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Sense and sensibility
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11 editions published between 1995 and 2005 in English and held by 2,770 libraries worldwide Tells of the Dashwood sisters, sensible Elinor and passionate Marianne, whose chances at marriage seem doomed by their family's sudden loss of fortune.
Notting Hill
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41 editions published between 1999 and 2010 in 9 languages and held by 1,655 libraries worldwide The world's most famous movie star falls in love with a small-time bookstore owner.
About a boy
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6 editions published in 2002 in English and held by 1,638 libraries worldwide Will is a good-looking, smooth-talking bachelor whose primary goal in life is to avoid any kind of responsibility. So he decides to invent an imaginary son in order to meet attractive single moms. Will gets a lesson about life from a bright but hopelessly geeky 12-year-old named Marcus. Now, as Will struggles to teach Marcus the art of being cool, Marcus teaches Will that you are never too cool to grow up.
Four weddings and a funeral
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66 editions published between 1993 and 2011 in 6 languages and held by 1,596 libraries worldwide Romantic comedy about a young man who meets the girl of his dreams at a friend's wedding. However, she slips through his fingers when the timing seems wrong, and they meet again at three more weddings and a funeral before the two finally connect.
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3 editions published in 2007 in English and held by 1,557 libraries worldwide Alex Fletcher is a washed-up 80s pop star who has been reduced to working the nostalgia circuit of county fairs and amusement parks. The charismatic and talented musician gets a chance at a comeback when reigning pop diva Cora Corman invites him to write and record a duet with her.
Two weeks notice
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18 editions published between 2002 and 2009 in 3 languages and held by 1,533 libraries worldwide Lucy Kelson, Chief Counsel for the Wade Corporation, one of New York City's top commercial real estate developers. She's a brilliant lawyer with a sharp, strategic mind. She also has an ulcer and doesn't get much sleep. It's not the job that's getting to her. It's her millionaire boss, George Wade. Handsome, charming and undeniably self-absorbed, he treats her more like a nanny than a Harvard Law grad and can barely choose a tie without her help. Now, after five years of calling the shots-on everything from his clothes to his divorce settlements, Lucy Kelson is calling it quits.
Bridget Jones's diary
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5 editions published between 2001 and 2011 in English and held by 1,448 libraries worldwide In her mid-thirties, still single and still being set up with dates by her mom, Bridget decides she needs to make a change in her life. She falls for her boss who uses her and then dumps her. In the meantime, Bridget keeps running into the divorced guy her mom tried to set her up with, and he happens to be ex-friends with her boss. She uses her diary as a confessional and she begins to wonder if she will ever find true love.
Bridget Jones the edge of reason
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11 editions published between 2004 and 2007 in English and Arabic and held by 1,402 libraries worldwide London-based thirty-something Bridget Jones continues her romantic relationship with Mark Darcy, despite many humorous complications.
Did you hear about the Morgans
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10 editions published between 2007 and 2010 in English and held by 1,216 libraries worldwide Meryl and Paul Morgan are a highly successful Manhattan couple. Their almost perfect lives have only one notable failure - their dissolving marriage. But they witness a murder and become the targets of a contract killer. The Feds, protecting their witnesses, whisk them from their beloved New York to a tiny town in Wyoming, and a relationship that was on the rocks threatens to end completely, unless with their new Blackberry-free lives, the Morgans can slow down the pace and rekindle their passion.
Love actually
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5 editions published between 2004 and 2010 in English and held by 1,077 libraries worldwide It's all about love and holiday cheer in London. The Prime Minister is smitten with his caterer; a widower's young son nurses the ultimate schoolboy crush; a writer falls for his Portuguese housekeeper; a devoted wife and mother copes with her potentially unfaithful husband; and a lovelorn American is desperately attracted to a colleague.
American dreamz
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6 editions published in 2006 in English and held by 936 libraries worldwide "American Dreamz" is a wildly popular television singing contest program that has captured the country's attention. This new season showcases a competition between Sally, a young Midwestern gal and Omer, a showtunes-loving young man from Orange County. The recently depressed President of the United States wants in on the craze and signs up for the potentially explosive season finale.
Nine months
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11 editions published between 1995 and 2003 in English and Spanish and held by 887 libraries worldwide The news that his girlfriend is expecting a baby sends Sam, an unflappable child psychologist, into a panic. Torn between advice given by a well-meaning but over-bearing couple and his confirmed bachelor buddy, Sam is in serious danger of losing his mind and his girlfriend.
Love actually
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18 editions published between 2003 and 2009 in 5 languages and held by 883 libraries worldwide It's all about love and holiday cheer in London. The Prime Minister is smitten with his caterer; a widower's young son nurses the ultimate schoolboy crush; a writer falls for his Portuguese housekeeper; a devoted wife and mother copes with her potentially unfaithful husband; and a lovelorn American is desperately attracted to a colleague.
Maurice
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40 editions published between 1987 and 2010 in 5 languages and held by 845 libraries worldwide E.M. Forrester's story of two Edwardian-era Cambridge students that fall in love, but must make difficult choices between abiding by British society's strict norms regarding homosexuality and following through on their feelings.
Bridget Jones's diary
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40 editions published between 2001 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 835 libraries worldwide In her mid-thirties, still single and still being set up with dates by her mom, Bridget decides she needs to make a change in her life. She falls for her boss who uses her and then dumps her. In the meantime, Bridget keeps running into the divorced guy her mom tried to set her up with, and he happens to be ex-friends with her boss. She uses her diary as a confessional and she begins to wonder if she will ever find true love.
The Englishman who went up a hill but came down a mountain
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20 editions published between 1994 and 2008 in 4 languages and held by 749 libraries worldwide A young man offends an entire town by declaring their mountain-- a prized local landmark-- to be a "hill." The eccentric and funny townspeople rally around their "mountain" and a fiery young woman charms the puzzled out-of-town cartographer into seeing things their way.
Mickey Blue Eyes
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8 editions published between 1999 and 2004 in English and Italian and held by 740 libraries worldwide Michael Felgate, a Manhattan art autioneer, is eager to marry Gina, a schoolteacher he's been dating for three months. Gina's father is a gangster who extracts money for the mob, and he starts to put the squeeze on Michael, using the auction house as a money laundering scam for dubious artwork.
Small time crooks
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20 editions published between 2000 and 2006 in 5 languages and held by 726 libraries worldwide Ray is an ex-convict who is married to Frenchy, a former stripper. Ray concocts a scheme to rob a bank by digging a tunnel from a defunct pizza place next door. As a cover, Frenchy opens a cookie shop in the storefront while Ray digs in the back. Ray's burglary is a failure, but Frenchy's cookies are a rousing success, and within a year the store has spawned a nationwide franchise that makes both rich. However, while Ray wants to move to Miami and bask in the sun, nouveau riche Frenchy now aspires to join high society, with posh art dealer David as her guide.
Impromptu
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12 editions published between 1991 and 2005 in 3 languages and held by 711 libraries worldwide Brazenly forward George Sand and frail, romantic Frederic Chopin are drawn together as lovers by an unnerving bond that cannot be broken despite the best efforts of those around them to keep them apart.
Restoration
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6 editions published between 1996 and 2005 in English and No Linguistic content and held by 575 libraries worldwide In 17th century Britain, a young man seduced by the wealth and indolence of the Restoration court, finds redemption of sorts through the love of a woman. more
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Grant, Hugh John Mungo, 1960-
Grant, Hughie
Grant, Hughie 1960-
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German (79) French (75) Spanish (45) Multiple languages (36) Undetermined (33) No Linguistic content (15) Russian (5) Italian (4) Chinese (3) Turkish (3) Japanese (1) Polish (1) Arabic (1) Covers
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