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miserable childhood; and Cornelius
Finson, a freed slave whose race denies
him everything. At the center of it all is
Judy Rhines, a fiercely independent soul,
deeply lonely, who nonetheless builds a
life for herself and inspires those around
her to become more generous and
tolerant themselves.
FIC A Tale of Two Cities
Dickens, Charles
LP-2038
The two cities, a lethal, vengeful Paris
during the French Revolution and a
leafy, tranquil London, are only one of
the novel's stark dichotomies, which
are continued as Syndey Carton and
Charles Darnay are drawn toward their
separate destinies, their lives touched
by the same woman.
FIC Out of Africa
Dinesen, Isak
LP-2055
Dinesen's love for Africa and the
Africans who worked on her land is
brought to life in this version of her
best-selling book.
FIC The Mercy of Thin Air
Domingue, Ronlyn
LP-3207
In 1920s New Orleans, smart and
fearless Raziela Nolan is in the throes
of a magnificent love affair when she
suddenly dies in a tragic accident.
Immediately after her death, she
chooses to stay between, a realm that
exists after life and before whatever
lies beyond it. From this remarkable
vantage point, Razi narrates the story
of her lost love, as well as the
relationship of Amy and Scott, a young
couple whose house she haunts
seventy years later.
FIC Millstone
Drabble, Margaret
LP-2054
At a time when sex is de rigueur, this
is the 60s, after all, in newly energized
London, and illegitimacy taboo,
Rosamund Stacey finds herself
pregnant after her only sexual
encounter. Despite her fierce
independence and academic brilliance,
Rosamund is naive and unworldly and
the choices before her are terrifying.
But in the perfection and helplessness
of her baby she finds an unconditional
love she has never known before, and
the realization that motherhood and
independence are not mutually
exclusive.
FIC House of Sand and Fog
Dubus, Andre
LP-2351
(Oprah's Book Club) House of Sand
and Fog opens with a highway crew
composed of several nationalities
picking up litter on a hot California
summer day. Massoud Amir Behrani, a
former colonel in the Iranian military
under the Shah, reflects on his jobsearch
efforts since arriving in the U.S.
four years before.
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