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Hardcover Fiction

Week of November 30, 1997

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THE GHOST
Danielle Steel
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THE GHOST

by Danielle Steel · Delacorte Press

1 wks at #1 · 2 on list

After his ten year marriage comes to an abrupt end, Charlie Waterston finds solace traveling through New England and in the pages of the diary of a woman named Sarah who first came to American in 1789. Caught between Sarah's world and his own, Charlie finds the courage to let go of his past, and the freedom to grasp the future that is right before his eyes. National ads, including "People". Online promo (www.daniellesteel.com). Copyright © Libri GmbH. All rights reserved.

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COLD MOUNTAIN
Charles Frazier
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COLD MOUNTAIN

by Charles Frazier · Atlantic Monthly Press

21 wks on list

The impact of the Civil War on lovers. Inman is not the man he used to be, as wounded in battle he slowly makes his way home to North Carolina. His sweetheart, Ada, too has changed, no longer a flighty belle but a hard-working farm woman. Will love be the same?

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VIOLIN
Anne Rice
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VIOLIN

by Anne Rice · Knopf

5 wks on list

A woman from New Orleans steals a violin from a ghost and becomes the musician she always wanted, finding herself acclaimed on two continents. Part fantasy, part reality.

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THE LETTER
Richard Paul Evans
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THE LETTER

by Richard Paul Evans · Simon & Schuster

5 wks on list

The love story of David and MaryAnne Parkin and the storms that their relationship must face when the blissful state of romance vanishes into real-life challenges and difficulties.

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LUCKY YOU
Carl Hiaasen
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LUCKY YOU

by Carl Hiaasen · Knopf

3 wks on list

JoLayne Luck enlists the help of investigative journalist Tom Krone to chase down Bodean Gazzer and his sidekick Chub, the two men who stole JoLayne's winning lottery ticket in order to set up their own underground militia group in Florida.

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COME THE SPRING
Julie Garwood
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COME THE SPRING

by Julie Garwood · Pocket

2 wks on list

Julie Garwood triumphed with her phenomenal For the Roses and her #1 New York Times bestselling trio of novels, One Pink Rose, One White Rose, and One Red Rose. Now, she brings her irresistible and heartwarming wit to a delightful love story featuring the unforgettable frontier family, the Claybornes of Blue Belle, Montana. Cole Clayborne had always walked a dark path and flirted with a life of crime. While his three brothers chose to settle into married life, Cole rebelliously refused to be tied down. Now, an elusive stranger draws him into a shadowy chase that will bring unexpected turns to his uncertain future—and may determine which side of the law the restless Cole favors. A tragic, heartbreaking loss drives US Marshal Daniel Ryan on a quest for vengeance—and leads him to a beautiful young woman, the sole witness to a terrible crime. But the lawman finds that love is the greatest trial of all as he unwittingly draws her into the line of fire. The power and drama of their blossoming passion, entwined with the surprising destiny of the wayward Cole, make Come the Spring a superbly entertaining adventure inside the heart of “a family whose love and loyalty will truly inspire” (Romantic Times).

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COMANCHE MOON
Larry McMurtry
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COMANCHE MOON

by Larry McMurtry · Simon & Schuster

3 wks on list

Two Texas Rangers fight Indians and bandits while trying to sort affairs with their women. One is Gus McCrae, a hard-drinking womanizer jilted by his love, the other is sober Woodrow Call, father of a boy by a prostitute. By the author of Lonesome Dove.

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THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS
Arundhati Roy
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THE GOD OF SMALL THINGS

by Arundhati Roy · Random House

16 wks on list

The story of an Indian family during the 1969 Communist disturbances in Kerala province. It is told through the eyes of a boy and his sister who are the children of a rich rubber planter. Politics, family drama, illicit love. A debut in fiction.

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WOBEGON BOY
Garrison Keillor
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WOBEGON BOY

by Garrison Keillor · Viking Press

1 wks on list

Garrison Keillor is the consummate storyteller, gifted with the rare ability--both in print and in performance--to hold an audience spellbound with his tales of ordinary people whose lives contain extraordinary moments of humor, tenderness, and grace. This exclusive recording of Garrison Keillor reading a carefully edited abridgement of the book and includes a few segments taken from live performances recorded during a fundraising tour for public radio stations in 1985. 1987 Grammy(R) Award winner Table of Contents Tape 1 Prologue; Home; Forbears; Sumus Quod Sumus; Protestant Tape 2 Protestant; Summer; School Tape 3 Fall; Winter Tape 4 Footnote (95 Theses 95); Spring; Revival

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FLOOD TIDE
Clive Cussler
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FLOOD TIDE

by Clive Cussler · Simon & Schuster

Dirk Pitt faces one of his most formidable foes--a madman bent on killing hundreds of innocent men, women, and children with a catastrophic surge of mass destruction.

Historical bestseller data sourced from the New York Times Book Review, archived by Hawes Publications.