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  Castle Garden

  Bill Albert

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  This tale of a young Jewish runaway’s adventures across America is “a rip-roaring saga about the waning days of the Old West” (Publishers Weekly).   “When we first meet Meyer Liebermann, he’s sitting in an Idaho jail, accused of murder. Meyer, a mute, begins to write out his life story. It begins in New York in 1887 where, as the adopted son of a prosperous Jewish family, he consistently disappoints his parents. After running away from home, he is assaulted on the street and left mute by his assailants, only to be nursed back to health by the Indians of Buffalo Bill’s Wild West Show. Soon he’s on the road with his new family, earning his keep by writing letters for Buffalo Bill. . . . This is a western novel with the most unique protagonist one is ever likely to encounter. Meyer is funny, self-aware, courageous, compassionate, and in his own fashion, tough as nails. He survives a harsh land via his wits and his single skill—letter writing—which proves to be every bit as useful (and a hell of a lot more interesting) than a quick draw and a sharp aim. Western fans expecting standard ‘six-gun justice’ will be pleasantly surprised.” —Booklist   “From the show-business antics of Calamity Jane to the strike-breaking violence at the Colorado and Idaho coal mines, Meyer watches America changing . . . this yarn is a keeper.” —Publishers Weekly  

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  Luxor - Book of Past Lives

  Julie Bettendorf

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  Who will become a mummy… 
  It’s 1324 BC in Egypt – the time of King Tut. The high priest Nebamun and his brother Iramen, the embalmer, are standing ready at the embalming slab. 
  Nebamun feels trapped and surrounded by death. Will he ever be able to escape his duty and be happy? 
  He could have lived a happy life, but today he must mummify a young woman and her daughter, drowned in the Nile reeds. 
  Mother and daughter will meet in the afterlife… 
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  What will they find in the tomb… 
  It’s 1874 AD, in Luxor, Egypt. Abdul and Karim, tomb-robbing brothers, stand knee-deep in the riches of ancient Egypt. 
  Abdul wants a new life, out of the dark, dismal tombs, and into the light. 
  Karim wants to become rich selling the possessions of the dead… 
  These characters’ lives are separated by thousands of years, and yet they are each connected by mysterious forces. 
  Luxor: Book of Past Lives takes you into the ancient past, containing details gleaned from countless historical accounts. It is a riveting tale of violence and greed, riches and poverty, and good and evil in the time of the pharaohs and beyond. 
  Get it now. 
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  “This book captured me from the first page. This was a unique look at how the regular guy spent his life in ancient Egypt.” 5-star Amazon review 
  “Excellent Read! This really is a amazing book because it is based on research so to be taken back you are actually relieving what happened. 5-star Amazon review 
  “It's not every day that you get transported back in time. History buffs would really enjoy this book because it takes you through a comparative element of two different time periods.” 5-star Amazon review

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  The Heart Specialist - A Novel

  Claire Holden Rothman

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  “Based on the life of one of Canada’s pioneering female physicians, [this] novel paints an arresting portrait of an indomitable yet vulnerable young woman” (Booklist).   Set in Quebec near the beginning of the twentieth century, The Heart Specialist is the epic story of Agnes White, a lonely orphaned girl fascinated by the “wrong” things—microscopes, dissections, and anatomy instead of more ladylike interests. When Agnes is young, her father, a French-Canadian doctor living in Montreal, is charged with the murder of his handicapped sister. Although he is eventually acquitted, his reputation is ruined, and he flees, abandoning Agnes and her pregnant mother.   Less than a year later, her mother dies of consumption, leaving Agnes and her baby sister, Laure, on their own. From this tumultuous childhood, the story follows Agnes as she grows up yearning to track her father down—and to follow in his footsteps as a doctor, even though medical schools in Canada don’t yet admit women. She eventually finds a niche for herself as the curator of the McGill University pathology museum. But even as her professional star begins to rise, her life is solitary and her happiness remains incomplete. A world-renowned expert on the human heart, she still struggles to understand her own.   Inspired by the career of Maude Abbott, one of Canada’s first female physicians, The Heart Specialist is a story about the mysterious, painful journey into selfhood, and a “brilliant first novel” (Publishers Weekly, starred review).  

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  The Cotillion Brigade - A Novel...

  Glen Craney

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  Georgia burns. Sherman’s Yankees are closing in. Will the women of LaGrange run or fight? 
  Based on the true story of the Nancy Hart Rifles, The Cotillion Brigade is a sweeping epic of the Civil War’s ravages on family and love, the resilient bonds of sisterhood amid devastation, and the miracle of reconciliation between bitter enemies. 
  “Gone With The Wind meets A League Of Their Own.” 
  1856. Sixteen-year-old Nannie Colquitt Hill makes her debut in the antebellum society of the Chattahoochee River plantations. A thousand miles to the north, a Wisconsin farm boy, Hugh LaGrange, joins an Abolitionist crusade to ban slavery in Bleeding Kansas. 
  Five years later, secession and total war hurl them toward a confrontation unrivaled in American history. 
  Nannie defies the traditions of Southern gentility by forming a women’s militia. With their men dead, wounded, or retreating with the Confederate armies, only Captain Nannie and her Fighting Nancies stand between their beloved homes and the Yankee torches. 
  Hardened into a slashing Union cavalry colonel, Hugh duels Rebel generals Joseph Wheeler and Nathan Bedford Forrest across Tennessee and Alabama. As the war churns to a bloody climax, he is ordered to drive a burning stake deep into the heart of the Confederacy. 
  Yet one Georgia town—which by mocking coincidence bears Hugh’s last name—stands defiant in his path. 
  Read the remarkable story of the Southern women who formed America’s most famous female militia and the Union officer whose life they changed forever.

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  The Highest of Hopes

  Susan Anne Mason

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  After her beloved grandfather's death, Emmaline Moore is shocked to discover that her deceased father is actually living in Canada. Having no other family, Emma decides she must find him, so she embarks on a journey across the ocean, accompanied by her best friend, Jonathan. Unfortunately, Randall Moore and his well-to-do family aren't thrilled by her arrival, fearing her sudden appearance will hinder his chance at becoming mayor of Toronto in 1919. Despite everything, Emma remains determined to earn their affection.Jonathan Rowe has secretly loved Emma for years and hopes that during their trip he can win her heart. Concerned that Randall might reject her, Jonathan is ready to console Emma and bring her home. When she informs him that she has no intention of returning to England, Jonathan begins to despair. Can he convince Emma to find value within herself rather than seeking it from a virtual stranger? And will she ever come to see that Jonathan is her true home?

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  Anna Karenina (Dole translation)

  Leo Tolstoy

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  Two love stories are set against the backdrop of high society in Tsarist Russia. Anna awakes from a loveless marriage to find herself drawn irresistibly to the dashing cavalry officer, Count Vronsky. Levin struggles with self-esteem, and even flees to the country, before gaining courage to return and offer himself to the beautiful and pure Kitty. Through troubled courtships, reconciliations, marriage and the birth of each one’s first child, Anna and Levin experience joy and despair as they each struggle to find their place in the world and meaning for their lives. (Introduction by MaryAnn)

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