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A saga set throughout the latter half of the twentieth century that traces a mega-wealthy family's efforts to orchestrate respective agendas from their Hamptons summer home and English countryside manor, while a brother and two sisters discover that they all have different fathers.
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Accelerated Reader
IL: LG - BL: 4.7 - AR Pts: 1
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English
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When her beloved Ginger, a piano-playing socialite and very snappy dresser, makes a last-minute trip to London not knowing her housesitter has cancelled, Petunia the pig does more than fend for herself, she becomes Ginger.
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Following the huge success of The Shape of Sand, shortlisted for the CWA Historical Dagger award, comes this dramatic story of love, war, and intrigue.
It is the year 1910 and the bloodstained body of an unknown woman is found on the grounds of Sir Henry Chetwynd's Shropshire estate. A reluctant heir to the estate, Sebastian Chetwynd is already battling with divided loyalties: his ambition for a career of his own and his father's expectation that...
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In the late nineteenth century, Newport, Rhode Island, was a cauldron of money, excess, and unapologetic greed, where reputations were made and lost in a whirlwind of parties and fancied slights. But amid the glamour of yacht races, tennis matches, and costume balls raged undeclared class warfare, scandalous doings, even madness.
In 1893, railroad mogul Sam Driver, one of the few surviving robber barons of the lawless years after the Civil War, knocks...
9) Bittersweet
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Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
2014
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English
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Winning a scholarship to a prestigious college where she befriends a beautiful girl of privilege, unassuming Mabel joins her friend during a lakeside summer surrounded by wealthy vacationers only to discover morally ambiguous truths about her friend's family fortune.
10) Tumbling blocks
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In this 13th installment, ex-cowgirl and quilter Bennie moves to California to start over after the sudden death of her husband. Working as the curator of a folk-art museum, Benni uncovers clues to a small-town murder. Now it's up to this crackerjack sleuth to solve the crime.
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Doubleday
Pub. Date
2017.
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English
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"[A] novel of a family riven by fortune, an ex-wife driven psychotic with jealousy, a battle royal fought through couture gown sabotage, and the heir to one of Asia's greatest fortunes locked out of his inheritance" -- provided by publisher.
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Pamela Dorman Books
Pub. Date
c2012
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English
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Against the rules of Gilded Age society, Edith Wharton falls in love with a dashing, younger journalist, Morton Fullerton, and their scandalous affair threatens everything in her life, especially her ties to Anna Bahlmann, her governess turned literary secretary, and the one person most deeply involved in her writing.
14) Curtsey
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Warner Books
Pub. Date
1996
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English
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When a charity fundraiser and a debutante ball become murder scenes, detective Lilly Bennett must risk her life to find out who is responsible for the killings.
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Minotaur Books
Pub. Date
2018.
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English
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Jane Prescott has perfected the art of serving as a ladies' maid in the upper-most echelons of 1910 New York City society. When her mistress, Charlotte Benchley, surprises the family by getting engaged to notorious society playboy Norrie Newsome, Jane understands how the engagement might have come to pass, and what it means for both families. And when Norrie is suddenly and gruesomely murdered, Jane is uniquely positioned to understand who might have...
16) The henna artist
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"Escaping from an abusive marriage, seventeen-year-old Lakshmi makes her way alone to the vibrant 1950s pink city of Jaipur. There she becomes the most highly requested henna artist - and confidante - to the wealthy women of the upper class. But trusted with the secrets of the wealthy, she can never reveal her own...Known for her original designs and sage advice, Lakshmi must tread carefully to avoid the jealous gossips who could ruin her reputation...
17) The Europeans
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Two European siblings travel to New England to meet their American cousins in this classic satire. Henry James's short novel The Europeans -which made its debut in serial form in the Atlantic Monthly -is the beloved tale of Eugenia Münster and her brother, Felix Young, who travel to Boston after having spent most of their lives in France, Italy, Spain, and Germany. At the heart of the story rest the concerns that most intrigued the iconic author:...
18) The burning air
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"The MacBrides lead a cozy life of upper class privilege: good looks, a beautiful home, tuition-free education at the prestigious private school where Rowan is headmaster, and altruistic righteousness inherited from magistrate Lydia. But when Rowan and his three grown children gather for the first time since Lydia's passing at the family's weekend home, years of secrets surface, and they discover a stranger in their midst. A stranger who is convinced...
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Pelican Book Group
Pub. Date
2023.
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English
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Beth Tarrington has it all: a gorgeous fiancé , a lucrative career, the latest model car, and a high-priced condo. On top of that, the Tarrington name opens every door in town. So why is she so discontent? When everything falls apart in Beth' s life, will she finally find the strength to stand on her own two feet?
Is God really willing to stand by her side, even after she's ignored Him for so long?
When Jason Brooks meets Beth, his head tells...
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Harlequin Historical
Pub. Date
[2012]
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English
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To love, honor and ... protect Alain de Banewulf may have triumphed by the strength of his sword during the Crusades, and returned home steeped in glory, but he needs to prove to himself that his skills as a knight lie beyond the battlefield. Alain's life is set to change when he rescues Katherine of Grunwald from brigands. For Katherine is carrying a treasure desired by all of Christendom -- one that men will kill for -- and Alain has sworn to protect...
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