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Meet Ove. He's a curmudgeon; the kind of man who points at people he dislikes as if they were burglars caught outside his bedroom window. He has staunch principles, strict routines, and a short fuse. People call him 'the bitter neighbour from hell'. But must Ove be bitter just because he doesn't walk around with a smile plastered to his face all the time? Behind the cranky exterior there is a story and a sadness. So when one November morning a chatty...
3) Legacy Lane
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Series
Hart's Crossing volume 1
Publisher
Fleming H. Revell
Pub. Date
c2004
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English
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Series
Publisher
Fleming H. Revell
Pub. Date
c2004
Language
English
Description
The Fourth of July delivers more than just the local display of fireworks for Samuel and Julia Wortham. They return from the festivities in Dearing, Illinois, to find Samuel's borther Edward, out of prison and on their doorstep. Surprise turns to shock and confusion as Edward introduces a young girl named Katie and declares that Samuel is her father. Samuel maintains his innocence and cannot understand why his brother would make up such a story, Julia...
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Farrar, Straus and Giroux
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
Description
"The story of an enormous cathedral constructed in a marginal, majority-black neighborhood in Cienfuegos, Cuba, told by a chorus of narrators whose sometimes conflicting, overlapping accounts knit together to form a portrait of the neighborhood and the family of outsiders whose arrival in Cienfuegos sparks a series of dramatic events"-- Provided by publisher.
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We had no warning that she'd come back. Hollow's Edge used to be a quiet place. A private and idyllic neighborhood where neighbors dropped in on neighbors, celebrated graduation and holiday parties together, and looked out for one another. But then came the murder of Brandon and Fiona Truett. A year and a half later, Hollow's Edge is simmering. The residents are trapped, unable to sell their homes, confronted daily by the empty Truett house, and suffocated...
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David C. Cook
Pub. Date
2011
Language
English
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"Ariel Baxter has just moved into the neighborhood of her dreams. However, the chaos of domestic life and the loneliness of motherhood moved with her. Then she meets her new neighbor Justine Miller. Justine ushers Ariel into a world of clutter-free houses, fresh-baked bread, homemade crafts, neighborhood playdates, and organization techniques designed to make marriage better and parenting manageable. Soon Ariel realizes there is hope for peace, friendship,...
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Country Road chronicles volume 1
Publisher
Revell
Pub. Date
c2005
Language
English
Description
In the fall of 1938, two Illinois farming families--the Worthams and the Hammonds--find their faith tested when the Hammonds' farm is threatened by a raging fire.
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Series
Publisher
Farrar Straus Giroux
Pub. Date
2014.
Language
English
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Computers around the globe shut down in a viral catastrophe. At Adam Daley's high school, the problem first seems to be a typical electrical outage. Thenl cell phones go down, municipal utilities are failing, and only a few computer-free cars function. As resources dwindle, crises mount, and chaos descends, Adam will see his suburban neighborhood band together for protection. And he will understand that having a police captain for a mother and a retired...
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Corduroy mansions volume 1
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English
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Corduroy Mansions is the affectionate nickname given to a genteel, crumbling mansion block in London's vibrant Pimlico neighborhood and the home turf of a captivating collection of quirky and altogether McCall-Smithian characters. There's the middle-aged wine merchant William, who's trying to convince his reluctant twenty-four-year-old son, Eddie, to leave the nest; and Marcia, the boutique caterer who has her sights set on William. There's also the...
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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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In the latest jaw-dropping thriller from New York Times bestselling author Riley Sager, a man must contend with the long-ago disappearance of his childhood best friend--and the dark secrets lurking just beyond the safe confines of his picture-perfect neighborhood.
15) Dream street
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Publisher
Anne Schwartz Books
Pub. Date
2021.
Language
English
Description
"Real-life cousins pay gorgeous homage to the street they grew up on and the loving community that made their childhood special"-- Provided by publisher.
18) Night walk
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Groundwood Books
Pub. Date
2020.
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English
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"When a little girl can't sleep one night, her dad asks if she'd like to go for a walk. They tiptoe through the silent house and step out into the dark."--Provided by publisher.
20) No dark valley
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Celia Coleman returns to the small Georgia town--the one that she swore never to step foot in again--for her grandmother's funeral. The services bring her back to the religion that she was force-fed as a child. As the unhappy memories envelop her, she is overwelmed with anger, guilt and sadness. But then she meets her grandmother's neighbor, Bruce Healy, who has his own past to contend with. By opening their hearts and minds to God, they try to escape...
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