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English
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"In this new novel from the author of Water for Elephants, Sara Gruen again demonstrates her talent for creating spellbinding period pieces. At the Water's Edge is a gripping and poignant love story about a privileged young woman's personal awakening as she experiences the devastations of World War II in a Scottish Highlands village"--Web page.
Author
Series
Publisher
[CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform]
Pub. Date
[2013]
Language
English
Description
"1827 -- During a trek to Loch Ness, Scotland, a young Charles Darwin encounters a mysterious and terrifying creature that provides a spark for his evolutionary theory. 2013 -- Almost two hundred years later and across the Channel in Paris, the Eiffel Tower is under attack. Only through detective work, intuition, and a judicious application of high-tech weaponry does former Army combat engineer Tyler Locke prevent a massacre. What Tyler doesn't know...
Author
Publisher
Spiegel & Grau
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
"After embarrassing themselves at the social event of the year in high society Philadelphia on New Year's Eve of 1942, Maddie and Ellis Hyde are cut off financially by Ellis's father, a former army Colonel who is already embarrassed by his son's inability to serve in WWII due to his being colorblind. To Maddie's horror, Ellis decides that the only way to regain his father's favor is to succeed in a venture his father attempted and very publicly failed...
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Series
Publisher
Worldwide
Pub. Date
2011.
Language
English
Description
"American journalist Jean Fairbairn, on an assignment for Great Scot magazine, is covering a new effort to unravel the mystery of Nessie, Scotland's Loch Ness monster. At the helm of the controversial probe is an American scientist who believes his technology will prove or disprove the monster's existence once and for all. But the locals--who profit from the tourist dollars Nessie brings--are protesting. So is an outspoken environmentalist, as the...
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