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Estelle Parsons
Pub. Date
1969.
Language
English
Description
A comedy about the Hollanders, an American family, whose plane is hijacked and lands in Vulgarly, a fanciful country beyond the Iron Curtain. While taking innocent photographs in a forbidden area, the Hollanders are suspected of being spies. After a series of mishaps, they take shelter at the American embassy and plan their escape.
Series
Language
English
Description
When Scotty discovers a poignant letter written by a mysterious woman called Lizzie he cannot get her out of his mind. Putting thoughts of his upcoming wedding aside, he is compelled to write Lizzie a letter of his own. A romantic correspondence ensues and flourishes into a love so powerful, not even a century and a half of time can keep them apart. Spanning an era from the Civil War to the present day, the perils of Lizzie's war torn present threaten...
Series
Pub. Date
[2009]
Language
English
Description
Rachel Cameron is a 35-year old school teacher living in New England. Her life is small and safe. She has no man in her life and lives with her mother. She wants to do anything to keep from slipping into spinsterhood. When a man from the big city returns and asks her out, she has to make decisions about her life and where she wants it to go.
Pub. Date
[2008]
Language
English
Description
The Hollanders, a typical family on vacation, are stranded in Vulgaria after a hijacking. Trying to maintain their vacationing spirits, they start taking pictures, but the Vulgarians think they're spies. The Hollanders try to flee the country before the evil government throws them in prison.
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Author
Pub. Date
[2005]
Language
English
Description
In 1893, thirteen-year-old Rosie and members of her family travel from their Illinois farm to Chicago to visit Aunt Euterpe and attend the World's Columbian Exposition which, along with an encounter with Buffalo Bill and Lillian Russell, turns out to be a life-changing experience for everyone.