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Maisie Dobbs novels volume 11
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Spring 1937. In the four years since she left England, Maisie Dobbs has experienced love, contentment, stability, and the deepest tragedy a woman can endure. Now, all she wants is the peace she believes she might find by returning to India. But her sojourn in the hills of Darjeeling is cut short when her stepmother summons her home to England, her aging father Frankie Dobbs is not getting any younger. But on a ship bound for England, Maisie realizes...
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"A kaleidoscopic portrait of one family's displacement across four countries, Kantika-"song" in Ladino--follows the joys and losses of Rebecca Cohen, feisty daughter of the Sephardic elite of early 20th-century Istanbul. When the Cohens lose their wealth and are forced to move to Barcelona and start anew, Rebecca fashions a life and self from what comes her way--a failed marriage, the need to earn a living, but also passion, pleasure and motherhood....
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"There are so many boys name Jojo! In I SHARE MY NAME, a young boy celebrates his Sephardic Jewish cultural tradition of naming children after grandparents. Young Jojo shares what he loves about each of his cousins, all named Jojo. All of the Jojos are unique and all are loved by Papa Jojo, who blesses them every Shabbat." --publisher's website
5) Mazal bueno!
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"We say 'Mazal Bueno!' in Ladino to celebrate something special!" --back cover.
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"Marco Calvo always knew his grandfather, affectionately called Papoo, was a good man. After all, he was named for him. A first-generation Jewish immigrant, Papoo was hardworking, smart, and caring. When Papoo peacefully passes away, Marco expects the funeral to be simple. However, he is caught off guard by something unusual. Among his close family and friends are mourners he doesn’t recognize—Japanese American families—and no one is quite sure...
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