Literary

Lost

By Hans-Ulrich Treichel - Published 2000

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Literary

This important little book lays open the psyche of ordinary Germans after World War II. Having lost their firstborn son in the flow ...Read Review

A Legacy

By Sybille Bedford - Published 2001

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Literary

The intelligent voice utters profound truths while unmasking secrets of the family and by extension, the German psyche. The persecution of cadet Johannes ...Read Review

Places In The Dark

By Thomas H. Cook - Published 2001

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LiteraryMystery/Crime

In small-town Maine, two brothers regard life as polar opposites. Their mother follows passion, embracing its call, and her favorite son does the ...Read Review

A Spell Of Winter

By Helen Dunmore - Published 2001

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Literary

This novel of early 20th century English pastoral life is a compelling story of a brother and sister whose lives evolve from innocent ...Read Review

The Years With Laura Diaz

By Alfred MacAdam (trans.) - By Carlos Fuentes - Published 2000

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Literary

This big Mexican novel takes its main character, born in 1898, through 74 years of the 20th century. Mexico, for better or for worse, re-created ...Read Review

Piano Music For Four Hands

By Roger Grenier (trans. Alice Kaplan) - Published 2001

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Literary

Learning piano at age five from maestro Nicolau Arderiu, Michel Mailhoc seems bound for international stardom. Blocking Michel’s progress are World War ...Read Review

Halide’s Gift

By Frances Kazan - Published 2001

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Literary

The historical Halide Edib Adivar was the first Turkish student at the American Girls College in Constantinople. Enrolled there in 1897 by her progressive-thinking ...Read Review

Lord of Silver

By Alan Fisk - Published 2000

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Alternate HistoryLiterary

In the Museum of London there is a Roman roof tile with a message written into the wet clay just after the tile ...Read Review

The Old American

By Ernest Hebert - Published 2000

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Biographical FictionLiterary

This wonderful story fictionalizes the real life captivity of Nathan Blake, an English settler who was taken prisoner during a French raid on ...Read Review

Family Orchard: A Novel

By Nomi Eve - Published 2000

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LiteraryRomanceSaga

Nomi Eve’s first novel is a lyrical and poetic Jewish family history, from 1837 to present day. The story is told in two ...Read Review