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  Under the Light of the Italian...

  Alexander Pike

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  Set against the haunting beauty of rural Northern Italy, Under the Light of the Italian Moon is a stirring tale of love, courage, and female resilience during two of history’s darkest chapters—World War I and World War II.
   
  Rachele, the strong-willed daughter of a renowned midwife, grows up under the shadow of patriarchal tradition and fascist control in the small town of Fonzaso. As she learns to deliver life into a world bent on destruction, she dreams of a different future—one defined not by fear, but by love and freedom. When Giuseppe, a boy from her village who emigrated to America, returns to her life, their bond reignites amidst the rise of Mussolini and the storms of war.

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  Stone Mother

  Malve Burns

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  Imagine growing up in a German family right after WWII with no knowledge of your country’s horrendous Nazi past or an understanding of your own family’s fierce internal struggles. 
  Marie is a dreamy child of a doctor whose family is offered refuge within the walls of Falkenburg Castle after the war. Within the safety of this thousand-year-old "stone mother," Marie begins her coming-of-age journey dominated by her troubled, often violent mother and comforted by her beloved father.  
  Soon, Marie is forced to leave the castle and is bounced from a Dickensian Children’s institution, to an inspiring private prep school for girls in Heidelberg, to the wild Alaska Highway, and back to Germany, where, at age fifteen, she discovers the full extent of Nazi atrocities and contemplates suicide. 
  With the help of her mother’s former teacher and the spirit prince of Falkenburg Castle, Marie begins to understand her mother’s pain. She finds a way to accept—though never condone—what she cannot change. Ultimately, when she faces the transgressions of both her mother and her motherland, she is inspired to engage more fully with her new Germany.

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  Taras Bulba

  Nikolai Gogol

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  "Taras Bulba" by Nikolai Gogol is a historical novella set in 16th-century Ukraine. It follows the exploits of the Cossack warrior Taras Bulba and his two sons, Andriy and Ostap. The narrative unfolds against the backdrop of a fierce conflict between the Cossacks and Poland. Taras Bulba's loyalty to his homeland and his desire for vengeance drive the story, leading to tragic consequences for his family. Gogol's work explores themes of patriotism, loyalty, and the clash of cultures, offering a vivid portrayal of the Cossack way of life and the struggles of the Ukrainian people.

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  Beyond Passing - The Further...

  Nella Larsen

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  Nella Larsen’s 1929 novel Passing is hailed today as a significant literary work of Harlem Renaissance, though for several decades it, like all of her works, was out of print. As history rights a wrong and recommits Larsen’s name to memory, it is beneficial to look at the other writings she published over her short career, collected here in Beyond Passing: The Further Writings of Nella Larsen. Contained within are her autobiographical novel Quicksand, and three short stories “Freedom,” “The Wrong Man,” and “Sanctuary.” 
  With a growing number of titles under its Magna Releases banner, CSRC Storytelling promotes and provides positivity, power and presence in print, restoring literary classics across genres and making them newly accessible to modern readers. This edition of Nella Larsen’s Passing is a CSRC Storytelling Magna Release.

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  Taboo

  Elizabeth Gage

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  Plunge into the glamour, fame, dark secrets, and sordid lives of three high rollers living in Hollywood's gilded age. Kate Hamilton uses her hard-boiled pride and sensual beauty to hide her shameful past. Eve Sinclair is a child superstar who has carefully choreographed her climb to the top, coolly using anything or anyone to secure her rise. Finally, there's Joseph Knight, a writer and self-established Hollywood prodigy, whose predatory passion wreaks havoc in both women's lives. Expertly weaving intrigue and deception, Taboo is a thoroughly engrossing tale about bright Hollywood comets who blaze and fall to earth.

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  Colorblind - A Novel

  Leah Harper Bowron

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  The time is 1968. The place is Montgomery, Alabama. The story is one of resilience in the face of discrimination and bullying. Using the racially repugnant word “nigger,” two Caucasian boys repeatedly bully Miss Annie Loomis--the first African-American teacher at the all-white Wyatt Elementary School. At the same time, using the hateful word “harelip,” the boys repeatedly bully Miss Loomis’s eleven-year-old Caucasian student, Lisa Parker, who was born with cleft palate and cleft lip. Who will best the bullies? Only Lisa’s mood ring knows for sure.

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