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Series
Publisher
Long Riders' Guild Press
Pub. Date
[2003?]
Language
English
Description
The true story of the most famous equestrian journey of the 20th Century -- "Tschiffely's Ride" is the thrilling account of thirty months spent in the saddle where danger and excitement were a daily occurrence.
In 1925 Aime Tschiffely, a Swiss teacher living in Argentina, set out on his epic ride with two Criollo horses, Mancha and Gato. The amateur explorer's goal was to travel 10,000 miles from Buenos Aires to Washington DC over some of the world's...
Author
Series
Felix and Fiona volume 1
Publisher
Candlewick Press
Pub. Date
2015.
Language
English
Description
After performing in the Guinea Pig Jubilee talent show, Felix becomes a target for bullies and must find a way to face them down.
4) Hag-seed
Author
Series
Language
English
Formats
Description
NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • The beloved author of The Handmaid’s Tale reimagines Shakespeare’s final, great play, The Tempest, in a gripping and emotionally rich novel of passion and revenge.
“A marvel of gorgeous yet economical prose, in the service of a story that’s utterly heartbreaking yet pierced by humor, with a plot that retains considerable...
“A marvel of gorgeous yet economical prose, in the service of a story that’s utterly heartbreaking yet pierced by humor, with a plot that retains considerable...
Author
Publisher
Skyhorse Publishing
Pub. Date
2013.
Language
English
Description
Describes the 1925 horseback adventure through Peru and Central America all the way up to New York that took two and a half years to complete and depicts the obstacles, people and superstitious tales encountered along the way. From the southeast coast of South America through an expanse of Peruvian sands enroute to the West Coast, then onward through Central American jungles and rainforest, and finally to New York, Tschiffely's journey was considered...
Author
Series
Publisher
Hogarth, an imprint of the Crown Publishing Group, a division of Penguin Random House LLC
Pub. Date
[2016]
Language
English
Description
Felix is at the top of his game as artistic director of the Makeshiweg Theatre Festival. His productions have amazed and confounded. Now he's staging a Tempest like no other: not only will it boost his reputation, it will heal emotional wounds. Or that was the plan. Instead, after an act of unforeseen treachery, Felix is living in exile in a backwoods hovel, haunted by memories of his beloved lost daughter, Miranda. And brewing revenge. After 12 years...
7) NW: a novel
Author
Publisher
Penguin Press
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Description
Somewhere in Northwest London stands Caldwell housing estate, a relic of 70s urban planning. Thirty years later four ex-Caldwell kids have all made it out, with varying degrees of success--whatever that means. Living only streets apart, they occupy separate worlds.
Author
Publisher
Crown Publishers
Pub. Date
2012.
Language
English
Formats
Description
The true story of the bloodiest and most dramatic march to victory of the Second World War. The battlefield odyssey of a maverick U.S. Army officer and his infantry unit as they fought for over five hundred days to liberate Europe; from the invasion of Italy to the gates of Dachau.
12) The perfect son
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2015]
Language
English
Description
Ella Fitswilliam takes care of her special needs son, Harry by herself, with husband Felix too focused on other things. But after Ella has a heart attack Harry is forced to face life alone and Felix must fight to keep the family together.
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