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42) The bracelet
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Emi, a Japanese American in the second grade, is sent with her family to an internment camp during World War II, but the loss of the bracelet her best friend has given her proves that she does not need a physical reminder of that friendship.
43) The joys of love
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After graduating from college in 1941, Elizabeth Jerrold pursues her dream of becoming a stage actress, landing a position as an apprentice in a summer theater company where she hones her acting skills and falls in love with an aspiring director.
47) Miasto dziewcząt
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"Wcale nie trzeba być grzeczną dziewczynką, by stać się dobrym człowiekiem, czyli opowieść o seksie i urokach życia w Nowym Jorku. „Życie jest nie tylko ulotne, ale też niebezpieczne, dlatego nie ma sensu odmawiać sobie przyjemności” - tym mottem kieruje się główna bohaterka Miasta dziewcząt. Wyrzucona z prestiżowej uczelni Vivian trafia do Nowego Jorku, do ciotki, która prowadzi podupadający teatr rewiowy. Tu poznaje grono...
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Helen Lightholder murder mysteries volume 1
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"When Helen Lightholder's world is shattered by the death of her husband during the London Blitz, she escapes to the countryside, hoping to leave the war behind her. But managing an inherited property in a quaint Gloucestershire village turns out to be more perilous than she expects"--cover, page 4.
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Helen Lightholder murder mysteries volume 2
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"A quiet country life continues to elude Helen Lightholder, as she wrestles with her recent bereavement. When the grisly murder of a nameless vagabond shocks the local community, Helen sets out to unearth the truth behid the inexplicalbe killing"--cover, page 4.
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Crown Colony novels volume 4
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"Mirza, a secretive neighbour of the Chens in Japanese Occupied Singapore, is a known collaborator and blackmailer. So when he is murdered in his garden, clutching a branch of mimosa, the suspects include local acquaintances, Japanese officials - and his own daughters. Su Lin's Uncle Chen is among those rounded up by the Japanese as reprisal. Hideki Tagawa, a former spy expelled by police officer Le Froy and a power in the new regime, offers Su Lin...
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Helen Lightholder murder mysteries volume 4
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All the secrets Helen Lightholder has been working to uncover are about to be revealed, as Helen travels to London. Seeking out a colleague of her late husband's, she delves into a murky world of spies and treason, becoming entangled in a web of danger and intrigue. Meanwhile, dark happenings back in Bookminster end with the murder of a local man. Once again, Helen is called upon to assist Inspector Graves in an investigation, but can she focus on...
52) We'll meet again
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"Now in its third year, World War II still rages, taking its toll on everyone. On the home-front, the Mulligans continue to face war-related challenges . . . and patience wears thin.Margaret is pulled in various directions as she attempts to care for her toddler and disabled husband Brian, who's haunted by mistakes made on the battlefield--and their marriage is put to the test. Colleen is still pursuing her Hollywood career, but will the arrival of...
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Zemsta i przebaczenie volume 2
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Polish
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Drugi tom opowieści o losach czwórki bohaterów Narodzin gniewu. Apogeum II wojny światowej. Ludzie próbują odnaleźć się w świecie, w którym rządzi nazistowski terror, a życie ludzkie wydaję się kruche i niepewne. Czy w czasach zagłady uda się ocalić miłość i przyjaźń? Jak wiele można poświęcić i jak daleko trzeba przesunąć granice moralności, by walczyć z wrogiem? Akcje sabotażu, operacje wywiadowcze, brutalna działalność...
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Helen Lightholder murder mysteries volume 6
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"The violent death of a friend plunges Helen Lightholder into another case of danger and deceit as she struggles to unravel the truth behind the grisly killing. With her own past continuing to haunt her, Helen works to uncover the ultimate answer behind the mystery that has plagued her since the beginning. Return to the quaint - and deadly - village of Brookminster a final time for the dramatic conclusion to Helen's adventures."--Provided by publisher....
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"When psychiatrist David Manne is asked by a police detective to consult on an unusual case, he finds himself in a seedy apartment on New York's Lower East Side, evaluating a suspect who insists he's not who the police say he is. Unable to control his curiosity, David surreptitiously follows the case to an eerie uptown hospital staffed by military doctors returned from World War II. Is the man caught up in a top secret medical testing program? The...
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Helen Lightholder murder mysteries volume 3
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With the suspicious death of a young woman in the village, Helen Lightholder finds herself once again delving into the menacing shadows that lurk beneath the pleasant surface of sunny Bookminster. Her search for suspects and motives leads her to a prisoner of war camp on the outskirts of the village, but could the real danger lie even closer to home? Meanwhile, two very different men vie for Helen's heart, but neither can take the place of the husband...
58) Czarne liście
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"Czwartego lipca 1946 roku w Kielcach doszło do pogromu Żydów. 65 lat później za sprawą tego tragicznego wydarzenia, przywoływanego z zażenowaniem i spychanego w zapomnienie, w nieoczekiwany sposób splotą się ze sobą losy dwóch kobiet, które nigdy się nie spotkały. Pierwsza z nich to Julia Pirotte (postać autentyczna), żydowska komunistka, w 1946 wysłana jako fotoreporterka „Żołnierza Polskiego” na oficjalny pogrzeb ofiar...
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