Antoinette LaVecchia
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For Dr. Elena Burroughs, life is divided into two chapters-- before and after the death of her husband. Her success as a psychologist and as the author of a book on the interpretation of dreams is dimmed by an unspoken If only. Sandra, a new patient, recounts a frightening series of recurrent nightmares, and Elena discovers that the new patient and her family confront a powerful global network of dangerous forces. Can she understand-- and fulfill--...
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Dr. Elena Burroughs' life is spiraling out of control. Her controversial stance on dream interpretation has cost her a job, a romance, and all credibility in academic circles. Her literary agent tries to leverage the outcry into a publicity tour, which soon attracts a quirky following. Among the skeptics and mystics is a condescending scientist. But Elena finds his research holds ominous parallels with her own. A certain dream pattern has foretold...
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In 1918 Boston, three seamstresses dare to dream of a better life. Drawn together amid the opulence of Madame Fortier's gown shop, fiery Julietta pursues love recklessly, shy Annamaria falls for the wrong man, and Luciana - whose past endangers them all - catches the eye of the son of the shop's most important client. Their destinies intertwined, each harboring a secret from their families and each other, will they be found worthy of the love they...
5) Gondola
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2014
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English
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Of all the trademarks of Venice— and there are many, from the gilded Basilica of San Marco to the melancholy Bridge of Sighs— none is more ubiquitous than the gondola. The internationally acclaimed "American with the Venetian heart," Donna Leon, tells its fascinating story (The Washington Post). First used in medieval Venice as a deftly maneuverable getaway boat, the gondola evolved over the centuries into a floating pleasure palace, bedecked...