In 18th-century England, spiritual sisters Anne and Nicole find themselves facing different roads into the future. While Anne is settling into mannered British life, she prays for best friend...
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Author: Oke, Janette, Bunn, T. DavisSummary:Genre: Historical fiction, Religious fiction
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Author: Oke, Janette, Bunn, T. DavisSummary:
Just before the French were expelled from Nova Scotia early in the 18th century, two women, one French, one English, became as sisters. Now their daughters Anne and Nicole are just as close,...
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Author: Haddix, Margaret PetersonSummary:
In 1927, at the urging of twenty-one-year-old Harriet, Mrs. Livingston reluctantly recalls her experiences at the Triangle Shirtwaist factory, including miserable working conditions that led to a...
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Author: Auerbacher, IngeSummary:
The author's reminiscences about her childhood in Germany, years of which were spent in a Nazi concentration camp. Includes several of her original poems.
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Author: Austin, Lynn N.Summary:
The king's sudden death leaves his son Manasseh as the new ruler. Overcome with sorrow, Manasseh is angry toward God and begins a reign of terror that shocks the kingdom. His own insecurity...
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Author: Austin, Lynn N.Summary:
Shortly after the death of King Solomon in 931 B.C., the Promised Land is divided into two separate nations: Israel in the north, and Judah in the south. Hezekiah is the second son of King Ahaz of...
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Author: Austin, Lynn N.Summary:
Although his father had allowed widespread idolatry, King Hezekiah is restoring God's law to Judah. The temple is cleansed and proper offerings are made to Yahweh. The Assyrians, however, rule the...
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Author: Austin, Lynn N.Summary:
God has blessed Hezekiah--his kingdom is flourishing. The people are prospering and the city of Jerusalem is safe from invaders. But the king worries that his beloved wife may be barren. After all...
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Author: Johnson, DianeSummary:
American writer Tim Nolinger pursues his journalism career in Paris while proper Frenchwoman Anne-Marie plans their wedding. When Tim covers the theft of a valuable manuscript, the story leads the...
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Author: Alexander, Sally HobartSummary:
The author recounts how she gradually lost her sight from retinal hemorrhages, and describes her experiences in a training program for blind adults.
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Author: Beattie, AnnSummary:
Nina and her brother Andrew share a strong bond: during childhood, they helped each other survive the cruelty of their physician father. Their mother has not fared so well: she is a drunken...
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Author: Fluke, JoanneSummary:
This novel finds the residents of Lake Eden, Minnesota, buzzing with activity. Perhaps busiest of all is Hannah Swensen, proprietor of The Cookie Jar, who is experimenting with a devil's food cake...
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Author: Fluke, JoanneSummary:
One night after a cooking class, Hannah goes to throw out the garbage only to find the murdered body of the sheriff. With her brother running for that position and after a public fight with the...
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Author: Fluke, JoanneSummary:
The Cookie Jar is abuzz with activity. Hannah's all set to make sweets for the upcoming fair, judge a bake-off and assist a friend in his magic act. But all is not well in the tiny town of Lake...
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Author: Fluke, JoanneSummary:
Just when her life seems to settle down, Hannah is surprised by the news that her companion, Norman Rhodes, is buying a house. Soon after Hannah and her mother arrive to clear out the house, they...