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990L
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English
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The three novels which make up The Forsyte Saga chronicle the ebbing social power of the commercial upper-middle class Forsyte family between 1886 and 1920. Galsworthy's masterly narrative examines not only their fortunes but also the wider developments within society, particularly the changing position of women.
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IL: UG - BL: 5.2 - AR Pts: 11
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John Wade, a senatorial candidate, is accused of participating in a massacre during the Vietnam War. Hounded by the press, he flees with his wife to a cottage and his wife disappears. Did she desert him, or did he kill her?
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Hawaii, 1944. With the island overrun by troops training for a secret mission, tension and suspicion between neighbors is rising. Violet Iverson and her young daughter, Ella, are piecing their lives together one year after the disappearance of her husband. As rumors swirl and questions about his loyalties surface, Violet believes Ella knows something. To support themselves, they open a pie stand near the military base, offering the soldiers a little...
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Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Sir William--recently named Lord Preston--is celebrating his sixtieth birthday at the Danforth summer home in Dover. The ravages of World War I are in the past, yet new threats loom. A man named Adolph Hitler has published a book called Mein Kampf. Is he a danger to Europe? And what of Lord Preston's growing friendship with up-and-coming political leader Winston Churchill? The Danforth family faces challenges, illness, and tragedy while placing...
6) Ashton Park
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Pub. Date
2013.
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English
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Among the green hills and trees of Lancashire, only a few miles from the sea, lies the beautiful and ancient estate of Ashton Park. The year is 1916. The First World War has engulfed Europe and Sir William and Lady Elizabeth's three sons are all in uniform, and their four daughters are involved in various pursuits. During Sir William's long absences at Parliament, Lady Elizabeth spends time with the manor's head cook, including visits to a small Baptist...
7) London dawn
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Readers everywhere are clamoring for books like Downton Abbey, the hit PBS Masterpiece Theater series that's taken America by storm. Those readers have become enthusiastic about The Danforths of Lancashire by award-winning author Murray Pura. In this stunning conclusion to the saga, we find Lord Preston and his family are gathered in London in the late 1930s for what turns out to be a homecoming. The family is finally all together again, gathering...
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