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The Irish Boarding House by Sandy Taylor
24 Merrion Square. The house stands empty, the old stone steps overgrown with thorny rose bushes. But Mary Kate feels a deep connection to the neglected, silent rooms. Could this be the place to help her heal?
Dublin 1952. When Mary Kate Ryan receives a surprise inheritance from the woman who... more
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The Paris Housekeeper by Renee Ryan
A powerful and moving story of bravery and resilience in World War II Paris and one woman who must face impossible choices to survive…
Paris, 1940
German tanks rumble through the streets of Paris, forcing frightened citizens to flee. But not everyone has the luxury to leave. Camille... more
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The Dust Bowl Orphans by Suzette D. Harrison
Oklahoma, 1935. Fifteen-year-old Faith Wilson takes her little sister Hope’s hand. In worn-down shoes, they walk through the choking heat of the Dust Bowl towards a new life in California. But when a storm blows in, the girls are separated from their parents. How will they survive in... more
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The Tide Between Us by Olive Collins
1821: After the landlord of Lugdale Estate in Kerry is assassinated, young Art O’Neill’s innocent father is hanged and Art is deported to the cane fields of Jamaica as an indentured servant. On Mangrove Plantation he gradually acclimatises to the exotic country and unfamiliar customs... more
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The Angels of Morgan Hill (Women of Faith) by Donna VanLiere
You might think that what you're about to read has a great deal to do with my father and growing up poor in east Tennessee, but there is so much more - what captured my heart was the hope of belonging and the dream of family. The woman I am has a great deal to do with that ninth year of my... more
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O Pioneers! by Willa Cather
O Pioneers!, Willa Cather's first great novel, is the classic American story of pioneer life as embodied by one remarkable woman and her singular devotion to the land. Alexandra Bergson arrives on the wind-blasted prairie of Nebraska as a young girl and grows up to turn it into a prosperous... more
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Sisters by the Sea by Wanda E. Brunstetter & Jean Brunstetter & Richelle Brun...
Four Amish Sisters Develop New Beginnings in Sarasota, Florida
Journey with the bestselling Brunstetter authors to the unique tropical Amish community in Sarasota, Florida, along with four young sisters originally from Indiana.
The Seashell Cake by Wanda E. Brunstetter --... more
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Memory Wall: Stories by Anthony Doerr
Set on four continents, Anthony Doerr's new stories are about memory, the source of meaning and coherence in our lives, the fragile thread that connects us to ourselves and to others. Every hour, says Doerr, all over the globe, an infinite number of memories disappear. Yet at the same time... more
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Leaving Van Gogh by Carol Wallace
In the summer of 1890, in the French town of Auvers-sur-Oise, Vincent van Gogh shot himself in the chest with a revolver. He died two days later, at the age of thirty-seven, largely unknown despite having completed over two thousand works of art that would go on to become some of the most... more
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