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La autora revela la diversidad cultural en el municipio mexiquense de Tlalmanalco y destaca cómo las industrias, papelera y textil junto con el metodismo, contribuyeron a crear oportunidades a los lugareños en tiempos del periodo porfirista. De igual manera hace evidentes las carencias educativas y económicas que vivieron los pobladores que no fueron cobijados por las empresas.
Señala que mientras que en la rancherÃa de San Rafael, predominaba...
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Teacher 2 Face is a book about overcoming obstacles and how change is necessary for anyone who has dealt with any past wrongdoings to have a better life. One must have a strong mind to turn away from former friends and put up a fight through being resilience to succumbing to past behaviors. Once former gang member, turned into a successful educator as he uses life lessons to navigate through life and become a well-known educator and leader over schools....
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A delightfully entertaining new rural romance from Karly Lane, the bestselling author with over 550,000 books sold.
Alex Kelly's future is nearly sorted: she loves her dream job and her life in London. There's just one last step: selling the family home her father left her in the small Australian seaside town of Rockne Heads. The place Alex has spent almost two decades trying to forget.
Sully McCoy has spent the last twenty years distancing himself...
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This is a story of evil that plays an integral role in a small town's transformation from a peaceful place to a terrifyingly selfish and corrupt town, only to be saved by the courage and honesty of a boy, Michael Brown, who draws his strength from the motto "Liberty and Justice for All." The town is saved from the Green Palm Way of Life by the young hero, but the shadow of evil lingers on in the reader's mind long after the story is over. The town's...
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From an author praised for her "genuinely perceptive portrayals of human relationships," a historical family saga and sequel to Shoddy Prince (Irish Independent).
After twenty-two years' estrangement, Bright Maguire and Nat Prince are joyously reunited and plan to start a new life in Australia. Their daughter Oriel isn't thrilled by the return of her long-absent father, but can she put aside her feelings and accompany them?
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6) A Slipper
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To send his nephew A-Bao, Uncle Guoliang came to Shanghai to visit his cousin brother Li Guocai, who was an officer. Beginning from the moment he was about to step in Li Mansion, the author wrote until he left Shanghai. Coming to Li Mansion, Uncle Guoliang dared not enter it. He decided to buy a pair of shoes. After strolling around several stores, the salesman sold him a pair of leather shoes. Afterwards, he planned to visit A-Xin, who lived in Garden...
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They both have big goals. But will an unplanned baby derail their futures?Madison craves so much more out of life. Counting down the days until she leaves for college, the eighteen-year-old dreamer is ready to escape her alcoholic mother and small-town nosiness. Wanting her first time to be with someone she trusts, she approaches her best guy friend with a sexy farewell proposition.Hamilton's excited for the next chapter. Drafted to MLB to start in...
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It's a truth often acknowledged that when a journalist and Jane Austen fan girl ends up living next door to a cynical but handsome crime writer, romantic sparks will fly! When Maddy Shaw is told her Dear Jane column has been cancelled she has no choice but to look outside of London's rental market. That is until she's left an idyllic country home by the black sheep of the family, long-not-so-lost Cousin Nigel. But of course there's a stipulation…...
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Nineteen-year-old Annie finds herself incarcerated in the Kew Lunatic Asylum in 1894, her memories shrouded in a fog of confusion.She finds an unlikely ally in the Matron of the asylum who is determined to help her break free from her nightmarish reality. As Annie's journey to rediscover herself intertwines with the Matron's fight for justice, they must confront the darkness of a society that silences and oppresses women.But in the depths of her despair,...
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Barsetshire gathers to celebrate a milestone birthday at the Old Bank House in this conclusion to the much-loved, long-running series.
A home is saved from destruction, a budding romance takes steps toward the altar, a doctor experiences the return of a former love-and the fine people of Barsetshire make plans for a festive extravaganza to mark Mrs. Morland's seventieth birthday . . . "Triumphantly completed" by Angela Thirkell's close friend C....
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The Girl in The Bush: A mystery story about a little town's dark secret Step into the enchanting yet deceptive tranquillity of Willowbrook with "The Girl in The Bush" an absorbing mystery novel tailored for English language learners at the B1-B2 level. Harper Bono, a seasoned detective, thought he'd hung up his hat for good. Leaving the noise and chaos of city life behind, he sought refuge in the idyllic town of Willowbrook, dreaming of a peaceful...
12) Pardon Falls
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Some journeys are meant to be taken alone.Or so Amanda Martin keeps telling herself while searching for her ex-boyfriend who framed her for securities fraud.A year after hiding in the small Texas town of Phoenix, she continues to the border to find Josh Williams, to bring him to justice. Mistakes from her sojourn in Phoenix, including accusing a woman of murder and breaking David's heart, derail her vengeful plans. But she's getting close. Too close…Josh...
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From one of Norway's leading writers, translated into English for the very first time, comes a transatlantic novel of dreams, sacrifice, and transformation set at the turn of the twentieth century.
The year is 1874. Nesje is a recent widower with a young son, working as a haymaker on an estate in the town of Molde and steadily clearing his own small holding. Then he meets Serianna-an outsider, looking for work, who takes him fishing and smokes...
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"An incantatory Appalachian gothic tale of love, murder, and restless souls, populated with unforgettable flesh-and-blood characters . . . [a] masterpiece." -Amy Greene, national bestselling author
Miracelle Loving's world comes crashing down when her mother, Ruby, is murdered during a fortune-telling session gone wrong. Without the guidance of her mother, Miracelle grows up following the only path she knows, traveling from town to town, sometimes...
15) Happy Returns
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"Her writing celebrates the solid parochial English virtues of stiff-upper-lippery, good-sportingness,[and] dislike of fuss. . . . Light, witty, easygoing books." -The New Yorker
As 1951 draws to a close, Christmas approaches-but the conservative upper class of Barsetshire have already received the gift they really wanted: Winston Churchill's re-election as prime minister. Nevertheless, their individual struggles carry on. A member of the House...
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At the dawn of the 20th century, Beardstown, Illinois, is a city of contradiction. A town of river rats, gamblers, and rail-yard workers, it's also filled with the accoutrements and refinements that accompany wealth . . . whatever its provenance. In Beardstown, the God-fearing don't just live side-by-side with the sinners-they often are the sinners.
Throughout the first half of the century, the state's attorney is always a McHugh, a Beardstown...
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"Whispers of Eldridge" is a captivating and thought-provoking novel that takes readers on a journey into the heart of a small town where secrets and shadows intertwine. With its richly woven tapestry of mystery, intrigue, and the power of redemption, this book invites readers to explore the depths of human nature and the complexities of the human experience. Set in the quiet town of Eldridge, the story unfolds with an enigmatic event that shatters...
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A touching and resonant story of a man who returns to the small town of West Gull, Ontario, to mend his family's legacy of alcohol and violence, to reconnect with his young daughter, and to reconcile himself with the spirit of his beautiful mother, killed several years earlier in a tragic accident. Elizabeth and After masterfully wraps us up in the lives of Carl and his family, and the other 683 odd residents of this snowy Canadian hamlet.
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Brig Thomson hopes that West Virginia will be a good place to recuperate and heal. The kill order on him has been lifted and it seems that David and Kai are no longer tracking him. The local pack leaders have given he and Meg a place to stay, but his rest is shattered when Quinn surfaces in a terrible way that once more turns his life upside down and reunites him with Kai and David.
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If you're looking for the perfect feel-good Christmas novel, then look no further than Annie England Noblin's newest novel. This book will absolutely delight any reader looking for a sweet and sassy read-and not to mention enchant the fans of Annie's signature canine characters. Perfect for fans of Jill Shalvis, Sarah Morgan, Lori Wilde, and Susan Mallery.
Rosie Reynolds had come to lakeside Corgi Cove as a lost, lonely girl abandoned by her own...
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