The history of a Vermeer painting unfolds through a series of events that trace the ownership of the painting back to the moment of the work's inspiration.
Amsterdam, 1943. Hanneke spends her days procuring and delivering sought-after black market goods to paying customers, her nights hiding the true nature of her work from her concerned parents, and every waking moment mourning her boyfriend, who was ...
A Girl Named Zippy
: Growing Up Small in Mooreland Indiana
by Haven Kimmel
Hardcover: Mar 2001
Paperback: May 2002
This witty and lovingly told memoir takes readers back to a time when small-town America was caught in the amber of the innocent postwar period--people helped their neighbors, went to church on Sunday, and kept barnyard animals in their backyards.
The Girl Next Door
: A Novel
by Ruth Rendell
Hardcover: Oct 2014
Paperback: Jul 2015
In this psychologically explosive story from "one of the most remarkable novelists of her generation" (People), the discovery of bones in a tin box sends shockwaves across a group of long-time friends.
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