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As a young child bound for a strange country, Sarah Whitaker dreamed of life with her father on his sprawling Australian ranch. But her hopes were shattered when she learned of his death and of her new role as heiress of the largest sheep farm in New Wales. Orphaned in a land greatly populated by petty criminals exiled from England, the future seemed grim. But now, ten years later, Sarah has defied the odds and become a successful businesswoman much...
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Lenora Wilton has spent her life hiding behind the keys of her beloved pianoforte and the vibrancy of her younger sister, Cassie. Now she's in Bath, to live with her Aunt Gwen and teach music at an all-girls' boarding school. She is attracted to Aiden Asher, but Catherine-- Lenora's most troublesome student in the school-- is his niece. Then Lenora learns that Aiden has withheld an important detail about his life. She closes her heart to him. Aiden,...
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Twelve-year-old Suzy Bowles dreams of life outside the small town of Burr Oak Michigan, but when she stumbles on the opportunity to learn ostrich-riding with the infamous Madame Marantette her obligations to her family on the farm threaten to derail her dreams of a bigger life. Includes photographs and information on Madame Marantette.
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Great escapes) volume 3
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Civil War, 1863. Virginia. Few ever made it out of the overcrowded, vermin-infested Confederate Libby Prison alive. But neither fear nor darkness could keep Thomas Rose and A.G. Hamilton from freedom.