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(0)Caroline Hewitt
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English
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The Kingsley family is American royalty, beloved for their military heroics, political service, and unmatched elegance. In 1968, after Joseph S. Kingsley, Jr. is killed in a tragic accident, his charismatic son inherits the weight of that legacy. But Joe III is a free spirit-and a little bit reckless. Despite his best intentions, he has trouble meeting the expectations of a nation, as well as his exacting mother, Dottie. Meanwhile, no one ever expected...
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Pub. Date
2024.
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English
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When young Gilded Age society matron Daisy Harriman is refused a room at the Waldorf because they don't cater to unaccompanied females, she takes matters into her own hands. She establishes the Colony Club, the first women's club in Manhattan. She hires the most sought-after architect in New York, Stanford White, to design the clubhouse. White asks struggling actress Elsie de Wolfe to design the interiors, and he hires aspiring architect Nora Bromely...
3) Duet
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IL: MG - BL: 4.5 - AR Pts: 8
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English
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Mirabelle lives with her family in the backyard of a piano teacher, and she is intrigued by Mr. Starek's newest pupil. Michael Jin is a keyboard sensation-- who refuses to play. With the Chopin Festival looming at summer's end, will he be read in time? When Mirabelle sings the Chopin piece Michael is beginning to play, it is their first duet.
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English
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Berlin 1933. Following the success of her debut novel, American writer Althea James receives an invitation from Joseph Goebbels himself to participate in a culture exchange program in Germany. For a girl from a small town in Maine, 1933 Berlin seems to be sparklingly cosmopolitan, blossoming in the midst of a great change with the charismatic new chancellor at the helm. Then Althea meets a beautiful woman who promises to show her the real Berlin,...
