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Jane Eyre

Brontë, Charlotte, 1816-18551992
Books, Manuscripts
In this work the plucky heroine is outwardly of plain appearance, but possesses an indomitable spirit, a sharp wit and great courage. She is forced to battle against the exigencies of a cruel guardian, a harsh employer and a rigid social order which circumscribes her life and position. Introducti...
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The villa in Italy

Edmondson, Elizabeth2006
Books, Manuscripts
Four different people are named in a will - Delia, an opera singer robbed of her voice by illness; George, an idealistic scientist; Marjorie, desperately poor & unable to dislodge her writer's block; & Lucius, whose personal life is in chaos. This is a tale of four strangers summoned to a grand b...
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The woman destroyed

Beauvoir, Simone de, 1908-19862006
Books, Manuscripts
First published in France in 1967, this book consists of three short novellas on the theme of women's vulnerability - the first, to the process of ageing, in the second the loneliness, and, in the third, to the growing indifference of a loved one.
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Mind game

Feehan, Christine2008
Books, Manuscripts
Possessed of an extraordinary telekinetic gift, Dahlia Le Blanc has spent her life isolated from other people. Just when she thinks she's finally achieved some semblance of peace, her well-orchestrated world comes crashing down. For a reason she cannot guess, she has become the target of deadly a...
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Uncommon danger

Ambler, Eric, 1909-19982009
Books, Manuscripts
When Kenton travels to Nuremberg to investigate a story about Nazi officials, he inadvertently finds himself on a train bound for Austria. Stranded with no money, Kenton jumps at the chance to earn a fee helping a refugee smuggle securities across the border. Yet he soon discovers that the docume...
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Ruthless game

Feehan, Christine2011
Books, Manuscripts
On a mission to rescue hostages in Mexico, the last thing GhostWalker Kane Cannon expects to find is Rose Patterson - fellow GhostWalker, fugitive, and pregnant with his child.
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The twelve

Neville, Stuart, 1972-2011
Books, Manuscripts
Set against the backdrop of a post-conflict Northern Ireland struggling with its past, 'The Twelve' takes the reader from the back streets of Belfast, where violence and politics go hand-in-hand, to the country's darkest heart.
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The dog stars

Heller, Peter, 1959-2013
Books, Manuscripts
Hig, bereaved and traumatised after global disaster, has three things to live for: his dog, his neighbour and his Cessna aeroplane. He's just about surviving, so long as he only takes his plane for short journeys. But, one day, he takes his plane over the horizon, knowing that he won't have enoug...
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We were liars

Lockhart, E.2014
Books, Manuscripts
We are the Liars. We are beautiful, privileged and live a life of carefree luxury. We are cracked and broken. A story of love and romance. A tale of tragedy. Which are lies? Which is truth?
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