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"Against the electrifying backdrop of the 1960s, Danielle Steel unveils the gripping chronicle of a young woman discovering a passion for justice and of the unsung heroes she encounters on her quest to fight the good fight. The daughter and granddaughter of prominent Manhattan lawyers, Meredith McKenzie is destined for the best of everything: top schools, elite social circles, the perfect marriage. Spending her childhood in Germany as her father prosecutes...
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English
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"Southern California, 1960s: endless sunny days surfing in Malibu, followed by glittering neon nights at Whisky A-Go-Go. In an era when women are expected to be housewives, Carol Donelly is breaking the mold as a legendary female surfer struggling to compete in a male-dominated sport--and her daughters, Mindy and Ginger, bear the weight of her unconventional lifestyle. The Donnelly sisters grow up enduring their mother's absence--physically, when...
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Thorndike Press, a part of Gale, Cengage Learning
Pub. Date
2016.
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English
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It 1966, and Jemmabeth Forrester's longtime sweetheart, Spencer Chase, is ready to offer her The Ring. But cowboy lawyer Paul Turner plots his own proposals, while jealous Missy Barnes stands ready to twist that ring right off Jemma's finger. Then there's the secret pact that Jemma and Spencer are determined to keep, despite their anxieties over the Vietnam War. Jemma's grandmother, Lizbeth, has already lost two soldier sons. Will she ever get her...