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Pilgrims by Elizabeth Gilbert
Gilbert opens her collection with an epigraph from Chaucer's prologue from the Canterbury Tales, preparing the reader for 200 quick-turning pages of individual American pilgrimages. With poise and humor, Gilbert explores the revelations of her various journeying characters. Each world her characters inhabit, whether the Western Ranchlands or the Bronx Terminal vegetable market, is authentic and vividly described. Oddly, her stories do not finish with clever twists or perfect endings.
Haunting and harrowing, as beautiful as it is disturbing, The English Patient tells the story of the entanglement of four damaged lives in an Italian monastery as World War II ends...
The Magician: The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel
The Magician is the second instalment in the six-book series The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel, and is the sequel to The Alchemyst. It was released on 5 June 2008 in the United Kingdom
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C. S. Lewis - The Chronicles of Narnia (7 books)
The Chronicles of Narnia is a series of seven fantasy novels for children written by C. S. Lewis. It is considered a classic of children's literature and is the author's best-known work, having sold over 120 million copies in 41 languages.
Very Easy Reading Second Edition is a four-level reading course adapted from Compass` original best-selling series but now including additional activities to consolidate students`literacy skills through basic listening, speaking, an.