Drawing on the intense emotional experiences of his youth, Proust tells the story of boyhood summers of strawberries and cream cheese, of garlands of pink blossom under branches of white may, of love and its lies, of political scandal and of his deep feeling for his parents.

The three women in Max Sall's life are very different, and they all want his attention. His two daughters grow up and their mothers somehow find a way to share Max between them, then when Amber and Paola fall in love with the same man two decades later, Max's daughters are determined that this time there will be no sharing.

Recreates a school year in the life of teenager Jeremy Reskin, who falls madly in love with the new girl in school and deals in his own way with classes, sports, family conflicts, peer pressure, romance, and hanging out.

In the mountains of West Virginia Dan learned the price of work, love, and murder--when murder was a man's last resort. Daniel Boone Huggins, shaped by violent tragedy and a restless passion for beautiful women, rose from poverty to become the most powerful--and dangerous--labor organizer in America.

In her latest bestseller, Cynthia Freeman delineates the insightful and moving story of Janet Stevens. As a native teenager from Kansas she comes to New York in search of fame and fortune. The pursuit of her dream leads her into marriage, motherhood, a heart-rending seperation and then divorce. At the age of forty five, she meets a man who not only gives her a renewed sense of her Jewish heritage, but also offers her the chance for total fulfillment as a woman.

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As Dickens and Balzac did for their time, so John Berger does for ours, rendering the movement of a people and the passing of a way of life in his masterwork, the Into Their Labours trilogy.

Sequel to: Marathon man. Altered beyond recognition, a man thought by the world to be dead, is summoned into service again in the ultrasecret Division. His mission is to stop a World War.

Step into the enchanting world of "The Bishop's Wife" by Robert Nathan, the classic novel that inspired the beloved Christmas film featuring Cary Grant and Loretta Young - and later adapted as The Preacher's Wife starring Denzel Washington, Whitney Houston, and Courtney B. Vance. Bishop Henry Brougham faces dual challenges—a burning desire to erect a grand cathedral for his overflowing parish and a lack of a suitable archdeacon to fund the ambitious project. As if providence intervenes, his prayers are answered with the arrival of Michael, a radiant angel with golden hair, taking on the role of archdeacon. However, the story unfolds beyond the ecclesiastical duties, delving into the intricacies of Bishop Brougham's marriage to the beautiful Julia. While she dutifully fulfills her marital obligations, the spark of passion is missing. The celestial presence of Michael brings a new dimension to their lives, awakening unexpected emotions in Julia with his boundless love. Yet, Michael grapples with the constraints of earthly responsibilities, involving financial manipulation from wealthy patrons. As the holiday season approaches, the narrative takes an intriguing turn, exploring the delicate balance between divine love and earthly commitments. The bishop senses a magnetic attraction between Julia and the angelic Michael. Will the purity of divine love lead Julia astray, or will the bonds of marital duty triumph? "The Bishop's Wife" weaves a tale of love, duty, and the transcendent magic of the holiday season, leaving readers captivated by the timeless narrative.

Susan and John Carter are crazy about each other. Life is perfect but for one thing - they are on the brink of financial disaster. Surely being a surrogate mother to another man's child won't harm such a strong relationship? Especially when the mysterious Mr Sarotzini is offering to save their home and business - everything they've worked for. What seems to be a perfect solution begins to feel like an impossible situation. Susan's pregnancy is disturbingly painful but no one will tell her why. It becomes apparent that Sarotzini wields immense power and Susan begins to doubt everything she knows. As she realises the terrifying origin of the dark forces Saratzini controls she is in fear for herself and John but most of all for her unborn baby ...

Life is hard in post-Civil War New York, but change is in the air. Women are agitating for the vote and other rights. Immigrants are pouring into the city, bringing a new spirit in their wake. Among them is Freydeh, who lives in a tiny tenement flat with eight others and works at as many jobs as she can handle in hopes of raising enough money to bring her beloved family over to America from Russia. And she has a dream: someday, she will own a place and a business of her own. Then she receives a letter - many months after it was first posted - containing devastating news: her parents have died in a cholera epidemic. After their death, Freydeh's sister set off to America without them, all by herself, and according to the letter would have arrived in the port of New York many months earlier. Freydeh is horrified and terrified for her little sister, who appears to be adrift somewhere in the city. Freydeh puts everything else aside and launches a search to find her, which turns into something of a hunt for a needle in a haystack. Interweaved with Freydeh's story is a vividly wrought account of the suffragette movement and the fight to secure women’s rights. SEX WARS is a fascinating novel that only recreates a turbulent period in history but also illustrates the plight and ultimately the triumph of one woman on a quest.

(Sybil Ross has been brought up by her Jewish furrier father and style-obsessed mother to be an empty-headed fashion plate. But on the worst night of Liverpool's blitz she uncovers a secret that leaves her disorientated and eventually leads her to the very edge of America and a final choice)

Seven Types of Ambiguity is a psychological thriller and a literary adventure of breathtaking scope. Celebrated as a novelist in the tradition of Jonathan Franzen and Philip Roth, Elliot Perlman writes of impulse and paralysis, empty marriages, lovers, gambling, and the stock market; of adult children and their parents; of poetry and prostitution, psychiatry and the law.

Two middle aged men were brought as children out of Nazi Germany and parted from their parents forever. One forgets all memories while the other is a damaged person, a man of sorrows.

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