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Will our heroine be forced back to the States to fulfill her destiny as a librarian, or can she keep up her whirlwind Parisian existence?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eBooks included in the VMC 40th anniversary series include: \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFrost in May\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e by Antonia White; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Collected Stories of Grace Paley\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFire from Heaven\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e by Mary Renault; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Magic Toyshop\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e by Angela Carter; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Weather in the Streets \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eby Rosamond Lehmann; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eDeep Water\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e by Patricia Highsmith; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eThe Return of the Soldier\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e by Rebecca West; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eTheir Eyes Were Watching God\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e by Zora Neale Hurston; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eHeartburn\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e by Nora Ephron; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eMemento Mori \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003eby Muriel Spark; \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eA View of the Harbour\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e by Elizabeth Taylor; and \u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold a-text-italic\"\u003eFaces in the Water\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cspan class=\"a-text-bold\"\u003e by Janet Frame\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Dead Sea Records","offers":[{"title":"As New","offer_id":52404765917496,"sku":"9780349010373","price":4.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0764\/5803\/3464\/files\/9780349010373.jpg?v=1778518538"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.deadsearecords.co.uk\/collections\/classic-fiction.oembed?page=3","provider":"Dead Sea Records","version":"1.0","type":"link"}