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Abraham's Well: A Novel

by Sharon Ewell Foster

Published: 2006-11-01

Paperback: 336 pages

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I have discovered there's Indian in my family heritage.... The time is 1838. Armentia pointed to a well on the land their Cherokee master owns. "It seems hard to believe now, son, but someday we'll have our own land. Land with a well just like this one…." Inspired by true events, authentic slave...

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Twelve Years A Slave: Narrative Of Solomon Northup, A Citizen Of New-York, Kidnapped In Washington City In 1841, And Rescued In 1853

by Solomon Northup

Published: 2014-02-17

Paperback: 288 pages

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TWELVE YEARS A SLAVE: Narrative Of Solomon Northup, A Citizen Of New-York,Kidnapped In Washington City In 1841, And Rescued In 1853 The absolutely true story of a free man, kidnapped from his home and sold into slavery - kept captive for twelve years, enduring the worst of men and the worst of conditions,...

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The Toss of a Lemon

by Padma Viswanathan

Published: 2008-04-01

Hardcover: 640 pages

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In south India in 1896, ten-year old Sivakami is about to embark on a new life. Hanumarathnam, a village healer with some renown as an astrologer, has approached her parents with a marriage proposal. In keeping with custom, he provides his prospective in-laws with his horoscope. The proble...

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Memory Lessons: A Doctor's Story

by Jerald Winakur

Published: 2008-12-30

Hardcover: 304 pages

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"Jerald Winakur poignantly brings together his personal and professional lives in this healing work, a deeply humane and utterly forthright book of memories, lessons, and revelations."--Edward Hirsch, author of Special Orders: Poems "Memory Lessons is a beautifully written and moving book ...

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Blackman's Coffin (Sam Blackman)

by Mark de Castrique

Published: 2008-06-01

Paperback: 400 pages

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What's really hidden beneath Asheville's rich history? Sam Blackman is an angry man. A Chief Warrant Officer in the Criminal Investigation Detachment of the U.S. military, he lost a leg in Iraq. His outspoken criticism of his medical treatment resulted in his transfer to the Veteran's Hosp...

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Lean Mean Thirteen (Stephanie Plum, No. 13)

by Janet Evanovich

Published: 2008-06-17

Mass Market Paperback: 352 pages

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MISTAKE #1 Dickie Orr. Stephanie was married to him for about fifteen minutes before she caught him cheating on her with her arch-nemesis Joyce Barnhardt. Another fifteen minutes after that Stephanie filed for divorce, hoping to never see either one of them again.MISTAKE #2 Doing favors fo...

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Hinterland: A Novel

by Caroline Brothers

Published: 2012-03-27

Paperback: 256 pages

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Two boys are crossing Europe. Only fourteen and eight years old, they have nothing but the clothes on their backs and a dwindling inheritance stitched into the lining of a belt. Their goal is a future they can no longer wait for in Afghanistan, one they hope to find in faraway England.As t...

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Hester: The Missing Years of The Scarlet Letter: A Novel

by Paula Reed

Published: 2010-02-16

Hardcover: 320 pages

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Upon the death of her demonic husband, Hester Prynne is left a widow, and her daughter Pearl, a wealthy heiress. Hester takes her daughter to live a quiet life in England--only to find herself drawn into the circle of the most powerful Puritan of all time, Oliver Cromwell.From the moment H...

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Sinful Folk: A Novel of the Middle Ages

by Ned Hayes

Published: 2014-01-22

Paperback: 362 pages

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A tragic loss. A desperate journey. A mother seeks the truth. In December of 1377, four children were burned to death in a suspicious house fire. Villagers traveled hundreds of miles across England to demand justice. Sinful Folk is the story of this terrible mid-winter journey as seen by M...

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Happily Ever After: A Novel

by Elizabeth Maxwell

Published: 2014-03-18

Paperback: 336 pages

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In this witty, sexy tale, an erotic novelist meets the fictional hero of her most recent book in real life, and must decide whether she wants to get him back between the pages--or between her sheets.At forty-six, Sadie Fuller's life isn't exactly romantic. A divorced, overweight, somewhat ...