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• Daughter of Genoa

  a Novel

  Devereaux, Kat

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  A thrilling adventure set in the war-torn 1940s and inspired by true events, about a young woman who risks everything to help Jewish Italians flee the fascists, and falls in love with the brave aviator behind a daring secret rescue operation.

• Just Enough to Start Over

  a Novel

  Gothelf Bloom, Sara

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  A pianist, an artist, and a poet, the three Dubrovsky sisters have grown up in comfort in Mannheim, Germany. As the threat of the Nazi party looms ever larger, the family packs their lives into two crates and flees to China. Just Enough to Start…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Huguette

  Black, Cara, 1951-

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  The tense and emotional saga of one resilient young woman’s survival in the lawlessness of post-Libération France.

• The Wayfinder

  Johnson, Adam

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  The Wayfinder is an epic, sweeping novel set in the Polynesian islands of the South Pacific during the height of the Tu’i Tonga Empire. At its heart is Kōrero, a young girl chosen to save her people from the brink of starvation.

• The Lace Weaver

  Chater, Lauren

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  1941, Estonia. As Stalins brutal Red Army crushes everything in its path, Katarina battles to protect her grandmothers precious legacy the weaving of gossamer lace shawls stitched with intricate patterns that tell the stories passed down through…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• Whatever Happened to Lori Lovely?

  a Novel

  McCoy, Sarah, 1980-

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  In 1991, college student Lu Tibbott investigates her aunt Lori Lovely’s sudden transition from Hollywood starlet to cloistered nun, uncovering hidden ambitions, forbidden love, and dark secrets behind Lori’s dramatic life change amid scandal and…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• One of Them

  a Novel

  Zeldis, Kitty, pseud

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  Anne Bishop seems like a typical Vassar sophomore, but none of the girls in her circle has any idea that she's Jewish. Pretending to be a Gentile has made life easier, she turns a blind eye to the casual anti-Semitism that flourishes around her…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Ghosts of Rome

  O'Connor, Joseph, 1963-

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  In Nazi-occupied Rome, a covert network, The Choir, struggles to aid escapees, while SS Commander Paul Hauptmann attepmpts to dismantle the operation; tensions heighten when the fearless Contessa Giovanna Landini from the Resistance confronts him,…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Secret Book Society

  a Novel

  Martin, Madeline

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  London, 1885: Trapped by oppressive marriages and societal expectations, three women receive a mysterious invitation to an afternoon tea at the home of the reclusive Lady Duxbury. Beneath the genteel facade of the gathering lies a secret book club—a…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• No Women Were Harmed

  Mottershead, Heather

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  Set against the harsh realities of a Victorian asylum, one unruly woman takes her revenge on the men who would keep her caged. Who is the villain and who the victim in a society where the odds are stacked against women?