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Five DecembersWinner of the 2022 Edgar Award for Best Novel "War, imprisonment, torture, romance...The novel has an almost operatic symmetry, and Kestrel turns a beautiful phrase."New York Times Five Decembers is a gripping thriller, a staggering portrait of war, and a heartbreaking love story, as...
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Beneath the Sicilian Stars: Emotional and Heartwrenching Ww2 FictionA family divided by war... a promise forged beneath the Sicilian stars.1941, Pittsburg, California. Sixteen-year-old Annalisa Aiello huddles around the radio with her family when a special announcement shatters her world: Pearl Harbor has been bombed - where her brother is stationed on the...
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An Eye for an Eye'An absolute page-turner' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review 'Impossible to put down' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review 'So many turns and twists' ⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐ reader review 'Compelling' - David Baldacci *** Two deaths. Continents apart. A shocking murder in the most luxurious city on earth.An unexpected death that sends...
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Yellow Dirt: A Poisoned Land and the Betrayal of the NavajosThis investigative feat tells the shocking, heartbreaking story of uranium mining on the Navajo reservation and its terrible legacy of sickness and government neglect, documenting one of the darker chapters in 20th century American history. Now in paperback, the critically acclaimed Yellow Dirt, "will...
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The Three PartisansBased on the true stories the author grew up hearing about his father's time fighting with the Resistance during WWII, this sweeping historical drama combines adventure, romance, and espionage to tell the story of extraordinary perseverance in the face of overwhelming odds. This is...
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The Shoemaker's WifeTrigiani's biggest novel to date--a breathtaking multi-generational love story that spans two continents, two World Wars, and two oceans, replete with the all the drama, sumptuous detail and heart-stopping romance that have made her "One of the reigning queen's of women's fiction" (USA Today).Beloved...
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The Lost Book of Eleanor DareNow available in trade paper--just in time for women's history month--SIBA bestseller The Lost Book of Eleanor Dare explores the meaning of women's history and the sacrifices every mother makes for her daughter.What happened to the Lost Colony of Roanoke remains a mystery, but...
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The Last Letter from Sicily: An Emotional and Utterly Gripping World War Two Historical Novel"My dearest Gaetano, if this letter reaches you, know that my heart remains under the Sicilian stars where we made our promise..."Sicily, 1939. Seventeen-year-old Concetta has just received life-changing news: her family is leaving their sun-drenched Sicilian village and moving to America. Desperate to...
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The Delicate BeastA novel of a life built on the ashes of childhoodIn the 1950s Tropical Republic, a boy lives amid opulence and privilege, spending days at the beach or in the cool hills above the sweltering capital, enjoying leisurely Sunday lunches around the family compound's...
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Nineteen StepsThe New York Times bestseller from iconic Emmy-nominated actress and producer MILLIE BOBBY BROWN: Nineteen Steps -- soon to be a feature film on Netflix!"My inner history-loving teenage geek clapped her hands in ecstasy at the thought of a historical novel penned by Enola...
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Just OnceThe #1 New York Times bestselling author "known for her deeply heartfelt novels" (Woman's World) writes a sweeping World War II love story about a young woman torn between two brothers. In 1941, beautiful Irvel Holland is too focused on her secret to take...
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The British BooksellersInspired by real accounts of the Forgotten Blitz bombings, The British Booksellers highlights the courage of those whose lives were forever changed by war--and the stories that bind us in the fight for what matters most.A tenant farmer's son had no business daring to...
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Dear Senator: A Memoir by the Daughter of Strom ThurmondBreaking nearly eight decades of silence, Essie Mae Washington-Williams comes forward with a story of unique historical magnitude and incredible human drama. Her father, the late Strom Thurmond, was once the nation's leading voice for racial segregation (one of his signature political achievements was...
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A History of the Big HouseThis vibrant family saga chronicles the rise and fall of the Nassar clan, as they navigate the great events of the 20th century in Lebanon, from the Ottoman Empire to the French Mandate. At the end of the 19th century, a man is forced...
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Those Who Save UsA NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLERAn estranged mother and daughter reunite to confront their family's role in World War II in this harrowing, unforgettable novel about lost love and inherited shame.For fifty years, Anna Schlemmer refused to talk about her life in Germany during World...
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The Girl from the Grand HotelThe #1 bestselling author of Cooking for Picasso and The Godmothers returns with The Girl from the Grand Hotel, a dazzling historical novel that brings readers into the glamorous world of the first (and doomed) Cannes Film Festival and the deadly atmosphere of Europe...
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Code Name Sapphire: A World War 2 NovelINSTANT NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER"A heart-wrenching exploration of the decisions women must make when their loyalties are put to the test." -Sarah Penner, New York Times bestselling author of The Lost ApothecaryA woman must rescue her cousin's family from a train bound for Auschwitz...
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A Song in the Dark: A Novel of World War IIHer music captivates crowds. His mission exposes secrets. Their courage defies a dictator. Against the simmering backdrop of impending war, blind virtuoso pianist Chaisley Frappier embarks on a concert tour through a rapidly changing Europe. When she learns that Hitler's regime of injustice is...
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The Undertow: Scenes from a Slow Civil WarAn unmatched guide to the religious dimensions of American politics, Jeff Sharlet journeys into corners of our national psyche where others fear to tread. The Undertow is both inquiry and meditation, an attempt to understand how, over the last decade, reaction has morphed into...
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The Hotel on Place Vendome: Life, Death, and Betrayal at the Hotel Ritz in ParisSet against the backdrop of the Nazi occupation of World War II, The Hôtel on Place Vendôme is the captivating history of Paris's world-famous Hôtel Ritz--a breathtaking tale of glamour, opulence, and celebrity; dangerous liaisons, espionage, and resistance--from Tilar J. Manzeo, the New York...
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