**From the Israeli author of *Love Life*: "a highly polished and . . . beautifully written story that carries great weights of meaning" (*Kirkus Reviews*).** Zeruya Shalev achieved international literary stardom with her novel *Love Life,* which *The Washington Post Book World* called "a brut
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Troilus and Cressida is set during the later years of the Trojan War, faithfully following the plotline of the Iliad from Achilles' refusal to participate in battle to Hector's death. Troilus, a Trojan prince (son of Priam), woos Cressida, another Trojan. They have sex, professing their undying love
Scholastic's next multi-platform mega-event begins here! Dak, Sera, and Riq might be in over their heads when they attempt to stop a Viking invasion! Hundreds of ships carrying thousands of warriors are laying siege to medieval Paris. The Parisians are holding their own, but the stalemate can only
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Bestselling author Simon Scarrow brings the Great Siege of Malta to vivid and unforgettable life in this gripping standalone novel. 1565, Malta: a vital outpost between the divided nations of Europe and the relentlessly expanding Ottoman Empire. Faced with ferocious attack by a vast Turkish fleet, t
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When Romeo, heartbroken and love-sick over Rosalind, meets Juliet, he falls in love almost instantly. Masked and unaware of her family origins, Romeo doesn't realize that Juliet is a Capulet--sworn enemies of his family, the Montagues. The lovers decide to escape their families' legacies and marry.
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Set during five of the most intensely dramatic days ever portrayed, ROMEO AND JULIET was probably written in 1594 or 1595, and first published in a 1597 edition, as transcribed by actors who had performed it. Other editions appeared later, but even the more authoritative versions, such as that of 15
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After being reported as dead in a German POW camp, Jack Chesley returns to L.A. in 1947 very much alive, only to discover that his wife is dead--and her twin sister insists that it wasn't an accident like the cops said. They set out to find her killer, a journey that takes them from the boozy back c
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A birthday wish led to an unexpected gift landing on her doorstep. Who knew this unexpected cowboy would bring so much trouble with him? Sydney led a fulfilling life of hard ranch work. She had her animals, and she thought that was enough for her. Until she made a crazy birthday wish which was
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In the city of Quafin, Emilie Hartford will find dangerโฆand love I always knew that being a cop would be dangerous. Long nights, unknown threats, and the constant rush that any hesitation to act could very well mean death. But I lived for that. I loved the rush. And nowhere was more dangerous than
He came back to kill a tyrant. He found the Devil instead. An amazing historical novel with a supernatural twist set after the English Civil War. This is the stunning debut from Clifford Beal. He came back to kill a tyrant. He found the Devil instead. 1653: The long and bloody English Civi
When Professor Humberto Ossmann and Dr. Clematis Woodley, who heartily despised each other in life, are found together in a mortal embrace, Norman de Ratour knows that evil once again stalks the hallowed precincts of the Museum of Man. It has been several years since the museum was wracked by what b