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English
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In her first novel inspired by a true story, Jane Green re-imagines the life of troubled icon Talitha Getty in this transporting story from a forgotten chapter of the Swinging '60s. From afar Talitha's life seemed perfect. In her twenties, and already a famous model and actress, she moved from London to a palace in Marrakesh, with her husband Paul Getty, the famous oil heir. There she presided over a swirling ex-pat scene filled with music, art, free...
Author
Publisher
Harper, an imprint of HarperCollins Publishers
Pub. Date
[2022]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
264 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
Told through three unique interwoven narratives, this novel reimagines a chapter in the life of Sylvia Plath, telling the story behind the creation of her classic, semi-autobiographical novel The bell jar.
Author
Publisher
Jimmy Patterson Books, Little, Brown and Company
Pub. Date
2020.
Edition
First edition.
Accelerated Reader
IL: MG - BL: 5.4 - AR Pts: 3
Physical Desc
310 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Language
English
Description
A biographical novel tells the story of Cassius Clay, the determined boy who would one day become Muhammad Ali, one of the greatest boxers of all time.
Author
Series
Conqueror volume 1
Publisher
Delacorte Press
Pub. Date
2007
Accelerated Reader
IL: UG - BL: 6.5 - AR Pts: 24
Physical Desc
383 p. : ill, maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
10) Paris, 7 a.m
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
332 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Author
Series
Boleyn volume 1
Publisher
Scribner Paperback Fiction
Pub. Date
2002
Physical Desc
664p. 23cm.
Language
English
13) Scandalmonger
Author
Publisher
Simon & Schuster
Pub. Date
2000
Physical Desc
496p. 25cm.
Language
English
Author
Series
Edition
1st Touchstone hardcover ed.
Physical Desc
443 p. : geneal. table, maps ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Description
When the death of Joan of Arc shows her the dangers faced by strong women, Jacquetta, a psychic descendant of a river goddess, studies alchemy and becomes the secret wife of Richard Woodville before returning to the court of Henry VI.
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
443 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Language
English
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Two 1990s Ugandan teens are kidnapped and forced into the Lord's Resistance Army where they dream of surviving their captivity and their intent to remain good people.
Author
Series
Six Tudor Queens volume 4
Publisher
Ballantine Books
Pub. Date
2019.
Physical Desc
498 pages : geneaology chart ; 25 cm.
Language
English
Author
Publisher
Alfred A. Knopf
Language
English
Description
"Florence, the 1550s. Lucrezia, third daughter of the grand duke, is comfortable with her obscure place in the palazzo: free to wonder at its treasures, observe its clandestine workings, and devote herself to her own artistic pursuits. But when her older sister dies on the eve of her wedding to the ruler of Ferrara, Modena and Reggio, Lucrezia is thrust unwittingly into the limelight: the duke is quick to request her hand in marriage, and her father...
