, the crash of 1929, the losses of war, the drug culture of the 1960s - history holds many surprises, and lives are changed...
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"Capturing historical events, terrifying moments of danger, tragedy, the price of war, and the invincible spirit of a woman of honor, The Award is a monumental tale from one of our most gifted storytellers--Danielle Steel's finest, most emotionally resonant novel yet. Gaëlle de Barbet is sixteen years old in 1940 when the German army occupies France and frightening changes begin. She is shocked and powerless when French gendarmes take away her closest...
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English
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"Late 1930's Germany: Best friends Alex von Hemmerle and Nicolas von Bingen, titled childhood friends with neighboring estates, are witnessing the rise of Nazism when Nick's father reveals the long-buried secret of his son's partial Jewish ancestry. Warned by highly placed friends to flee, the only treasures Nick and his sons can take are two dazzling Lipizzaner horses, gifts from Alex. These powerful and majestic creatures become their ticket to...
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English
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When U.S. troops occupy Germany, friends Jakob and Emmanuelle find sponsors who help them make their way to New York. As their friendship blossoms into love and marriage, they start a new life on the Lower East Side, working at grueling, poorly paid jobs. Decades later Jakob has achieved success in the diamond business, invested in real estate in New York, and shown his son, Max, that America is truly the land of opportunity. Max, a graduate of Harvard,...
10) Mirror image
Author
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
c1998
Language
English
Description
Victoria Henderson, on the verge of scandal, is forced by her father into a loveless marriage with widower Charles Dawson, but even wedlock cannot tame Victoria's spirit, and she and her identical twin sister Olivia decide to pull a switch that has both terrible and wonderful repercussions.
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