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1A complicated kindness
By Miriam Toews

“A complicated kindness” Metadata:
- Title: A complicated kindness
- Author: Miriam Toews
- Languages: chi - English
- Number of Pages: Median: 256
- Publisher: ➤ Boréal - Faber & Faber - Faber and Faber - Counterpoint - BTC Audiobooks - Counterpoint Press - Random House of Canada - Vintage Canada - BOOKA - Editorial Les Hores - Ulverscroft Large Print - Mao tou ying chu ban - Knopf - Faber & Faber, Limited - Schibsted
- Publish Date: ➤ 2004 - 2005 - 2006 - 2007 - 2009 - 2011 - 2012 - 2014 - 2015 - 2016 - 2018 - 2019 - 2021
- Publish Location: ➤ Toronto - Oslo - New York - Taibei Shi - Beograd - Montréal
“A complicated kindness” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Single-parent families - Fiction - Mennonites - Social life and customs - Manners and customs - Fathers and daughters - Teenage girls - Maternal deprivation - Mennonites in fiction - Fathers and daughters in fiction - Teenage girls in fiction - Maternal deprivation in fiction - Problem families - Dysfunctional families - Dysfunctional families in fiction - Problem families in fiction - Teenagers - Father-daughter relationship - Mothers - Family life - Fiction, family life - Mennonites, fiction - Manitoba, fiction - Fiction, coming of age - Fathers and daughters, fiction - Young women, fiction - Fiction, family life, general - Adolescentes - Romans, nouvelles - Oncles - Familles - Vie urbaine
- Places: Manitoba
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: ➤ OL35672026M - OL8787248M - OL7695154M - OL8315312M - OL3291489M - OL26921273M - OL27113308M - OL28262758M - OL35716107M - OL35487691M - OL21191647M - OL29567291M - OL7695275M - OL28647614M - OL35516344M - OL7858209M - OL19133482M - OL28570608M - OL34462086M - OL9659852M - OL7858210M - OL7695153M - OL22750276M - OL9600405M - OL7858318M - OL38584384M
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: ➤ 615881131 - 61726327 - 56419194 - 173808518 - 876081440 - 57576272 - 53161860 - 56009312 - 54959919 - 320585776 - 57574324
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2004007960
- All ISBNs: ➤ 1283263661 - 0676976131 - 1582438897 - 1640091416 - 9788251621663 - 9780571326075 - 0753173581 - 9780571223992 - 9780571341009 - 8688335109 - 8251621666 - 0676978568 - 9781582433219 - 9782764606766 - 9780571268504 - 9781619026223 - 0307371158 - 0571268501 - 0571326072 - 0753173573 - 0676976123 - 9780864923271 - 0571224008 - 9780571227075 - 9780307371157 - 9781283263665 - 9789866651564 - 9780676978568 - 9780753173572 - 1582433216 - 9780571224005 - 9781640091412 - 9866651568 - 0864923279 - 9781582438894 - 0571227074 - 9781582433226 - 9788412168686 - 2764603657 - 0571223990 - 1619026228 - 9782764603659 - 9780676976137 - 0571341004 - 8412168682 - 9780676976120 - 9788688335102 - 2764606761 - 9780753173589 - 1582433224
First Setence:
"I live with my father, Ray Nickel, in that low brick bungalow out on highway number twelve."
Access and General Info:
- First Year Published: 2004
- Is Full Text Available: Yes
- Is The Book Public: No
- Access Status: Borrowable
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2The Drowning Season
By Alice Hoffman

“The Drowning Season” Metadata:
- Title: The Drowning Season
- Author: Alice Hoffman
- Languages: English - fre
- Number of Pages: Median: 223
- Publisher: ➤ Dutton - Fawcett - Berkley Books - Open Road Integrated Media, Inc. - Signet - Fawcett Crest - Hutchinson - Thorndike Press - Flammarion Québec - Fawcett Books - New American Library
- Publish Date: ➤ 1979 - 1980 - 1986 - 1988 - 1989 - 1993 - 2000 - 2001 - 2002 - 2014
- Publish Location: ➤ London (etc.) - Montréal] - Thorndike, Me - New York, N.Y - New York
“The Drowning Season” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Fiction, romance, general - Long island (n.y.), fiction - Fiction - Russian Americans - Russian Americans in fiction - Women in fiction - Women - Administration of estates - Administration of estates in fiction - Gardeners - Gardeners in fiction - Problem families - Problem families in fiction - Dysfunctional families - Dysfunctional families in fiction - Fiction in English - Large type books - Fiction, general - New york (n.y.), fiction - American fiction (fictional works by one author)
- Places: New York (State) - New York (N.Y.) - Long Island - Long Island (N.Y.)
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: ➤ OL7568148M - OL32115375M - OL52544093M - OL15367583M - OL37187377M - OL14902007M - OL2193414M - OL6784915M - OL4732572M - OL7573427M - OL29703867M - OL7565918M - OL3559885M - OL37187375M
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: ➤ 7159885 - 47907706 - 28566962 - 4494793 - 59081433 - 49226015
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2002022867 - 00037697 - 89012297 - 78021252
- All ISBNs: ➤ 9781497643581 - 9780449210246 - 9780449445440 - 0451178157 - 0449445445 - 1322088772 - 9780449243527 - 0525095772 - 0786226269 - 0425184757 - 1497643554 - 9781497643550 - 9780786226269 - 9781322088778 - 9780525095774 - 9780451178152 - 9780452263024 - 289077225X - 9782890772250 - 0449243524 - 9781453261408 - 1497643589 - 1453261400 - 9780425184752 - 9780091392109 - 0452263026 - 0449210243 - 0091392101
First Setence:
"ONCE, when Esther the Black was eighteen, she sat on the porch of her grandmother's house and dragged her feet in the dust until her toes were coated and dark."
Author's Alternative Names:
"HOFFMAN ALICE", "Alice Hoffmann", "Hoffman Alice", "A. HOFFMAN", "Alice HOFFMAN", "ALICE HOFFMAN" and "Huo Fu Man (Hoffman, Alice)"Access and General Info:
- First Year Published: 1979
- Is Full Text Available: Yes
- Is The Book Public: No
- Access Status: Borrowable
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3Not a sparrow falls
By Nichols, Linda

“Not a sparrow falls” Metadata:
- Title: Not a sparrow falls
- Author: Nichols, Linda
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: Median: 351
- Publisher: Bethany House
- Publish Date: 2002
- Publish Location: Minneapolis
“Not a sparrow falls” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Problem families in fiction - Dysfunctional families - Problem families - Fiction - Young women in fiction - Single fathers - Young women - Dysfunctional families in fiction - Love stories - Single fathers in fiction - Fiction, christian, romance, general - Virginia, fiction - Young women, fiction - Fiction, family life, general
- Places: Alexandria (Va.)
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL3553624M
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2002006085
- All ISBNs: 9780764227271 - 9780764227554 - 0764227556 - 0764227270 - 0874227564
Access and General Info:
- First Year Published: 2002
- Is Full Text Available: Yes
- Is The Book Public: No
- Access Status: Borrowable
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4Crow Lake
A Novel
By Mary Lawson

“Crow Lake” Metadata:
- Title: Crow Lake
- Author: Mary Lawson
- Languages: dut - English
- Number of Pages: Median: 294
- Publisher: ➤ Bantam Dell - Random House Publishing Group - Dial Press - Vintage Books Canada - Chatto & Windus - Center Point Pub. - Vintage Canada - Gyldendal - Uitgeverij Luitingh-Sijthoff - Seal Books - Knopf Canada - Vintage - A.Bonniers - Tian pei wen hua you xian gong si - Cicero
- Publish Date: ➤ 2002 - 2003 - 2004 - 2006 - 2007
- Publish Location: ➤ Stockholm - Toronto - Taibei Shi - København - London - Oslo - New York - Thorndike, Me - Amsterdam
“Crow Lake” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Fiction - Orphans - Women zoologists in fiction - Orphans in fiction - Rural families - Rural families in fiction - Women zoologists - Brothers and sisters - Ontario in fiction - Brothers and sisters in fiction - Farm life in fiction - Farm life - Problem families - Problem families in fiction - Dysfunctional families in fiction - Dysfunctional families - Social life and customs - Fiction, psychological - Brothers and sisters, fiction - Ontario, fiction - Large type books - Domestic fiction - Manners and customs - Siblings, fiction
- Places: Ontario
- Time: 20th century
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: ➤ OL7695116M - OL8075159M - OL19581962M - OL3954473M - OL20950042M - OL7695117M - OL19982624M - OL23082040M - OL21728169M - OL22612492M - OL23246352M - OL3683731M - OL20949655M - OL15536161M - OL21728182M
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: ➤ 48140423 - 51810503 - 48532927 - 51243870 - 225549162 - 74028329
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2003043788 - 2001053779
- All ISBNs: ➤ 8777145135 - 0676974791 - 0676974805 - 9789024543311 - 9780676974805 - 9789100578190 - 0099429322 - 9788205308800 - 9100578193 - 9788777145131 - 0770430104 - 0701173211 - 038533611X - 9780770430108 - 9780385337632 - 1585473324 - 9780701173210 - 0385337639 - 8205308802 - 9789867759641 - 9781585473328 - 9867759648 - 9024543312 - 9780099429326 - 9780385336116 - 9780676974799
First Setence:
"My great-grandmother Morrison fixed a book rest to her spinning wheel so that she could read while she was spinning, or so the story goes."
Access and General Info:
- First Year Published: 2002
- Is Full Text Available: Yes
- Is The Book Public: No
- Access Status: Printdisabled
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5Angels
By Denis Johnson

“Angels” Metadata:
- Title: Angels
- Author: Denis Johnson
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: Median: 217
- Publisher: ➤ Perennial - Vintage - Ballantine - Penguin Random House - Ballantine Books - Faber - Penguin - King Penguin Penguin Books - Harper Perennial - Knopf - Vintage Books
- Publish Date: ➤ 1983 - 1984 - 1985 - 1989 - 1994 - 2002 - 2003 - 2010
- Publish Location: ➤ New York - New York, NY - Harmondsworth - New York, N.Y
“Angels” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Fiction - Death row inmates in fiction - Bus travel - Drifters - Drifters in fiction - Death row inmates - Arizona in fiction - Bus travel in fiction - Problem families - Problem families in fiction - Dysfunctional families - Dysfunctional families in fiction - Fiction, general
- Places: Arizona
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: ➤ OL40347233M - OL40380716M - OL34448795M - OL2060914M - OL3186726M - OL24951905M - OL22719111M - OL22374449M - OL7286133M - OL9476370M - OL7318021M - OL9272676M - OL9240840M - OL22824794M
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 11396540 - 9646328
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 83047782 - 88040390
- All ISBNs: ➤ 034531820X - 1409018458 - 0394759877 - 0140070915 - 9780099440833 - 9780701127770 - 0099440830 - 9780140070910 - 9781409018452 - 9780394532257 - 9780394759876 - 9780571170173 - 9780345318206 - 0394532252 - 9780060988821 - 1409018466 - 9781409018469 - 057117017X - 0701127775 - 0060988827
First Setence:
"In the Oakland Greyhound all the people were dwarfs, and they pushed and shoved to get on the bus, even cutting in ahead of the two nuns, who were there first."
Access and General Info:
- First Year Published: 1983
- Is Full Text Available: Yes
- Is The Book Public: No
- Access Status: Printdisabled
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6All families are psychotic
By Douglas Coupland

“All families are psychotic” Metadata:
- Title: All families are psychotic
- Author: Douglas Coupland
- Languages: und - English
- Number of Pages: Median: 279
- Publisher: ➤ Bloomsbury USA - Vintage Canada - Distributed to the trade by St. Martin's Press - Distributed to the trade by Holtzbrinck Publishers - Flamingo - Bloomsbury - Random House Canada - FLAMINGO
- Publish Date: 2001 - 2002
- Publish Location: ➤ London - Toronto - New York - LONDON
“All families are psychotic” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Women astronauts in fiction - Dysfunctional families - Florida in fiction - Problem families - Fiction - Dysfunctional families in fiction - Women astronauts - Problem families in fiction - Families - Mothers - Fiction, humorous, general - Florida, fiction
- Places: Florida
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: ➤ OL19581969M - OL19116509M - OL19376634M - OL3943874M - OL8786303M - OL24763664M - OL20285736M
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 46462819 - 54679669
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2001025707
- All ISBNs: ➤ 0007117515 - 9780679311836 - 00971117515 - 9781582341651 - 0679311831 - 9780679311409 - 9780007117512 - 1582341656 - 0679311408 - 9781582342153 - 1582342156
First Setence:
"Janet opened her eyes - Florida's prehistoric glare dazzled out side the motel window."
Author's Alternative Names:
"DOUGLAS COUPLAND" and "Douglas Coupland"Access and General Info:
- First Year Published: 2001
- Is Full Text Available: Yes
- Is The Book Public: No
- Access Status: Printdisabled
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7When the finch rises
By Jack Riggs

“When the finch rises” Metadata:
- Title: When the finch rises
- Author: Jack Riggs
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: Median: 239
- Publisher: ➤ Ballantine Books - RB Large Print - Ballantine
- Publish Date: 2003 - 2004
- Publish Location: ➤ New York - Prince Frederick, MD
“When the finch rises” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Male friendship in fiction - Male friendship - Problem families - Dysfunctional families - Boys in fiction - Fiction - North Carolina in fiction - Boys - Dysfunctional families in fiction - Problem families in fiction - Friendship, fiction - North carolina, fiction - Fiction, general - Fiction, historical, general
- Places: North Carolina
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL23271319M - OL3684206M - OL24363632M - OL22988923M
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 54801395 - 53000589 - 56560149
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2003045139
- All ISBNs: ➤ 0345468198 - 9781402571909 - 1402571909 - 0345467949 - 9780345468192 - 9780345467942
Access and General Info:
- First Year Published: 2003
- Is Full Text Available: Yes
- Is The Book Public: No
- Access Status: Printdisabled
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8Banishing Verona
a novel
By Margot Livesey

“Banishing Verona” Metadata:
- Title: Banishing Verona
- Author: Margot Livesey
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: Median: 321
- Publisher: Picador - Henry Holt
- Publish Date: 2004 - 2005
- Publish Location: New York, NY - New York
“Banishing Verona” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Problem families in fiction - Problem families - Dysfunctional families - Carpenters in fiction - Pregnant women in fiction - Fiction - Carpenters - Women broadcasters in fiction - Dysfunctional families in fiction - Women broadcasters - Love stories - Pregnant women - Fiction, psychological - London (england), fiction - Boston (mass.), fiction - Pregnancy, fiction
- Places: Boston (Mass.) - London (England)
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL3436266M - OL23273002M - OL3307088M - OL22613140M
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 61462278 - 55617013
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2004052383 - 2005280546
- All ISBNs: 9780805074628 - 0312425201 - 9780312425203 - 0805074627
Access and General Info:
- First Year Published: 2004
- Is Full Text Available: Yes
- Is The Book Public: No
- Access Status: Printdisabled
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9My sister from the Black Lagoon
a novel of my life
By Laurie Anne Fox

“My sister from the Black Lagoon” Metadata:
- Title: ➤ My sister from the Black Lagoon
- Author: Laurie Anne Fox
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: Median: 334
- Publisher: Simon & Schuster
- Publish Date: 1998
- Publish Location: New York
“My sister from the Black Lagoon” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Fiction - Mentally ill - Mentally ill in fiction - Problem families in fiction - Problem families - Dysfunctional families in fiction - Dysfunctional families - Sisters - Family relationships - Mentally ill children - Fiction, family life, general - California, fiction - Mental illness
- Places: San Fernando Valley (Calif.)
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL347354M
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 38602388
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 98006466
- All ISBNs: 0684847450 - 9780684847450
Access and General Info:
- First Year Published: 1998
- Is Full Text Available: Yes
- Is The Book Public: No
- Access Status: Printdisabled
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10In her shoes
a novel
By Jodi Picocell

“In her shoes” Metadata:
- Title: In her shoes
- Author: Jodi Picocell
- Language: English
- Number of Pages: Median: 424
- Publisher: Atria Books
- Publish Date: 2002
- Publish Location: New York
“In her shoes” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Women singers in fiction - Grandmothers in fiction - Women lawyers in fiction - Problem families - Dysfunctional families - Women lawyers - Sisters in fiction - Fiction - Women singers - Grandmothers - Sisters - Dysfunctional families in fiction - Problem families in fiction - Interpersonal relations - Death - Mothers - Young women - Domestic fiction - Literary - Sisters, fiction - Fiction, general - Philadelphia (pa.), fiction
- Places: Boca Raton (Fla.)
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL3775845M
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 50419209
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2003537614
- All ISBNs: 0743418190 - 9780743418195
Access and General Info:
- First Year Published: 2002
- Is Full Text Available: Yes
- Is The Book Public: No
- Access Status: Printdisabled
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11Things I wanted to do today
a novel
By Robin Antalek

“Things I wanted to do today” Metadata:
- Title: Things I wanted to do today
- Author: Robin Antalek
- Language: English
- Publisher: Harper
- Publish Date: 2009
- Publish Location: New York
“Things I wanted to do today” Subjects and Themes:
- Subjects: ➤ Fiction - Brothers and sisters in fiction - Brothers and sisters - Problem families - Dysfunctional families - Problem families in fiction - Dysfunctional families in fiction - Fiction, family life, general - Brothers and sisters, fiction - Parent and child, fiction - Authors, fiction - Actresses, fiction
Edition Identifiers:
- The Open Library ID: OL23223867M
- Online Computer Library Center (OCLC) ID: 320621708
- Library of Congress Control Number (LCCN): 2009018302
- All ISBNs: 0061782165 - 9780061782169
Access and General Info:
- First Year Published: 2009
- Is Full Text Available: Yes
- Is The Book Public: No
- Access Status: Printdisabled
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