Exile

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Louise Redd

"Faith met Jay in college, "where it's hard to tell who's a true alcoholic and who's not." They fell in love, got married, got jobs - Jay as a smooth-talkin' disk jockey, Faith as a tutor for the University of Texas football and baseball teams. But at home, in the evenings, Faith found herself watching Jay go slack-jawed after dinner and too many gin and tonics, unable to hold up his end of a conversation, much less fulfill any of his other conjugal duties."--BOOK JACKET. "So Faith leaves her husband: "You drunk, me gone!" She drives her books, papers, and everyday wedding china to the dorms, where she takes up residence with her "student-athletes," or, as she affectionately calls them, her "thugs." But even Faith's hilariously inventive attempts to interest her boys in something other than their batting averages aren't enough to distract her from the pain of her failed marriage. She's drawn to the radio, to the late-night sound of her husband's sweet voice. When she hears that Jay has embarked on a "High on Wife Marathon" for sobriety, she rushes to his side, determined to believe, one more time, that he is sober. But Jay soon discovers something about his wife that sends him on one last deadly binge, one with consequences reaching far beyond their damaged marriage."--BOOK JACKET.

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[compiled] by George Shannon

A collection of thirty-five versions, representing countries and cultures from around the world, of the traditional tale in which a dangerous character knocks at the door and tries to trick the children inside into letting him in. Includes information about the tales, related activities, and resources.

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Louise Candlish

Anna has waited a long time to fall in love, and now that she has she doesn't intend to let the small matter of Charlie's mother stand in her way. Meredith Grainger is well-bred, highly cultured and impossible to impress. Anna hasn't even been allowed to meet her. Then Charlie leaves the country on business for the summer and Anna decides to take matters into her own hands, reinventing herself into the perfect, butter-wouldn't-melt new model. Garden parties, Sunday tennis, little vintage dresses from Laura Ashley - it all seems so easy. Until, that is, she decides to join Meredith on an Art Explorer's trip to Andalucia. There, she begins to wonder if she might be a little out of her depth after all.

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John Fante

He came along, kicking the snow. Here was a disgusted man. His name was Svevo Bandini, and he lived three blocks down that street. He was cold and there were holes in his shoes. That morning he had patched the holes on the inside with pieces of cardboard from a macaroni box. The macaroni in that box was not paid for. He had thought of that as he placed the cardboard inside his shoes.