Estos títulos se agregaron recientemente a la colección de las Bibliotecas del Valle de Yakima.
Crow Talk [letra grande]: una novela
Garvin, Eileen, autor.
Frankie O'Neill y Anne Ryan no parecen tener nada en común. Frankie es una ornitóloga solitaria que lucha por salvar su tesis sobre el búho moteado tras una ruptura con su asesor. Anne es una música irlandesa lejos de su hogar y su familia, que cría a su hijo de cinco años, Aiden, que se niega a hablar. En Beauty Bay, una comunidad de casas de verano ubicada a orillas del lago June, en las remotas estribaciones del monte Adams, es fuera de temporada y la mayoría de las casas están cerradas durante el otoño. Pero Frankie, a la deriva, regresa a la destartalada cabaña del cuidador que ha pertenecido a la trabajadora familia O'Neill durante generaciones: un lugar querido y un recordatorio constante de la familia que ha perdido. Y Anne, a raíz de una tragedia que ha trastocado su carrera y silenciado su música, ha huido a la casa vecina, una vistosa casa de verano propiedad de la adinerada familia de su marido. Cuando Frankie encuentra una cría de cuervo herida en el bosque, no se imagina que el encantador pájaro unirá a las tres almas perdidas (Frankie, Anne y Aiden) en un viaje hacia la esperanza, la curación y el redescubrimiento de la alegría. Crow Talk es una historia dolorosamente hermosa de amor, dolor, amistad y el poder curativo de la naturaleza en los tiempos más oscuros...
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Where are the children now? [large print]
Clark, María Higgins, autora.
Of the fifty-six bestsellers the “Queen of Suspense” Mary Higgins Clark published in her lifetime, Where Are the Children? was her biggest, selling millions of copies and forever transforming the genre of suspense fiction. In that story, a young California mother named Nancy Harmon was convicted of murdering her two children. Though released on a technicality, she was abandoned by her husband and became such a pariah in the media that she was forced to move across the country to Cape Cod, change her identity and appearance, and start a new life. Years later her two children from a second marriage, Mike and Melissa, would go missing, and Nancy yet again became the prime suspect—but this time, Nancy was able to confront the secrets buried in her past and rescue her kids from a dangerous predator. Now, more than four decades since readers first met Nancy and her children, comes the thrilling sequel to the groundbreaking book that set the stage for future generations of psychological suspense novels. A lawyer turned successful podcaster, Melissa has recently married a man whose first wife died tragically, leaving him and their young daughter, Riley, behind. While Melissa and her brother, Mike, help their mom, Nancy, relocate from Cape Cod to the equally idyllic Hamptons, Melissa’s new stepdaughter goes missing. Drawing on the experience of their own abduction, Melissa and Mike race to find Riley to save her from the trauma they still struggle with—or worse.....
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La vida imposible [letra grande]
Haig, Matt, 1975- autor.
Cuando Grace Winters, profesora de matemáticas jubilada, se queda en una casa abandonada en una isla mediterránea abandonada por un amigo al que no veía desde hacía mucho tiempo, la curiosidad puede con ella. Llega a Ibiza con un billete de ida, sin guía ni plan. Entre las escarpadas colinas y las doradas playas de la isla, Grace busca respuestas sobre la vida de su amiga y cómo terminó. Lo que descubre es más extraño de lo que jamás hubiera soñado. Pero para sumergirse en esta imposible verdad, Grace primero debe aceptar su pasado. Llena de maravillas y aventuras salvajes, esta es una historia de esperanza y del poder transformador de un nuevo comienzo...
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The ball at Versailles [large print] : a novel
Acero, Danielle, autor.
It's the summer of 1959 and the Palace of Versailles is hosting an event that will make history. It is an exclusive dusk-to-dawn ball in which a select group of American and French debutantes will be presented to international society and royalty. Four young women, all with something to prove, receive what some see as the invitation of a lifetime. Amelia Alexander, who hopes to eventually attend law school, hesitates to participate in what she sees as an archaic and privileged tradition. But her indomitable widowed mother, Jane, who's struggled financially and sacrificed for a career, encourages her to attend. Jane would do anything for Amelia to have the chance at a happily ever after. Felicity Smith is equally uncertain about the ball. Although her family is prominent in the Dallas social scene, Felicity prefers to keep to herself, avoiding the older sister who torments her. But to get out of her sister's shadow, Felicity decides to accept. If it's a success, the tables will have turned at last. For Caroline Taylor, the beautiful ingénue and daughter of Hollywood legends, the ball is an irresistible opportunity. But an unexpected heartbreak just before she leaves for France gets things off to a bad start. Then there's Samantha Walker, an art history major with an overprotective father. Her excitement about the invitation is overshadowed by the emotional and physical effects of a past tragedy that still haunts her. For all these young women, Paris and one transcendent night will change their lives forever.....
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La brigada de libros de la señorita Morgan [letra grande]: una novela
Skeslien Charles, Janet, autor.
1918: Mientras la Gran Guerra hace estragos, Jessie Carson se ausenta de la Biblioteca Pública de Nueva York para trabajar para el Comité Estadounidense para la Francia Devastada. Fundado por la millonaria Anne Morgan, este grupo de mujeres internacionales ayuda a reconstruir comunidades francesas devastadas a pocos kilómetros del frente. A su llegada, Jessie se esfuerza por establecer algo que los franceses nunca han visto: bibliotecas para niños. Convierte ambulancias en bibliotecas móviles y forma a las primeras bibliotecarias francesas. Luego ella desaparece. 1987: Cuando Wendy Peterson, bibliotecaria de la NYPL y aspirante a escritora, se topa con una referencia pasajera a Jessie Carson en los archivos, queda consumida por conocer su destino. En su obsesiva investigación, descubre que ella y el esquivo bibliotecario tienen más en común que su trabajo en la famosa biblioteca de Nueva York, pero no tiene idea de que sus caminos convergerán de maneras sorprendentes a través del tiempo. Basada en la extraordinaria y poco conocida historia de las mujeres que recibieron la medalla Croix de Guerre por su valentía bajo fuego, Miss Morgan's Book Brigade es un tributo a la resiliencia del espíritu humano, el poder de la literatura y, en última instancia, el coraje que se necesita para hacer un cambio.....
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The night house [large print]
Nesbø, Jo, 1960- autor.
In the wake of his parents’ tragic deaths in a house fire, fourteen-year-old Richard Elauved has been sent to live with his aunt and uncle in the remote, insular town of Ballantyne. Richard quickly earns a reputation as an outcast, and when a classmate named Tom goes missing, everyone suspects the new, angry boy is responsible for his disappearance. No one believes him when he says the telephone booth out by the edge of the woods sucked Tom into the receiver like something out of a horror movie. No one, that is, except Karen, a beguiling fellow outsider who encourages Richard to pursue clues the police refuse to investigate. He traces the number that Tom prank-called from the phone booth to an abandoned house in the Mirror Forest. There he catches a glimpse of a terrifying face in the window. And then the voices begin to whisper in his ear . . .....
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Someone else's shoes [large print]
Moyes, Jojo, 1969- autor.
¿Quién eres cuando te obligan a caminar en los zapatos de otra persona? Nisha Cantor y Sam Kemp son dos mujeres muy diferentes. Nisha, de 45 años, vive la vida trotamundos de los realmente ricos, hasta que, inexplicablemente, su marido la interrumpe por completo. Ni siquiera tiene los zapatos en los que estaba hasta hace un momento. Eso se debe a que Sam, de 47 años, de mediana edad, que lucha por mantenerse a flote ella y su familia, accidentalmente tomó la bolsa de gimnasia de Nisha. Ahora Nisha no tiene nada. Y Sam camina erguida con zapatos que llaman la atención y le dan a su carrera un impulso inesperado. Excepto que Nisha quiere recuperar su vida... y comenzará con sus zapatos... Los zapatos de otra persona es una historia divertida, conmovedora y sentida sobre cómo, para cualquiera de nosotros, una sola pequeña cosa puede cambiarlo todo de repente...
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Here one moment [large print] : a novel
Moriarty, Liane, autor.
Aparte de un retraso, no habrá problemas. El vuelo será tranquilo, aterrizará sin problemas. Todos los que se suban al avión se bajarán. Pero casi todos cambiarán para siempre. Porque en este vuelo doméstico, ordinario y corto, sucede algo extraordinario. La gente aprende cómo y cuándo va a morir. Para algunos, su muerte está muy lejos en el futuro -¡a los 103 años!- y se ríen. Pero para seis pasajeros, sus muertes previstas no están tan lejos en absoluto. ¿Cómo lo saben? En el vuelo había personas aparentemente más interesantes (los novios, la mujer nerviosa, posiblemente famosa, el tipo gigante estilo Hemsworth que parece un superhéroe fuera de servicio, la azafata agotada y hermosa), pero ninguna se haría tan famosa como “La Dama de la Muerte”. Ningún pasajero o miembro de la tripulación recordará después haberla visto subir al avión. No era excepcionalmente vieja o joven, grosera o educada. No estaba borracha ni nerviosa ni embarazada. Su apariencia y comportamiento no eran destacables. Pero lo que hizo en ese vuelo fue verdaderamente extraordinario. Unos meses después, un pasajero muere exactamente como ella predijo. Luego, dos pasajeros más mueren, nuevamente, como ella dijo que ocurriría. Pronto, nadie pensará que esto es simplemente una historia divertida en un cóctel. Si te dijeran que solo te queda una cierta cantidad de tiempo de vida, ¿harías las cosas de manera diferente? ¿Intentarías esquivar a tu destino?...
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Some murders in Berlin [large print] : a novel
Robards, Karen, autor.
September 1943: Berlin is the heart of darkness--and the last place Dr. Elin Lund wishes to be. An expert in psychological profiling, she's been summoned from Copenhagen to investigate the gruesome murders of eight young women. Even in the midst of unspeakable evil, these killings stand apart. And with her homeland now under Nazi occupation and a young son to protect, Elin can't refuse such a request. Homicide Detective Kurt Schneider, head of the criminal police unit, is grudging in his welcome. The orders to find the killer come from the top, and to fail means death. The stakes are too high to risk any mistakes--or to trust a stranger. Yet the pair, trapped in an uneasy partnership, each has expertise the other needs. And Schneider, like Elin, is clearly guarding secrets of his own. Racing to complete the investigation and return to her son, Elin feels the net tightening. Every sliver of evidence reveals a killer infinitely more dangerous, and more powerful, than anyone suspected. And in drawing closer to the terrifying truth, Elin has unwittingly made herself his new obsession.......
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Small mercies : a novel
Lehane, Dennis, author.
In the summer of 1974 a heatwave blankets Boston and Mary Pat Fennessy is trying to stay one step ahead of the bill collectors. Mary Pat has lived her entire life in the housing projects of “Southie,” the Irish American enclave that stubbornly adheres to old tradition and stands proudly apart. One night Mary Pat’s teenage daughter Jules stays out late and doesn’t come home. That same evening, a young Black man is found dead, struck by a subway train under mysterious circumstances. The two events seem unconnected. But Mary Pat, propelled by a desperate search for her missing daughter, begins turning over stones best left untouched—asking questions that bother Marty Butler, chieftain of the Irish mob, and the men who work for him, men who don’t take kindly to any threat to their business. Set against the hot, tumultuous months when the city’s desegregation of its public schools exploded in violence, Small Mercies is a superb thriller, a brutal depiction of criminality and power, and an unflinching portrait of the dark heart of American racism. It is a mesmerizing and wrenching work that only Dennis Lehane could write.....
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Two wars and a wedding [large print] : a novel
Willig, Lauren, author.
September 1896: As an aspiring archaeologist, Smith College graduate Betsy Hayes travels to Athens, desperate to break into a very male-dominated field and find work at some of the world's most famous excavation sites. In the midst of the heat and dust of Greece she finds an unlikely ally in philanthropist Charles, Baron de Robecourt, one of the few men who takes her academic passion seriously. But when a simmering conflict between Greece and Turkey erupts into open warfare, Betsy's archaeological sites become battlefields and she falls into the grim and heroic task of nursing the wounded. As the world around her is irrevocably changed, Betsy finds her heart pulled in multiple directions. June 1898: As the Spanish-American war begins, an older and wiser Betsy Hayes is searching for her former best friend Ava, who she last saw in Greece during the Greco-Turkish War. She believes that Ava might be with the Red Cross headed to Cuba, so Betsy herself joins the Red Cross and follows Teddy Roosevelt's Rough Riders straight to the heart of the fighting. As she enters the war zone, dark memories of her last war resurface and her need to protect old and new friends intensifies.....
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Welcome to beach town [large print] : a novel
Wiggs, Susan, author.
Every town has its secrets... In idyllic Alara Cove, a California beach town known for its sunny charm and chill surfer vibe, it's graduation day at the elite Thornton Academy. At Thornton, the students are the worldly and overindulged children who live in gated enclaves with spectacular views. But the class valedictorian is Nikki Graziola, a surfer's daughter who is there on scholarship. To the shock of everyone in the audience, Nikki veers off script while giving her commencement address and reveals a secret that breaks open the whole community. As her truth explodes into the light, Alara Cove will face a reckoning. Nikki Graziola's accusation shakes the foundation of Alara Cove, pitting her against the wealthy family whose money runs the town. Her new notoriety sends Nikki into exile for years, where she finds fame--but not fortune--overseas as a competition surfer...until a personal tragedy compels her to return to Alara Cove. As Nikki struggles to rebuild her future, she finds that the people of the town have not forgotten her. But time has changed Alara Cove, and old friendships, rivalries, and an unexpected romance draw her back into the life of the beach town she's never quite forgotten, and where joy and redemption may be possible after all.....
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A season of harvest [large print]
Snelling, Lauraine, author.
Can her dreams for the future--and a budding romance--survive the trouble that comes calling? Larkspur Nielsen is determined to keep her family homestead running and to fulfill their dream of starting a seed catalog, with or without her siblings' help. With Isaac McTavish back in town, Lark finds herself at odds with her own heart and her determination to shoulder the burden of carrying her responsibilities alone. But Isaac is set on convincing her that he's here to stay and she doesn't have to carry everything by herself. As a new romance blossoms between Lilac and an old schoolmate and the other Nielsen sisters are busy caring for their families, Lark bears more and more responsibility on the farm. When a long-feared threat returns and Lark approaches the breaking point, the life she has always dreamed of is in danger of disappearing forever.....
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Temporada turística [letra grande]
Novak, Brenda, autor.
Ismay Chalmers está lista para un verano relajante reencontrándose con su prometido en la lujosa cabaña familiar frente a la playa. Pero antes de que Remy pueda unirse a ella, un huracán azota Mariners Island. Sola en la gran casa, Ismay hace un descubrimiento inquietante en el armario de la infancia de Remy. No está segura de qué hacer con esto, pero se siente aliviada cuando el cuidador de la propiedad, Bo, la revisa. La casa de Bo está dañada, por lo que se refugian juntos temporalmente, e Ismay se siente reconfortada por su tranquila fortaleza. Pero la llegada inesperada de un miembro de la familia pone a Bo de nuevo en su lugar y cambia el verano de Ismay en algo diferente a lo que ella quiere, o alguna vez esperó. Con tantas razones para sentirse inquieta, Ismay se encuentra recurriendo a Bo, quien le da más que una sensación de seguridad; Hay algo en él que la hace sentir viva, que la impulsa a preguntarse cómo sería su vida si eligiera un camino diferente... A medida que Ismay se acerca más a Bo, comienza a tener esperanzas de que el solitario cuidador baje la guardia en algún momento. Pero cuando descubre que él también tiene secretos, comienza a preguntarse qué tan bien conoce a los hombres de su vida y qué tan bien puede confiar en su propio corazón...
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How to sell a haunted house [large print]
Hendrix, Grady, author.
When Louise finds out her parents have died, she dreads going home. She doesn’t want to leave her daughter with her ex and fly to Charleston. She doesn’t want to deal with her family home, stuffed to the rafters with the remnants of her father’s academic career and her mother’s lifelong obsession with puppets and dolls. She doesn’t want to learn how to live without the two people who knew and loved her best in the world. Most of all, she doesn’t want to deal with her brother, Mark, who never left their hometown, gets fired from one job after another, and resents her success. Unfortunately, she’ll need his help to get the house ready for sale because it’ll take more than some new paint on the walls and clearing out a lifetime of memories to get this place on the market. But some houses don’t want to be sold, and their home has other plans for both of them…....
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Den of iniquity [large print]
Jance, Judith A., autor.
Former Seattle homicide cop J. P. Beaumont faces trouble in the small town of Ashland, as both his personal and professional lives are thrown into turmoil. Beau’s daughter and son-in-law are having marital troubles, and his grandson, a senior in high school, shows up on his doorstep, wanting to live with Beau and his wife Mel as he finishes out the school year. Meanwhile, a friend from his past asks for Beau’s help in looking into what appears to be an accidental death. A young man died of a fentanyl overdose, but those closest to him are convinced that he would never have used the drug, and that something much more sinister has happened. Beau agrees to unofficially reopen the case, and his investigation leads him to uncover similar mysterious deaths that all point to a most unlikely suspect. As the case becomes more complicated than he could have imagined, and past and present mysteries collide, it will take everything Beau has to track down a dangerous vigilante killer.....
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Joy [letra grande] : una novela
Acero, Danielle, autor.
Abandonada por su madre de espíritu libre y criada por un padre emocionalmente distante, Allegra encuentra consuelo en los libros y el amor, solo para enfrentar las duras realidades de la guerra y su impacto en su esposo, quien regresa de Afganistán casi irreconocible.
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Loyalty [large print]
Scottoline, Lisa, autora.
Loyalty can save a soul--or destroy one. Franco Fiorvanti is a handsome laborer toiling on the estate of a baron. He dreams of owning a lemon grove, but the rigid class system of Sicily thwarts his ambition. When the baron asks him to kidnap a little boy, Franco makes a decision that will change his life--and the history of Sicily... Gaetano Catalano is an idealistic young lawyer whose devotion to justice is tantamount to a calling. He's a member of the Beati Paoli, a real-life secret society of aristocrats who investigate crime in Palermo, a city riddled with graft. Gaetano sets out to find the kidnapped boy, but his mission leads him to a darker place than he had ever imagined. Meanwhile, Mafalda Pancari is a new mother rejoicing at the birth of her daughter, Lucia, when disaster strikes. And Alfredo D'Antonio is a reclusive goatherd under constant threat of being discovered as a Jew. How the lives of these unforgettable characters collide makes Loyalty an epic tale of good versus evil. Readers will be transported to the dramatic and ruggedly beautiful island of Sicily, where lush lemon groves and mouth-watering cuisine contrast with a turbulent history of colonization and corruption - and they will not be able to put down this riveting masterpiece.....
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The Corsican shadow [large print]
Cussler, Dirk, autor.
In May 1940, as the German army blitzes Europe and Parisians flee their city, the chief curator of the Muše de l'Arm̌e is ordered to get a mysterious piece of cargo out of the country. When he arrives at the port of Le Havre and learns that his intended ship has been sunk, he places the object on a decrepit steamer that sails out under German fire. In the present day, National Underwater and Marine Agency Director Dirk Pitt is on a diving expedition in the English Channel when he discovers a cache of uncut diamonds on a shipwreck. When the diamonds are stolen, Pitt and the NUMA agency find themselves up against a murderous cabal that soon reveals far more destructive plans than mere theft. Vital water treatment facilities around the globe are being targeted--placing the world's population in grave peril. From the shadow of the Eiffel Tower to the depths of the Irish Sea to the islands of the Caribbean, only Dirk Pitt and his children, Summer and Dirk Jr., can locate the treasure that will preserve the soul of a nation...and save the world from catastrophe.....
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The first ladies [large print]
Benedict, Marie, author.
A novel about the extraordinary partnership between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and civil rights activist Mary McLeod Bethune--an unlikely friendship that changed the world, from the New York Times bestselling authors of the Good Morning America Book Club pick The Personal Librarian. The daughter of formerly enslaved parents, Mary McLeod Bethune refuses to back down as white supremacists attempt to thwart her work. She marches on as an activist and an educator, and as her reputation grows she becomes a celebrity, revered by titans of business and recognized by U.S. Presidents. Eleanor Roosevelt herself is awestruck and eager to make her acquaintance. Initially drawn together because of their shared belief in women's rights and the power of education, Mary and Eleanor become fast friends confiding their secrets, hopes and dreams-and holding each other's hands through personal and professional strife. When Franklin Delano Roosevelt is elected president, the two women begin to collaborate more closely, particularly as Eleanor moves toward her own agenda separate from FDR, a consequence of the devastating discovery of her husband's secret love affair. Eleanor becomes a controversial First Lady for her outspokenness, particularly on civil rights. And when she receives threats because of her strong ties to Mary, it only fuels the women's desire to fight together for justice and equality. This is the story of two different, yet equally formidable, passionate, and committed women, and the way in which their singular friendship helped form the foundation for the modern civil rights movement.....
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Tides of fire [large print]
Rollins, James, 1961- autor.
To stop the world from burning, it's up to Sigma Force to uncover a secret buried at the heart of our planet. The Titan Project-an international research station off the coast of Australia-discovers a thriving zone of life in an otherwise dead sea. The area teems with a strange bioluminescent coral that defies science, yet holds great promise for the future. But the loss of a military submarine in the area triggers a brutal attack and sets in motion a geological disaster that destabilizes an entire region. Massive quakes, volcanic eruptions, and deadly tsunamis herald a greater cataclysm to come-for something is stirring miles under the ocean, a threat hidden for millennia. As seas turn toxic and coastlines burn, can Sigma Force stop what has been let loose-especially as an old adversary returns, hunting them and thwarting their every move? For any hope of success, Commander Gray Pierce must search for a key buried in the past, hidden deep in Aboriginal mythology. But what Sigma could uncover is even more frightening-something that will shake the very foundations of humanity.....
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La diosa de Varsovia [letra grande] : una novela
Barr, Lisa, autor.
Los Ángeles, 2005. Sienna Hayes, la última It Girl de Hollywood, tiene la ambición de trabajar detrás de la cámara. Cuando conoce a Lena Browning, la enormemente misteriosa y famosa estrella de cine de la Edad de Oro, Sienna ve su gran oportunidad. Quiere dirigir una película sobre la vida de Lena, pero el turbio pasado de la legendaria actriz resulta ser aún más oscuro de lo que Sienna soñó. Antes de ser una leyenda viviente, Lena Browning era Bina Blonski, una judía polaca cuya vida y familia fueron destruidas por los nazis. Varsovia, 1943. Miembro de la élite judía de la ciudad, Bina Blonski y su marido, Jakub, están presos en el horrible y abarrotado gueto junto con el resto de los judíos supervivientes de Varsovia. Decidida a luchar contra los brutales nazis, la bella y rubia Bina de aspecto ario se convierte en espía, obteniendo información y robando armas fuera del gueto para proteger a sus compañeros judíos. Pero sus peligrosas circunstancias se complican cuando se enamora de Aleksander, un aliado en la resistencia y hermano de Jakub. Aunque Lena logra asombrosas hazañas de valentía, sacrifica mucho en el proceso. Más de una década después de escapar de los horrores del gueto, Bina, ahora conocida como Lena, alcanza la fama en Hollywood. Sin embargo, no puede evitar recordar su antigua vida y anhela venganza contra los nazis que escaparon de la justicia después de la guerra. Su poder y fama como estrella de cine le ofrecen a Lena la oportunidad de enmendar los errores del pasado... y tal vez incluso encontrar el final feliz que nunca tuvo...
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El verano que volvimos a empezar [letra grande] : una novela
Thayer, Nancy, 1943- autor.
Eddie Grant está feliz con su vida y su trabajo como asistente personal de Dinah Lavender, una de las autoras románticas más famosas y reconocidas del negocio. Pero ser espectadora de la notoriedad y el glamour no es tan satisfactorio como alguna vez pensó. Afortunadamente, Eddie tiene la excusa perfecta para unas vacaciones: su trabajadora hermana menor, Barrett, abrirá su tienda de regalos el fin de semana del Día de los Caídos y le vendría bien toda la ayuda que pueda conseguir. Pero regresar a casa en la hermosa isla de Nantucket significa enfrentar el difícil pasado de la familia. Poco después de la muerte del hermano de Eddie y Barrett, su madre los abandonó y su padre tomó la decisión espontánea de comprar una pequeña granja. Eddie permaneció allí sólo un año antes de que el dolor de su familia amenazara con consumirla a ella también, y había estado viviendo en Manhattan desde entonces. Ahora que ha regresado, Eddie debe enfrentar todo lo que dejó atrás: las crecientes excentricidades de su padre, que han llevado a una casa repleta de libros; el resentimiento de su hermana por la fuga de Eddie; y una conexión amorosa pasada, una que todavía es innegable y complicada, todos estos años después. Pero las hermanas Grant no son más que resistentes y capaces, abren una librería usada en el granero abandonado de su padre para gestionar su acaparamiento y navegan hacia el descubrimiento de un secreto familiar enterrado hace mucho tiempo que los cambiará a todos para siempre. ....
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Things I wish I told my mother [large print]
Patterson, Sue, author.
Laurie surprises her mother, "Dr. Liz", with a mother-daughter vacation in Paris, France--one that brings to light a lifetime of secrets.....
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The wonder of it all [large print]
Bradford, Barbara Taylor, 1933- author.
James Falconer -- a tycoon and a self-made man -- seems to have the world in the palm of his hand. But the Great War looms, and James decides to fight for king and country. The fighting is bloody and brutal, and James returns a changed man, with wounds both physical and mental. His beloved wife is dead, but a new woman returns to help nurse him back to health. Georgiana Ward once held James in her thrall, but years have passed and bitterness has set in. Still, the old attraction is there and James is determined to make amends to both Georgiana and his child Leonie -- now a grown woman and someone he hasn't seen in decades. Leonie is having none of it, and is embarking on a dangerous journey with a man who might very well destroy her. As James fights to return to the man he once was, he needs to find a way to heal his body, soul, and family.....
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Weapons grade [large print]
Clancy, Tom, 1947-2013, creador.
The aftermath of a shocking crime sends Jack Ryan, Jr., down a path that leads to international destruction in the latest entry in this #1 New York Times bestselling series. The quiet of a Texas night is shattered by the sounds of screeching brakes, crumpling metal and, most shockingly, rapid gunfire. The auto accident Jack Ryan Jr thought he witnessed turned out to be a professional hit. Jack may be too late to save the victim, but he'll be damned if he's going to let the hitters escape justice. He's got just one lead--a meeting the victim was going to. When Jack shows up instead, he's drawn into the seedy underbelly of a small Texas town and the cold case of a college student who vanished from its streets. Jack is left with nothing but questions. Who wants it to look like the victim was drunk? Why does someone want an innocent witness killed? And most of all, what's a team of South African hitmen doing in the Lone Star State? His quest for answers will take Jack from a quiet Texas road to the middle of an international conspiracy and may just cost him his life.....
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Dead man's hand [large print]
Taylor, Brad, 1965- autor.
To finally end the war between their nations, a rogue band of Ukranian partisans known as the Wolves teams up with members of Russia’s military intelligence to assassinate Vladimir Putin. But Putin is aware of the traitors in his midst and assigns the loyal commander of the Russian National Guard to root them out. It’s a mission Victor Petrov is expected to undertake after he prevents Sweden from joining NATO—by assassinating a deputy minister of foreign affairs. After receiving intelligence about the threat in Sweden, the United States sends Pike Logan to identify Petrov’s target—only for him to get caught in the crossfire between Putin’s agents and the Wolves. When the smoke clears, Pike makes no effort to stop the Wolves on their ultimate mission, believing it just, until he discovers that their operation has unimaginable consequences. For Putin is preparing a devastating endgame: activating the Dead Man’s Hand nuclear response that will launch Russia’s missiles in the event of his death. . .....
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Hola hermosa [letra grande] : una novela
Napolitano, Ann, autora.
William Waters creció en una casa silenciada por la tragedia, donde sus padres apenas podían soportar mirarlo, y mucho menos amarlo. Por eso es un alivio cuando su habilidad en la cancha de baloncesto le hace ganar una beca para la universidad, lejos de su hogar de la infancia. Pronto conoce a Julia Padavano, una joven enérgica y ambiciosa que sorprende a William con su apreciación de su tranquila firmeza. Con Julia llega su familia; es inseparable de sus tres hermanas menores: Sylvie, la soñadora, es más feliz con la nariz metida en un libro e imagina un futuro diferente del camino esperado de esposa y madre; Cecelia, la artista de la familia; y Emeline, que cuida pacientemente de todas ellas. Felizmente, los Padavano acogen al nuevo novio de Julia en su amoroso y caótico hogar. Pero entonces la oscuridad del pasado de William sale a la superficie, poniendo en peligro no solo los planes cuidadosamente orquestados de Julia para su futuro, sino también la inquebrantable lealtad de las hermanas entre sí. El resultado es una catastrófica ruptura familiar que cambia sus vidas durante generaciones. ¿Será la lealtad que una vez los unió lo suficientemente fuerte como para volver a unirlos cuando más importa?
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Supervivencia en las Montañas Rocosas [letra grande]
Choate, Jane McBride. autor.
Tras escapar por poco de la muerte tras ser atacada, la fotoperiodista Kylie Robertson huye a las montañas con su ex, el ex SEAL de la marina Josh Harvath. No sabe quién la persigue ni por qué quieren la memoria USB con las fotos que tomó. Juntos deben reconstruir el misterio que se esconde tras las fotografías. Pero, con los asesinos persiguiéndolos, ¿enfrentarse a una peligrosa conspiración se convertirá en una segunda oportunidad para no sobrevivir? "--Amazon.....
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El abogado #1 [letra grande]
Patterson, James, 1947- autor.
Stafford Lee Penney es un abogado de un pequeño pueblo con una gran reputación por ganar todos los casos que intenta. Con sus elegantes trajes y sus lustrosos zapatos Oxford, Penney es el abogado #1 de Biloxi, Mississippi, y la principal celebridad local. Justo cuando Penney logra su última victoria en el tribunal, su esposa es asesinada escandalosamente. Cae en una espiral de pérdidas legales y personales, dañando su reputación y arruinando su carrera. Entonces es cuando Penney toma una decisión audaz. Deja de negociar con su identidad de abogado poderoso y crea una nueva: abogado salvavidas. Pluriempleo en la playa, presentarse ante el tribunal en chanclas, ser mentor de un estudiante de derecho, el nuevo Penney es al principio irreconocible. Se dice que un abogado que se representa a sí mismo tiene por cliente a un tonto. Pero cuando Penney es acusado de asesinato, el abogado #1 encontrará una manera de triunfar.....
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