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Chariot on the Mountain

JACK FORD · Kensington
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

Based on little-known true events, this astonishing account from Emmy and Peabody Award-winning journalist Jack Ford vividly recreates a treacherous journey toward freedom, a time when the traditions of the Old South still thrived - and is a testament to determination, friendship, and courage...
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Bellewether

Susanna Kearsley · Sourcebooks Landmark
Pages: 448
Format: Paperback

"I've loved every one of Susanna's books! She has bedrock research and a butterfly's delicate touch with characters -- sure recipe for historical fiction that sucks you in and won't let go!" -- DIANA GABALDON, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Outlander"The house,...
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Dear Mrs. Bird: A Novel

A J Pearce · Scribner
Pages: 288
Format: Hardcover

"A marvelous treat. Charming and delightful." - Nina Stibbe, author of Love, Nina An irresistible debut set in London during World War II about an adventurous young woman who becomes a secret advice columnist - a warm, funny, and enormously moving story for fans of The Guernsey...
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Next Year in Havana

Chanel Cleeton · Berkley
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback

After the death of her beloved grandmother, a Cuban-American woman travels to Havana, where she discovers the roots of her identity--and unearths a family secret hidden since the revolution...Havana, 1958. The daughter of a sugar baron, nineteen-year-old Elisa Perez is part of Cuba's high...
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The Secret of the Irish Castle

Santa Montefiore · William Morrow
Pages: 496
Format: Hardcover

International bestselling author Santa Montefiore continues the story of the Deverill family in the third book in her beautiful and moving Deverill Chronicles trilogy - perfect for fans of Kate Morton and Beatriz Williams."Nobody does epic romance like Santa Montefiore. Everything...
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The Dutch Wife

Ellen Keith · Park Row
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

A sweeping story of survival during World War IIAmsterdam, May 1943. As the tulips bloom and the Nazis tighten their grip across the city, the last signs of Dutch resistance are being swept away. Marijke de Graaf and her husband are arrested and deported to different concentration camps...
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An Absolutely Remarkable Thing: A Novel

HANK GREEN · Dutton
Pages: 352
Format: Hardcover

In his much-anticipated debut novel, Hank Green - cocreator of Crash Course, Vlogbrothers, and SciShow - spins a sweeping, cinematic tale about a young woman who becomes an overnight celebrity before realizing she's part of something bigger, and stranger, than anyone could have possibly...
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