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Unknown. Very Good. 111 x 179mm. Perfect Paperback. 2003. 283 pages. <br>A smart, deeply satisfying romantic comedy about a woman's obsession with the return of her fianc?s ex.… More...

Unknown. Very Good. 111 x 179mm. Perfect Paperback. 2003. 283 pages. <br>A smart, deeply satisfying romantic comedy about a woman's obsession with the return of her fianc?s ex. On the Del ta Shuttle between New York and Washington, Elise finds herself s itting next to Donald-tall, with dark wavy hair, a big easy smile . She's left the world of women's magazines in Manhattan for grad uate school in D.C. He's left investment banking to become a teac her. They are both unattached. They exchange stories. They fall i n love. One year later they're headed for an April wedding. Story book finish? Not quite. Donald has some serious baggage: an ex-f ianc? named Adrienne. And she's not just any ex: she is the mothe r of all exes. Yale educated, French extraction, ravishing, and s he's just shown up in D.C. Adrienne is Elise's worst nightmare in carnate--and before too long her all-consuming obsession. Every m an comes with baggage. But did it have to be her? Editorial Revi ews Review The problem with most of the post-Bridget Jones fiction is that the dithering heroines tend to inspire impa tience rather than sympathy, but in the novel Her, Laura Zigman s killfully avoids that common pitfall. Elise is engaged to be marr ied to Donald. Displaced New Yorkers living in Washington, D.C., they bond over the foibles of life in the capital: pundits at the grocery store, power brokers at the baggage claim. Donald seems a truly amiable fellow, a fine fictional creation worth fighting over. Enter the titular her, Donald's ex-girlfriend Adrienne, a d ark beauty who's catty and gracefully catlike all at once. When A drienne relocates from New York to D.C., Elise fights a pitched b attle over the hapless Donald, who of course has no idea of the w arfare on his behalf. Unfortunately, Elise can be so insecure and jealous that the reader guiltily begins to root for Adrienne--at least she's got a little self-respect. Such is the power of roma ntic formula, however, that when it all comes right for Donald an d Elise, we close the book with a satisfied feeling. --Claire Ded erer --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. About the Author Laura Zigman is the author of A nimal Husbandry and Dating Big Bird. She spent ten years working in book publishing in New York. Her pieces have appeared in the N ew York Times, the Washington Post, and USA Today. She now lives outside Boston. --This text refers to an out of print or unavaila ble edition of this title. From the Back Cover It's fun; it's s mart; it's sassy, and it's about a subject most women have no pro blem relating to: the other woman. We love it...Zigman's dialogue is witty and right on...[Her] will win you over, give you someth ing to smile about (in the end) and give the little green monster in all of us a chance to get out of his cage, if only for a shor t while. -Michelle Rupe Eubanks, TimesDaily (Alabama) Her is a b itter gem...taut and gripping, true and painful. -City Paper (PA) This is one rampaging hoot of a book, likely to strike a resoun ding chord with anyone who has ever felt a reluctant and horrid f ascination with the 'ex' of [his/her] significant other. It's wit ty, snappy, a bit disquieting and always hugely entertaining, eve n when the heroine for whom you are rooting runs totally amok.... The fun here is in the details....A romp of a tale. -The Seattle Times /Post Intelligencer Zigman is a smart writer, part Dorothy Parker, part Gilda Radner. [She] has perfect pitch in getting th e comic details of urban women's lives and relationships, as well as the emotional mix of exuberance and loneliness, self-doubt an d self-confidence, dreaming dreams and not giving up on them. -Sa ndee Brawarsky, The Jewish Week [A] delightfully frothy novel... Zigman's strength is creating lovably frazzled and charmingly ins ecure heroines...It's a fun ride... -Chicago Tribune In Zigman's zany romantic comedy Her, ex marks the spot . . . Her is as scar y as it is funny. . . . A howl. -USA Today A captivating tale of jealousies and misconceptions. -Booklist Lively and funny. . . . Her is as addicting as Zigman's previous work. . . Sharp, hilar ious. -Bookpage --This text refers to an out of print or unavaila ble edition of this title. From Publishers Weekly Zigman's third novel, a wild tale of a woman's transformation... from bride-to- be to madwoman is for anyone who's ever felt prewedding jitters a nd the pangs of obsessive jealousy. Having left her job at a teen magazine in New York City to pursue a quieter life in Washington , D.C., Zigman's narrator, Elise, meets her perfect guy Donald, a reformed bond trader now teaching English at Sidwell Friends on the Delta shuttle. Or her almost perfect guy. Donald's one fault is that he was engaged to Adrienne, and her name crops up in just about every conversation. Though Donald and Elise swiftly fall i n love and begin planning their wedding, Elise cannot help obsess ing over the brilliant and horrifyingly gorgeous former fianc,e. But like the paranoiac who is being followed, Elise may have good reason to be jealous. Only months before the wedding, Adrienne t akes a job in Washington, D.C., and reinserts herself into Donald 's life, fueling Elise's jealousy as well as a slapstick plot hav ing to do with Donald's dog, Elise's wedding dress and liposuctio n. Zigman is better at caricature than characterization, and her emphatic, read-aloud style sometimes falls flat on the page. Yet some scenes when Donald meets Elise, for instance are fresh and s mart and almost perfect, as are many of her one-liners. Copyrigh t 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to a n out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Excerpt. ? Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. 1 We were, as it h appened, Donald and I, deciding that evening on how we would have our wedding invitations printed--Engraving? Thermography? Lithog raphy?--when Adrienne, Donald's ex-fianc?, called to share her go od news: she was leaving New York to accept a job in Washington, where we lived, just after the first of the year. It was late No vember. We were planning an April wedding. And until that insta nt when the phone rang and Donald ran to the Caller ID box by the desk and froze, I had been planning-perhaps naively, perhaps idi otically-on taking the high road when it came to Adrienne and her relentless pursuit of friendship with Donald. I had vowed, witho ut any true understanding of just how deep-rooted and, well, viru lent, my particular strain of jealousy was, I see now, to put an end to my obsession. My suspicion. My frenzied insecurity. I had vowed, as they say, at long last, to get a grip. On my demons. On my nemesis. On her. Clearly this was wishful thinking on my part; a momentary lapse of delusional optimism (quite common, I'd read, with most brides-to-be), for nothing of the sort-maturity, acceptance, suffering in silence-was in the cards. Especially n ow that she-Adrienne-would be living, as it were, in our backyard . We had been staring intently at three pieces of Crane's Ecruwh ite Kid Finish stationery stock that I'd managed to sneak out of Neiman Marcus's sample book as souvenirs-the salesman, stout, bal ding, moist, had excused himself to take a phone call from an imp ortant customer: And will this be a surprise celebration for the Chief Justice? (This was, after all, Washington.) The three sampl e invitations were identical except for the method of printing (w hich is why I had lifted them: to better understand the hefty pri ce differential) and the surely fictional inviters and betrotheds (Mr. and Mrs. Henry Stewart Evans request the honour of your pre sence at the marriage of their daughter Katherine Leigh to Mr. Br ian Charles Jamison. . . . Mr. and Mrs. Wendell Fields, III, requ est the honour of your presence at the marriage of their daughter Tiffany Jane to Mr. Phinneas Welch. . . . Our joy will be more c omplete if you will share in the marriage of our daughter Blah bl ah blah to Mr. Blah blah blah.). Running our fingers slowly and c arefully over the print on each card; holding them up to the ligh t; sniffing them, even (my suggestion), yielded nothing. We were failures in the study and appreciation of fine printing technique s. Okay, I give up, Donald said, throwing the invitation he was holding down onto the table and leaning back in his chair until i ts joints creaked ominously. Which is which? Beats me. Neiman's had, I explained, not been kind enough to reward my little theft by providing me the answers on the back of each like a set of hel pful flash cards. Donald brought his chair abruptly forward, sat upright, and yawned passionately. He stretched his arms across t he table, pushing the sample invitations aside as he did, and rea ched for my hands. Honey? he said languidly. What? I said flatl y. May I speak frankly? Must you? Had he ever spoken any other way? Couldn't we, just once, I wondered, get through some task ( eating dinner, washing dishes, having sex) without his need to sp eak frankly? Fine. Speak, I said, waving my hand, giving up. Rel ieved now to have license to speak his mind (a technicality: he s poke his mind quite freely without my permission, as you'll see), he smiled broadly, then brought his shoulders up in a fake cring e, as if to indicate that he felt just terrible about what he was going to say-even though, I knew, he didn't. I'm bored, he said , finally, his confession a guilty pleasure (he was a true Cathol ic, through and through). I have to be honest, I'm having a hard time caring-broad smile, shoulders up, fake cringe-about how the invitations get printed. I mean, why are we doing this? I couldn 't have been more bored myself, but I wouldn't have admitted it f or the world. Instead, I let my mouth sag slightly into a sad pou t. Doing what? I asked. Getting married or discussing the invita tions? The phone rang. Discussing the invitations, of course, h e said. He reached to give my hands a reassuring little squeeze b ut I withheld them for effect. I want to get married. The phone rang again. Because. I was about to explain how costly engraving was compared to the other options and how since we couldn't tell the difference anyway, we could, with a completely clear conscie nce, opt for the cheapest method of the three-lithography-but I w as too distracted by the third ring of the telephone. On the begi nning of the fourth ring he rose from the dining room table where we'd been sitting, took three steps over to the desk, leaned acr oss it, turned back to look at me, and cringed-this time for real . It's Adrienne. --This text refers to an out of print or unavai lable edition of this title. From Booklist Zigman, a former publ icist who used to work for Knopf, is now publishing her third nov el with her former employer. Elise has left the magazine business and New York behind to go to grad school in Washington, D.C. She meets Donald on a shuttle plane, and the two hit it off, despite Elise's annoyance at the fact that Donald mentions his ex-fiance e, Adrienne. A year later, Elise and Donald are engaged, but Elis e is still jealous of Adrienne. When Adrienne announces that she' s moving to D.C., Elise is sure she's planning to steal Donald aw ay. Adrienne arrives, and she's everything Elise feared: gorgeous , magnetic, and flirtatious. Despite her insecurities, Elise deci des to put aside her doubts and befriend Adrienne. Is Adrienne re ally trying to steal Donald, or is it all in Elise's head? Elise is neurotic but sympathetic, and Zigman expertly pulls the reader into the story through Elise's eyes. Readers who liked Zigman's previous novels, Animal Husbandry (1998) and Dating Big Bird (200 0), will enjoy this captivating tale of jealousies and misconcept ions. See Works in Progress [BKL Mr 15 02] for more about Zigman' s transition from publicist to author. Kristine Huntley Copyright ? American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From Library Journal This slim profile-cum-cautionary tale of an obsessed, driven woman brings Fran‡oise Sagan's Bonjour, Tristess e to mind, though it's less downbeat. Popular author Zigman (e.g. , Animal Husbandry) tells the story of Elise, whose relationship with fianc, Donald is put to the test when his aggressive, drop-d ead-gorgeous ex-fianc,e, Adrienne, decides to relocate to Washing ton, DC, and looks him up. Immature Donald's not much of a prize he's obsessive to the point of absurdity on the subject of his we ight and prone to dropping his trousers when upset. The question for readers, then, is whether they want to read a story, however well written, about annoying, even mean-spirited people. Zigman d issects paranoia and single-Jewish-woman angst perfectly and no d oubt will connect with a number of readers, but the tale's attemp ts at humor are forced and the ending contrived. The moral of thi s story is that smart women are often dim, and perhaps that's jus t not quite enough. Recommended for public libraries where there' s a demand for women's fiction. Jo Manning, Barry Univ., Miami Sh ores, FL Copyright 2002 Cahners Business Information, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this ti tle. From AudioFile Zigman's novel features a cast of neurotic c haracters. Narrator Elise is paranoid about the presence of her f ianc?s ex-fianc?, and fianc?Donald seems afraid to let his ex, Ad rienne, go. Even super-beautiful Adrienne is insecure and clingy, and the waves of self-involved tension even radiate out to inclu de Elise's friends. Ilana Levine gives a solid performance, clear and appropriately ironic, but it cannot detract from the fact th at the 6-hour audiobook is about 3 hours too long. Elise's fearfu l rants become redundant and tiresome after the first chapter, an d there seems to be no motivation for her grating behavior. What should be humorous scenes of pseudo-obsession--Elise's drive-bys past the competition's house, late night forays into Donald's des k drawers--just seem pathetic after the third time she does them. And she's only getting started. L.B.F. ? AudioFile 2002, Portlan d, Maine-- Copyright ? AudioFile, Portland, Maine --This text ref ers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Fro m the Inside Flap A smart, deeply satisfying romantic comedy abou t a woman's obsession with the return of her fianc?s ex. On the Delta Shuttle between New, Unknown, 2003, 3, Random House. Good. 5.94 x 9.13 x 1.22 inches. Paperback. 2006. 422 pages. Text tanned<br>This magnificent novel by one of Americ a's finest writers is the epic of one man's remarkable journey, s et in nineteenth-century America against the background of a vani shing people and a rich way of life. At the age of twelve, under the Wind moon, Will is given a horse, a key, and a map, and sent alone into the Indian Nation to run a trading post as a bound bo y. It is during this time that he grows into a man, learning, as he does, of the raw power it takes to create a life, to find a ho me. In a card game with a white Indian named Featherstone, Will w ins - for a brief moment - a mysterious girl named Claire, and hi s passion and desire for her spans this novel. As Will's destiny intertwines with the fate of the Cherokee Indians - including a C herokee Chief named Bear - he learns how to fight and survive in the face of both nature and men, and eventually, under the Corn T assel Moon, Will begins the fight against Washington City to pres erve the Cherokee's homeland and culture. And he will come to kno w the truth behind his belief that only desire trumps time. Bri lliantly imagined, written with great power and beauty by a maste r of American fiction, Thirteen Moons is a stunning novel about a man's passion for a woman, and how loss, longing and love can sh ape a man's destiny over the many moons of a life. From the Hard cover edition. Editorial Reviews From Bookmarks Magazine Critic s voiced great expectations for Thirteen Moons, coming nearly ten years after Charles Frazier's National Book Award-winning Cold M ountain (1997). Unfortunately, this second novel fails to achieve the same uniform critical acclaim. Certainly, similarities betwe en the two books abound, including a deep appreciation for the So uthern Appalachian landscape, a protagonist embarking on a life-d efining odyssey, an elegiac tone, and swatches of excellent prose . Here, Frazier frames Will's story against America's transition from a frontier society into an industrial nation. Despite some p raise, reviewers generally agree that Thirteen Moons is an airier production (New York Times), with perhaps more clichés, less con vincing characterizations and relationships, and a less wieldy pl ot. What critics do agree on, however, is the excellent period de tail and research that makes Frazier a first-rate chronicler of A merican history. Copyright © 2004 Phillips & Nelson Media, Inc. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of t his title. From Publishers Weekly Starred Review. Once in a grea t while, all of the elements of an audio book come together to cr eate a near-perfect experience for the listener. Frazier's follow -up to his 1997 National Book Award-winner, Cold Mountain, is ano ther saga of enduring love. It's no small gift to work with great material, and Patton transforms the text into a tale that sounds as if it were meant to be read aloud. It's a story to be told by the fire over the course of a long winter, just as the narrator Will Cooper and his adoptive Cherokee father, Bear, swap yarns wh ile they are hunkered down until the end of the snow season. Patt on's voice has an unidentifiable Southern lilt, which nicely fits a novel vaguely set in the Southern Appalachian Mountains. Patto n makes the correct choice not to individualize each character's voice as this is so much Cooper's tale. Bluegrass melodies played by Ryan Scott and Christina Courtin enhance the production. The CDs have been thoughtfully designed, with the numbers circling ea ch disc like a moon. This attention to detail makes for a beautif ul production of a love story that listeners will not put down an d will want to replay. Copyright © American Library Association. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or una vailable edition of this title. From Booklist In one of the most anticipated novels of the current publishing season, Frazier, au thor of the widely applauded Cold Mountain (1997), remains true t o the historical fiction vein. The author's second outing finds g rounding in a timeless theme: a grand old man remembering his glo ry days. As a teenager during the James Monroe administration, Wi ll Cooper is sent off, in an indentured situation, into the wilde rness of the Indian Nation to run a trading post. From a mixed-ra ce Indian, he wins a girl with whom he will be besotted for the r est of his life, and his passion will extend into personal involv ement in Indian affairs, to the highest level of politics. Thus F razier also remains faithful to the theme of his previous novel: the odyssey, especially one man's path through trials and tribula tions to be by the side of the woman he loves. And he remains fai thful to a method that marked Cold Mountain in readers' memories: a proliferation of detail about customs and costumes, about food and recreation--pretty much what everything looked and smelled l ike. Unfortunately, for the first fourth of the book, there is to o much detail for the plot to easily bear. But, finally, the char acters are able to step out from behind this blanket of particula rs and incidentals and make the story work. Expect considerable d emand, of course. Brad Hooper Copyright © American Library Associ ation. All rights reserved --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. Review Gorgeous...Thirteen Moons calls Cold Mountain to mind in its wonder at the natural w orld; its pacificist undercurrents; its dismay at the dismantling of what matters, and its convication that one love, no matter ho w tortured and inexplicable, can be life-defining...fascinating.. .vivid and alive. -Newsweek Thirteen Moons brings this vanished world thrillingly to life... One of the great Native American, an d American stories, and a great gift to all of us, from one of ou r very best writers. -Kirkus Reviews, starred review There are t hings so masterful words can't do them justice. Frazier's writing falls in that category...With Thirteen Moons, he's doing importa nt work filling in the gaps, helping restore the roots, of our kn owledge of our own history. -Asheville Citizen-Times Fascinatin g...Reading Thirteen Moons is an intoxicating experience...This i s 21st-century literary fiction at its very best. -BookPage Thi rteen Moons is rare in many ways and occupies a literary plane of such height that reviewing it is not really salient....Thirteen Moons has the power to inspire great performances from succeeding generations of writers....For those who simply value the literar y experience, Thirteen Moons will provide the immense satisfactio n of taking a literary journey of magnitude. Whether on a plane, in an office or curled in a window seat, readers who absorb Will' s story will find their own lives enriched....Thirteen Moons belo ngs to the ages. -Los Angeles Times Magical...the history lesson in Thirteen Moons is fascinating and moving...You will find much to admire and savor in Thirteen Moons. -USA Today Verdict: A po werhouse second act....a brilliant success...Frazier's second act should convince everyone that he's here to stay. It is a powerfu l, dramatic, often surprising and memorable novel. -Atlanta Journ al Constitution Thirteen Moons is a boisterous, confident novel that draws from the epic tradition... Frazier is a natural storyt eller, and throughout his picaresque tale are grand themes and eu logies -Boston Globe Warm hearted...Frazier is a remarkably meti culous and tasteful writer...Thirteen Moons is a worthy successor to the first novel and a highly readable book. -Seattle Times T o Charles Frazier, words are playthings. Like very few other cont emporary American novelists, he puts them together in such a way that they can transform an otherwise mundane moment, scene or con versation into one that is transcendent....No sophomore jinx here . Reading a Frazier novel is like listening to a fine symphony. H e's a maestro whose pen is his baton, beckoning the best that eac h sentence has to offer. And just as you wouldn't rush a conducto r, you should take the time to savor Frazier's work, to take in e ach thought, to relish the turn of phrase or the imagery of a cra ftsman. -Denver Post Two for two...Here is a book brimming with vivid, adventurous incident...Charles Frazier set himself a daunt ing challenge with this book. He set out to write a historical no vel that was retrospective and meditative, yet still vibrant and immediate with life. Thirteen Moons succeeds in classy fashion. - Raleigh News & Observer If current fiction is anything to go by, it's hard for a novelist to make Santayana's puzzle pieces - lyr icism, comedy, tragedy - fit together, as they do in real life an d real history. Frazier has done it...Thirteen Moons makes you fe el that change that happened so long before our own time, and mak es you mourn it. -Newsday Thirteen Moons is a fitting successor to Cold Mountain...fans of Frazier's debut will be cheered to dis cover that the new book is another compulsively readable work of historical fiction. -St. Louis Post-Dispatch If there is any dou bt that Frazier is an incredibly gifted storyteller - and not jus t a lucky name or a one-hit wonder - it will be put to rest with the publication of Thirteen Moons. Within 10 pages, this long-awa ited new novel bears the reader swiftly out of the waking world i nto its own imagined universe like nothing else published this ye ar. -Minneapolis Star Tribune Forget the sophomore jinx. Frazier demonstrates that Cold Mountain was no one-hit wonder with this fully realized historical novel again set in the South....Again, Frazier shows himself a master of landscape and language, both of ten fresh and surprising in his telling. -Seattle Post-Intelligen cer Thirteen Moons contains achingly beautiful passages of snowf alls, fog-wrapped rivers and moonlit forests. There are ribald an d hilarious events, too, including a description of the Cherokee Booger Dance that is a masterpiece of satire. The love affair bet ween Cooper and Claire threads its way through this pseudo-histor ic epic like a brilliant, scarlet ribbon. There is also a melanch oly refrain that celebrates a wondrous time and place that is gon e and will never return. -Smoky Mountain News Fiction of the hig hest order...Another indelible character. Charles Frazier has a k nack for them. -Charlotte Observer What a story!... Frazier's cr eation, Will Cooper, is utterly charismatic....Frazier's genius l ies in his ability to convey emotions that feel pure and genuine. ..It was worth the wait. -Dayton Daily News From the Hardcover e dition. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edit ion of this title. About the Author Charles Frazier grew up in t he mountains of North Carolina. Cold Mountain, his highly acclaim ed first novel, was an international bestseller, and won the Nati onal Book Award in 1997. --This text refers to an out of print or unavailable edition of this title. From The Washington Post Cha rles Frazier is an intelligent, occasionally witty author who wri tes incredibly long-winded, sentimental, soporific novels. His fi rst, Cold Mountain, published nine years ago, was the most unlike ly bestseller since Oldest Living Confederate Widow Tells All (19 89), by his fellow North Carolinian Allan Gurganus, and the most improbable National Book Award winner since John O'Hara's Ten Nor th Frederick half a century ago. Now Frazier weighs in with Thirt een Moons, which manages to be even longer and even duller than C old Mountain. No doubt it too will be a huge bestseller. That F razier's success parallels Gurganus's is purely coincidental, but it's just about impossible not to remark upon the oddness of the coincidence. As a rule, the American book-buying public has only a limited appetite for Southern-fried fiction, yet Frazier and G urganus somehow have tapped into it. They deal (Frazier somewhat more skillfully than Gurganus) in what a North Carolina newspaper editor of my long-ago acquaintance used to call shucks-'n'-nubbi ns, which is loosely defined as tiny ears of corn. Frazier's corn is anything but tiny -- more than 400 pages of it in the case of Thirteen Moons -- but it's corn all the same. Reading Frazier is like sitting by the cracker barrel for hour after hour and lis tening to an amiable but impossibly gassy guy who talks real slow , says I reckon a whole lot and never shuts up. His novels have l ittle structure and not much in the way of plot; in Cold Mountain he gave us the wounded Confederate soldier, Inman, limping his w ay back to his gal, Ada, in the North Carolina mountains, and in Thirteen Moons it's the ancient Will Cooper reminiscing about his nine decades and his Cherokee buddies and the gal, Claire, whom he managed to love and lose. He is a far less interesting man tha n Frazier obviously believes him to be, which is a little surpris ing because he's based on a very interesting historical figure. Will Cooper is not William Holland Thomas, Frazier says in an au thor's note, and then coyly adds, though they do share some DNA. Actually, they share a whole lot. William Holland Thomas was born in North Carolina in 1805, was almost immediately orphaned, work ed as a boy in a general store in the mountains, taught himself t he law, worked to secure the right of the Cherokees to remain in their territory as Andrew Jackson sought to drive all Indians wes tward, served in the state senate and organized a company of Cher okee soldiers on behalf of the Confederacy. All of which is exact ly what Will Cooper does in Thirteen Moons; where fact and fictio n part is that Thomas married and had children while Cooper remai ns single, and Thomas's mental condition gradually deteriorated a fter the Civil War while Cooper remains alert, if rather tired, t o the novel's end. In other words, in Thirteen Moons Frazier es sentially has fictionalized history. Nothing wrong with that: hap pens all the time. But the novel provides less imagination and in vention than readers are likely to expect; it reads more like a d utifully researched (check out that author's note) graduate schoo l paper than a work of fiction. It also is chock-a-block with hom espun aphorisms that aren't exactly full of original wisdom: One of the few welcome lessons age teaches is that only desire trumps time, and Grief is a haunting, and Writers can tell any lie that leaps into their heads, and Our worst pain is confined within ou r own skin, and We are not made strong enough to stand up against endle, Random House, 2006, 2.5, GB: Virgin (Allen), 1987. Unread copy but small felt tip mark on bottom edge and scar top right of front cover. . 1st Edition. Paperback. VG., Virgin (Allen), 1987, 3, N.E. Brown, 2015. AU5 - A paperback book SIGNED by author on the title page in good condition that has some bumepd corners, wrinkling and crease, wrinkled front, some wrinkling and chipping on the cover edges, sides and corners, soiled on the upper left of the back and last pages, light discoloration and shelf wear. The Arrangement (Galveston: 1900 Indignities, Book 5). 9"x6", 344 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. The epic journey of Catherine Merit Matthews continues in N. E. Brown's fifth book of her Galveston, 1900, Indignities series. Twenty-six year old Catherine Merit Matthews is beautiful, confident, newly married, and mother to four children. Although life appears to be perfect, old memories and scars from the past continue to haunt her. Her new husband, Trent Matthews, knows she is hiding shocking secrets from her past, and is greatly concerned now that she is pregnant with their first biological child. Coping with the everyday struggles of life in the early 1900's is not easy, especially since Trent's job as an oil scout causes him to travel often gone weeks at a time. Catherine, the only doctor in the small town of Rosenberg, hires a French couple to assist in caring for her family. But all is not as it should be. Without warning, two trusted friends turn their backs on Catherine's family and even her husband cannot protect her from these unscrupulous people. Three months after their son is born, a tragedy surfaces when he is taken during the night while she and Trent are celebrating their first wedding anniversary in Galveston. As Trent joins forces with the Texas Rangers in the pursuit of their son, it cracks open a vast baby-selling scheme that will impact the lives of many people. Catherine's faith is sorely tested. Will she find her baby? Alive?. Signed by Author. Paperback. Good/No Jacket as Issued. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., N.E. Brown, 2015, 2.5, New York: Forge, 1995. X2 - A first edition (stated with complete numberline) hardcover book in very good condition in very good dust jacket. Dust jacket has wrinkling, chipping and crease on the edges and corners, dust jacket and book have some bumped corners, light discoloration and shelf wear. 9.5"x6.5", 348 pages. Satisfaction Guaranteed. F. Paul Wilson's superb novels include two New York Times bestsellers (The Keep and The Tomb) and the stunning million-dollar medical thriller The Select. Now, in Implant, he takes us to the front lines of the health care war. Young doctor Gina Panzella has known her boss, plastic surgeon Dr. Duncan Lathram, almost her entire life, and respects him deeply. Charming and brilliant, Duncan has invented a dissolving implant that allows incisions to heal without scarring. Duncan's artistry in the operating room is the salvation of Washington's biggest power players whenever they need touch-ups for C-Span. But there are a few things about Duncan that Gina can't quite figure out. Why did he trade vascular surgery for the more profit-trade vascular surgery for the more profitable but less vital plastic surgery, and why won't he accept his patients' medical insurance? What caused his daughter's death and the breakup of his marriage? Why do his tirades against the new congressional medical ethics committee have such a bitter, personal sting? And what is his connection to two committee members who died in accidents not long after Duncan operated on them? Soon Gina's curiosity about Duncan is replaced by suspicion and fear. With the help of Gerry Canney, a high school classmate now working for the FBI, Gina determines to find out what ruined Duncan's personal life and aroused his wrath against the congressmen. She finds a man much more complex and mysterious that the sharp-tongued but kind-hearted physician she thought she knew. Then two more congressmen fall ill after Duncan's surgery. And Gina discovers another kind of implant in Duncan's arsenal.... First Edition. Hardcover. Very Good/Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Forge, 1995, 3, Urichsville, OH: Barbour, 2001. Paperback. Near Fine. 5.25"x8" 337 numbered pgs. Spine straight, binding tight, pages clean w/soft tone. Not x-library, unclipped, & unmarked. Secure ship w/track #. Time, tides, and the hand of God draw the hearts of four couples together in these delightful tales. Authors Kim Comeaux, Linda Goodnight, JoAnn A. Grote, and Diann Hunt weave four engaging stories of romance on the water. The Matchmakers won't leave Maggie alone. She takes a cruise thinking she's merely a companion for her great-aunts. But those lively women have a plan to bring aboard the perfect man for Maggie - a man who is all she wants and everything she fears. With trust shattered, Carrie's marriage is adrift. An effort to reconcile goes awry when the couple's plane crashes in the Bermuda Triangle. Even if Carrie and her husband are rescued from their life raft, will their marriage survive these Troubled Waters? A playful challenge becomes a journey of discovery when Chrissy accompanies her twin brother and his college roommate through the Boundary Waters. Paddling a canoe By the Silvery Moon, Chrissy is close to nature, close to God, and growing ever closer to Ryan. Victoria goes for the money; Ben goes for the sake of mercy. Can a selfish nurse and a soul-scarred doctor find peace and love on a Healing Voyage as their medical mercy ship heads to the Philippines? Ride the waves as God leads His children through adversity and go with the flow as love floods the hearts of four young couples. This collection of inspiring romances will certainly be a treasure on your bookshelves. Goodreads., Barbour, 2001, 4<

2001, ISBN: 1586601342

[EAN: 9781586601348], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [SC: 8.33], [PU: Barbour Publishing, Incorporated], Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notatio… More...

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2001, ISBN: 1586601342

[EAN: 9781586601348], Gebraucht, sehr guter Zustand, [PU: Barbour Publishing, Incorporated], Light rubbing wear to cover, spine and page edges. Very minimal writing or notations in margin… More...

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2001, ISBN: 9781586601348

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Uhrichsville, Ohio, U.S.A.: Barbour Pub Inc, 2001. Wraps have light edgewear. Pages are clean, text has no markings, binding is sound. . Soft Cover. Very Good. 8vo - over 7¾" - 9¾" tall., Barbour Pub Inc, 2001, 3<

2001, ISBN: 9781586601348

Uhrichsville, OH, U.S.A.: Barbour Publishing, Incorporated, 2001. Book. Very Good. Paperback. Barbour Publishing, Incorporated, 2001 Trade Paperback., Barbour Publishing, Incorporated, 20… More...

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