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The spring of 1824 is a challenging one for the inhabitants of Paradise N.Y. when a flood devastates the village. But for Nathaniel and Elizabeth Bonner, it's also a time of reunion as their children return from far-off places, a childhood friendship evolves into a romance, and family secrets threaten heart and home.
2) A lost lady
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English
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"Written from the perspective of a male narrator, Willa Cather's classic novel is an Amercian version of "Madame Bovary". It is a portrait of a talented woman trapped in the conventions and economic restraints of a marriage. It is the story of a woman who defies expectations, and whose personal changes coincide with the transforming American Frontier. In this work, Willa Cather expressed her profoundly modern feminist views in the life of an ordinary...
4) Was: a novel
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A haunting novel exploring the lives of characters intertwined with The Wizard of Oz: the "real" Dorothy Gale; Judy Garland's unhappy fame; and Jonathan, a dying actor, and his therapist, whose work at an asylum unwittingly intersects with the Yellow Brick Road.
5) A lo lejos
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2020.
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Español
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Sinopsis: H©Ækan S©œderstr©œm, conocido como "el Halc©đn", un joven inmigrante sueco que llega a California en plena Fiebre del Oro, emprende una peregrinaci©đn imposible en direcci©đn a Nueva York, sin hablar el idioma, en busca de su hermano Linus, a quien perdi©đ cuando embarcaron en Europa. En su extra©ło viaje, H©Ækan se topar©Ł con un buscador de oro irland©♭s demente y con una mujer sin dientes que lo viste con un abrigo...
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2017.
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English
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"A young Swedish immigrant finds himself penniless and alone in California. The boy travels east in search of his brother, moving on foot against the great current of emigrants pushing west. Driven back again and again, he meets naturalists, criminals, religious fanatics, swindlers, Indians, and lawmen, and his exploits turn him into a legend. Diaz defies the conventions of historical fiction and genre, offering a probing look at the stereotypes...
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