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Author
Publisher
Random House
Pub. Date
c2008
Language
English
Description
Emily Post was a daughter of high society, one of Manhattan's most sought-after débutantes. After a scandalous divorce forced her to become her own person, she became an emblem of a new kind of manners in which etiquette and ethics were forever entwined.
Author
Series
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
c2012
Language
English
Description
After losing her father and brother in the Civil War, Faith Lindberg decides to travel west to start a new life, but when Royal Baxter, the man she planned to marry, but believed to be dead, returns, she realizes the love of her life may not be the man of her dreams.
Author
Series
Blackstone legacy volume 2
Publisher
Bethany House, a division of Baker Publishing Group
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"From the steppes of Russia to the corridors of power in Washington, Natalia and Dimitri will fight against all odds to save the railroad and share the truth of what happened, but how can their newfound love survive the ordeal?"--
While overseeing construction of the Trans-Siberian Railway, Count Dimitri Sokolov witnesses a crime-- the truth of which threatens the Russian monarchy. He is stripped of his title, his land, and his freedom. When Sokolov...
Author
Publisher
Atria Books, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, Inc
Pub. Date
2019.
Language
English
Description
"A smart, thoughtful, and timely exploration of two sisters' lives from the 1950s to the present as they struggle to find their places--and be true to themselves--in a rapidly evolving world. Mrs. Everything is an ambitious, richly textured journey through history--and herstory--as these two sisters navigate a changing America over the course of their lives"--
Growing up in 1950s Detroit, Jo and Bethie Kaufman's roles in the family are clearly defined....
Publisher
Universal Studios
Pub. Date
[2003]
Language
English
Description
Cathy is the perfect 50s housewife, living the perfect 50s life: healthy kids, successful husband, social prominence. Then one night she surprises her husband Frank having sex with another man, and her tidy world starts spinning out of control. In her confusion and grief, she finds consolation in the friendship of their African-American gardener, Raymond--a socially taboo relationship that leads to the further disintegration of life as she knew it....
Series
Publisher
Paramount Home Entertainment
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Daisy Fuller Williams is on her deathbed in a New Orleans hospital the day that Hurricane Katrina hits. At her side is her adult daughter, Caroline. Daisy asks Caroline to read to her aloud from the diary of Daisy's lifelong friend, Benjamin Button. Benjamin's diary recounts his entire extraordinary life. The unusual aspect of his life is that he ages backwards, being born an old man.