"A Simple Tale" is the moving account of Maria Poniatowski, an aging Ukrainian woman who was taken by the Germans for slave labor and eventually relocated to Canada as a displaced person. She struggles to provide her son Radek...
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Author:Messud, ClaireSummary: - Author:Kostova, ElizabethSummary:
Late one night, exploring her father's library, a young woman finds an ancient book and a cache of yellowing letters. The letters are all addressed to "My dear and unfortunate successor," and they plunge her into a world...
- Author:Blake, OlivieSummary:
The much-acclaimed BookTok sensation from Olivie Blake, The Atlas Six is now newly revised, edited with additional content, and available on audio for the first time. The tag #theatlassix already has millions of views on TikTok A dark...
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Author:SHIELDS, CarolSummary:Swann is the story of four individuals who become entwined in the life of Mary Swann, a rural Canadian poet whose authentic and unique voice is discovered only hours before her husband hacks her to pieces.Who is Mary Swann? And how...
- Author:Okungbowa, Suyi DaviesSummary:
From one of the most exciting new storytellers in epic fantasy, Son of the Storm is a sweeping tale of violent conquest and forgotten magic set in a world inspired by the pre-colonial empires of West Africa."Everything I love in a...
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Author:Jeffries, Fiona, Rediker, Marcus, Federici, Silvia, Harvey, David, Sharma, Nandita, Holloway, John, Cacho, Lydia, Moran, Sandra, Esteva, Gustavo, Mendez, WendySummary:As the Egyptian revolution gained momentum in the winter of 2011, a common refrain echoed across Cairo&'s Tahrir Square: "The wall of fear came down!" Mass protests against fear and authoritarianism have also rumbled...
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Author:Rees, RonaldSummary:Regularly described as New Brunswick’s greatest scholar, William Francis Ganong (1864–1941) wrote more than many people have ever read. His range of interests is reflected in his vast body of work: botany, zoology, physiography,...
- Author:Saunders, KateSummary:
In 1851, private-detective Laetitia Rodd is enjoying a well-earned holiday when she gets an urgent request for her services. Mrs. Rodd's neighbor Jacob Welland is a reclusive rich gentleman dying of consumption, and he wants Mrs. Rodd...
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Author:Pelias, Ronald J.Summary:
