YVONNE FAIR TESSLER - Braille Institute of America

WALKER, ALICE, 1944-
The Temple of My Familiar
RC 29039
Centers on three pairs of characters: Suwelo, a black professor of
history, and his wife Fanny, who has discovered feminism and wants a
divorce; Arveyda, a famous guitarist in search of his past, and Carlotta,
his Latin American wife who is a refugee from hers; and Lissie, a
woman of a thousand rebirths, and her painter companion, Hal.
Possessing the Secret of Joy
RC 36174
Tashi, a character from The Color Purple (RC 18576) and The Temple
of My Familiar (RC 29039), is an Olinka woman married to Celie's son
Adam. During her adolescence, Tashi submitted to genital mutilation,
one of her people's tribal customs. Now she suffers great physical and
emotional pain. She needs professional help before she can possess the
secret of joy.
WATSON, CLARISSA
Last Plane from Nice: A Persis Willum Mystery
RC 27455
The heroine, installed in a luxurious villa on the Riviera, is set on
enjoying her stay among the pleasure seekers only to find her neighbors
die, one by one, in mysterious circumstances.
WEIDMAN, JEROME, 1913-
A Family Fortune
RC 11762
An ambitious Jewish immigrant achieves enormous wealth in America
through criminal activities. Although the wealthy tycoon's past reveals
murder, blackmail, and bootlegging during the depression, he later
covers up his activities with legitimate operations. A surprise climax
occurs when the tycoon's grandson is kidnapped.
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