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"A by-the-book literary agent must decide if happily ever after is worth changing her whole life for in this insightful, delightful new novel from the #1 New York Times bestselling author of Beach Read and People We Meet on Vacation. Nora Stephens' life is books -- she's read them all -- and she is not that type of heroine. Not the plucky one, not the laidback dream girl, and especially not the sweetheart. In fact, the only people Nora is a heroine...
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Virago modern classics volume no. 222
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The Enchanted April is a delightful and enchanting novel that takes readers on a journey to the sun-drenched beauty of the Italian Riviera. Elizabeth von Arnim weaves a captivating tale of four women who, feeling trapped in the dreariness of their lives, decide to escape to a secluded castle on the Mediterranean coast. The story unfolds as the characters embark on this transformative journey, discovering the transformative power of friendship, love,...
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Three sets of parents adopt four biological siblings, and try to keep the kids growing up together as much as possible. On their first all-family vacation, no one knows quite what to expect. Tabitha is the go-getter of the group. She tries to make everything easy for everyone by planning out meals and excursions, but sometimes also seems to be planning their personal lives, too. Ginger is the single mother and a bit more introverted, and she ends...
9) Summerwater
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A series of vignettes offer the idle thoughts of a group of strangers vacationing in a Scottish holiday park during a very rainy day, lost in their own little worlds, until a shocking event unites them.
They rarely speak to each other, but watch from the safety of their cabins, peering into the half-lit drizzle of a Scottish summer day, making judgments from what little they know of their temporary neighbors. On the longest day of the year, twelve...
10) French braid
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"The Garretts take their first and last family vacation in the summer of 1959. They hardly ever venture beyond Baltimore, but in some ways they have never been farther apart. Mercy has trouble resisting the siren call of her aspirations to be a painter, which means less time keeping house for her husband Robin. Their teenage daughters, steady Alice and boy-crazy Lily, could not have less in common. Their youngest, David, is already intent on escaping...
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Diary of a wimpy kid volume 12
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Greg Heffley and his family escape to a tropical island resort for some much-needed rest and relaxation, but sun poisoning, stomach troubles, and venomous creatures all threaten their vacation.
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LuLu volume 2
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108 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm.
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English
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Seven-year-old Lulu and her cousin think their vacation house is the most perfect place ever until they find a trouble-prone, stray dog living on the beach.
15) Running scared
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1 videodisc (107 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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Two street-wise Chicago cops have to shake off some rust after returning from a Key West vacation to pursue a drug dealer that nearly killed them in the past.
16) Happily
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1 videodisc (95 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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After fourteen years of marriage, Tom and Janet still can't keep their hands off each other. When they discover their friends are resentful of their constant public displays of affection, the couple starts to question the loyalty of everyone around them. Then, a visit from a mysterious stranger thrusts them into an existential crisis, leading to a dead body, a lot of questions, and a very tense couples' vacation in this dark romantic comedy.
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1 videodisc (approximately 102 min.) : sound, color ; 4 3/4 in.
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A dream vacation turns into a hilarious tropical nightmare when a rough-hewn cargo pilot takes a sharp-tongued yuppie on a quick flight to Tahiti, only to crash in a storm, stranding the two on a deserted island.
19) Ghosted: a novel
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When Sarah meets Eddie, they connect instantly and fall in love. To Sarah, it seems as though her life has finally begun. And it's mutual: It's as though Eddie has been waiting for her, too. Sarah has never been so certain of anything. So when Eddie leaves for a long-booked vacation and promises to call from the airport, she has no cause to doubt him. But he doesn't call. Sarah's friends tell her to forget about him, but she can't. She knows something's...
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1 volume (unpaged) : color illustrations ; 20 x 29 cm
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Summer vacations can be magical. Especially when you go back to the same place every year. A place where you can learn to dive under the waves. A place where digging a hole to the center of the earth seems possible. A place where nothing ever changes and where each long, lazy day unfolds just as it did the year before. See You Next Year is the story of one such place. Only this year, something does change. And sometimes, change turns out to be a good...
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