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  Land of Joys

  Steve Wiegenstein

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  A bestselling book, an exhibit featuring the Hill-Billies of Heaven Holler, and a brutal murder turn the excitement of 1904 World' s Fair into a nightmare for the people of Daybreak. Country and city collide when Charlotte Turner' s son Adam turns their sleepy Ozarks village of Daybreak into a tourist attraction with his bestselling novel The Hill-Billies of Heaven Holler. But his idea of setting up a hillbilly exhibit at the 1904 World' s Fair has unforeseen consequences in all directions as Charlotte, her granddaughter Petey, and the rest of Daybreak are caught up in the exoticism, greed, and danger that surround the event. Adventure leads to violence at home and at the Fair, and Charlotte must make life-of-death choices to keep Petey safe and preserve her beloved community. 
  Semifinalist, 2023 Society of Midland Authors fiction award.

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  Sun Also Rises The: The...

  Ernest Hemingway

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  The Sun Also Rises by Ernest Hemingway is a landmark novel of the 20th century that captures the disillusionment and aimlessness of the post–World War I generation, often referred to as the "Lost Generation." The story follows Jake Barnes, an American journalist living in Paris, and his circle of expatriate friends—including the charismatic and troubled Lady Brett Ashley—as they travel from the cafés of Montparnasse to the bullfighting arenas of Pamplona. With Hemingway's signature sparse prose and understated emotional depth, the novel explores themes of love, identity, masculinity, and the quest for meaning in a world forever changed by war. A poignant reflection on human resilience and vulnerability, this novel remains one of Hemingway’s most enduring and influential works.

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  War Babies

  Rachel Billington

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  A woman lies unconscious on the carpet of a smart Westminster apartment, one red high-heeled shoe has fallen off... A younger woman lies with her eyes closed, half-hidden under a drinks cabinet... Her fingers clutch an empty bottle... What happens when a mother withholds her love? When she has no love to withhold? When she sees her three daughters as obstacles to her own formidable career? This is the story of three sisters, Millie, Di and Cleo. They are the war babies. Growing up in a world still in turmoil, hungover from war, the sisters struggle to leave behind their mother and build their own lives. Each sister is lost in her own world where extreme need leads to extreme behaviour. Then a tragic event forces Cleo, the youngest and wildest, to become the catalyst to smash the pattern. Who will adapt and survive in this new world? Who will find peace? From London to New York and to Vietnam, the focus shifts from one sister to the next, putting human nature, its flaws and its virtues, under the spotlight. With elements of a psychological thriller, Rachel Billington observes her characters with clinical detachment, but also with wit and understanding. Yet there is hope at the heart of this story which will leave the reader wondering long after the final twist is revealed.

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  The Patriots

  Vivian Stuart

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  The fifteenth book in the dramatic and intriguing story about the colonisation of Australia: a country made of blood, passion, and dreams.
   
  After being accused of high treason, Michael Wexford seeks revenge upon those who took everything from him.
   
  It is 19th century Australia: Irishman Michael Wexford is unravelling his existence in the penal colonies after defying the justice system. Considered a criminal beyond reform or redemption, Michael plots his revenge. Meanwhile, siblings Kitty and Patrick Cadogan venture out to the Norfolk Island in search of their brother, praying that he is not the miscreant everyone makes him out to be.

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  All The Kings Men - Legends Of...

  Maggie McAllister

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  Forbidden love and seductive intrigues intertwine in "Camelot's Echo: The Once and Future King,"Where the pursuit of the Holy Grail becomes entangled with the clandestine affair between Sir Lancelot and Queen Guinevere. As their passion casts shadows over Camelot's splendor, a war erupts, leading to the illicit seizure of the throne by the cunning Knight Sir Mordred.The kingdom, once radiant, crumbles in a final, devastating battle. As King Arthur collapses with a mortal wound, legends speak of his journey to Avalon, where he lies in a deep sleep, waiting for the tower bell to ring and the mighty sword to be drawn. The inscription on his tomb declares him the "Once and Future King."The book intertwines love, magic, destiny, and tragedy, leaving the listener captivated by the timeless tale of Camelot's rise and fall, echoing through the realms of myth and legend."The Once and Future King" stands as an enduring symbol of hope, a beacon that transcends time, promising the return of King Arthur to rule again when the call of destiny awakens him from his enchanted slumber.Can the Legends of Camelot survive without their King or does King Arthur return. Prepare for a whirlwind of action, heroism, romance and suspense.

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  Top 10 Short Stories The - Born...

  Herman Melville, Henry James,...

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  Short stories have always been a sort of instant access into an author’s brain, their soul and heart.  A few pages can lift our lives into locations, people and experiences with a sweep of landscape, narration, feelings and emotions that is difficult to achieve elsewhere. 
   
  In this series we try to offer up tried and trusted ‘Top Tens’ across many different themes and authors. But any anthology will immediately throw up the questions – Why that story? Why that author?  
   
  The theme itself will form the boundaries for our stories which range from well-known classics, newly told, to stories that modern times have overlooked but perfectly exemplify the theme.  Throughout the volume our authors whether of instant recognition or new to you are all leviathans of literature. 
   
  Some you may disagree with but they will get you thinking; about our choices and about those you would have made.  If this volume takes you on a path to discover more of these miniature masterpieces then we have all gained something. 
   
  The Big Apple is rightly lauded as the place that if you can make it there you make it anywhere.  It’s good advice for a writer.  Many of these literary talents became world-wide behemoths, serving up their experiences and characters to a wide-eyed audience forever in their thrall.  Genius has many names. 
   
  1 - The Top 10 - Born in New York - An Introduction 
  2 - The Great Good Place by Henry James 
  3 - Bartleby the Scrivener - Part 1 by Herman Melville 
  4 - Bartleby the Scrivener - Part 2 by Herman Melville 
  5 - The Devil and Tom Walker by Washington Irving 
  6 - The Fullness of Life by Edith Wharton 
  7 - The Outcasts of Poker Flat by Bret Harte 
  8 - Christmas Eve in War Times by Edward Payson Roe 
  9 - An Angel in Disguise by T S Arthur 
  10 - The Most Dangerous Game by Richard Connell 
  11 - The Mysterious Card by Cleveland Moffet 
  12 - The Repairer of Reputations - Part 1 by Robert W Chambers 
  13 - The Repairer of Reputations - Part 2 by Robert W Chambers

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