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2014., Blackstone Audio, Inc. Call No: AUD MCC Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: Colleen McCullough weaves a sweeping story of two sets of twins, all trained as nurses but each with her own ambitions, stepping into womanhood in 1920s and '30s in Australia.
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2014., Simon & Schuster Call No: FIC MCC Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "Returning to the sweeping romantic saga, Colleen McCullough presents a new major work: the story of four unforgettable sisters navigating work, love, and their dreams in 1920s Australia. Because they are two sets of twins, the four Latimer sisters are as close as can be. They are famous throughout New South Wales for their beauty, wit, and ambition, but as they step into womanhood, they are not enthusiastic about the limited prospects life holds for them. Instead, Edda wants to be a doctor, Tufts wants to organize everything, Grace won't be told what to do, and Kitty wishes to be known for something other than her beauty. Together they decide to enroll in a training program for nurses--a new option for women of their time. As they become immersed in hospital life and the demands of their training, they meet people and encounter challenges that spark new maturity and independence. They meet men from all walks of life--the local farmers, their professional colleagues, and even men with national roles and reputations, and each sister must make decisions about what she values most. The results are sometimes happy, sometimes heartbreaking, but always...bittersweet"--
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[2020], Adults, Ballantine Books Call No: FIC PIC Edition: First edition. Availability:0 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: "After my son Kyle Ferriera van Leer declared his major in Egyptology at Yale in 2010, he mentioned the Book of Two Ways in passing. Without knowing a thing about it, I said, "That's a great title for a novel." It was only after he began to explain what it actually was that I realized what I needed to write about - the construct of time, and love, and life, and death"--
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c2013., Adults, Signet Book Call No: ROM GAR Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Family Secrets Volume: #3Summary Note: Sure, single mother Victoria Meese knew that the Lady Luck Ranch was just temporary quarters for rugged ex businessman Brandon Ferringer. But each night, sitting around the fire, she inevitably saw her handsome tenant in a warm, happily-ever-after light.... Though Brandon had come to town with only business on his mind, one look at his lovely landlady put him on another track altogether. But Victoria was the type of woman who deserved white-lace promises and picket fences. And he was, after all, his father's son...wasn't he?
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[2010], MPAA rating : PG-13 for some sensuality and violen, Sony Pictures Home Entertainment Call No: DVD VID Edition: Blu-ray. Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: While John, a young soldier, is home on a temporary leave, he meets and falls in love with Savannah, a college girl on her spring break. Savannah promises to write to John when he is sent overseas. Over the next seven years, the couple continues to be separated by John's increasingly dangerous deployments. Though they meet only sporadically, they continue to stay in touch through love letters that eventually bring fateful consequences.
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By Drexler, Jan[2016]., Revell Call No: FIC DOE Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Journey to Pleasant Prairie Volume: #1Summary Note: When young Hannah Yoder is courted by two men with very different plans, she faces a decision that will make her choose between the settled life of her local Amish community, and following God's call westward.
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By Wilde, Lori2017., Adults, Avon an Imprint of HarperCollins Publishers Call No: ROM WIL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Series Title: Cupid, Texas Volume: #5Summary Note: The embittered illegitimate son of a Texas ranching dynasty, having achieved his goal of becoming more successful than his father, falls in love with the daughter of his father's foreman during a strained family wedding.
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-- Ms. Turie's magic creatures[2018]., Ages 4 - 8, The Innovation Press Call No: VOX KEL Availability:1 of 1 At Your Library Summary Note: A young child explores Miss Turie's exotic pet store which guarantees to have the perfect pet for everyone.
