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The lion women of Tehran / by Kamali, Marjan,author.;
In 1950s Tehran, seven-year-old Ellie lives in grand comfort until the untimely death of her father, forcing Ellie and her mother to move to a tiny home downtown. Lonely and bearing the brunt of her mother's endless grievances, Ellie dreams of a friend to alleviate her isolation. Luckily, on the first day of school, she meets Homa, a kind, passionate girl with a brave and irrepressible spirit. Together, the two girls play games, learn to cook in the stone kitchen of Homa's warm home, wander through the colorful stalls of the Grand Bazaar, and share their ambitions for becoming "lion women." But their happiness is disrupted when Ellie and her mother are afforded the opportunity to return to their previous bourgeois life. Now a popular student at the best girls' high school in Iran, Ellie's memories of Homa begin to fade. Years later, however, her sudden reappearance in Ellie's privileged world alters the course of both of their lives. Together, the two young women come of age and pursue their own goals for meaningful futures. But as the political turmoil in Iran builds to a breaking point, one earth-shattering betrayal will have enormous consequences.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Bildungsromans.; Novels.; Betrayal; Female friendship; Women;
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Burnt sugar / by Doshi, Avni,1982-author.;
Shortlisted for the 2020 Booker Prize, 'Burnt Sugar' is a searing literary debut novel set in India about love and betrayal between a mother and a daughter.
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Mothers and daughters; Betrayal; Caregivers;
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Writers and liars : a novel / by Goodman, Carol,author.;
"Fifteen years ago, Maia Gold attended a prestigious -- and very exclusive -- writers retreat hosted by billionaire Argos Alexander on the Greek island of Eris. It's where she wrote her first book, the one that should have launched a brilliant career. But something dark happened on that island, a betrayal that has hung over Maia ever since. Now, Maia finds a familiar envelope in the mail. It's an invitation to return to Eris, and according to social media, she's not the only one from that first retreat who's been invited back. This could be the second chance Maia needs to jump-start her dreams. A chance for reconciliation ... or revenge. Almost all of the writers from fifteen years before have returned to Eris, bringing unresolved resentments with them. Soon, the guests learn that their illustrious host is absent, though he has left instructions for them to participate in a contest: whoever can write the most suspenseful mystery while on the island will win a fortune and literary acclaim. But this is no harmless game -- when the guests gather in the morning to share their first chapters, they find Argos Alexander, dead. Tensions simmer as the guests try to determine who's capable of murder, not just on the page, but in real life. On an island full of mystery writers, anyone could be the killer -- and anyone could be the next victim. Trapped together until the next boat arrives from the mainland, they must sort out old grievances and figure out how to trust one another ... or die one by one."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Novels.; Authors; Betrayal; Murder; Secrecy; Writers' retreats;
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Writers and liars [text (large print)] : a novel / by Goodman, Carol,author.;
"Fifteen years ago, Maia Gold attended a prestigious -- and very exclusive -- writers retreat hosted by billionaire Argos Alexander on the Greek island of Eris. It's where she wrote her first book, the one that should have launched a brilliant career. But something dark happened on that island, a betrayal that has hung over Maia ever since. Now, Maia finds a familiar envelope in the mail. It's an invitation to return to Eris, and according to social media, she's not the only one from that first retreat who's been invited back. This could be the second chance Maia needs to jump-start her dreams. A chance for reconciliation ... or revenge. Almost all of the writers from fifteen years before have returned to Eris, bringing unresolved resentments with them. Soon, the guests learn that their illustrious host is absent, though he has left instructions for them to participate in a contest: whoever can write the most suspenseful mystery while on the island will win a fortune and literary acclaim. But this is no harmless game -- when the guests gather in the morning to share their first chapters, they find Argos Alexander, dead. Tensions simmer as the guests try to determine who's capable of murder, not just on the page, but in real life. On an island full of mystery writers, anyone could be the killer -- and anyone could be the next victim. Trapped together until the next boat arrives from the mainland, they must sort out old grievances and figure out how to trust one another ... or die one by one."--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Large print books.; Novels.; Authors; Betrayal; Murder; Secrecy; Writers' retreats;
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The harpy / by Hunter, Megan,1984-author.;
"Lucy and Jake live in a house by a field where the sun burns like a ball of fire. Lucy has set her career aside in order to devote her life to the children and to the house itself, which comforts her like an old, sly friend. But then a man calls one afternoon with a shattering message: his wife has been having an affair with Lucy's husband, Jake. The revelation marks a turning point: Lucy and Jake decide to stay together, but make an arrangement to even the score and save their marriage-she will hurt him three times. As the couple submit to a delicate game of crime and punishment, Lucy herself begins to change, surrendering to a transformation of mind and body from which there is no return. Told in musical prose, The Harpy is a dark fairy tale, at once mythical and otherworldly and fiercely contemporary. It is a novel of love, marriage, and its failures-of power, control, and revenge, of metamorphosis and renewal"--
Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Adultery; Betrayal; Man-woman relationships; Marriage; Revenge; Spouses;
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The happy couple : a novel / by Dolan, Naoise,1992-author.;
THE BRIDE AND GROOM. Celine and Luke are meant to get married and live happily ever after. But Celine's more interested in playing the piano, and Luke's a serial cheater. THE BRIDESMAID. Phoebe, Celine's sister, is meant to finish college and get a real job. Instead she pulls pints, lives with six flatmates, and has no long-term aspirations beyond smoking her millionth cigarette. THE BEST MAN. Archie, Luke's best friend and ex-boyfriend, is meant to move up the corporate ladder and on from Luke. Yet he stands where he is, admiring the view. THE GUEST. Vivian, Luke's other best friend and other ex, was meant to put up with Luke's bullshit when they dated. But she didn't.
Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Betrayal; Bisexual men; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Weddings;
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Mrs spy / by Robotham, M. J.,author.;
Maggie Flynn isn't your typical 1960s mum. She's a spy, an unsuspecting operative for MI5. When a chance encounter with a mysterious Russian reveals someone on home soil betrayed her late husband, who was also a spy, Maggie begins searching for answers. Can she outsmart those determined to keep her silenced?
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Spy fiction.; Novels.; Great Britain. MI5; Betrayal; Mothers; Spies; Widows;
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Oromay / by Baʼālu Germā,author.; DeGusta, David,translator.; Yirgu, Mesfin Felleke,translator.; translation of:Baʼālu Germā,.ʼOromāy.English.;
"December 1981, Ethiopia. Tsegaye Hailemaryam, a well-known journalist for the state-run media, has just landed in Asmara. He is on assignment as the head of propaganda for the Red Star campaign, a massive effort by the Ethiopian government to end the Eritrean insurgency. There, amid the city's bars and coffeehouses buzzing with spies and government agents, he juggles the demands of his superiors while trying to reassure his fiancée back home that he's not straying with Asmara's famed beauties. As Tsegaye falls in love with Asmara-and, in spite of his promises, with dazzling, enigmatic local woman Fiammetta-his misgivings about the campaign grow. Tsegaye confronts the horror of war when he is sent with an elite army unit to attack the insurgents' mountain stronghold. In the aftermath, he encounters betrayals that shake his faith in both the regime and human nature. Oromay became an instant sensation when first published in 1983 and was swiftly banned for its frank depiction of the regime. The author vanished soon thereafter; the consensus is that he was murdered in retaliation for Oromay. A sweeping and timeless story about power and betrayal in love and war, the novel remains Girma's masterpiece"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Political fiction.; Novels.; Betrayal; Insurgency; Journalists; Man-woman relationships;
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Miss Matty : a novel / by Ravel, Edeet,author.;
Fran longs to be a star of stage and screen, but she's too poor to afford elocution and dance lessons. When she lands the leading role of Miss Matty in a Montreal high-school production, she's determined to make a splash."-- Provided by publisher.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Young adult fiction.; Novels.; Betrayal; Friendship; High school students; World War, 1939-1945; Betrayal; Friendship; High school students; World War, 1939-1945;
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American Spartan : the promise, the mission, and the betrayal of Special Forces Major Jim Gant / by Tyson, Ann,1959-;
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Subjects: Gant, James, Major.; United States. Army. Special Forces; Counterinsurgency; Afghan War, 2001; Afghan War, 2001-; Afghan War, 2001-;
© c2014., William Morrow,
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