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Acosta, Belinda Sisters Strangers and Starting Over While planning a Quinceanera for her estranged niece, Beatriz learns about life and motherhood--Provided by publisher. 2010 Adult Fiction Book ACOSTA |
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Aira, Cesar Varamo "Varamo concerns a day in the life of a hapless government employee. After being paid by the ministry in counterfeit money, our unfortunate bureaucrat, Varamo, wanders around all night, then sits down and writes the most celebrated masterwork of modern Central American poetry, The Song of the Virgin Boy.'"--P. [4] of cover. 2012 Adult Fiction Book |
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Alarcon, Daniel Lost City Radio Imparting comfort while reading the names of missing people to her war-ravaged listeners, radio host Norma finds her life irrevocably changed when a young boy from a remote jungle village provides a connection to her long-missing husband. 2007 Adult Fiction Book ALARCON |
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Allende, Isabel Island Beneath the Sea "The story of a mulatta woman, a slave and concubine, determined to take control of her own destiny in a society where that would seem impossible"--Provided by publisher. 2010 Adult Fiction Book |
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Ampuero, Roberto The Neruda Case "In The Neruda Case, readers are introduced to Cayetano Brule´ as he takes on his first case as a private eye. Set against the fraught political world of pre-Pinochet Chile, Castro's Cuba, and perilous behind-the-Wall East Berlin, this mystery spans countries, cultures, and political ideas, and features one of literature's most beloved figures--Pablo Neruda."--Provided by publisher. 2012 Adult Fiction Book |
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Arana, Marie Lima Nights Enjoying the good life in upper-class Lima, Peru, with an elegant wife, three terrific drinking buddies, and an occasional fling, Carlos Bluhm becomes obsessed with Maria Fernandez, a beautiful sixteen-year-old dancer at a seedy tango bar. 2009 Adult Fiction Book ARANA |
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Barrera, Alberto The Sickness "Dr. Miranda is coming to terms with a tragedy: his father has been diagnosed with terminal cancer, and has only a few weeks to live. And yet the doctor--the son--finds it impossible to tell him."--Provided by publisher. 2012 Adult Fiction Book |
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Barron, Sandra Rodriguez Stay with Me In 1979, five toddlers were found alone in a luxury boat tied to a dock in Puerto Rico after a devastating hurricane. No one knew who they were or where they came from. Raised by different families, they remained connected by a special bond. Now adults, Taina, Holly, Adrian, and Raymond have been summoned by the fifth, David. 2010 Adult Fiction Book |
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Bolano, Roberto 2666 An American sportswriter, an elusive German novelist, and a teenage student interact in an urban community on the U.S.-Mexico border where hundreds of young factory workers have disappeared. 2008 Adult Fiction Book BOLANO |
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Caparros, Martin Valfierno the Man Who Stole the Mona Lisa A fictional account of the theft of Leonardo da Vinci's masterpiece centers on the life and fluid identities of the man who calls himself "Valfierno," as he moves through various social levels and travels to Argentina and on to Paris. 2008 Adult Fiction Book CAPARRO |
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Cezair-Thompson, Margaret Pirate's Daughter Fictional account of actor Errol Flynn's later years in his life on the island of Jamaica as he beds increasingly younger teenaged girls. 2007 Adult Fiction Book CEZAIR |
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Chaviano, Daina The Island of Eternal Love A multigeneration epic of families from Africa, China and Spain in Cuba. 2008 Adult Fiction Book |
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Cobo, Leila The Second Time We Met When fledging pro soccer player Asher Stone is badly injured in a car accident, he returns to Columbia to track down the woman who gave birth to him, then sent him to the US to be adopted, 20 years earlier. 2012 Adult Fiction Book |
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Coelho, Paulo Aleph Facing a grave crisis of faith, and seeking a path of spiritual renewal and growth, Paulo decides to start over: to travel, to experiment, to reconnect with people and the world. On this journey through Europe, Africa, and Asia, he will again meet Hilal-the woman he loved 500 years before. 2011 Adult Fiction Book |
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Corpi, Lucha Death at Solstice Chicana detective Gloria Damasco has a 'dark gift,' an extrasensory prescience that underscores her investigations and compels her to solve numerous cases. 2009 Adult Fiction Book |
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De Robertis, Carolina Perla Set in Buenos Aires, "Perla" is a coming-of-age story, based on a recent shocking chapter of Argentine history, about a young woman who makes a devastating discovery about her origins with the help of an enigmatic houseguest. 2012 Adult Fiction Book |
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Delgado, Anjanette The Heart Break Pill The tale of a spurned scientist finds her using herself as a guinea pig in her efforts to create a pill that will take away her pain after her husband's betrayal, an effort during which she struggles to redefine her sense of self. 2008 Adult Fiction Book DELGADO |
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Diaz, Junot This is How You Lose her Presents a collection of stories that explores the heartbreak and radiance of love as it is shaped by passion, betrayal, and the echoes of intimacy. 2012 Adult Fiction Book |
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Figueras, Marcelo Kamchatka After a family goes into hiding in 1976, during Argentina's Dirty War,Kamchatka is the last word uttered by 10 year old Harry's father as he dies. Harry tries to solve the mysteries of his family. 2010 Adult Fiction Book |
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Fuentes, Carlos Vlad After centuries of war and blood shortages in Eastern Europe, an undead Vlad the Impaler moves to Mexico and offers eternal life to the only child of Yves and Asuncio´n Navarro in exchange for their legal and real estate services. 2012 Adult Fiction Book |
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