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Books by Alex George






A Good American(Reprint)
by Alex George, Alex Readers Digestgeorge
Paperback, 448 Pages, Published 2013 by G.P. Putnam's Sons
Deckle Edge
ISBN-13: 978-0-425-25317-5, ISBN: 0-425-25317-1

"“A beautifully written novel, laced with history and music.” —Emily St. John Mandel, author of Station ElevenA LIBRARY JOURNAL BEST BOOK OF THE YEARA BOOKPAGE BEST BOOK OF THE YEAREverything he’d seen had been unimaginably different from the dry, dour streets of home, and to his surprise he was not sorry in the slightest. He was smitten by the beguiling otherness of it all. And so began my grandfather’s rapturous love affair with Americ ..."






The Paris Hours
A Novel
by Alex George
Hardcover, 272 Pages, Published 2020 by Flatiron Books
Deckle Edge
ISBN-13: 978-1-250-30718-7, ISBN: 1-250-30718-X

"“Like All the Light We Cannot See, The Paris Hours explores the brutality of war and its lingering effects with cinematic intensity. The ending will leave you breathless.” ―Christina Baker Kline, author of Orphan Train and A Piece of the WorldOne day in the City of Light. One night in search of lost time. Paris between the wars teems with artists, writers, and musicians, a glittering crucible of genius. But amidst the dazzling creativit ..."






A Good American
by Alex George
Hardcover, Published 2012 by Thorndike Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-4104-4628-2, ISBN: 1-4104-4628-X






The Paris Hours
(Paperback)
by Alex George
Paperback, 272 Pages, Published 2021 by Flatiron Books, United States
ISBN-13: 978-1-250-30720-0, ISBN: 1-250-30720-1

"Lovesick artist Guillaume is down on his luck and running from a debt he cannot repay—but when Gertrude Stein walks into his studio, he wonders if this is the day everything could change."






Love You Madly
(Paperback)
by Alex George
Paperback, 352 Pages, Published 2002 by Harpercollins Publishers Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-00-711795-6, ISBN: 0-00-711795-7

"Hilarious and devastating, Love You Madly is about having everything you ever wanted - and having everything to lose."






Before Your Very Eyes
(Paperback)
by Alex George
Paperback, 384 Pages, Published 2000 by Harpercollins Publishers Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-00-651333-9, ISBN: 0-00-651333-6

"A comedy about love, friendship and magic, and about how, sometimes, the trick is to see what's before your very eyes."






Setting Free the Kites(Reprint)
by Alex George
Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2018 by G.P. Putnam's Sons
ISBN-13: 978-0-399-57648-5, ISBN: 0-399-57648-7

"From the author of the “lyrical and compelling” (USA Today) novel A Good American comes a powerful story of two friends and the unintended consequences of friendship, loss, and hope.   For Robert Carter, life in his coastal Maine hometown is comfortably predictable. But in 1976, on his first day of eighth grade, he meets Nathan Tilly, who changes everything. Nathan is confident, fearless, impetuous—and fascinated by kites and flying. Ro ..."






A Good American
by Alex George
Paperback, 400 Pages, Published 2013 by Penguin Books Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-1-905490-93-6, ISBN: 1-905490-93-3

"Alex George's A Good American is a positive and uplifting novel about the American Dream. This is the story of the Meisenheimer family, told by James, a third-generation American living in Beatrice, Missouri. It's where his German grandparents - Frederick and Jette - found themselves after journeying across the turbulent Atlantic, fording the flood-swollen Mississippi, and being brought to a sudden halt by the broken waters of the pregn ..."






A Primer of Botanical Latin with Vocabulary(1st Edition)
by Emma Short, Alex George, F. R. Leavis
Paperback, 308 Pages, Published 2013 by Cambridge University Press
ISBN-13: 978-1-107-69375-3, ISBN: 1-107-69375-6

"Latin is one of two acceptable languages for describing new plants, and taxonomists must be able to translate earlier texts in Latin. Providing a simple explanation of Latin grammar along with an in-depth vocabulary, this is an indispensable guide for systematic botanists worldwide. All relevant parts of speech are discussed, with accompanying examples as well as worked exercises for translating diagnoses and descriptions to and from La ..."






A Good American(1st Edition)
(Signed)
by Alex George
Hardcover, 400 Pages, Published 2012 by Putnam Adult
ISBN-13: 978-0-399-15759-2, ISBN: 0-399-15759-X

"An uplifting novel about the families we create and the places we call home. It is 1904. When Frederick and Jette must flee her disapproving mother, where better to go than America, the land of the new? Originally set to board a boat to New York, at the last minute, they take one destined for New Orleans instead ("What's the difference? They're both new"), and later find themselves, more by chance than by design, in the small town of Be ..."






Revolt Rising
(Paperback)
by Alex George
Paperback, 228 Pages, Published 2010 by Mill City Press, Inc.
ISBN-13: 978-1-936107-85-8, ISBN: 1-936107-85-6

"After another ten minutes of waiting, a doctor enters the room. The embroidery on his lab coat reads “Dr. Stein- man.” He's a short, unassuming figure with curly gray hair. He takes a moment to introduce himself before consulting the chart in his ..."






Setting Free the Kites
(Paperback)
by Alex George
Paperback, 336 Pages, Published 2017 by Putnam
ISBN-13: 978-0-7352-1566-5, ISBN: 0-7352-1566-9

"From the author of the “lyrical and compelling” (USA Today) novel A Good American comes a powerful story of two friends and the unintended consequences of friendship, loss, and hope.   For Robert Carter, life in his coastal Maine hometown is comfortably predictable. But in 1976, on his first day of eighth grade, he meets Nathan Tilly, who changes everything. Nathan is confident, fearless, impetuous—and fascinated by kites and flying. Ro ..."






Wonderful You(Reprint)
by Alex George
Paperback, 304 Pages, Published 2005 by Harpercollins Publishers Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-00-711796-3, ISBN: 0-00-711796-5

"Wonderful You is a funny, poignant story about the disintegration and salvation of a modern marriage, and the pressures of trying to have it all. Sometimes life has a way of not working out quite the way you planned. Andrew Shaw's childhood ambition did not involve discussing the best way to give a red setter a makeover on daytime television. Coming home in the evening to virtual strangers, Andrew realises that his children are ..."






Working It Out
by Alex George
Paperback, 280 Pages, Published 1999 by Harpercollins Pub Ltd
ISBN-13: 978-0-00-651332-2, ISBN: 0-00-651332-8

"Watch out Bridget Jones and Ally McBeal -- Johnathan Burlip wants you to know his side of the story! For Johnathan Burlip, solicitor and virtuoso shirt ironer, nothing is ever simple. Girlfriends, dysfunctional families, petulant bosses -- all cause him grief and confusion. Marooned in modern London, Johnathan finds himself rudely ejected from the comfortable life of corporate lawyer, leaving him spinning out of control towards an undis ..."






Under the Dragon's Claw. Heartstone Talisman. Book One
by Alexandrou George Alex
Paperback, 708 Pages, Published 2008 by Alphapex, London England
ISBN-13: 978-0-9558777-0-4, ISBN: 0-9558777-0-9






Setting Free the Kites(1st Edition)
by Alex George
Hardcover, 336 Pages, Published 2017 by G.P. Putnam's Sons
ISBN-13: 978-0-399-16210-7, ISBN: 0-399-16210-0

"From the author of the “lyrical and compelling” (USA Today) novel A Good American comes a powerful story of two friends and the unintended consequences of friendship, loss, and hope.   For Robert Carter, life in his coastal Maine hometown is comfortably predictable. But in 1976, on his first day of eighth grade, he meets Nathan Tilly, who changes everything. Nathan is confident, fearless, impetuous—and fascinated by kites and flying. Ro ..."






The Hot Knives Vegetarian Cookbook(1st Edition)
Salad Daze: 1
by Alex Brown, Evan George
Hardcover, 128 Pages, Published 2011 by Mark Batty Publisher
ISBN-13: 978-1-935613-33-6, ISBN: 1-935613-33-2






The Paris Hours
A Novel
by Alex George
272 Pages, Published 2020 by Flatiron Books
ISBN-13: 978-1-250-30719-4, ISBN: 1-250-30719-8

"A Novel Alex George ... Camille had become so accustomed to creeping through the apartment that she no longer noticed that she was doing it. ... A home.” They looked at each other for a moment. Within the tired, anxious man before her, Camille saw the ghost of the person she fell in love with, and her heart ached with loss ... Then she saw the light that had appeared in her husband's eyes, and nodded."






The Paris Hours
(CD-Audio)
by Alex George
Published 2020 by Macmillan Audio, United States
ISBN-13: 978-1-250-75178-2, ISBN: 1-250-75178-0






Setting Free the Kites
(Thorndike Press Large Print Core Series)
by Alex George
Hardcover, Published 2017 by Thorndike Press Large Print
ISBN-13: 978-1-4104-9782-6, ISBN: 1-4104-9782-8



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