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| People in Glass Houses |
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| by Shirley Hazzard |
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| Only those who keep their wit and affections about them will survive the mass conditioning of the Organization, where confusion solemnly rules and conformity is king. As in our world itself, humanity prevails in the courage, love, and... Read More |
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| Publication Date: October 2004 |
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| The Evening of the Holiday |
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| by Shirley Hazzard |
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| During the Feast of the Ascension, Sophie, a young English girl visiting Italy, meets, allows herself to be seduced by, and falls in love with Tancredi, a middle-aged architect separated from his wife. Reprint. 10,000 first printing. |
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| Publication Date: June 2004 |
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| Publication Date: June 2004 |
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| The Great Fire |
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| by Shirley Hazzard |
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| Soon after the end of World War II, a disillusioned veteran and U.S. Army major named Aldred Leith travels to a Japanese island, hoping to understand the impact of the war on the place. Meanwhile, his friend Peter Exley is investigating war... Read More |
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| Publication Date: June 2004 |
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| The Bay of Noon |
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| by Shirley Hazzard |
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| A young English girl fleeing her past, Jenny is introduced to the social life of Naples, Italy, where she finds intrigue as well as glamour as she becomes embroiled in the lives of Giocanda, a gifted writer; her lover Gianni, a famous Roman... Read More |
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| Publication Date: September 2003 |
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| Greene on Capri: A Memoir |
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| by Shirley Hazzard |
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| A moving evocation of a distinguished writer and a luminous place that is also an elegy for an age when a literary life could still be lived among valued friends in unspoiled havens of beauty and repose....A wonderful literary feast in a... Read More |
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| Publication Date: June 2001 |
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| The Transit of Venus |
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| by Shirley Hazzard |
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| The Transit of Venus is considered Shirley Hazzard's most brilliant novel. It tells the story of two orphan sisters, Caroline and Grace Bell, as they leave Australia to start a new life in post-war England. What happens to these young... Read More |
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| Publication Date: September 1990 |
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