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1) The Ghost at the table

Author

Berne, Suzanne

Language

English

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"When Frances arranges to host Thanksgiving at her idyllic New England farmhouse, she envisions a happy family reunion, one that will include her sister, Cynthia, and their estranged father. But tnesion mounts as the sisters discover that each has a different version of their shared past" -- Cover verso.

2) A perfect arrangement

Author

Berne, Suzanne

Pub. Date

[2001]

Edition

First edition.

Language

English

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Handsome and ambitious, Mirella and Howard Cook-Goldman have it all-two precious children, dual careers, a great old colonial house on Massachusetts's North Shore, a golden retriever. The only thing they lack is reliable child care. Enter Randi Gill, sent by Family Options, Ltd., an agency specializing in Midwestern girls with teaching aspirations ("Could you be Comfortable with Anything but the Best for Your Family?. . . Guaranteed Nationwide...

3) The blue window: a novel

Author

Berne, Suzanne

Pub. Date

2023.

Language

English

Formats

Book, Large Print

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Lorna, a respected psychotherapist, struggles to make her estranged mother a part of the family while also trying to break through to her son, Adam, who has returned from college after an incident he refuses to discuss.

4) The dogs of Littlefield: a novel

Author

Berne, Suzanne

Pub. Date

2016.

Language

English

Formats

Book, Large Print

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"A "brilliantly done" (Sunday Times, London) comedy of manners that explores the unease behind the manicured lawns of suburban America from the Orange Prize-winning author of A Crime in the Neighborhood. Littlefield, Massachusetts, named one of the Ten Best Places to Live in America, full of psychologists and college professors, is proud of its fine schools, its girls' soccer teams, its leafy streets, and charming village center. Yet no sooner has...

5) A crime in the neighborhood

Author

Berne, Suzanne

Pub. Date

1997.

Language

English

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A New York Times Notable Book. Set in the Washington, D.C., suburbs during the summer of the Watergate break-ins, Berne's assured, skillful first novel is about what can happen when a child's accusation is the only lead in a case of sexual assault and murder. A BOOK -OF-THE-MONTH CLUB and QUALITY PAPERBACK BOOK CLUB selection. Suzanne Berne is the author of three novels, the first of which, A Crime in the Neighborhood, won great Britain's Orange Prize....