Vanessa Benjamin
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Pub. Date
℗2013.
Language
English
Description
"It's the eve of the sexual revolution, but in Juliet Montague's conservative Jewish community where only men can divorce women, she finds herself a living widow, invisible. Ever since her husband disappeared seven years ago, Juliet has been a hardworking single mother of two and unnaturally practical. But on her thirtieth birthday, that's all about to change. A wealthy young artist asks to paint her portrait, and Juliet, moved by the powerful desire...
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English
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In January 1906, a sensitive woman naturalist, nature lover, and accomplished artist began to chronicle all that she encountered while walking and bicycling around the countryside of her native England and neighboring Scotland for an entire year. Besides noting the birds, flowers, grasses, trees, insects, and reptiles she encountered on her country walks, she included poems, folk sayings, saints' days, mottoes, and tidbits of history.
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Language
English
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Description
In France in the year 1096, the Jewish community is terrified of the crusaders, who have been known to burn Jewish houses in the name of religion. Twelve-year-old Elvina speaks constantly to her guardian angel about the matter. But can her angel guide her when a wounded soldier comes to her door?
