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  • Dark Aemilia
    Dark Aemilia : A Novel of Shakespeare's Dark Lady
    by Sally O'Reilly
    Hardcover: May 2014
    Paperback: Jun 2015
     
    In rich, vivid detail, Sally O'Reilly breathes life into England's first female poet, a mysterious woman nearly forgotten by history. Full of passion and devilish schemes, Dark Aemilia is a tale worthy of the Bard.
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  • Dark Horses
    Dark Horses
    by Susan Mihalic
    Hardcover: Feb 2021
    Paperback: Oct 2021
     
    A darkly gripping debut novel about a teenage girl's fierce struggle to reclaim her life from her abusive father.
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  • Dark Roots
    Dark Roots
    by Cate Kennedy
    Paperback: Feb 2008
     
    Devastating, evocative, and richly comic, Dark Roots deftly unveils the traumas that incite us to desperate measures and the coincidences that drive our lives. This arresting collection introduces a new master of the short story.
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  • Dark Voyage
    Dark Voyage
    by Alan Furst
    Hardcover: Aug 2004
    Paperback: May 2005
     
    Set in May 1941 Dark Voyage is taut with suspense and pounding with battle scenes; it is authentic, powerful, and brilliant.
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  • The Darling
    The Darling
    by Russell Banks
    Hardcover: Oct 2004
    Paperback: Oct 2005
     
    A political-historical thriller set in Liberia and the USA between 1975 to 1991 that raises serious philosophical questions about terrorism, political violence, and the clash of races and cultures.
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  • The Dart League King
    The Dart League King : A Novel
    by Keith L. Morris
    Hardcover: Oct 2008
    Paperback: Oct 2008
     
    A dart contest on a Thursday night in Garnet Lake, Idaho brings together five very different characters, whose fates are threaded together more closely than they realize.
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  • Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen
    Daughter of a Daughter of a Queen
    by Sarah Bird
    Hardcover: Sep 2018
    Paperback: Feb 2020
     
    The compelling, hidden story of Cathy Williams, a former slave and the only woman to ever serve with the legendary Buffalo Soldiers.
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  • Daughter of Fortune
    Daughter of Fortune
    by Isabel Allende
    Hardcover: Oct 1999
    Paperback: Sep 2000
     
    A sweeping portrait of the era of the Californian Gold Rush, a story rich in character, history, violence, and compassion.
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