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- Arch-conspirator / by Roth, Veronica,author.;
- "From dystopian visionary and bestselling phenomenon Veronica Roth comes a razor-sharp reimagining of Antigone. In Arch-Conspirator, Roth reaches back to the root of legend and delivers a world of tomorrow both timeless and unexpected. "A gut punch of a story. Roth takes everything fragile about love, everything powerful about certain doom, and blooms with it. You'll be holding your breath until the very last word."-Olivie Blake, New York Times bestselling author of The Atlas Six Outside the last city on Earth, the planet is a wasteland. Without the Archive, where the genes of the dead are stored, humanity will end. Passing into the Archive should be cause for celebration, but Antigone's parents were murdered, leaving her father's throne vacant. As her militant uncle Kreon rises to claim it, all Antigone feels is rage. When he welcomes her and her siblings into his mansion, Antigone sees it for what it really is: a gilded cage, where she is a captive as well as a guest. But her uncle will soon learn that no cage is unbreakable. And neither is he"--
- Subjects: Science fiction.; Dystopian fiction.; Mythological fiction.; Novels.; Antigone (Mythological character); Dictators; Dystopias; Families; Genes; Imprisonment; Kings and rulers; Nobility; Parents; Revolutions; Uncles; Women heroes;
- The fortune seller : a novel / by Kapelke-Dale, Rachel,author.;
- "Yellowjackets meets The Cloisters in this beguiling coming-of-age story about class, reinvention, and destiny, set against the backdrop of two mysterious deaths. Middle-class Rosie Macalister has worked for years to fit in with her wealthy friends on the Yale equestrian team. But when she comes back from her junior year abroad with newfound confidence, she finds that the group has been infiltrated by a mysterious intruder: Annelise Tattinger. A talented tarot reader and a brilliant rider, the enigmatic Annelise is unlike anyone Rosie has ever met. But when one of their friends notices money disappearing from her bank account, Annelise's place in the circle is thrown into question. As the girls turn against each other, the group's unspoken tensions and assumptions lead to devastating consequences. It's only after graduation, when Rosie begins a job at a Manhattan hedge fund, that she begins to uncover Annelise's true identity--and how her place in their elite Yale set was no accident. Is it too late for Rosie to put right what went wrong, or does everyone's luck run out at some point? Set in the heady days of the early aughts, The Fortune Seller is a haunting examination of class, ambition, and the desires that shape our lives"--
- Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Death; Female friendship; Hedge funds; Horsemanship; Horsemen and horsewomen; Rich people; Secrecy; Social classes; Tarot; Two thousands (Decade); Women college students;
- The seven year slip / by Poston, Ashley,author.;
- "An overworked book publicist with a perfectly planned future hits a snag when she falls in love with her temporary roommate ... only to discover he lives seven years in the past, in this witty and wise new novel from the New York Times bestselling author of The Dead Romantics. Sometimes, the worst day of your life happens, and you have to figure out how to live after it. So Clementine forms a plan to keep her heart safe: work hard, find someone decent to love, and try to remember to chase the moon. The last one is silly and obviously metaphorical, but her aunt always told her that you needed at least one big dream to keep going. And for the last year, that plan has gone off without a hitch. Mostly. The love part is hard because she doesn't want to get too close to anyone--she isn't sure her heart can take it. And then she finds a strange man standing in the kitchen of her late aunt's apartment. A man with kind eyes and a Southern drawl and a taste for lemon pies. The kind of man that, before it all, she would've fallen head-over-heels for. And she might again. Except, he exists in the past. Seven years ago, to be exact. And she, quite literally, lives seven years in his future. Her aunt always said the apartment was a pinch in time, a place where moments blended together like watercolors. And Clementine knows that if she lets her heart fall, she'll be doomed. After all, love is never a matter of time--but a matter of timing"--
- Subjects: Romance fiction.; Novels.; Apartments; Aunts; Cooks; Man-woman relationships; Roommates; Time travel; Women in the book industries and trade;
- Stone angels : a novel / by Rho, Helena,author.;
- Includes bibliographical references."Angelina Lee feels like she doesn't belong. Newly divorced, and completely unmoored by the sudden and tragic death of her mother, she hopes studying Korean will reconnect her to her roots, but nothing about Seoul feels familiar. Further complicating matters is the resurgence of an alluring man from Angelina's past, and fellow classmate Keisuke Ono, an irritatingly good looking Japanese American journalist who refuses to leave her alone. What she'll barely admit, however, is the true reason behind her trip. She's convinced the key to understanding her mother's suicide lies in Korea. A shocking conversation with an estranged relative proves her right. Her mother had an older sister, Sunyuh, who disappeared under the Japanese occupation of Korea during WWII-a secret the family buried for over sixty years. Horrified, Angelina can't fathom why her mother never mentioned her, but knows, deep down, her mother's fateful decision must be linked to Sunyuh. To find answers, Angelina embarks on a journey that takes her across oceans and continents, and challenges everything she believed about her heritage and herself. Told through the bold, determined voices of three women, this poignant family drama explores love and loss, grief and healing, and the sometimes-difficult love that exists between mothers and daughters. It's about the questions we wish we had asked lost relatives, the lives we could have lived had we made different choices, and, above all, second chances-to reinvent ourselves, to confront the sins of the past, and to find lasting love"--
- Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Divorced women; Families; Family secrets; Interpersonal relations; Man-woman relationships; Mothers and daughters; Mothers; Secrecy;
- Dirty daddy : the chronicles of a family man turned filthy comedian / by Saget, Bob.;
- Introduction -- We are what we are -- A life of free association -- Death and comedy are closely related -- The loss of two great women -- Surviving standup.The star of both "Full House" and "America's Funniest Home Videos" opens up about some of his personal experiences with life and death, his career, and his reputation for sick humor.
- Subjects: Saget, Bob.; Actors; Comedians;
- The mapping of love and death / by Winspear, Jacqueline,1955-;
- "Maisie Dobbs must unravel a case of wartime love and death--an investigation that leads her to a doomed affair between a young cartographer and a mysterious nurse"--Provided by publisher.
- Subjects: Detective and mystery stories.; Historical fiction.; Mystery fiction.; Cartographers; Dobbs, Maisie (Fictitious character); Women private investigators; World War, 1914-1918;
- © 2010., Harper,
- Death of Riley / by Bowen, Rhys;
- Subjects: Detective and mystery stories; Murphy, Mrs. (Fictitious character); Women private investigators; Private investigators; Irish American women; Women immigrants; Mystery fiction;
- © 2002., St. Martin's Minotaur,
- Death on tap / by Alexander, Ellie,author.;
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; Murder; Women detectives; Microbreweries; Brewers;
- Stolen in Death. by Robb, J. D.;
- A violent death and a vault of stolen treasures has Eve Dallas struggling to solve crimes old and new in this next installment of the 'In Death' series.Library Bound Incorporated
- Subjects: Detective and mystery fiction.; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths; FICTION / Thrillers / Crime;
- Stolen in Death [sound recording]. by Robb, J. D.;
- PREVIOUS BOOK IN SERIES: FRAMED IN DEATH, ISBN 9781250403193. A violent death and a vault of stolen treasures has Eve Dallas struggling to solve crimes old and new in this next installment of the 'In Death' series.Library Bound Incorporated
- Subjects: Audiobooks.; Detective and mystery fiction.; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Police Procedural; FICTION / Mystery & Detective / Women Sleuths; FICTION / Thrillers / Crime;
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