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Rhapsody / by Kaplan, Mitchell James,author.;
"A fact-based historical novel, as compelling as Nancy Horan's New York Times bestseller, Loving Frank, set primarily in New York City in the 1920s and '30s and inspired by the decade-long relationship between the celebrated composer George Gershwin and Kay Swift, who was both his romantic partner and a gifted musician in her own right"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Gershwin, George, 1898-1937; Swift, Kay, 1897-1993;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The murderess : a novel / by Notaro, Laurie,author.;
It's October 1931. When Winnie Ruth Judd arrives at the Los Angeles train station from Phoenix, her shipping trunks catch the attention of a suspicious porter. By the time they're pried open, revealing the dismembered bodies of two women inside, Ruth has disappeared into the crowd.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Noir fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Judd, Winnie Ruth, 1905-; Murder; Murder; Murder; Women murderers;
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Alchemy of a blackbird : a novel / by McMillan, Claire,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Fleeing the Nazis, painter Remedios Varo and her poet lover await exit papers from a safe house on the Riviera and take refuge in a mysterious bookshop that opens up a world of occult learning that sparks creative genius.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Carrington, Leonora, 1917-2011; Varo, Remedios, 1908-1963; Female friendship; Tarot; Women painters;
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The bookseller's secret : a novel / by Gable, Michelle,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Desperate for money, struggling young author Nancy Mitford takes a job managing the Heywood Hill bookshop, where she meets a mysterious French officer who has a compelling story to tell.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Mitford, Nancy, 1904-1973; Women novelists, English; Bookstores;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 2
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The splendor before the dark [sound recording] : a novel of the Emperor Nero / by George, Margaret,1943-author.; West, Steve,narrator.; McEwan, Katharine,narrator.; Denaker, Susan,narrator.; Penguin Audio (Firm),publisher.; Books on Tape, Inc.,publisher.;
Read by Steve West, Katharine McEwan, and Susan Denaker.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Nero, Emperor of Rome, 37-68; Emperors;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Button man / by Gross, Andrew,1952-author.;
"A stirring story of a Jewish family brought together in the dawn of the women's garment business and torn apart by the birth of organized crime in New York City in the 1930s"--
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); Domestic fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Brothers; Jewish families; Organized crime; Clothing trade;
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Queen of the mist / by Cauchi, Caroline,1973-author.;
A gripping new historical novel inspired by a true story, 'Queen of the Mist' tells the story of Mrs. Annie Edson Taylor, the bravest woman you've never heard of and the first person to go over Niagara Falls in a barrel - over a decade before any male daredevil had the balls to do the same. From the author of 'Mrs Van Gogh'.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Biographical fiction.; Novels.; Taylor, Annie Edson, 1838-1921; Barrels; Daredevils; Women daredevils;
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Jacqueline in Paris : a novel / by Mah, Ann,author.;
"From the bestselling author of The Lost Vintage, a rare and dazzling portrait of Jacqueline Bouvier's college year abroad in postwar Paris, an intimate and electrifying story of love and betrayal, and the coming-of-age of an American icon - before the world knew her as Jackie"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Onassis, Jacqueline Kennedy, 1929-1994; Americans; College students; Man-woman relationships; Women college students;
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A tiny upward shove / by Chadburn, Melissa,1976-author.;
"A TINY UPWARD SHOVE is a fictionalized account of real life Canadian serial killer Willie Pickton and his final victim. In the debut novel of award-winning essayist, Melissa Chadburn, we follow the life of Filipina foster youth Marina Salles and are submerged in the confluence of violence and empathy, fabulism and realism. A story of how both victim and monster emerge from the same world"--
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Pickton, Robert William; Foster children; Serial murderers; Victims of crimes;
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Force of nature : a novel of Rachel Carson / by Burg, Ann E.; Blackall, Sophie.;
Includes bibliographical references.Through the eyes of her family and friends we see the young Rachel as she explores nature and overcomes obstacles to write about harmful chemical practices and launch the global environmental movement. Written in blank verse.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Novels in verse.; Free verse.; Carson, Rachel, 1907-1964; Conservationists; Women scientists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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