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The Personal Librarian by Marie Benedict & Victoria Christopher Murray
A woman, famous for her intellect, style, and wit, goes to great lengths to protect her family and her legacy, and to preserve her carefully crafted white identity in the racist world in which she lives... In her twenties, Belle da Costa Greene is hired by J. P. Morgan to curate a collection of... more
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Enough Already: Learning to Love the Way I Am Today by Valerie Bertinelli
Beloved actress, Food Network personality, and New York Times bestselling author Valerie Bertinelli reflects on life at sixty and beyond.
Behind the curtain of her happy on-screen persona, Valerie Bertinelli’s life has been no easy ride, especially when it comes to her own... more
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A Stroke of Malice (Lady Darby, Bk 8) by Anna Lee Huber
Scotland 1832. After enjoying a delightful holiday with her family, Lady Kiera Darby is looking forward to finishing her new friend, the Duchess of Bowmont's portrait, as well as attending the duchess' annual Twelfth Night party.
Though she normally avoids such fashionable... more
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The Nightingale by Kristin Hannah
In love we find out who we want to be.
In war we find out who we are.
FRANCE, 1939
In the quiet village of Carriveau, Vianne Mauriac says goodbye to her husband, Antoine, as he heads for the Front. She doesn't believe that the Nazis will invade France...but invade they do, in droves... more
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The Orphan Mother: A Novel by Robert Hicks
An epic account of one remarkable woman's quest for justice from the New York Times bestselling author of The Widow of the South and A Separate Country.
In the years following the Civil War, Mariah Reddick, former slave to Carrie McGavock--the "Widow of the South"--has quietly built a new life... more
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The Dressmaker's Gift by Fiona Valpy
From the bestselling author of The Beekeeper?s Promise comes a gripping story of three young women faced with impossible choices. How will history ? and their families ? judge them?Paris, 1940. With the city occupied by the Nazis, three young seamstresses go about their normal lives as best they... more