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|  | The Phantom Limbs of the Rollow Sisters by Timothy Schaffert
Mabel and Lily Rollow have had a tough time: their mother abandoned them after their father committed suicide, and all they have is the store their grandmother left to them. When Lily (the pretty one) takes off with the man they both love, Mabel (the sensible one) must come to terms with her losses and try to go on. AUTHOR: Timothy Schaffert
PUBLISHER: Putnam Publishing Group, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction 
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 | Void of Course by Jim Carroll
Description not available.Poems deal with love, longing, friendship, memory, time, and life in the city AUTHOR: Jim Carroll
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | The Canterbury Tales by A. C. Cawley, A. I. Doyle, A. Kent Hieatt, Barbara Cohen, Constance B. Hieatt
The Canterbury Tales were originally planned to include over 100 stories, but Chaucer completed only 22. The device of using a pilgrimage as a setting for the telling of tales was not uncommon--medieval pilgrims traditionally told stories to liven up the long trek--but Chaucer's version is infinitely more sophisticated, matching the teller and his tale in a way that greatly enriches the content. This, and the interactions between the pilgrims, give the Canterbury Tales the complexity of a good novel. The Tales reflect Chaucer's wide experience with all levels of English society: the royals, the aristocracy, the clergy, the middle class from which he came, and the lower classes, for whom he invariably shows sympathy and understanding. They are also notable for the dialogue that is set up about marriage, its virtues and liabilities, and the proper role of husband and wife--giving the work a coherent unity and an even greater resonance. AUTHOR: A. C. Cawley, A. I. Doyle, A. Kent Hieatt, Barbara Cohen, Constance B. Hieatt
PUBLISHER: Tuttle Publishing
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Water by Susan McClure
Full of helpful illustrations, this useful and attractive guide gives the gardener all he or she needs to know about water in the garden: xeriscaping, watering cans, gray water, climate, and much more. AUTHOR: Susan McClure
PUBLISHER: Workman Publishing Company, Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Gardening
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 | The Sadeian Woman & the Ideology of Pornography by Angela Carter
Description not available.Draws on de Sade's embodiments of women's two roles, Justine and Juliette, and on more contemporary models to argue that sexuality is a mode of power politics as well as a vital way to advance relationships admitting of neither conqueror nor conquered. Reprint. AUTHOR: Angela Carter
PUBLISHER: Penguin Group (USA) Incorporated
FORMAT: Paperback
CATEGORY: Fiction
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 | Collected Short Stories 1898-1910 by Denis Donoghue, Henry James
James's dense, complex prose style and his deep and subtle musings into the springs of character are as evident in his short stories as in his novels. Like much of his fiction, his short works are often about the contrasts between America and Europe, and many of them are influenced by the stories of Nathaniel Hawthorne. These stories from the end of James's life include some of his best works: The Great Good Place, The Beast in the Jungle, and The Jolly Corner. AUTHOR: Denis Donoghue, Henry James
PUBLISHER: Library of America, The
FORMAT: Hardcover
CATEGORY: Fiction
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