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Author
Series
Pignon Scorbion ; 1
Publisher
Blackstone Publishing
Language
English
Formats
Description
"In 1910, a new chief police inspector{u2014} Pignon Scorbion{u2014} arrives in a small English municipality. Many of the locals wonder why they need such an investigator. But soon he is trying to solve a trio of crimes and each clue leads to new surprises." --
3) Jayber Crow
Author
Series
Publisher
Counterpoint
Pub. Date
[2000]
Language
English
Description
From the simple setting of his own barber shop, Jayber Crow, orphan, seminarian, and native of Port William, recalls his life and the life of his community as it spends itself in the middle of the twentieth century. Surrounded by his friends and neighbors, he is both participant and witness as the community attempts to transcend its own decline. And meanwhile Jayber learns the art of devotion and that a faithful love is its own reward.
Author
Publisher
McSweeney's
Pub. Date
[2023]
Language
English
Description
"New to town and delusionally confident, Slide imagined himself living in a glossy building with doormen and sweeping views of the skyline. Instead he's landed in a creaking, stuffy apartment with two roommates: a loping giant who hardly leaves his room, and a weight-obsessed neurotic who keeps no fewer than forty-seven lamps throughout the house, blazing at all hours. Unwilling to accept this fate, Slide--a barber with an opaque past--embarks on...
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