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  The Relics

  Emma Nesporova

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  Holy Crusade

  J.J Zerr

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  In 1858, Found Grace Church in northeastern Illinois decides to relocate to Kansas. There they will vote to keep the state free, rather than allow it to fall to those who supported the abomination of slavery. The pastor, Preacher Larrimer, declares the wagon train trip a Holy Crusade.

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  A Son at the Front

  Edith Wharton

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  A Son at the Front by Edith Wharton is a powerful and emotionally resonant novel set against the backdrop of World War I, exploring the profound impact of war on family relationships, personal values, and moral responsibility. First published in 1923, the novel reflects Wharton's deep engagement with the human consequences of global conflict and her keen insight into the emotional struggles of those left behind.
  
  The story follows John Campton, an American artist living in France, who finds himself increasingly distant from his son George, a young man who becomes involved in the war effort. As George grows more committed to the cause, his relationship with his father becomes strained by ideological differences, generational conflict, and contrasting views on duty and patriotism.
  
  John Campton, sensitive and introspective, struggles to understand his son's enthusiasm for military service and the ideals that drive him toward the front lines. At the same time, he grapples with his own sense of helplessness as he watches the world around him change irrevocably due to war.
  
  The novel focuses less on battlefield action and more on the emotional and psychological toll of war on civilians, particularly within families divided by differing beliefs and experiences. Through John's perspective, Wharton examines themes of love, misunderstanding, generational divide, and the difficulty of communication in times of crisis.
  
  As the war progresses, the distance between father and son becomes both physical and emotional, forcing John to confront his own limitations and the irreversible nature of certain life choices. The narrative captures the quiet anguish of those who are connected to the war but remain far from its physical front.
  
  Edith Wharton's prose is marked by subtlety and emotional depth, offering a restrained yet deeply moving portrayal of grief, longing, and moral reflection. The novel emphasizes the private suffering that often accompanies public conflict, highlighting the unseen emotional burdens carried by families.
  
  A Son at the Front is ultimately a meditation on love, loss, and the generational divides intensified by war. It explores how personal relationships are reshaped under the pressure of historical events and how understanding between individuals can be both fragile and elusive.
  
  Ideal for readers of classic literature, wartime fiction, and psychological family drama, this novel offers a poignant exploration of duty, emotion, and the human cost of global conflict.

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  Clarissa Harlowe Volume 2

  Samuel Richardson

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  In "Clarissa Harlowe Volume 2," Samuel Richardson continues the poignant, epistolary tale of Clarissa's struggle against her family's oppressive intents. As they pressure her into an unwanted marriage for wealth and status, Clarissa seeks solace in her correspondence. Her interactions with the charismatic yet unscrupulous Lovelace grow increasingly complex. This volume deepens the emotional turmoil and moral dilemmas, highlighting themes of autonomy, virtue, and societal pressures.

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  The Souls Of Black Folk

  W. E. B. Du Bois

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  W. E. B. Du Bois was an American sociologist, socialist, historian and Pan-Africanist civil rights activist. Born in Great Barrington, Massachusetts, Du Bois grew up in a relatively tolerant and integrated community, and after completing graduate work at the University of Berlin and Harvard, where he was the first African American to earn a doctorate, he became a professor of history, sociology, and economics at Atlanta University. Du Bois was one of the founders of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) in 1909.Earlier, Du Bois had risen to national prominence as a leader of the Niagara Movement, a group of African-American activists who wanted equal rights for blacks. Du Bois and his supporters opposed the Atlanta compromise, an agreement crafted by Booker T. Washington which provided that Southern blacks would work and submit to white political rule, while Southern whites guaranteed that blacks would receive basic educational and economic opportunities. Instead, Du Bois insisted on full civil rights and increased political representation, which he believed would be brought about by the African-American intellectual elite. He referred to this group as the Talented Tenth, a concept under the umbrella of racial uplift, and believed that African Americans needed the chance for advanced education to develop their leadership.

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  Neverness

  Fairoz Ahmad

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  There are obscure emotions that reside in every one of us, where language cannot reach, because its waters are too deep. A lot was going on in 1979. Most Malay villages were long gone or in their dying days. Malay rock began its unstoppable rise with the emergence of its first influential rock band, while drugs were just across the street. And on one Friday night that year, during the final months in the life of the once major Malay village of Engku Aman in Geylang Serai, 15-year-old Alia left her house and vanished without a trace. In the aftermath of her disappearance, the protective layers in the lives of three other young people who knew her begin unpeeling as they struggle to make sense of her disappearance and their lives in a period of immense social and cultural change. 
   
  A poignant coming-of-age historical novel that captures what it might have felt like to live in Engku Aman, for which there is little formal historical accounting. While there are many historical novels in Sing Lit that centre the Chinese Singaporean experience, Neverness centres the Malay experience and immerses readers in the heyday of Malay rock. Suitable for both young adults and adults.

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