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Memorial Days

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The Mystery of Mrs. Christie

Marie Benedict, the beloved New York Times bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room, uncovers the untold story of Agatha Christie’s mysterious eleven day disappearance.

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Sunbringer (Fallen Gods, #2)

Return to the world of Godkiller in this thrilling sequel to the #1 internationally bestselling fantasy debut, where Kissen and her companions must navigate lands of gods and demons to unravel a dark …

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‘Here’s my idea of romance: You will soon be dead. Life will sometimes seem long and tough and, God, it’s tiring. And you will sometimes be happy and sometimes sad. And then you’ll be old. And then yo…

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Madame Bovary

Madame Bovary is the debut novel of French writer Gustave Flaubert, published in 1856. The character lives beyond her means in order to escape the banalities and emptiness of provincial life. When the…

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Possession

A beautiful hardback edition of the Booker Prize-winning novel. A romance, a literary quest, a modern classic.

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Empress Dowager Cixi: The Concubine Who Launched Modern China

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England in the 1520s is a heartbeat from disaster. If the king dies without a male heir, the country could be destroyed by civil war. Henry V…

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War and Peace

In Russia's struggle with Napoleon, Tolstoy saw a tragedy that involved all mankind.

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Joan

Girl. Warrior. Heretic. Saint? A stunning secular reimagining of the epic life of Joan of Arc, in the bold tradition of Hilary Mantel's Wolf Hall

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Letters from a Stoic

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No man can live a happy life, or even a supportable life, without the study of wisdom

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