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Blackberry Wine
Blackberry Wine
Author: Joanne Harris
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 2.9/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 1/17/2007
Helpful Score: 1


A bottle of home-brewed wine left to Jay Mackintosh provides both the key to an old mystery and a doorway into another world.


The Broker
The Broker
Author: John Grisham
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.7/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 7/14/2006


In his final hours in office, the outgoing President grants a controversial last-minute pardon to Joel Backman, a notorious Washington power broker who has spent the last six months hidden away in a federal prison. Backman, may have obtained secrets that compromise the world's most sophisticated satellite surveillance system.


The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, Bk 2)
The Da Vinci Code (Robert Langdon, Bk 2)
Author: Dan Brown
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 1/31/2007
Helpful Score: 1


Great adventure read!


Fault Lines
Fault Lines
Author: Anne Rivers Siddons
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 7/14/2006


On impulse three women take off in a red Mustang convertible, barelling up the wild coast from the Palm Desert to the Santa Cruz mountains outside San Francisco - earthquake country.


Four Great Tragedies
Four Great Tragedies
Author: William Shakespeare
Book Type: Paperback
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Review Date: 4/22/2007


Contains four of Shakespeare's tragedies: Romeo and Juliet, Macbeth, Julius Caesar & Hamlet.


Havana
Havana
Author: Paul Monette
Book Type: Paperback
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Review Date: 12/1/2008


Cuba on the eve of the revolution, 1959.


Heart of the Sea (Irish Trilogy, Bk 3)
Heart of the Sea (Irish Trilogy, Bk 3)
Author: Nora Roberts
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 8/27/2006


Third book in the series. It was very enjoyable reading.


The Independent Hostel Guide 2000: Britain and Europe
Review Date: 7/21/2006


Includes 30 backpackers hostels in the major tourist cities of continental Europe. Also provides the ultimate source of information for 250 wonderful places to stay in England, Wales, Scotland and Ireland.


Jewels of the Sun (Irish Trilogy, Bk 1)
Jewels of the Sun (Irish Trilogy, Bk 1)
Author: Nora Roberts
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 8/27/2006


First book in the trilogy - good story!


Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle (Mrs Pollifax, Bk 8)
Mrs. Pollifax and the Golden Triangle (Mrs Pollifax, Bk 8)
Author: Dorothy Gilman
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4.1/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 10/9/2006


Another Great Mrs. P. novel. She always gets herself into and out of situations. A Fun read.


Paradise Lost (Joanna Brady, Bk 9)
Paradise Lost (Joanna Brady, Bk 9)
Author: J. A. Jance
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.9/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 7/14/2006


One late night in the Arizona wilderness, two young girls stumble across something they should not see. Now both will have to pay. A Joanna Brady Mystery.


The Piano Shop on the Left Bank: Discovering a Forgotten Passion in a Paris Atelier
Review Date: 8/11/2006
Helpful Score: 1


Paris, pianos and friendship. A very enjoyable read.


Scarlet Feather
Scarlet Feather
Author: Maeve Binchy
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 3.8/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 7/14/2006


Cathy Scarlet and Tom Feather hope to take Dublin by storm with their newly formed catering company, aptly dubbed "Scarlet Feather."


Shake Down the Stars
Shake Down the Stars
Author: Frances Donnelly
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 11/14/2009
Helpful Score: 2


This story takes place in an exciting place and time in history. The characters were believable and enjoyable to read about. I was reminded of Rosamunde Pilcher stories.


Tears of the Moon (Irish Trilogy, Bk 2)
Tears of the Moon (Irish Trilogy, Bk 2)
Author: Nora Roberts
Book Type: Mass Market Paperback
  • Currently 4.2/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 8/27/2006


Second book in the trilogy - enjoyed the story.


The Touch
The Touch
Author: Colleen McCullough
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.6/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 7/14/2006


New South Wales, 1872: Alexander Kinross acquires a fortune traveling the globe-- and lands on a continent where self-made men can inherit the world.


Uncertain Voyage
Uncertain Voyage
Author: Dorothy Gilman
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 3.5/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 8/15/2006


Melissa sails for Europe where another traveler urgently asks her to deliver a book when she gets to her final destination.


A Very Long Engagement
A Very Long Engagement
Author: Sebastien Japrisot, Linda Coverdale (Translator)
Book Type: Paperback
  • Currently 4/5 Stars.
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Review Date: 9/6/2006
Helpful Score: 1


Mathilde Donnay can't believe her fiance died in the treaches of WWI and begins a quest that will take years to unravel. She truly has a very long engagement. Great ending!


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