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301) Paper princess
Author
Series
Publisher
EverAfter Romance
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
English
Description
Ella Harper has spent her whole life moving from town to town with her mother, struggling to make ends meet. After her mother dies, Callum Royal appears, plucking Ella out of poverty and tossing her into his posh mansion among his five sons who all hate her. It's a life of wealth, excess, and deception. And Reed Royal is determined to send her back to the slums she came from. He says she doesn't belong with the Royals. If Ella is going to survive...
Author
Series
Publisher
Plataforma Editorial
Pub. Date
2016.
Language
Español
Description
"Caymen Meyers aprendió de muy pequeña que no se puede confiar en la gente rica. Y después de años estudiándolos detrás de la caja registradora de la tienda de muñecas de porcelana de su madre, nada le demuestra lo contrario. Un día Xander Spence entra en la tienda. Es alto, guapo y extremadamente rico. A pesar de su encanto y el hecho de que parezca ser la única persona que la comprende, Caymen sabe que su interés por ella no va a durar....
Publisher
New American Library/Signet
Pub. Date
[1975]
Language
English
Description
"The ancient Greeks tell the legend of the sculptor Pygmalion, who created a statue of a woman of such surpassing beauty that he fell in love with his own creation. Then, Aphrodite, taking pity on this man whose love could not reach beyond the barrier of stone, brought the statue to life and gave her to Pygmalion as his bride. Centuries later, George Bernard Shaw captured the magic of this legend in his celebrated play, Pygmalion. Pygmalion became...
Author
Publisher
Brilliance Audio
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
Persuasion: "Anne Elliot is a young woman of perfect breeding and unwavering integrity. Austen wrote of her, 'She is almost too good for me.' Persuasion is the story of Anne and Captain Wentworth and their long awaited union. The world of country gentry in Regency England serves as a setting while portraying the many aspects of proper society - its failings and humor"--Container.
Pride and prejudice: "A delightful novel about 'how girls catch husbands.'...
305) Mother in the dark
Author
Publisher
Riverhead Books
Pub. Date
[2022]
Language
English
Description
"A novel about family secrets and a volatile relationship between a mother and her daughters. When Anna's sister calls with an urgent message, Anna doesn't return the call. She knows it's about their mother. Growing up in working class Boston in an Italian American family, Anna's childhood was sparse but comfortable-filled with homemade pasta sauce and a close-knit neighborhood. Anna and her sisters are devoted to their mother, orbiting her like the...
306) El pacto del agua
Author
Series
Publisher
Narrativa/Salamandra
Pub. Date
2023.
Language
Multiple
Description
"El pacto del agua sigue a una familia que sufre una aflicción peculiar: en cada generación, al menos una persona muere ahogada, y en Kerala el agua está en todas partes. A principios del siglo XX, una niña de doce años es enviada en barco para contraer matrimonio con un hombre de cuarenta al que no conoce. A partir de entonces, la joven y futura matriarca, conocida como Big Ammachi, será testigo de cambios impensables: una historia llena de...
Author
Series
Publisher
Norton
Pub. Date
[1966]
Language
English
Description
The story of Elizabeth Bennet and how she deals with the manners, morality, education, marriage issues, and customs of the gentry in early 19th century England. Central to the story is Elizabeth's relationship with the wealthy and unmarried Fitzwilliam Darcy, as well as with her sisters. This novel remains Austen's most popular and has had numerous film and stage adaptations.
308) Lure
Author
Publisher
Fantagraphics Books Inc
Pub. Date
[2021]
Language
English
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Description
"The world's elite use the ocean planet of Lure as a luxury vacation hub for a decade. But when climate change threatens Earth's long-term habitability, many of those who can afford it move to Lure for good. When the opportunity to work there for a year is offered to visual artist Jo Sparta, as part of a group of artists collaborating on a large-scale installation of public art, it seems like the chance of a lifetime. But then, Jo stumbles across...
309) Pride and prejudice
Author
Series
Publisher
UDON Entertainment Inc
Pub. Date
[2020]
Language
English
Description
Presents a graphic novel adaptation of the novel about the courtship of the independent Elizabeth Bennet and the handsome bachelor, Mr. Darcy.
Author
Series
Publisher
Razorbill
Pub. Date
[2011]
Language
English
Description
Retold in graphic novel format, runaway vampire princess Lissa and her guardian-in-training Rose are found and returned to St. Vladimir's Academy, where one focuses on mastering magic, the other on physical training, while both try to avoid the perils of gossip, cliques, gruesome pranks, and sinister plots.
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