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2024.
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English
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"One dark evening on New York City's Upper West Side, two strangers meet by chance. Over drinks, Amanda and Wendy realize they have much in common, especially loneliness and an intense desire for revenge against the men who destroyed their families. As they talk into the night, they come up with the perfect plan: if you kill for me, I'll kill for you. In another part of the city, Ruth is home alone when the beautiful brownstone she shares with her...
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Meadow is enjoying a carefree country summer, tending her beloved 4-H chickens and freely exploring the outdoors. Content at home with her father, brother, and Nanna, Meadow wishes she could stay a kid forever. Everything changes the day the man in the green car stops her on the road, alarming her with an uncomfortable request. The brief encounter fills her with a strange new anxiety that she can't share with anyone. As fear fills her every move,...
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English
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"A dark comedy about four women coming together to heal the damage their husbands have done--and hide their bodies once they've killed them When Sally kills her husband with a cast-iron skillet, she's more fearful of losing her kids than of disposing of a fresh corpse. That just wouldn't be fair-not after twenty years of marriage to a truly terrible man. But Sally isn't the only woman in town reaching the brink. Soon, Sally finds herself leading an...
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Français
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Cette histoire fait l'effet d'une claque, d'un coup de poing, d'un hurlement. C'est l'histoire d'un village paisible o chacun vit sa vie, heureux et tranquille. Malgré les différences religieuses et sociales, tout le monde s'entend bien. Une quiétude bien naïve, diraient certains, car un jour, les Sans Entrailles décident de faire la loi. Ils s'en prennent aux renards parce qu'ils sont
roux, aux loups parce qu'ils ont de belles terres fertiles,...
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Español
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Mom's Choice Awards Ganador de la Medalla de OroTodos los niños le tenían miedo al viejo gruñón de la cuadra de Allie, incluyendo ella misma. Su casa estaba en ruinas, su jardín repletó de maleza, y él lucía miserable. Cada vez que alguien pasaba frente a su casa, preferían pasarse al otro lado de la calle.En una noche de Halloween, Allie, su hermana Marie, y su mejor amigo Ryan tuvieron una alarida experiencia. ¿Acaso están en peligro?...
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I Florio volume 2
Publisher
HarperVia, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
From the author of the acclaimed The Florios of Sicily, a magnificent novel that explores the origins of one of Italy's most powerful and notorious families, men and women whose ruthless ambition and caprice would chart the course of modern Italian history--a tale of grand historical dramas, exotic locales, political intrigue, and heartbreaking romance that rivals the bestselling works of Philippa Gregory, Jennifer Chiaverini, and Adriana Trigiani....
9) The guests
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Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
Description
As a hurricane besieges their coastal Florida town, the Davies family invites close friends to wait out the storm in comfort and style, but when three uninvited strangers seeking safe haven arrive, long-held secrets are revealed, one by one, until only one truth remains: not everyone is going to make it out alive.
10) Beach cute
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Publisher
Delacorte Romance, an imprint of Random House Children's Books
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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Three girls. One beach vacation. Luna, Rory, and Jodie are strangers in need of a getaway... Luna has unexpectedly broken up with her boyfriend. Rory has to find a creative way to break it to her family that she wants to pursue her art passion. As for Jodie, she feels lost in both life and love. But these three strangers have one thing in common: they are on their way to the same resort. As their lives collide under the sun, will they have the summer...
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Publisher
Thomas & Mercer
Pub. Date
[2024]
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English
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When her elderly mother falls under the spell of a handyman who's a little too kind, a little too involved, Connie, when he moves in, finds her desperate attempts to unmask him leaving her wondering if she's lost her grip on reality--and if that's been his plan all along.
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Series
Pocket volume 16129
Publisher
Sonatine Éditions
Pub. Date
[2015]
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Français
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Rachel takes the same commuter train every morning. Every day she rattles down the track, flashes past a stretch of cozy suburban homes, and stops at the signal that allows her to daily watch the same couple breakfasting on their deck. She's even started to feel like she knows them. "Jess and Jason," she calls them. Their life -- as she sees it -- is perfect. Not unlike the life she recently lost. And then she sees something shocking. It's only a...
15) Skellig
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Publisher
Duomo Ediciones
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
Español
Description
"En el garaje de la nueva casa, Michael descubre algo mágico: una criatura extraordinaria que parece necesitar ayuda. Su nombre es Skellig y le encanta la comida china y la cerveza negra. Nunca sabremos exactamente qué es; tampoco lo sabrá Michael. Pero lo importante, para él y para su hermana pequeña suspendida entre la vida y la muerte en el hospital, es que Skellig está allí."--Amazon.com.
Unhappy about his baby sister's illness and the...
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