Mariga's Picks

The Mayor of Casterbridge By Thomas Hardy, Keith Wilson (Editor), Keith Wilson (Introduction by), Keith Wilson (Notes by) Cover Image
By Thomas Hardy, Keith Wilson (Editor), Keith Wilson (Introduction by), Keith Wilson (Notes by)
$10.00
Title is Backordered
ISBN: 9780141439785
Published: Penguin Classics - April 29th, 2003

Wowie! A page-turner and first rate soap opera! Secrets! Revelations! The mighty are brought low and the lowly raised. A terrific read!


Seed on the Wind By Rex Stout Cover Image
$15.95
ISBN: 9781803364841
Availability: On Our Shelves Now
Published: Hard Case Crime - December 12th, 2023

First published in 1931, this is a frank and sensitive portrayal of female sexuality and desire. Not sensationalistic but and expose of society's hypocrisy.


Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont By Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Hofmann (Introduction by) Cover Image
By Elizabeth Taylor, Michael Hofmann (Introduction by)
$16.95
ISBN: 9781681375649
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Published: NYRB Classics - December 21st, 2021

A story of relationships, jealousies, betrayals, dreams both fulfilled and deferred. Told with humor and a light touch.


Deliberate Cruelty: Truman Capote, the Millionaire's Wife, and the Murder of the Century By Roseanne Montillo Cover Image
$18.99
ISBN: 9781982153748
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Published: Atria Books - June 20th, 2023

Side-by-side bio's of socialite Ann Woodward and Truman Capote. Each achieved the pinnacle of high society only to have a precipitate fall. A very readable page-turner!


Wild Girls: How the Outdoors Shaped the Women Who Challenged a Nation (A Norton Short) By Tiya Miles Cover Image
$22.00
ISBN: 9781324020875
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Published: W. W. Norton & Company - September 19th, 2023

A history of different women whose experience with nature influenced their lives and in turn changed the world.