On an early spring morning in Richmond, Virginia, in the year 1885, a young pregnant woman is found floating in the city reservoir. It appears that she has committed suicide, but there are curious clues at the scene that suggest foul...
Virginia--Richmond
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Author:Thompson, John M.Summary: - Author:Bunn, T. DavisSummary:
Former runaway Serafina Gavi has grown very close to her godly friend John Falconer. When her Venetian parents--with wom she now lives in 1834 Washington, D.C.--declare Falconer an unsuitable match, she tearfully informs him. But after...
- Author:Beanland, RachelSummary:
A "wildly entertaining" (NPR), "gripping" ( The Washington Post ) work of historical fiction about an incendiary tragedy that shocked a young nation and tore apart a community in a single night, from the author of...
- Author:Beverly, SonnieSummary:
Three black women from one neighborhood take different paths to better themselves. It's in her small Virginia hometown where Zakia experiences the success she's always wanted--and the change that threatens it. For her friend Nikki, this...
