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Homeless bird / by Whelan, Gloria.;
When thirteen-year-old Koly enters into an ill-fated arranged marriage, she must either suffer a destiny dictated by India's tradition or find the courage to oppose it.
Subjects: Courage; Young women; Arranged marriage;
© 2001., HarperTrophy,
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Caraval / by Garber, Stephanie.;
"Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their ruthless father. Now Scarlett's father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the legendary, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over. But this year, Scarlett's long-dreamt-of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor who she has just met, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval's mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season's Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner."--Accelerated Reader AR
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Science fiction.; Festivals; Kidnapping; Arranged marriage; Sisters; Treasure hunt (Game); Contests; Festivals; Kidnapping; Arranged marriage; Sisters; Treasure hunt (Game); Contests;
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Legendary : a Caraval novel / by Garber, Stephanie.;
Having made a deal with a criminal to save her sister Scarlett from a disastrous arranged marriage, Tella must win Caraval and uncover Legend's identity, or risk losing everything, including her life.
Subjects: Young adult fiction.; Fantasy fiction.; Arranged marriage; Young adult fiction.; Sisters; Performing arts; Games; Criminals; Fantasy; Sisters; Performing arts; Games; Criminals; Fantasy.;
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Lady Tan's circle of women : a novel / by See, Lisa,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Sent into an arranged marriage, Tan Yunxian, forbidden to continue her work as a midwife-in-training as well as see her forever friend Meiling, is ordered to act like proper wife and seeks a way to continue treating women and girls from every level of society in fifteenth-century China."According to Confucius, "an educated woman is a worthless woman," but Tan Yunxian--born into an elite family, yet haunted by death, separations, and loneliness--is being raised by her grandparents to be of use. Her grandmother is one of only a handful of female doctors in China, and she teaches Yunxian the pillars of Chinese medicine, the Four Examinations--looking, listening, touching, and asking--something a man can never do with a female patient. From a young age, Yunxian learns about women's illnesses, many of which relate to childbearing, alongside a young midwife-in-training, Meiling. The two girls find fast friendship and a mutual purpose--despite the prohibition that a doctor should never touch blood while a midwife comes in frequent contact with it--and they vow to be forever friends, sharing in each other's joys and struggles. No mud, no lotus, they tell themselves: from adversity beauty can bloom. But when Yunxian is sent into an arranged marriage, her mother-in-law forbids her from seeing Meiling and from helping the women and girls in the household. Yunxian is to act like a proper wife--embroider bound-foot slippers, pluck instruments, recite poetry, give birth to sons, and stay forever within the walls of the family compound, the Garden of Fragrant Delights. How might a woman like Yunxian break free of these traditions, go on to treat women and girls from every level of society, and lead a life of such importance that many of her remedies are still used five centuries later? How might the power of friendship support or complicate these efforts?" --
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Women physicians; Aristocracy (Social class); Female friendship; Midwives; Women; Arranged marriage; Sex role;
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Extravagant expectations : new ways to find romantic love in America / by Hollander, Paul,1932-;
Includes bibliographical references (p. 213-229) and index.Introduction: From arranged marriage to social isolation -- Modernity, romantic love, and the rise of expectations -- Popular romanticism in America -- Expert advice on dating and mating -- Self-presentation and wish lists in printed personals -- Looking for love on the Internet : Massachusetts -- Looking for love on the Internet : Nebraska and Alabama -- Looking for love on the Internet : California -- Conclusion: The entitlement to happiness.The proliferation of dating websites, printed personals, and self-help relationship books reflects the new ways Americans seek close, personal relationships. Exposed to changing and often conflicting values, trends, and fashions--disseminated by popular culture, advertising, and assorted "experts"--Americans face uncertainties about the best ways to meet important emotional and social needs. How do we establish lasting and intimate personal relationships, including marriage? In Extravagant Expectations Paul Hollander investigates how Americans today pursue romantic relationships, with special reference to the advantages and drawbacks of Internet dating compared to connections made in school, college, and the workplace. By analyzing printed personals, dating websites, and advice offered by pop psychology books, he examines the qualities that people seek in a partner and also assesses the influence of the remaining conventional ideas of romantic love. Hollander suggests that notions of romantic love have changed due to conflicting values and expectations and the impact of pragmatic considerations. Individualism, high expectations, social and geographic mobility, changing sex roles, and the American national character all play a part in this fascinating and finally sobering exploration of the efforts of men and women to find love and meaning in life. --Book Jacket.
Subjects: Man-woman relationships; Mate selection; Love; Personals;
© c2011., Ivan R. Dee,
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Tom Jones / by Fielding, Henry,1707-1754.; Bender, John B.; Stern, Simon.;
Includes bibliographical references.Follows the fortunes of Tom, a foundling brought up by the kindly squire Allworthy. Despite a good and generous heart, Tom's naive inability to resist a pretty face leads to his downfall and he is banished from the Squire's house. But when the girl he really loves, Sophia, runs away to escape from her arranged marriage to his rival, the despicable Blifil, Tom pursues her to London, embarking on a series of riotous and frequently amorous adventures involving a wonderfully rich gallery of characters. Not so much a rake's progress as the exploits of an innocent abroad, it is a splendidly funny and often touching odyssey in which good ultimately triumphs over the corruption of human spirit.
Subjects: Identity (Psychology); Young men; Foundlings;
© [2008], Oxford University Press,
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Virgins : [electronic resource] : Outlander series, book .5. by Diana, Gabaldon.; Scott-Douglas Allan.;
Narrator: Allan Scott-Douglas.Mourning the death of his father and gravely injured at the hands of the English, Jamie Fraser finds himself running with a band of mercenaries in the French countryside, where he reconnects with his old friend Ian Murray. Both are nursing wounds; both have good reason to stay out of Scotland; and both are still virgins, despite several opportunities to remedy that deplorable situation with ladies of easy virtue. But Jamie's love life becomes infinitely more complicated-and dangerous-when fate brings the young men into the service of Dr. Hasdi, a Jewish gentleman who hires them to escort two priceless treasures to Paris. One is an old Torah; the other is the doctor's beautiful daughter, Rebekah, destined for an arranged marriage. Both Jamie and Ian are instantly drawn to the bride-to-be-but they might be more cautious if they had any idea who they're truly dealing with.Requires OverDrive Listen (file size: N/A KB) or OverDrive app (file size: 85818 KB).
Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Literature.;
© 2016., Recorded Books Inc.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=3784556 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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The phoenix crown : [electronic resource] : A novel. by Quinn, Kate.; Maarleveld, Saskia.;
Narrator: Saskia Maarleveld.San Francisco, 1906. In a city bustling with newly minted millionaires and scheming upstarts, two very different women hope to change their fortunes: Gemma, a golden-haired, silver-voiced soprano whose career desperately needs rekindling, and Suling, a petite and resolute Chinatown embroideress who is determined to escape an arranged marriage. Their paths cross when they are drawn into the orbit of Henry Thornton, a charming railroad magnate whose extraordinary collection of Chinese antiques includes the fabled Phoenix Crown, a legendary relic of Beijing's fallen Summer Palace. His patronage offers Gemma and Suling the chance of a lifetime, but their lives are thrown into turmoil when a devastating earthquake rips San Francisco apart and Thornton disappears, leaving behind a mystery reaching further than anyone could have imagined . . . until the Phoenix Crown reappears five years later at a sumptuous Paris costume ball, drawing Gemma and Suling together in one last desperate quest for justice.Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Historical Fiction.; Literature.;
© 2024., HarperAudio,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=9452200 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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Kiss an Angel / [electronic resource]. by Phillips, Susan Elizabeth.;
Pretty, flighty Daisy Devreaux can either go to jail or marry the mystery man her father has chosen for her. Arranged marriages don't happen in the modern world, so how did the irrepressible Daisy find herself in this fix? Alex Markov, as humorless as he is deadly handsome, has no intention of playing the loving bridegroom to a spoiled little feather-head with champagne tastes. He drags Daisy from her uptown life to a broken down traveling circus and sets out to tame her to his ways. But this man without a soul has met his match in a woman who's nothing but heart. Before long, passion will send them flying sky high without a safety net... risking it all in search of a love that will last forever.Electronic reproduction.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Fiction.; Romance.;
© 2009.,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=22919 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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Caraval / [electronic resource]. by Garber, Stephanie.; Soler, Rebecca.;
Narrator: Rebecca Soler.Scarlett has never left the tiny island where she and her beloved sister, Tella, live with their powerful, and cruel, father. Now Scarlett's father has arranged a marriage for her, and Scarlett thinks her dreams of seeing Caraval, the far-away, once-a-year performance where the audience participates in the show, are over. But this year, Scarlett's long-dreamt of invitation finally arrives. With the help of a mysterious sailor, Tella whisks Scarlett away to the show. Only, as soon as they arrive, Tella is kidnapped by Caraval's mastermind organizer, Legend. It turns out that this season's Caraval revolves around Tella, and whoever finds her first is the winner. Scarlett has been told that everything that happens during Caraval is only an elaborate performance. But she nevertheless becomes enmeshed in a game of love, heartbreak, and magic with the other players in the game. And whether Caraval is real or not, she must find Tella before the five nights of the game are over, a dangerous domino effect of consequences is set off, and her sister disappears forever.Requires the Libby app or a modern web browser.
Subjects: Electronic books.; Young Adult Fiction.; Fantasy.; Romance.; Young Adult Literature.;
© 2017., Macmillan Young Listeners,
On-line resources: http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=130119&titleID=3091144 -- Click to access digital title in OverDrive.;
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