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The Small Woman By Alan Burgess
Eden Close by Anita Shreeve
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Geisha by Liza Dalby
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Saint Valentine retold by Robert Sabuda
How did Valentine's Day, one of our most popular holidays, begin? It started in ancient Rome when a kind physician named Valentine took an interest in a young blind girl. With his healing skill and his deep faith he restored her sight. What we now call Valentine's Day began when he sent the little girl a secret message, which she received after the Christian martyr was executed. For this tale rich in sentiment, master illustrator Robert Sabuda has created exquisitive paper mosaics to suggest early Christian art that resonates with both subtlety and power.The Olive Farm by Carol Drinkwater
The Olive Farm is a double love story. It is a lyrical tale of the real-life romance between actress Carol Drinkwater and Michel, a television producer, and of an aandoned Provencal olive farm- Appassionata- which they fall in love and buy
