Visiting Other Worlds

Beneath a Marble Sky (Paperback)

By John Shors
$14.00
ISBN-13: 9780451218469
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Published: NAL Trade, 06/01/2006

"Beneath a Marble Sky is set in 17th-century India and tells the story of the building of the Taj Mahal. This book has all the wonderful elements necessary to keep you turning the pages." --Suzanne Droppert, Liberty Bay Books, Poulsbo, WA

The Commoner (Paperback)

By John Burnham Schwartz
$14.95
ISBN-13: 9781400096053
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Published: Vintage, 01/01/2009

"I love, love, love this book! In the spirit of Memoirs of a Geisha, this story of the only commoner to ever to marry into the Japanese royal family is a perfect reading group selection!" --Linda Grana, Lafayette Book Store, Lafayette, CA

Out Stealing Horses (Paperback)

By Per Petterson, Anne Born (Translator)
$14.00
ISBN-13: 9780312427085
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Published: Picador, 04/01/2008

"Sixty-seven-year-old Trond Sander wants to live in peace and quiet but finds himself confronted with a turbulent period of his youth. This award-winning and provocatively written novel loses nothing in translation from Norwegian, and, after reading Petterson's novel, the conversation in our book group was lively and inspired." --Cynthia Claridge, Paulina Springs Books, Sisters, OR

Tokyo Fiancee (Paperback)

By Amelie Nothomb, Alison Anderson (Translator)
$15.00
ISBN-13: 9781933372648
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Published: Europa Editions, 12/01/2008

"Here is an elegantly written love story with humor, intelligence, and autobiographical honesty, translated from the French. You will find yourself clinging to the words as well as the story." --Sandra Goddin, Quail Ridge Books, Raleigh, NC