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House of Secrets

The Many Lives of a Florentine Palazzo

by Allison Levy ...

A look into the tantalising secrets of Florence's Palazzo Rucellai.When Italian Renaissance professor Allison Levy takes up residency in the palazzo of her dreams – the Palazzo Rucellai in Florence – she finds herself consumed by the space and swept into the vortex of its history. She spends every waking moment in dusty Florentine libraries, exploring the palazzo's myriad rooms seeking to uncover ... Read more

$12.99 USD

A look into the tantalising secrets of Florence's Palazzo Rucellai.When Italian Renaissance professor Allison Levy takes up residency in the palazzo of her dreams – the Palazzo Rucellai in Florence – she finds herself consumed by the space and swept into the vortex of its history. She spends every waking moment in dusty Florentine libraries, exploring the palazzo's myriad rooms seeking to uncover
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Re-membering Masculinity in Early Modern Florence

Widowed Bodies, Mourning and Portraiture

by Allison Levy ...

Series series Women and Gender in the Early Modern World
From Pliny to Petrarch to Pope-Hennessy and beyond, many have understood the obvious connection between portraiture and commemorative practice. This book expands and nuances our understanding of Renaissance portraiture; the author shows it to be complexly generated within a discourse of male anxiety and pre-mortuary mourning. She argues that portraiture could defer memory loss or, at the very ... Read more

$73.99 USD

From Pliny to Petrarch to Pope-Hennessy and beyond, many have understood the obvious connection between portraiture and commemorative practice. This book expands and nuances our understanding of Renaissance portraiture; the author shows it to be complexly generated within a discourse of male anxiety and pre-mortuary mourning. She argues that portraiture could defer memory loss or, at the very
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Beauty in the Broken Places

A Memoir of Love, Faith, and Resilience

by Allison Pataki ...

“An inspiring, intimate memoir about faith, resilience and the tenacity of love.”—People“In this emotional tale, a young couple see their lives changed in the blink of an eye—and learn to find love again.”—US WeeklyFive months pregnant, on a flight to their “babymoon,” Allison Pataki turned to her husband when he asked if his eye looked strange and watched him suddenly lose consciousness. After an ... Read more

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“An inspiring, intimate memoir about faith, resilience and the tenacity of love.”—People“In this emotional tale, a young couple see their lives changed in the blink of an eye—and learn to find love again.”—US WeeklyFive months pregnant, on a flight to their “babymoon,” Allison Pataki turned to her husband when he asked if his eye looked strange and watched him suddenly lose consciousness. After an
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Wild Journey to the Light

by Allison Bee Levy ...

Narrated by Allison Bee Levy ...

Unabridged

13 hours 34 min

Do you want to turn your pain into your power? Let Alli Bee show you how she did it..."Have faith and not fear" is what the other women in Nicaraguan jail said to Allison, a.k.a. Alli Bee, when she was curled up in the corner of her jail cell crying. She felt lost in the dark, but her future readers were her strength when she was weak. Through divorce, addiction, and toxic relationships, you see ... Read more

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Do you want to turn your pain into your power? Let Alli Bee show you how she did it..."Have faith and not fear" is what the other women in Nicaraguan jail said to Allison, a.k.a. Alli Bee, when she was curled up in the corner of her jail cell crying. She felt lost in the dark, but her future readers were her strength when she was weak. Through divorce, addiction, and toxic relationships, you see
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Beauty in the Broken Places

A Memoir of Love, Faith, and Resilience

by Allison Pataki ...

Narrated by Allison Pataki ...

Unabridged

6 hours 47 min

A deeply moving memoir about a couple whose lives were changed in the blink of an eye, and the love that helped them rewrite their future.Five months pregnant, on a flight to their "babymoon," Allison Pataki turned to her husband when he asked if his eye looked strange, and watched him suddenly lose consciousness. After an emergency landing, she discovered that Dave--a healthy thirty-year-old ... Read more

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A deeply moving memoir about a couple whose lives were changed in the blink of an eye, and the love that helped them rewrite their future.Five months pregnant, on a flight to their "babymoon," Allison Pataki turned to her husband when he asked if his eye looked strange, and watched him suddenly lose consciousness. After an emergency landing, she discovered that Dave--a healthy thirty-year-old
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Widowhood and Visual Culture in Early Modern Europe

Edited by Allison Levy ...

Series series Women and Gender in the Early Modern World
Whereas recent studies of early modern widowhood by social, economic and cultural historians have called attention to the often ambiguous, yet also often empowering, experience and position of widows within society, Widowhood and Visual Culture in Early Modern Europe is the first book to consider the distinct and important relationship between ritual and representation. The fifteen new ... Read more

$66.99 USD

Whereas recent studies of early modern widowhood by social, economic and cultural historians have called attention to the often ambiguous, yet also often empowering, experience and position of widows within society, Widowhood and Visual Culture in Early Modern Europe is the first book to consider the distinct and important relationship between ritual and representation. The fifteen new
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The Bright Hour

A Memoir of Living and Dying

by Nina Riggs ...

Narrated by Cassandra Campbell ...

Unabridged

7 hours 34 min

* INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *“Stunning…heartrending…this year’s When Breath Becomes Air.” —Nora Krug, The Washington Post“Beautiful and haunting.” —Matt McCarthy, MD, USA TODAY“Vivid, immediate.” —Laura Collins-Hughes, The Boston GlobeThe New York Times bestseller by poet Nina Riggs, mother of two young sons and the direct... ... Read more

$19.99 USD

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* INSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER *“Stunning…heartrending…this year’s When Breath Becomes Air.” —Nora Krug, The Washington Post“Beautiful and haunting.” —Matt McCarthy, MD, USA TODAY“Vivid, immediate.” —Laura Collins-Hughes, The Boston GlobeThe New York Times bestseller by poet Nina Riggs, mother of two young sons and the direct...
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Sisi

Empress on Her Own: A Novel

by Allison Pataki ...

Narrated by Elizabeth Knowelden ...

Unabridged

17 hours 22 min

NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A sweeping historical novel that tells the dramatic story of Sisi, the empress of Austria-Hungary who fought for her family, her people, and her empire in a changing world“Irresistible—completely impossible to put down . . . Allison Pataki reimagines the reign of the nineteenth-century Princess Diana in this stunning book.”—Michelle Moran, bestselling author of Rebel ... Read more

$25.99 USD

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NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A sweeping historical novel that tells the dramatic story of Sisi, the empress of Austria-Hungary who fought for her family, her people, and her empire in a changing world“Irresistible—completely impossible to put down . . . Allison Pataki reimagines the reign of the nineteenth-century Princess Diana in this stunning book.”—Michelle Moran, bestselling author of Rebel
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Let Me Lie

by Clare Mackintosh ...

Narrated by Clare Mackintosh, Gemma Whelan ...

Unabridged

11 hours 57 min

The stunning new novel from Clare Mackintosh, the international bestselling author of I Let You Go and I See You.The police say it was suicide. Anna says it was murder. They're both wrong.Last year, Tom and Caroline Johnson chose to end their lives, one seemingly unable to live without the other. Their daughter, Anna, is struggling to come to terms with her parents' deaths, unwilling to accept the ... Read more

$20.99 USD

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The stunning new novel from Clare Mackintosh, the international bestselling author of I Let You Go and I See You.The police say it was suicide. Anna says it was murder. They're both wrong.Last year, Tom and Caroline Johnson chose to end their lives, one seemingly unable to live without the other. Their daughter, Anna, is struggling to come to terms with her parents' deaths, unwilling to accept the
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A Beautiful, Terrible Thing

A Memoir of Marriage and Betrayal

by Jen Waite ...

Narrated by Jen Waite ...

Unabridged

6 hours 41 min

**A woman discovers her marriage is built on an illusion in this harrowing and ultimately inspiring memoir.“Be forewarned: You won’t sleep until you finish the last page.”—Caroline Leavitt, author of Cruel Beautiful World**One night. One email. Two realities...Before: Jen Waite has met the partner of her dreams. A handsome, loving man who becomes part of her family, evolving into her husband, her ... Read more

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**A woman discovers her marriage is built on an illusion in this harrowing and ultimately inspiring memoir.“Be forewarned: You won’t sleep until you finish the last page.”—Caroline Leavitt, author of Cruel Beautiful World**One night. One email. Two realities...Before: Jen Waite has met the partner of her dreams. A handsome, loving man who becomes part of her family, evolving into her husband, her
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Between You and Me

A Novel

by Susan Wiggs ...

Narrated by Tanya Eby, Adam Verner ...

Unabridged

10 hours 55 min

Deep within the peaceful heart of Amish country, a life-or-death emergency shatters a quiet world to its core. Number-one New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs delivers a riveting story that challenges our deepest-held beliefs.Caught between two worlds, Caleb Stoltz is bound by a deathbed promise to raise his orphaned niece and nephew in Middle Grove, where life revolves around family, ... Read more

$28.99 USD

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Deep within the peaceful heart of Amish country, a life-or-death emergency shatters a quiet world to its core. Number-one New York Times bestselling author Susan Wiggs delivers a riveting story that challenges our deepest-held beliefs.Caught between two worlds, Caleb Stoltz is bound by a deathbed promise to raise his orphaned niece and nephew in Middle Grove, where life revolves around family,
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The Light We Lost: Reese's Book Club

by Jill Santopolo ...

Narrated by Jill Santopolo ...

Series Audiobook 1 - The Light We Lost
Unabridged

7 hours 16 min

The New York Times Bestseller and A Reese’s Book Club Pick**“This love story between Lucy & Gabe spans decades and continents as two star-crossed lovers try to return to each other…Will they ever meet again? This book kept me up at night, turning the pages to find out, and the ending did not disappoint.”—Reese Witherspoon“One Day meets Me Before You meets your weekender bag.”—The Skimm ... Read more

$20.99 USD

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The New York Times Bestseller and A Reese’s Book Club Pick**“This love story between Lucy & Gabe spans decades and continents as two star-crossed lovers try to return to each other…Will they ever meet again? This book kept me up at night, turning the pages to find out, and the ending did not disappoint.”—Reese Witherspoon“One Day meets Me Before You meets your weekender bag.”—The Skimm
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