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January 1999

  • Shame on It Allby Zane
    4.43 avg ratings, 21 reviewspublished January 1, 1999

    Follows the adventures and misadventures of sisters Harmony, Bryce, and Lucinda (a.k.a. Lucky) Whitfield as they deal will family, friends, lovers, and enemies. Reprint.

  • The Taming of Jessi Roseby Beverly Jenkins
    4.67 avg ratings, 6 reviewspublished January 1, 1999

    No Man Could Tame Her Jessi Rose Clayton would do anything to keep the family ranch from falling into the wrong hands-even agree to take on a rough-and-tumble outlaw as her protector. With his rugged, handsome face and muscular bronze body, Griffin Blake can draw a sigh from a la...

  • Fruit of the Lemonby Andrea Levy
    Not ratedpublished January 1, 1999

    From Andrea Levy, author of Small Island and winner of the Whitbread Book of the Year and the Best of the Best Orange Prize, comes a story of one woman and two islands. Faith Jackson knows little about her parents' lives before they moved to England. Happy to be starting her firs...

  • Offering unique insights for each day of the year, an inspirational collection of meditations presents words of wisdom and empowerment for African-American lesbians and gays struggling to cope with both homophobia and racism. Original.

  • Brixton Rockby Alex Wheatle
    5.0 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished January 1, 1999

    Set against the backdrop of the Brixton race riots in London in the 1980s, this novel tells a story of overcoming obstacles from a teen's perspective. Brenton Brown, a 16-year-old mixed-race youth, has lived in a children's home all his life and is haunted by the absence of his m...

  • The Intuitionistby Colson Whitehead
    3.5 avg ratings, 1 reviewpublished January 1, 1999

    Librarian note: Click here for alternate cover edition Two warring factions in the Department of Elevator Inspectors in a bustling metropolis vie for dominance: the Empiricists, who go by the book and rigorously check every structural and mechanical detail, and the Intuitionists,...