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Charms for the Easy Life
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Kaye Gibbons Details
A tale of three generations of North Carolina women that has charmed readers from coast to coast. Their men may come and go-- but for Margaret, Sophia and Charlie Kate, the hopes, hurts, large losses and small victories are the stuff that bind family together.
Fallen Angels
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Patricia Hickman Details
On the run from the law for reasons he keeps to himself, Jeb Nubey is talked into driving a trio of abandoned siblings to the small town of Nazareth, Arkansas during the Great Depression, where a comedy of errors causes the group to pretend they are a preaching family.
It Had to be You: A Grace & Favor Mystery
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Jill Churchill Details
The plucky siblings Robert and Lily may live in Grace & Favor Cottage, on the Hudson, in 1933, but they must work to keep it. A local woman has turned her own home into a nursing home, and both Robert and Lily are hired to replace a sick nurse. When a difficult and crabby inmate is murdered only days from his expected natural death, the siblings join forces with the local police to try to solve the case.
Leaving Home
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Garrison Keillor Details
This collection of stories set in Lake Wobegon is taken from monologues performed on A Prairie Home Companion, Keillor's radio show; each one chronicles some kind of leave-taking or homecoming: trips to Minneapolis, high school graduations, attending the Minnesota State Fair, a waitress quitting her job at the Chatterbox Cafe, a boy joining the army, Father Emil retiring from Our Lady of Perpetual Responsibility, family members returning to Lake Wobegon for Christmas. In the last story, from Keillor's final show, the storyteller bids farewell to his beloved hometown. Keillor has a rare gift for celebrating and finding humor in commonplace events, and his affection for his characters and for small-town life shines through.
Updated 02/16/2012
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