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  Three women from very different backgrounds, bound by friendship, separated by destiny 
    
  It was impossible, but in full view of the church, the Governor and wedding guests ... 
  The bride had vanished. 
  Some girls are born to be loved, some are born to be useful. 
  Some girls are born to be bad. 
  Indulged and wealthy Kat Fitzhubert is seemingly 'sold off' in an arranged marriage in a colony across the world. Lady Viola Montefiore is the dark-skinned 'changeling' of a ducal family, kept hidden and then shipped away. Titania Boot is as broad as a carthorse, and as useful. 
  In the turmoil of an Australia in 1853 that reinvents itself from convict colony to a land of gold, one woman forges a business empire. One brews illegal poteen with a bushranger. And the third vanishes on her wedding day in a scandal that will mystify the world. 
  In this magnificent and broad-sweeping saga, Jackie French defies the myth of colonial women as 'merely' wives, servants or whores. Instead portraying them as business women, farmers, bushrangers and brewers of illegal poteen, as well as arbiters of their destiny.

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  Night-Watches - Supernatural...

  Elizabeth Stuart Phelps

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  Mary Gray Phelps was born on the 31st August 1844 in Boston, Massachusetts. 
  When she was 8 her mother died.  In her later writings she used her mother's name ‘Elizabeth Stuart Phelps’ as a pseudonym.  
  Phelps received an upper-class education, and such

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  Greasy Grass - A Story of the...

  Johnny D. Boggs

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  Johnny D. Boggs turns the battlefield itself into a character in this historical retelling of Custer’s Last Stand, when George Custer led most of his command to annihilation at the Battle of the Little Bighorn in southern Montana in 1876. 
  More than forty first-person narratives are used—Indian and white, military and civilian, men and women—to paint a panorama of the battle itself. 
  Boggs brings the events and personalities of the Battle of the Little Bighorn to life in a series of first-hand accounts.

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  The Last Valentine

  James Michael Pratt

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  On February 14, 1944, Caroline Thomas said goodbye to her beloved husband, a Navy pilot sent to the Pacific. For half a century, she waited for him to return— until a miracle happened and she received his "Last Valentine." Their son, Neil Thomas, Jr., wants to share the powerful message of his parents' tragic, yet triumphant, 50-year love story with the world. When Neil meets Susan Allison— a skeptical reporter who is looking for the perfect story about true love— neither of them expects that the story of Neil's parents will bring them together in a love as powerful as her dreams.

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  Snow in Vietnam - A Novel

  Amy M. Le

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  Growing up in war-torn Vietnam was normal, even idyllic at times, for Snow, the youngest of seven children in her family. Although her heart belongs to an American GI, she honors her father by marrying a Vietnamese man. Her halcyon life unravels as the Vietnam War ravages her country and the threat of communism culminates with the fall of Saigon. Life in unified Vietnam under the new regime becomes unbearable. Betrayed by her husband and left with a dying child to raise, Snow must set aside her morals and push herself to the limit emotionally, physically, and mentally, to buy her way out of the country. Her decision to escape and find sanctuary in America takes her adrift in the South China Sea and the Gulf of Thailand with her daughter, nephew, and other boat refugees. For days, they are at the mercy of pirates, storms, and dire conditions. Ultimately, Snow settles into a refugee camp on the island of Galang in Indonesia, but life there is deplorable. The threat of repatriation and the will to keep her family alive keeps her motivated to hustle for a ticket to freedom. 
  “Wow, Snow in Vietnam is better than Miss Saigon! A story told from someone who lived through love, loss, and the pursuit of freedom during the Vietnam War. A triumphant story of the Vietnamese boat people!” — Loc Bui, Business Development Officer, Media Vines Corp 
  "The book is beautifully written, the story told with equal amounts of heart and skill and this reader could hardly tear away from the story for real-life each day." —Kim Hornsby, USA Today Bestselling Author and Amazon #1 Bestselling Author 
  "I also loved the novel." —Bill McCloud, Vietnam Veterans of America 
  "This novel is epic.” —Michael Harmon, Vietnam War Veteran 
  "One of the best books I have ever read." —Greg Simpson, Vietnam War Veteran

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  Siege of Solitude The: Book...

  Margot Langley

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  This content is an independent and unofficial summary created for informational and educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with, authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by the original author or publisher. All rights to the original work belong to its respective copyright holders. This summary is not intended to substitute the original book, but to offer a concise overview and interpretation of its main ideas.
   
  
  The Siege of Solitude is a gripping tale of endurance, sacrifice, and the silent battles fought within and without. Trapped behind crumbling walls as enemies close in, a fractured community must face not only the physical threat of siege, but the deeper isolation, fear, and betrayal that threaten to tear them apart from within. As resources dwindle and hope fades, unlikely heroes emerge, and the true cost of survival is laid bare. Tense, atmospheric, and deeply human, The Siege of Solitude explores the resilience of the spirit when tested beyond limits. Perfect for listeners drawn to emotional depth, intense storytelling, and the raw struggles of humanity under pressure, this audiobook delivers a haunting,

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