The Light Years: A Memoir, Paperback - Chris Rush

A New York Times Book Review Editors' ChoiceThe Light Years is a joyous and defiant coming-of-age memoir set during one of the most turbulent times...

DescriptionThe Light Years is a joyous and defiant coming-of-age memoir set during one of the most turbulent times in American historyChris Rush wa...

DescriptionThe captain of a family-owned starship arranges a marriage for her son in hopes of achieving faster-than-light travel and maybe, just ma...

The first book in the landmark Cazalet Chronicles, previously a BBC radio and TV series. With the onset of war, The Light Years reveals a privilege...

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Publisher: BenBella BooksAuthor(s): Chris PalmerNumber of pages: 264Publication date: 2021Dimensions: 152 x 227 x 23Cover type: Paperback / softbac...

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Thirty years ago, I lay in the womb of a woman, conceived in a sexual act of rape, being carried during the prenatal period by an unwilling and reb...

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An exquisite novel of lost lives and the elusiveness of happiness, this seductive, witty and tender book follows married couple Negra and Viri as f...

The second instalment of the popular YA science fiction series, with further details still under wraps. Morgan is also the author of the 100 series...

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Publisher: HarperCollins Publishers IncAuthor(s): Maryanne O'HaraNumber of pages: 368Publication date: 2022Dimensions: 137 x 204 x 27Cover type: Pa...

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