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Thriller writer Ben, struggling for inspiration, retreats to an isolated rural cabin to start on his latest novel and to escape the growing tension with his boyfriend Jamie. Working late into the night, he wakes to find a wounded man in the cabin, claiming to be a hunter whose car had broken down nearby. Intrigued and attracted to the mysterious and handsome intruder, Ben decides to secretly use him as inspiration for the antagonist in his new book,...
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Tony-winning playwright and director James Lapine befriends Rose Styron, the widow of the great American novelist William Styron (Sophie₂s Choice). Rose shares the fascinating story of her complex life as a poet, journalist, human rights activist, life partner to William, and friend of the Kennedys and Clintons.
6) The lesson
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An aspiring young writer eagerly accepts a tutoring position at the family estate of his idol. Soon, he realizes that he is ensnared in a web of family secrets, resentment, and retribution that threatens his life. A taut noir thriller. -- Back cover.
9) Emily
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An imagining of Emily Brontë’s own Gothic story that inspired her seminal novel, "Wuthering Heights." Haunted by the death of her mother, Emily struggles within the confines of her family life and yearns for artistic and personal freedom, and so begins a journey to channel her creative potential into one of the greatest novels of all time.
10) Magpie murders
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A beguiling murder mystery with a solution that will both astonish and shock viewers, the plot revolves around the character Susan Ryeland, an editor who is given an unfinished manuscript of author Alan Conway's latest novel, but has little idea it will change her life.
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Call me by your name: It's the summer of 1983 in Italy, and Elio, a precocious 17-year-old, spends his days in his family's villa transcribing and playing classical music, reading and flirting with his friend Marzia. One day, Oliver, a charming American scholar arrives as the annual summer intern tasked with helping Elio's father, an eminent professor. Elio and Oliver discover the heady beauty of awakening desire over the course of a summer that will...
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The spacesuit: When Ellie, an ordinary woman, is asked to lead a team of seamstresses to design the very first spacesuit, no one believes they can win, but they're determined to try!
Anna Strong: The biography of Anna Strong, one of George Washington's personal spies, tells the story of a brave woman who helped change the course of American History.
Brave girl: When Clara arrived in America, she didn't know that young women had to go to work and...
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