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From the New York Times-bestselling author of The Interestings and The Female Persuasion, a funny, provocative, revealing novel about female desire.
When the elliptical new drama teacher at Stellar Plains High School chooses for the school play Lysistrata-the comedy by Aristophanes in which women stop having sex with men in order to end a war-a strange spell seems to be cast over the school. Or, at least,...
When the elliptical new drama teacher at Stellar Plains High School chooses for the school play Lysistrata-the comedy by Aristophanes in which women stop having sex with men in order to end a war-a strange spell seems to be cast over the school. Or, at least,...
2) Banana dream
Author
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
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Eleven-year-old Iraqi, Mooz, yearns to taste the bananas that have been made unavailable by warfare.
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English
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"A story of summer, secrets, love and lies: in the course of a singular day on Cape Cod, one woman must make a life-changing decision that has been brewing for decades. Set against the summer backwoods and beaches of Cape Cod, The Paper Palace unfolds over 24 hours and across 50 years, as decades of family legacy, love, lies, secrets, and one unspeakable childhood tragedy lead wife and mother Elle Bishop to the precipice of a life-changing decision....
5) Held
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"A breathtaking and ineffable new novel from the author of the international best sellers Fugitive Pieces and The Winter Vault-a novel of love and loyalty across generations, at once sweeping and intimate. 1917. On a battlefield near the River Aisne, John lies in the aftermath of a blast, unable to move or feel his legs. Struggling to focus his thoughts, he is lost to memory as the snow falls-a chance encounter in a pub by a railway, a hot bath with...
Author
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Lucas Pereyra, an unemployed writer in his forties, embarks on a day trip from Buenos Aires to Montevideo to pick up fifteen thousand dollars in cash. An advance due to him on his upcoming novel, the small fortune might mean the solution to his problems, most importantly the tension he has with his wife. While she spends her days at work and her nights out on the town-with a lover, perhaps, he doesn't know for sure-Lucas is stuck at home all day...
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Pub. Date
2021.
Language
Español
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Una historia de verano, secretos, amor y mentiras: en el transcurso de un singular día en Cape Cod, una mujer debe tomar una decisión que cambiará su vida y que se ha estado gestando durante décadas. Situado en los bosques y playas de verano de Cape Cod, The Paper Palace se desarrolla durante 24 horas y 50 años, mientras décadas de legado familiar, amor, mentiras, secretos y una tragedia infantil indescriptible llevan a la esposa y madre...
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