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"1918: As the Great War rages, Jessie Carson takes a leave of absence from the New York Public Library to work for the American Committee for Devastated France. Founded by millionaire Anne Morgan, this group of international women help rebuild devastated French communities just miles from the front. Upon arrival, Jessie strives to establish something that the French have never seen-children's libraries. She turns ambulances into bookmobiles and trains...
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Margot's Secret volume 4
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Roberta Kagan
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[2024].
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English
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In the haunting shadows of World War II, a chilling mystery unfolds in Frankfurt, where Aryan German girls are found dead under mysterious circumstances.At the heart of this enigma lies Margot, a woman with a secret that could shatter lives. Her life takes a dramatic turn when she encounters Kurtis, a Nazi officer. Desperate to protect the true identity of her unborn child's father, Margot finds herself entangled in a web of lies. When Kurtis falls...
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"When infamous outlaw Butch Cassidy decides to go straight, he discovers that too many of the powerful men he crossed won't let bygones be bygones. To have a chance at a new life, he'll have to become someone else entirely. A brief, fateful encounter with the celebrated singer Jane Touissant on the eve of his escape offers a glimpse of what might have been, but Butch disappears, leaving her behind, until their paths unexpectedly converge again in...
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Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2024]
Language
English
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"Inspired by a true story, two teens kidnapped by an African warlord find salvation through love in a powerful and healing historical novel. Anthony Opoka and Florence Okori are coming of age in Uganda in the 1990s. Outstanding students, they believe in being good humans before they are kidnapped and forced into the fanatical Lord’s Resistance Army. In a legion of young recruits, no one gets closer than Anthony to powerful messianic warlord...