Ernaux, Annie

Summary: "Available in English for the first time, the latest astonishing, bestselling, and award-winning book by Annie Ernaux. The Years is a personal narrative of the period 1941 to 2006 told through the lens of memory, impressions past and present -- even projections into the future -- photos, books, songs, radio, television and decades of advertising, headlines, contrasted with intimate conflicts...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Seven Stories Press 2017

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 ERNAUX, ANNIE ERN

Hazan, Éric

Summary: "Eric Hazan, author of the acclaimed The Invention of Paris, takes us by the hand in this walk from Ivry to Saint-Denis, more or less following the dividing line between the east and west of Paris, or what you could call the "Paris meridian." He chose this itinerary without much consideration, but later on it became clear to him that it was no accident, that this line followed the meanders of...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Verso 2018

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 914.4 HAZ

Ostler, Catherine

Summary: Elizabeth Chudleigh lived a privileged life in 18th century England where she was part of the Hanoverian court as maid of honor to the Princess of Wales. Known for her style and wit, Elizabeth delighted and scandalized the press and public. She married twice: in secret to a young heir to an earldom and later to a duke. Eventually charged with bigamy, her trial was Georgian England's greatest...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Atria Books 2021

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 BRISTOL, ELIZABETH CHUDLEIGH OST

Smith, Sally Bedell

Summary: "When the Duke of Windsor abdicated the throne in 1936, his shy, uncertain, unprepared younger brother became King. Sally Bedell Smith was granted by Queen Elizabeth II special access to the letters and diaries of George VI and Elizabeth, to tell the story of how their love, devotion, and strong marriage led George VI to overcome insecurities and difficulty speaking and to become an exceptional...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Random House 2023

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 920 SMI

Jobson, Robert

Summary: "Prince William, Duke of Cambridge, is one of the world's most famous faces destined to one day lead the ancient institution of the British monarchy as King. Determined to do the right thing and to serve his country as his grandmother, The Queen, has done, William has created a public persona of a loving husband to Catherine and devoted father of three to George, Charlotte and Louis. Calm,...

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Publisher / Publication Date: Ad Lib Publishers 2022

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1 available in Adult Non-fiction, Call number: 921 WILLIAM, PRINCE JOB