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  Dictionary of Lost Words The:...

  Alexander Pike

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  In the shadows of the great Oxford English Dictionary, a quiet revolution is born.
   
  The Dictionary of Lost Words tells the unforgettable story of Esme, a girl raised in a world of words—yet silenced by the very system that defines them. While her father and his colleagues work tirelessly to preserve the English language, Esme discovers a parallel truth: the most powerful words are often the ones left out—spoken by women, the working class, and the unheard.
   
  From whispered lullabies to protest chants and forgotten dialects, Esme collects discarded words, building her own dictionary in defiance of the era’s limitations. As she grows from curious child to determined woman, she begins to understand that language isn’t neutral—it’s shaped by power, history, and exclusion.

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  Death on the Docks

  Wendy M. Wilson

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  The resurgence of the Irish brotherhood. An unidentified woman's body spilling out of a steamer trunk with freezer burn on her arms. The beginning of a new export industry for New Zealand that brought the country out of recession. An untimely earthquake. And a case with too many threads for Mr. Hardy. 
  Sent to the Wellington docks to watch for members of the Irish Brotherhood, Constable Foster narrowly avoids death -- twice in one day. But when a body spills from a broken steamer trunk bound for Napier, and Foster's mate dies from a poisoned pie intended for Foster, Mr. Hardy is sent down to Wellington to investigate. The mustering on sheep from the north east, the slaughterhouse near the docks, and the new technology for freezing meat to transport it by sea, all have his attention. 
  Mr. Hardy now has several mysteries to investigate. Who is trying to kill Constable Foster, and who killed the young woman in the sea chest? Who was the young woman in the chest? Meanwhile, Beatrice and Aroha bond over a mysterious kidnapping, but will never agree on the issue of clothing.

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  The Seamstress of Auschwitz - A...

  C. K. McAdam

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  Germany, 1932 
   
   
   
  Sara Schönflies, a young Jewish woman from a line of gifted tailors and seamstresses, finds her world shattered by the rise of the Nazi regime. 
   
   
   
  When Sara and her sisters are transferred to the Auschwitz-Birkenau death camp, their talent becomes a lifeline. Their survival hinges on sewing beautiful dresses for the wives of SS officers and Nazi dignitaries. 
   
   
   
  Amidst the horrors and suffering, Sara's determination, her sisters' unwavering courage, unyielding defiance, and the unexpected friendship with a member of the Sonderkommando become beacons of hope. 
   
   
   
  From displaced persons camps to the distant shores of Palestine, Sara's heartrending journey continues as she searches relentlessly for the man who had once saved her life. 
   
   
   
  Fans of Heather Morris (Three Sisters and The Tattooist of Auschwitz), Kristin Harmel (The Book of Lost Names and The Forest of Vanishing Stars), and Roberta Kagan (The Pact) will enjoy this gripping tale of survival, sacrifice, sisterhood, and unbreakable love inspired by actual events.

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  Case No 27 - A very weird 19th...

  Mollie Frank Ellis

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  The bookshelves of American literature are incredible collections that have gathered together centuries of very talented authors.  From this continent their fame spread and whilst among their number many are now forgotten or neglected their talents endure.  Among them is the talented but obscure authoress Mollie Frank Ellis.

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  Paris Bookseller The: Book...

  Margot Langley

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  Set in the glittering heart of 1920s Paris, The Paris Bookseller tells the inspiring true story of Sylvia Beach, a visionary woman who defied convention, built a legendary bookstore, and quietly changed the course of literary history.
   
  When Sylvia opens Shakespeare and Company, a small English-language bookshop on the Left Bank, she dreams of creating more than a place to sell books—she builds a sanctuary for writers, misfits, and revolutionaries of thought. As her shop becomes the epicenter of the modernist movement, she forms deep bonds with literary giants like James Joyce, Ernest Hemingway, and Gertrude Stein.

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  A Gentleman of Unreliable Honor...

  Grace Burrowes

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  He’s cheated death… 
  Lord Julian Caldicott is summoned by his estranged mother to search for old love letters she has misplaced. Julian soon realizes the letters along with other items of sentimental value have been stolen. The thief is preying on wealthy women, purloining mementos both dear and scandalous. If the missing items become public, many reputations will be ruined, including the duchess’s. 
  …but dishonor might yet defeat him. 
  Julian embarks on the investigation despite having no clues, too many suspects, and his distant and difficult mama at the center of the whole intrigue. In the midst of these frustrations, Julian’s ducal brother takes ship for France, adding more duties to his lordship’s already full plate. Before Julian can bring the culprit behind the thefts to justice, he must first come to terms with old betrayals that could yield new and deadly fruit.

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