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The Ministry of Time A Novel [electronic resource] : by Bradley, Kaliane.aut; Weightman, George.nrt; Leung, Katie.nrt; cloudLibrary;
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER A GOOD MORNING AMERICA BOOK CLUB PICK “This summer’s hottest debut.” —Cosmopolitan • “Witty, sexy escapist fiction [that] packs a substantial punch...Fresh and thrilling.” —Los Angeles Times • “Electric...I loved every second.” —Emily Henry “Utterly winning...Imagine if The Time Traveler’s Wife had an affair with A Gentleman in Moscow...Readers, I envy you: There’s a smart, witty novel in your future.” —Ron Charles, The Washington Post A time travel romance, a spy thriller, a workplace comedy, and an ingenious exploration of the nature of power and the potential for love to change it all: Welcome to The Ministry of Time, the exhilarating debut novel by Kaliane Bradley. In the near future, a civil servant is offered the salary of her dreams and is, shortly afterward, told what project she’ll be working on. A recently established government ministry is gathering “expats” from across history to establish whether time travel is feasible—for the body, but also for the fabric of space-time. She is tasked with working as a “bridge”: living with, assisting, and monitoring the expat known as “1847” or Commander Graham Gore. As far as history is concerned, Commander Gore died on Sir John Franklin’s doomed 1845 expedition to the Arctic, so he’s a little disoriented to be living with an unmarried woman who regularly shows her calves, surrounded by outlandish concepts such as “washing machines,” “Spotify,” and “the collapse of the British Empire.” But with an appetite for discovery, a seven-a-day cigarette habit, and the support of a charming and chaotic cast of fellow expats, he soon adjusts. Over the next year, what the bridge initially thought would be, at best, a horrifically uncomfortable roommate dynamic, evolves into something much deeper. By the time the true shape of the Ministry’s project comes to light, the bridge has fallen haphazardly, fervently in love, with consequences she never could have imagined. Forced to confront the choices that brought them together, the bridge must finally reckon with how—and whether she believes—what she does next can change the future. An exquisitely original and feverishly fun fusion of genres and ideas, The Ministry of Time asks: What does it mean to defy history, when history is living in your house? Kaliane Bradley’s answer is a blazing, unforgettable testament to what we owe each other in a changing world.
Subjects: Audiobooks.; Literary; Time Travel; Time Travel;
© 2024., Simon & Schuster,
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The Maid's Secret [text (large print)]. by Prose, Nita.;
PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: THE MYSTERY GUEST, ISBN 9780593861141. When a daring art heist takes place at the Regency Grand, Mollys life is threatened. The question is whos out to get her, and why? Nita Prose lives in Toronto, ON.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Cozy / General; FICTION / Thrillers / Domestic;
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Crush : A Novel. by Calhoun, Ada.;
When a husband asks his wife to consider what might be missing from their marriage, what follows surprises them both - sex, heartbreak and heart rekindling, and a rediscovered sense of all that is possible. Using her own personal experiences as a jumping-off point, Ada Calhoun's 'Crush' is destined to become a class novel of marriage, tackling the big questions being asked about partnership in postpandemic relationships.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Romance fiction.; FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Romance / Contemporary;
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Doctor Zhivago / by Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich,1890-1960.; Pasternak, Boris Leonidovich,1890-1960.Doktor Zhivago.English.; Pevear, Richard,1943-; Volokhonsky, Larissa.;
Includes bibliographical references.
Subjects: Political fiction.; Epic literature.; Historical fiction.; War stories.; Classics; Literary;
© 2010., Pantheon Books,
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The Wolf Tree. by McCluskey, Laura.;
Eilean Eadar is a remote Scottish island best known for the unsolved mystery of three lighthouse keepers who vanished back in 1919. But when a young man is found dead at that same lighthouse, two detective inspectors are sent to investigate. Laced with Scottish legend yet sharp and modern in voice, 'The Wolf Tree' announces a spellbinding new voice in crime and mystery fiction.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: Thrillers (Fiction); FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural; FICTION / Thrillers / Suspense;
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Twenty thousand leagues under the sea / by Verne, Jules,1828-1905; Reeves, James.;
Subjects: Classics; Literary; Submarines (Ships); Sea stories.; Adventure stories.;
© 2011., Vintage Editions,
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Animal Instinct. by Shearn, Amy.;
What if one person could perfectly cater to all your emotional needs? Driven by this possibility, recently divorced Rachel Bloomstein creates Frankie, the AI chatbot she programs with all the good parts of dating in middle age. But soon, Rachel begins to realize she cant reprogram her ex-husband, her children, her friends, or the roster of paramours thats grown unwieldy. Perhaps real life has more in store for Rachel than she could ever program for herself.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / Family Life / Marriage & Divorce; FICTION / Humorous / General; FICTION / Literary;
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The Lincoln Highway A Novel [electronic resource] : by Towles, Amor.aut; cloudLibrary;
#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER More than ONE MILLION copies sold A TODAY Show Read with Jenna Book Club Pick A New York Times Notable Book, a New York Times Readers’ Choice Best Book of the Century, and Chosen by Oprah Daily, Time, NPR, The Washington Post, Bill Gates and Barack Obama as a Best Book of the Year “Wise and wildly entertaining . . . permeated with light, wit, youth.” —The New York Times Book Review   “A classic that we will read for years to come.” —Jenna Bush Hager, Read with Jenna book club   “Fantastic. Set in 1954, Towles uses the story of two brothers to show that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as we might hope.” —Bill Gates “A real joyride . . . elegantly constructed and compulsively readable.” —NPR The bestselling author of A Gentleman in Moscow and Rules of Civility and master of absorbing, sophisticated fiction returns with a stylish and propulsive novel set in 1950s America In June, 1954, eighteen-year-old Emmett Watson is driven home to Nebraska by the warden of the juvenile work farm where he has just served fifteen months for involuntary manslaughter. His mother long gone, his father recently deceased, and the family farm foreclosed upon by the bank, Emmett's intention is to pick up his eight-year-old brother, Billy, and head to California where they can start their lives anew. But when the warden drives away, Emmett discovers that two friends from the work farm have hidden themselves in the trunk of the warden's car. Together, they have hatched an altogether different plan for Emmett's future, one that will take them all on a fateful journey in the opposite direction—to the City of New York. Spanning just ten days and told from multiple points of view, Towles's third novel will satisfy fans of his multi-layered literary styling while providing them an array of new and richly imagined settings, characters, and themes. “Once again, I was wowed by Towles’s writing—especially because The Lincoln Highway is so different from A Gentleman in Moscow in terms of setting, plot, and themes. Towles is not a one-trick pony. Like all the best storytellers, he has range. He takes inspiration from famous hero’s journeys, including The Iliad, The Odyssey, Hamlet, Huckleberry Finn, and Of Mice and Men. He seems to be saying that our personal journeys are never as linear or predictable as an interstate highway. But, he suggests, when something (or someone) tries to steer us off course, it is possible to take the wheel.” – Bill Gates
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Coming of Age; Historical;
© 2021., Penguin Publishing Group,
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A Gorgeous Excitement : A Novel. by Weiner, Cynthia.;
'A Gorgeous Excitement' is a dazzling debut novel set in 1980s New York, when cocaine is as easy to get as ice cream, about one young womans summer of infinite possibility - and looming danger.Library Bound Incorporated
Subjects: FICTION / City Life; FICTION / Coming of Age; FICTION / Literary; FICTION / Psychological; FICTION / Thrillers / Crime;
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The Queen City Detective Agency A Novel [electronic resource] : by Wright, Snowden.aut; cloudLibrary;
Following an unforgettable cast of characters and a jaded female P.I. enmeshed in a criminal conspiracy in 1980s Mississippi, The Queen City Detective Agency is a riveting, razor-sharp Southern noir that unravels the greed, corruption, and racism at the heart of the American Dream. Meridian, Mississippi—once known as the Queen City for its status in the state—has lost much of its royal bearing by 1985. Overshadowed by more prosperous cities such as New Orleans and Atlanta, Meridian attracts less-than-legitimate businesses, including those enforced by the near-mythical Dixie Mafia. The city’s powerbrokers, wealthy white Southerners clinging to their privilege, resent any attempt at change to the old order. Real-estate developer Randall Hubbard took advantage of Meridian’s economic decline by opening strip malls that catered to low-income families in Black neighborhoods—until he wound up at the business end of a .38 Special. Then a Dixie Mafia affiliate named Lewis “Turnip” Coogan, who claims Hubbard’s wife hired him for the hit, dies under suspicious circumstances while in custody for the murder. Ex-cop turned private investigator Clementine Baldwin is hired by Coogan’s bereaved mother to find her son’s killer. A woman struggling with her own history growing up in Mississippi, Clem braves the Queen City’s corridors of crime as she digs into the case, opening wounds long forgotten. She soon finds herself in the crosshairs of powerful and dangerous people who manipulate the law for their own ends—and will kill anyone who threatens to reveal their secrets.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Literary; Crime; Private Investigators; Biographical;
© 2024., HarperCollins,
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