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With "incantatory prose" that "sweeps over the reader like a dream" (Philadelphia Inquirer), Hoffman follows her celebrated bestseller The Probable Future with an evocative work that traces the lives of the various occupants of an old Massachusetts house over a span of two hundred years.
In a rare and gorgeous departure, beloved novelist Alice Hoffman weaves a web of tales, all set in Blackbird House. This small farm on the
...7) New mercies
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English
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Sandra Dallas, best-selling author of The Persian Pickle Club, weaves an intricate and sophisticated tale in New Mercies. Nora Bondurant is divorced-unfathomable for a woman in 1933-and has inherited a house from a dead aunt she never even knew existed. But when she travels to Mississippi to claim her inheritance, she finds her eccentric neighbors would rather help her acquire a new husband than reveal the secrets surrounding her aunt's death.
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English
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Set in a Southern, city-swallowed town, The Garden Angel tells the story of two women and their unlikey friendship. Cutter Johanson is plucky and eccentric, nostalgic about her family's once glorious past. She has her hands full warding off potential buyers from the dilapidated homestead she is determined to keep. Though the neighborhood has changed, even grown shabby, Father Bob's Home for Retarded Men across the street has become a sort of extended...
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New Day Films
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
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Inspiring portraits of grassroots activists in communities of color who are using a community land trust to preserve affordable housing and promote development without the displacement of longtime residents. By combining community ownership of land with individual ownership of homes, the CLT gives communities a powerful way to shape and secure their future, while opening the door to affordable homeownership for low-income residents.
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Norton
Pub. Date
c1999
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IL: UG - BL: 6.3 - AR Pts: 23
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English
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A former colonel for the Iranian Air Force believes he can create a new life for himself and his family when he buys an attractive bungalow in the California countryside, and when the cottage's former owner wants her house back, he is willing to do anything to keep it.
11) Daphne Deane
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Barbour Publishing, Inc
Pub. Date
[2016]
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English
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Former classmates Keith Morrell and Daphne Deane meet again when he comes to check his family's deserted house. But their lives-his full of wealth and society; hers focused on faith and simplicity-couldn't be more different. Despite his engagement to another woman, they are drawn to each other in friendship, and Daphne finds herself pulled into a mystery at the old Morrell home.
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Beacon Press
Pub. Date
c2011
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English
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Anita Hill introduces different African American woman and their homes in America, argues that the security of the American home is crucial to the American dream, and explains why she feels leaders need to reimagine equality in owning a home in America.
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Chronicle Books LLC
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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"This guide to making the big decision by a real estate reporter is "a truly balanced look at an emotional subject... plenty of tips to keep you above water" (Mint.com). When it comes to real estate, renting vs. owning is always a big decision -- not just whether to take the plunge, but when. The housing market can be volatile, and purchasing a home may be one of the biggest investment decisions you'll ever make. This guide offers a reality check...
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Everyman's library volume 213
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Distributed by Random House
Pub. Date
1995
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.8 - AR Pts: 33
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English
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Thomas Nelson
Pub. Date
[2020]
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English
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"All's fair in love and prank wars. Bree Leake doesn't want to be tied down. She's had more jobs than she can count, and she plans to move as soon as the curtains fall on her less-than-minor stage role at The Barter-the oldest live performance theater in the US. But just when it's time to move on again, Bree's parents make her an offer: hold steady for a full year, and they will give her the one thing she's always wanted-her grandmother's house. Her...
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