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Roman Blood
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171/401 pages
Dearie: The Remarkable Life of Julia Child
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208/557 pages
Avant-gardes du XXe siècle: arts & littérature, 1905-1930
Caesar's Commentaries: On the Gallic War and On the Civil War
Les bûchers de Bocanegra
The Songs of the Kings
Sherlock Holmes: The Complete Novels and Stories: Volumes I and II
The Hobbit
The Theban Mysteries (Kate Fansler Novels)
Kate Fansler's mystery are always like intricate lace work. Full of winks at authors and literary work. Here, The Theban is an all girls private school where the senior are studying Antigone for the winter semester. Set in the early 70's, we have a parallel between the Vietnam war, the draft and the generation gap and Sophocles's play about filial loyalty, civil desobeisance and a head strong, doomed young woman. What I like about Amanda Cross's novels is the atmosphere, the frills around the plot, the dialogs. This one doesn't disappoint. Made me want to pick your copy of Sophocles I have around.
 - Amanda Cross)