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Daikon : a novel
by Samuel Jay Hawley
In war-ravaged 1945 Tokyo, physicist Keizo Kan is forced to study a mysterious American uranium bomb in exchange for his imprisoned wife's freedom, facing harrowing moral choices as he's drawn into a desperate race to alter the course of history.
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The Women of Arlington Hall
by Jane Healey
Ambitious codebreaker Cat Killeen joins a covert spy-hunting project at Arlington Hall in 1947, where her budding romance with FBI agent and former rival Jonathan Dardis unfolds amid Cold War tensions, high-stakes espionage, and a battle for national security. Original.
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| The Harvey Girls by Juliette FayIn 1926, two new Harvey Girls (waitresses who must be single and between the ages of 18 and 30) are hired on the same day. But both have lied: Charlotte is married to an abusive college professor and Billie is only 15 but needs money to send home. The two secretive roommates are at odds but grow close while completing their extensive training in Kansas and working at the Grand Canyon's El Tovar hotel. For fans of: atmospheric, well-researched novels that center female friendship. |
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Mrs. Endicott's splendid adventure : a novel
by Rhys Bowen
In Surrey, England, 1938, blindsided by her husband's divorce appeal, Ellie impulsively heads to the South of France with housekeeper Mavis and elderly friend Dora until their Bentley breaks down in Saint Benet, where Ellie is drawn to fisherman Nico—but war looms. Simultaneous.
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Crooks : a family story
by Lou Berney
Born into a family of charming crooks and hustlers, the five Mercurio siblings each try to break away from their outlaw roots, but discover that the shadow of their criminal legacy is never far behind.
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The kaboom boys
by Elaine Hume Peake
"Based on real events, Elaine Hume Peake and Don Keith deliver a gripping, cinematic tale of bravery and sacrifice, capturing the relentless perseverance of the men and women who answered the call to war. Perfect for fans of Lee Jackson's After Dunkirk series and Mark Sullivan's Beneath a Scarlet Sky"
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The wilderness : a novel
by Angela Flournoy
Five young Black women?—?Desiree, Danielle, January, Monique, and Nakia?—?navigate strained family ties, motherhood, ambition, and identity as they support and challenge each other while forging their adulthoods in New York and Los Angeles across two turbulent decades.
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The secret book society : a novel
by Madeline Martin
"London, 1895: 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 sanctuary where they can discover freedom, sisterhood, and the courage to rewrite their stories. Eleanor Clarke, a devoted mother suffocating under the tyranny of her husband. Rose Wharton, a transplanted American dollar princess struggling to fit the mold of an aristocratic wife. Lavinia Cavendish, an artistic young woman haunted by a dangerous family secret. All are drawn to the enigmatic Lady Duxbury, a thrice-widowed countess whose husbands' untimely deaths have sparked whispers of murder. As the women form deep, heartwarming friendships, they uncover secrets about their marriages, their pasts, and the risks they face. Their courage is their only weapon in the oppressive world that has kept them silent, but when secrets are deadly, one misstep could cost them everything"
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