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Pi, the precocious animal-loving son of an Indian zookeeper, loses his family in a shipwreck en route to North America--and is left alone in a lifeboat with a man-eating Bengal tiger named Richard Parker, with whom he manages (thanks to his zoo background) to strike up an ingenious truce. When they finally reach land and the tiger disappears, Pi finds that no one will believe his story--and so he creates an alternative tale, one that is false but sounds true. This whimsical fantasy was short-listed for Canada's Governor General's Literary Award and won the Booker Prize in 2002. Also a New York Times Notable Book for 2002.
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A soldier returns from World War I, shell-shocked and with amnesia, and is faced with claims by the two women who love him. Rebecca West's moving first novel (1918) was made into a film starring Alan Bates and Ann-Margret.
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Samantha and Julianna are best friends who spend almost all their time together. They already plan to attend the same college or pursue professional dance careers after they graduate from high school next year. The duo's plans are changed forever when they discover that Julianna has cancer and could die.
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Luke Creed is a driven, ambitious attorney who is determined to make partner at one of Houston's top firms. His ambition is so great, in fact, that it destroyed his marriage and leaves him barely enough time to see his two daughters. Now working on a case that could make or break his career, Luke is shocked when he discovers that the opposing counsel is his former high school sweetheart, Amy. Further complicating matters is the fact that Luke suspects that his client might actually not be innocent and that his law firm is involved is some very illegal--and deadly--practices.
Will sparks once again fly between these two former loves or will Luke's ambition once again destroy his chance for happiness?
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Alice's apparent dream marriage is being stifled by her husband Joe's infidelities and his demand that she transform her preferred relaxed style into a more manicured, conventionally feminine, perfect-wife image. But she gets a new lease on life when Joe's indiscreet behavior forces them to move from London to the U.S., and Alice has the opportunity to fix up a house in rural Connecticut...and pursue romance with her best friend's boyfriend. This addition to the chick lit genre was a bestseller in England.
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