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After a family member tragically falls ill, Una Golden was forced to move from Pennsylvania to New York in order to get a job to help support her family. Set in the early 1900s, going to the big city as a single woman was daunting and unconventional, but Una is dedicated to helping her family. After diligently job searching and excelling in additional training and education, Una discovers that she has the skills to be a talented commercial real estate...
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"Widower Mukesh lives a quiet life in Wembley, in West London after losing his beloved wife. He shops every Wednesday, goes to Temple, and worries about his granddaughter, Priya, who hides in her room reading while he spends his evenings watching nature documentaries. Aleisha is a bright but anxious teenager working at the local library for the summer when she discovers a crumpled-up piece of paper in the back of To Kill a Mockingbird. It's a list...
3) Second Life
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It starts with a breakup in the middle of a busy road with her telling him that she doesn't love him. But long before that somebody got killed, and long after that somebody else will plan a murder.Before anyone starts a second life, they need to shed their old life.Or kill someone...
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Jason's journey in the world of networking began in 1998, marked by an unyielding commitment to his craft and a fervent thirst for knowledge. Starting as an apprentice, he swiftly grasped the technical intricacies of his department, displaying a passion that set him apart. His willingness to work beyond regular hours showcased his genuine dedication, shaping his reputation as a troubleshooter and a true asset to the team. In 2002, aiming for career...
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An ancestry that draws hateful glances. A heart that still dreams of happiness. When his protector becomes his tyrant, can he break free?
Baltimore, 2014. Abdul aches with shame. Used to bearing the brunt of people's judgment, the Afghan immigrant can't reconcile his love for his charming boyfriend with the bruises the man leaves on his face. So when a handsome activist's flirtatious exchange offers solace, he goes against his beliefs and enters into...
6) The Forgery
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A failing artist turned forger, an architectural masterpiece hidden behind high walls, an impish vagabond, and some very resourceful, very intimidating twins-Forgery pays homage to greats like Juan Rulfo and Luis Barragán, traversing late 20th Century Guadalajara with the exuberance and eccentricity of an 18th Century picaresque.
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In 1915 Italy, a teenaged girl believed she had conjured the perfect lie to protect herself. Even though she deserved the full weight of responsibility for her foolish recklessness, the lie deftly deflected all blame to her innocent, oblivious best friend, Fredo, who was in America and should have been out of harm's way. That's how it should have gone, but we all know no lie is ever perfect, and no one is ever out of harm's way.
It took more...
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Once upon a time in Manhattan . . .
. . . there stood a pair of fine old brick townhouses on West Tenth Street. One had a blue door with a tarnished brass knocker in the shape of a dolphin. The other was empty. Behind the blue door lived Sadie, the widow of a famous British rocker who died of an overdose, and two of her children, Hamish and Deen.
The children manage to muddle along as best they can with a loving but distracted mother. But their...
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A mother dances on the edge of self-destruction, when she paints her kitchen white for her son returning home from the military, but has her rent raised by her cruel landlord, as a response.
Anzia Yezierska wrote about the struggles of female Jewish immigrants in New York's Lower East Side. She confronted the cost of acculturation and assimilation among immigrants. Her stories provide insight into the meaning of liberation for immigrants-particularly...
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A mother goes from poverty to wealth, expecting happiness but only finding a cruel Catch-22.
Anzia Yezierska wrote about the struggles of female Jewish immigrants in New York's Lower East Side. She confronted the cost of acculturation and assimilation among immigrants. Her stories provide insight into the meaning of liberation for immigrants-particularly Jewish immigrant women.
12) My Own People
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A young writer finds inspiration and purpose in the suffering of her brethren.-22.
Anzia Yezierska wrote about the struggles of female Jewish immigrants in New York's Lower East Side. She confronted the cost of acculturation and assimilation among immigrants. Her stories provide insight into the meaning of liberation for immigrants-particularly Jewish immigrant women.
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Poverty separates a happy couple forever, marking their lives as lifestyles separate them.
Anzia Yezierska wrote about the struggles of female Jewish immigrants in New York's Lower East Side. She confronted the cost of acculturation and assimilation among immigrants. Her stories provide insight into the meaning of liberation for immigrants-particularly Jewish immigrant women.
14) Hunger
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A sequel to 'Wings', Peshah gets a job at a shirtwaist factory where one of the workers falls in love with her.
Anzia Yezierska wrote about the struggles of female Jewish immigrants in New York's Lower East Side. She confronted the cost of acculturation and assimilation among immigrants. Her stories provide insight into the meaning of liberation for immigrants-particularly Jewish immigrant women.
15) Soap and Water
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A student is, denied her diploma because of her unsightly appearance due to her grueling life going to school and supporting herself in grinding poverty, making her rebel against the divisions of class.
Anzia Yezierska wrote about the struggles of female Jewish immigrants in New York's Lower East Side. She confronted the cost of acculturation and assimilation among immigrants. Her stories provide insight into the meaning of liberation for immigrants-particularly...
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A woman being crushed by motherhood is offered a stay at a free vacation house but finds the strict humiliating living conditions worse than her life in poverty.
Anzia Yezierska wrote about the struggles of female Jewish immigrants in New York's Lower East Side. She confronted the cost of acculturation and assimilation among immigrants. Her stories provide insight into the meaning of liberation for immigrants-particularly Jewish immigrant women.
17) The Curry Mile
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Broken-hearted Sorayah Butt never thought she'd go back home.Ajmal Butt is thrilled his estranged daughter is coming back. The Press call him the "Curry King" because of his restaurant empire but his flagship restaurant on the Curry Mile totters on the brink of bankruptcy.Ajmal's joy turns to rage when he learns his daughter has returned to attend a wedding. Not just any wedding, but the wedding of his rival's daughter.Sorayah's arrival opens a pandora's...
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After being imprisoned and tortured for 72 days because of his writing and political views, a Chinese dissident turned short-story writer makes his way out of China through the mountains, stops in Vietnam for one day, and then ends up in Frankfurt, and later Brooklyn, where he writes short fragments of his life and of the nightmare he has left behind. This is his story, as told by him and those around him.Are we the lucky ones because we have no dreams...
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"José Federico Burgos es un pintor frustrado devenido falsificador, atrapado en un esplendor surrealista y algo alarmante que involucra una obra maestra flamenca, un vagabundo pícaro y dos hermanas mellizos tan intimidantes como ingeniosos. Él bebe demasiado alcohol, deambula por la zona y, cada día que pasa sin lograr copiar la pintura, se acerca un poco más hacia lo que realmente sucede tras los altos muros del jardín."--Cover page 4
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20) The Family Tree
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Your roots can always lead you home...
Amjad never imagined he'd be a single father. But, when tragedy strikes, he must step up for his two children - while his world falls apart. Saahil dreams of providing for his dad and little sister. But his life is about to take an unexpected turn. The baby of the family, Zahra, is shielded from the worst the world has to offer. But, as she grows up, she wonders if she can rely on anyone but herself. There's...
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