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The Only Woman in the Room

Marie Benedict · Thorndike Press Large Print

She possessed a stunning beauty. She also possessed a stunning mind. Could the world handle both?

Her beauty almost certainly saved her from the rising Nazi party and led to marriage with an Austrian arms dealer. Underestimated in everything else, she overheard the Third Reich's...

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The Book Woman of Troublesome Creek

Kim Michele Richardson · Sourcebooks Landmark
Pages: 320
Format: Hardcover

The hardscrabble folks of Troublesome Creek have to scrap for everything -- everything except books, that is. Thanks to Roosevelt's Kentucky Pack Horse Library Project, Troublesome's got its very own traveling librarian, Cussy Mary Carter.

Cussy's not only a book woman, however,...

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The Giver of Stars

Jojo Moyes · Pamela Dorman Books
Pages: 400
Format: Hardcover

"With characters so real they feel like dear friends and a compelling storyline, this is a beautiful, special novel. I loved it and didn't want it to end!"
- Liane Moriarty, #1 New York Times bestselling author of Big Little Lies

"Epic in scope and fiercely...
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Dear George, Dear Mary: A Novel of George Washington's First Love

Mary Calvi · St. Martin's Press
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

A novel about heiress Mary Philipse's relationship with George Washington, based on historical accounts, letters, and personal journals.

"Love is said to be an involuntary passion, and it is, therefore, contended that it cannot be resisted." -- George Washington

Did...

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The Other Windsor Girl: A Novel of Princess Margaret, Royal Rebel

Georgie Blalock · William Morrow Paperbacks
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback

If you love The Crown, then this is the book for you!

Diana, Catherine, Meghan ... glamorous Princess Margaret outdid them all. Springing into post-World War II society, and quite naughty and haughty, she lived in a whirlwind of fame and notoriety. Georgie Blalock captures the fascinating,...

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Lady Clementine: A Novel

Marie Benedict · Sourcebooks Landmark
Pages: 336
Format: Hardcover

New from Marie Benedict, the New York Times bestselling author of The Only Woman in the Room! An incredible novel that focuses on one of the people who had the most influence during World War I and World War II: Clementine Churchill.

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