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The cure for death by lightning : a novel / by Anderson-Dargatz, Gail, 1963- ;: Subjects: Canadian fiction; Farm life; Teenagers;; © 1997, c1996., Vintage Canada,; Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Water for elephants : a novel / by Gruen, Sara.;: A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her.--From publisher description.; Subjects: Historical fiction.; Love stories.; Circus; Depressions; Circus performers;; © 2007., Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill,; Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2; unAPI
Water for elephants : a novel / by Gruen, Sara.;: A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her.--From publisher description.; Subjects: Historical fiction.; Love stories.; Circus; Depressions; Circus performers;; © 2007., Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill,; Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2; unAPI
Birdsong / by Faulks, Sebastian,1953-;: Subjects: English fiction; World War, 1914-1918;; © 1994., Vintage,; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
The day the falls stood still : a novel / by Buchanan, Cathy Marie. ;: 1915. The dawn of the hydroelectric power era in Niagara Falls. The sheltered daughter of the director of the Niagara Power Company is drawn to a man her family objects to, and is forced to make a painful choice between what she wants and what is best for her family and future.20090930 kl; Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Love stories.; Canadian fiction.; Rich people; World War, 1914-1918; Hydroelectric power plants;; © 2009., Hyperion,; Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
The cure for death by lightning : a novel / by Anderson-Dargatz, Gail, 1963- ;: Subjects: Canadian fiction; Farm life; Teenagers;; © 1997, c1996., Vintage Canada,; Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Until I find you / by Irving, John,1942-;: Orginal GMD: [text] /WHot20050719 neb; Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Psychological fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Burns, Jack (Fictitious character); Absentee fathers; Actors; Man-woman relationships; Older women; Motion picture actors and actresses; Tattoo artists; Missing persons; Fathers and sons;; © 2005., A.A. Knopf Canada,; Available copies: 14 / Total copies: 25; unAPI
The golden spruce : a true story of myth, madness, and greed / by Vaillant, John(John H.);: Includes bibliographical references.FWA 2006Jan08gNFGDPLBestbets02222008Orginal GMD: [text] :WHotAlso: Vintage Canada ed., 2006.20050525 mht / 20060213 jh (020, 593); Subjects: Hadwin, Grant.; Historic trees; Sitka spruce; Forest policy; Haida Indians.; Chlorosis (Plants); Malicious mischief;; © c2005., Alfred A. Knopf Canada,; Available copies: 22 / Total copies: 31; unAPI
The angel's game / by Ruiz Zafón, Carlos, 1964- ;: Subjects: Journalists; Authors, Spanish; Antiquarian booksellers;; © c2009., Doubleday,; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 3; unAPI
Fresh with Anna Olson : [seasonally inspired recipes to share with family and friends]. by Olson, Anna, 1968- ;: Nov09sNFCanadian; Subjects: Cookery.; Cookery;; © 2009., Whitecap Books,; Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 7; unAPI
The poisonwood Bible : a novel / by Kingsolver, Barbara.;: Includes bibliographical references (p. [545]-546).; © 2005, c1998., Perennial Classics,; Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Water for elephants : a novel / by Gruen, Sara.;: A novel of star-crossed lovers, set in the circus world circa 1932. When Jacob Jankowski, recently orphaned and suddenly adrift, jumps onto a passing train, he enters a world of freaks, grifters, and misfits, a second-rate circus struggling to survive during the Great Depression, making one-night stands in town after endless town. A veterinary student who almost earned his degree, Jacob is put in charge of caring for the circus menagerie. It is there that he meets Marlena, the beautiful young star of the equestrian act, who is married to August, the charismatic but twisted animal trainer. He also meets Rosie, an elephant who seems untrainable until he discovers a way to reach her.--From publisher description.; Subjects: Historical fiction.; Love stories.; Circus; Depressions; Circus performers;; © 2007., Algonquin Books of Chapel Hill,; Available copies: 0 / Total copies: 2; unAPI
The little prince / by Saint-Exupéry, Antoine de,1900-1944.; Howard, Richard.;: An aviator whose plane is forced down in the Sahara Desert encounters a little prince from a small planet who relates his adventures in seeking the secret of what is important in life.20001205 kl; Subjects: Fairy tales.;; © 2000., Harcourt,; Available copies: 3 / Total copies: 4; unAPI
A fine balance : a novel / by Mistry, Rohinton, 1952- ;: A portrait of India featuring four characters. Two are tailors who are forcibly sterilized, one is a student who emigrates, and the fourth is a widowed seamstress who decides to hang on. A tale of cruelty, political thuggery and despair by an Indian from Toronto, author of Such a Long Journey.; Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.;; © 1997, 1995., Vintage Books,; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Family matters / by Mistry, Rohinton,1952-;: Feb07sBkClubOrginal GMD: [text].Orginal GMD: Hardcover BookNBS20020408 mr; Subjects: Canadian fiction.; Nineteen nineties; Family; Parkinson's disease;; © c2002., McClelland & Stewart,; Available copies: 28 / Total copies: 41; unAPI
The shadow of the wind / by Ruiz Zafón, Carlos,1964-; Graves, Lucia.;: Orginal GMD: [text]ULS20040604 kl; Subjects: Historical fiction.; Young men; Antiquarian booksellers; Mothers and sons; Widowers; Books; Rare books;; © 2004., Penguin Press,; Available copies: 9 / Total copies: 15; unAPI
The piano tuner / by Mason, Daniel(Daniel Philippe);: NBS20021106 kl / 20070725 kd 655; Subjects: Historical fiction.; Musical fiction.; Piano technicians; British;; © c2002., Alfred A. Knopf,; Available copies: 19 / Total copies: 23; unAPI
The lovely bones : a novel / by Sebold, Alice. ;: This is the tale of family, memory, love, and living told by 14-year-old Susie Salmon, who is already in heaven. Through the voice of a precocious teenage girl, Susie relates the awful events of her death and builds out of her family's grief a hopeful and joyful story.Orginal GMD: [text].NBS20020709 kl; Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Murder victims' families; Teenage girls;; © c2002., Little, Brown,; Available copies: 21 / Total copies: 46; unAPI
Lucky / by Sebold, Alice.;: In this memoir, Alice Sebold reveals how her life was transformed when at age 18 she was raped and beaten in a park near her college campus.; Subjects: Sebold, Alice.; Rape victims; Trials (Rape); Sebold, Alice.; Victimes de viol; Procès (Viol);; © 2002, c1999., Back Bay Books,; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
The emperor's children / by Messud, Claire,1966-;: Oct07sFWHot20060905 neb; Subjects: Psychological fiction.; Love stories.; Friendship; Women television producers and directors; Cousins; Women authors; College dropouts; Narcissism; Gay men;; © 2006., Alfred A. Knopf,; Available copies: 10 / Total copies: 11; unAPI
The secret life of bees / by Kidd, Sue Monk.;: Subjects: Mothers and daughters; Bees;; © 2003., Penguin,; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
Prodigal summer : a novel / by Kingsolver, Barbara.;: Large type books.STRIULS20001019 kl; Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Farm life;; © c2000., HarperCollins Publishers,; Available copies: 24 / Total copies: 30; unAPI
The cellist of Sarajevo / by Galloway, Steven, 1975- ;: Apr08sFGDPLBestbets08082008FWA0920080414 neb; Subjects: Canadian fiction.; Violoncellists; Snipers;; © 2008., A.A. Knopf Canada ; Vintage Canada,; Available copies: 22 / Total copies: 34; unAPI
Fingersmith / by Waters, Sarah,1966-;: Lambda Literary Award, 2002; Subjects: Historical fiction.; Pickpockets;; © 2005., Virago,; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1; unAPI
The little stranger / by Waters, Sarah1966;: May09sFJUN09gFIC; Subjects: Physicians;; © c2009, McClelland & Stewart,; Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 4; unAPI

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