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English
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"From "a master of verbal burlesque [and] a connoisseur of psychological blackmail" (John Updike), Witold Gombrowicz's harrowing and hilarious pastiche of the Gothic novel, now in a new, authoritative English translation. Witold Gombrowicz is considered by many to be Poland's greatest modernist, and in The Possessed, he demonstrates his playful brilliance and astonishing range by using the familiar tropes of the Gothic novel to produce a darkly funny...
Author
Pub. Date
2024.
Language
English
Description
"Twenty-five-year-old Kat Bennett has never felt at home anywhere, and especially not in crumbling Shelley House. According to her neighbors, she's prickly and unapproachable, but beneath her tough exterior, Kat is plagued by guilt from her past. Seventy-seven-year-old Dorothy Darling is Shelley House's longest resident, and if you believe the other tenants, she's as cantankerous and vindictive as they come. Except there's a good reason Dorothy spends...
6) The offing
Author
Publisher
Third Man Books
Pub. Date
[2020]
Edition
First USA edition.
Physical Desc
260 pages ; 20 cm
Language
English
Description
During an idyllic English summer following World War II an unlikely friendship emerges between a teenage, nationalistic working class man and an older bohemian woman. While working a summer job for her, the teenager discovers an unpublished book of poetry holding a tragic secret message beyond the grave from her deceased lover, and both their lives are irrevocably changed.
Author
Publisher
Harper
Pub. Date
2024.
Physical Desc
388 pages ; 24 cm
Language
English
Description
"A novel about four generations of Black women contending with motherhood and daughterhood, generational trauma and the deeply ingrained tensions and wounds that divide them as they redefine happiness and healing for themselves"--
Author
Publisher
The Dial Press
Pub. Date
[2024]
Physical Desc
xv, 284 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
Description
""Mika, you sit at our feet all these hours and days, hearing us tell our tales. You have all these stories inside you: all the stories everyone in our family knows and all the stories everyone in our family tells. You write 'em in your books and show everyone who we are." So begins DéLana R.A. Dameron's stunning novel-in-stories, Redwood Court. The baby of the family, Mika Mosby spends much of her time in the care of loved ones, listening to their...
Author
Language
English
Description
Mabel and Madame Badobedah are now fast friends and partners in adventure. When an expedition for dinosaur bones turns up only shells and seaweed, the ever-resourceful Madame Badobedah decides to lead their brave duo farther afield. But is the old villain up to her sneaky tricks again? A late night excursion to a locked museum has Mabel nervous, as does the emerald in Madame B's pocket. Mabel wants to be a great adventurer, not a thief! Then a friend...
10) My first mister
Series
Publisher
Paramount
Pub. Date
[2002]
Physical Desc
1 videodisc (109 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
Language
English
Description
A wickedly perceptive comedy about the life-altering, emotional armor-piercing friendship between a lonely 17-year-old rebel looking for a job and a conservative, middle-aged salesman.
Author
Publisher
Second Story Press
Pub. Date
[2023]
Physical Desc
1 volume (unpaged) : illustrations ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Naaahsa says art is a language everyone understands. Sometimes we make art together. We draw, we bead, we sing. Sometimes Naaahsa tells stories in Blackfoot. I even get to go with her to see her art show at the National Gallery. Naaahsa is famous for her art, but I love her hugs best. Naaahsa is an Artist is a celebration of artists, and especially an acknowledgment of Indigenous women who have paved the way for emerging artists and creatives. Through...
Publisher
Center Point Large Print
Pub. Date
2024.
Edition
Center Point Large Print edition.
Physical Desc
365 pages (large print) ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Every American waits with bated breath to see whether or not the country's first female president will pass the Forgiveness Act. The bill would allow Black families to claim up to $175,000 if they can prove they are the descendants of slaves, and for ambitious single mother Willie Revel the bill could be a long-awaited form of redemption. A decade ago, Willie gave up her burgeoning journalism career to help run her father's struggling construction...
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