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Call the Midwife: A Memoir of Birth, Joy, and Hard Times (The Midwife Trilogy Book 1)

by Jennifer Worth

Published: 2012-08-29

Kindle Edition: 352 pages

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The highest-rated drama in BBC history, Call the Midwife will delight fans of Downton Abbey Viewers everywhere have fallen in love with this candid look at post-war London. In the 1950s, twenty-two-year-old Jenny Lee leaves her comfortable home to move into a convent and become a midwife i...

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The Smell of Other People's Houses

by Bonnie-Sue Hitchcock

Published: 2016-02-23

Hardcover: 240 pages

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In Alaska, 1970, being a teenager here isn’t like being a teenager anywhere else. This deeply moving and authentic debut is for fans of Rainbow Rowell, Louise Erdrich, Sherman Alexie, and Benjamin Alire Saenz. Intertwining stories of love, tragedy, wild luck, and salvation on the edge of...

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The Other Wife

by Kathleen Irene Paterka

Published: 2015-01-25

Paperback: 386 pages

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Till death do us part… Eleanor Anderson has a beautiful home, a loving husband, a tranquil life. After thirty-eight years of marriage and her children now grown, she finally has time for herself. She’s not expecting any surprises; certainly not to wake up one morning and find her husband dead in...

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Out of Sorts

by Aurélie Valognes

Published: 2016-01-01

Paperback: 208 pages

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Ferdinand Brun hasn’t always been a grumpy old man. Many years ago, he was a grumpy young man. Now he’d much rather spend time with his canine companion, Daisy, than any of his nosy neighbors. But as his behavior becomes increasingly peculiar, his daughter grows concerned and begins to...

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The Dressmaker's War: A Novel

by Mary Chamberlain

Published: 2016-01-12

Hardcover: 320 pages

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For readers of Amy Bloom, Sarah Waters, and Anthony Doerr, The Dressmaker’s War is the story of a brilliant English seamstress taken prisoner in Germany during World War II: about her perseverance, the choices she makes to stay alive, and the haunting aftermath of war.  London, 1939. Ad...

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The Tears of Dark Water

by Corban Addison

Published: 2015-10-13

Hardcover: 464 pages

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Daniel and Vanessa Parker are an American success story. He is a Washington, DC, power broker, and she is a physician with a thriving practice. But behind the gilded façade, their marriage is a shambles, and their teenage son, Quentin, is self-destructing. In desperation, Daniel dusts off...

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We Gotta Get Out of This Place: The Soundtrack of the Vietnam War (Culture, Politics, and the Cold War)

by Doug Bradley, Craig Werner

Published: 2015-10-21

Paperback: 272 pages

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For a Kentucky rifleman who spent his tour trudging through Vietnam's Central Highlands, it was Nancy Sinatra's "These Boots Are Made for Walkin'." For a "tunnel rat" who blew smoke into the Viet Cong's underground tunnels, it was Jimi Hendrix's "Purple Haze." For a black marine distraught...

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Boxers (Boxers & Saints)

by Gene Luen Yang, Lark Pien

Published: 2013-09-10

Paperback: 336 pages

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Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature.A New York Times bestsellerChina,1898. Bands of foreign missionaries and soldiers roam the countryside, bullying and robbing Chinese peasants. Little Bao has had enough. Harnessing the powers of ancient Chinese gods, h...

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The Sisters of Versailles: A Novel (The Mistresses of Versailles Trilogy)

by Sally Christie

Published: 2015-09-01

Paperback: 432 pages

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“An intriguing romp through Louis XV's France. Filled with lush backdrops, rich detail, and colorful characters, fans of historical fiction will enjoy this glimpse into the lost golden era of the French monarchy.” (Allison Pataki, author of The Accidental Empress) “Tantalizing descr...

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Saints (Boxers & Saints)

by Gene Luen Yang, Lark Pien

Published: 2013-09-10

Paperback: 176 pages

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Gene Luen Yang is the National Ambassador for Young People's Literature. A New York Times bestsellerChina, 1898. An unwanted fourth daughter, Four-Girl isn't even given a proper name by her family. She finds friendship-and a name, Vibiana-in the most unlikely of places: Christianity. But ...