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by Danticat, Edwidge

Book - 2013

A poetic and powerful story of a young girl growing up in poverty but surrounded by love in a Haitian fishing village. A poetic and powerful story of a young girl growing up in poverty but surrounded by love in a Haitian fishing village. Show less

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Diamond Head

A Novel

by Wong, Cecily

Book - 2015

Spanning four generations of a wealthy shipping family, their story is filled with secrets and forbidden love. Spanning four generations of a wealthy shipping family, their story is filled with secrets and forbidden love. Show less

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The Exiles

A Novel

by Kline, Christina Baker

Book - 2020

Three young women--Evangeline, a "fallen" governess; Hazel, a petty thief as well as an herbalist; and Mathinna, the orphaned daughter of the Chief of the Lowreenne tribe--find their fortunes intertwined in 1840s Australia. Three young women--Evangeline, a "fallen" governess; Hazel, a petty thief as well as an herbalist; and Mathinna, the orphaned daughter of the Chief of the Lowreenne tribe--find their fortunes intertwined in 1840s Australia. Show less

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The Half-drowned King

A Novel

by Hartsuyker, Linnea

Book - 2017

Missing your Vikings fix? In 9th-century Iceland, a young prince swears revenge on his stepfather and the traitorous Captain Solvi who left him for dead. ...Show more Missing your Vikings fix? In 9th-century Iceland, a young prince swears revenge on his stepfather and the traitorous Captain Solvi who left him for dead. Meanwhile, his sister seeks a different marriage than the one her stepfather has arranged--one that will give her more freedom. But he is also a man her brother has sworn vengeance upon. Show less

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The House on Fripp Island

by Kauffman, Rebecca

Book - 2020

Vacationing with friends on an island off the South Carolina coast sounds amazing--but things don't turn out as planned when money gets in the way of their relationship--and someone won't be coming back home. Vacationing with friends on an island off the South Carolina coast sounds amazing--but things don't turn out as planned when money gets in the way of their relationship--and someone won't be coming back home. Show less

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The Island

by Hislop, Victoria

Book - 2007

A multi-generational saga set in a small seaside Greek village. Always within view is the island whose sad past haunts the Petrakis family. A multi-generational saga set in a small seaside Greek village. Always within view is the island whose sad past haunts the Petrakis family. Show less

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Pirate Latitudes

A Novel

by Crichton, Michael

Book - 2009

Best-selling novelist Crichton penned this rousing adventure of pirate captain Charles Hunter taking on a ruthless Spanish captain, set in 1665. Best-selling novelist Crichton penned this rousing adventure of pirate captain Charles Hunter taking on a ruthless Spanish captain, set in 1665. Show less

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A Rising Man

by Mukherjee, Abir

Book - 2017

Calcutta, 1919: former Scotland Yard detective Captain Sam Wyndham teams up with Indian Sergeant Banerjee to solve the murder of a senior official with dangerous political undertones. First of a series. Calcutta, 1919: former Scotland Yard detective Captain Sam Wyndham teams up with Indian Sergeant Banerjee to solve the murder of a senior official with dangerous political undertones. First of a series. Show less

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Stranger in the Shogun's City

A Japanese Woman and Her World

by Stanley, Amy

Book - 2020

This well-researched historical novel follows the life of an unconventional woman in Edo, the city that will become Tokyo, in the years before it encounters the West. This well-researched historical novel follows the life of an unconventional woman in Edo, the city that will become Tokyo, in the years before it encounters the West. Show less

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