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"Antonia Vega, the immigrant writer at the center of this novel, has had the rug pulled out from under her. She has just retired from the college where she taught English when her husband, Sam suddenly dies. And then more jolt: her big-hearted but unstable sister disappears, and Antonia returns home one evening to find a pregnant, undocumented teenager on her doorstep. Antonia has always sought direction in the literature she loves--lines from her...
2) Blameless
Author
Pub. Date
2007
Description
In a modern retelling of the biblical story of Job, a college dean, Alexis, is drawn to Professor Joseph Barnes, but when Joseph's career begins to crumble, Alexis must decide if she should rescue him from his circumstances.
3) The crazed
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Pub. Date
[2002]
Description
Assigned to care for his fiancée's father, Professor Yang, after he suffers a stroke, Jian Wan is disturbed when the professor begins to rave against his family and colleagues, and takes great risks to uncover the truth.