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  The Green Bowl - Pioneering...

  Sarah Orne Jewett

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  Theodora Sarah Orne Jewett was born on 3rd September 1849 in South Berwick, Maine, to a family that had resided in New England for several generations. 
   
  From early childhood Jewett suffered from rheumatoid arthritis and one remedy was frequent walks which contributed to her life-long love of nature. 
   
  She was primarily educated at Miss Olive Rayne's school and then the Berwick Academy from where she graduated in 1866.  But much of her time was also spent reading from the extensive collection of books in the family library. 
   
  In 1868 at age 19, she was published ‘Jenny Garrow's Lovers’ in the Atlantic Monthly, and from this grew a reputation that was lauded and admired by both her captivated audience and such other noted writers as William Dean Howells.   
   
  As well as novels and short stories she also wrote children’s books and poetry volumes.  Jewett was also admired for the strong female characters who were as intelligent and able as any man around them. 
   
  In her personal life Jewett was attracted and attached to several women.  Many of her poems reveal the intensity of her feelings towards them. Whether Jewett found physical love with them is open to debate but she often did find devoted and loving friendship, humor and literary encouragement.  From 1881, after the death of James Fields, the editor of the Atlantic Monthly, she set up home with his widow, Annie, for the rest of her life in what was termed ‘a Boston Marriage’; the cohabitation of two wealthy women, independent of male financial support.   
   
  On her birthday in 1902, Jewett was involved in a carriage accident that effectively ended her literary career.   
   
  In March 1909 Sarah Orne Jewett was paralyzed by a stroke, and after another on 24th June she died in her South Berwick home.  She was 59.

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  The Sorrows of Young Werther

  Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

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  Enter the tormented heart of a young man overwhelmed by passion, beauty, and the crushing pain of unreturned love. In The Sorrows of Young Werther, Goethe presents the personal letters of Werther, a tender, idealistic artist who falls deeply for Charlotte—an alluring woman already engaged to someone else. 
  As Werther’s admiration turns into fixation, his thoughts on love, nature, art, and suffering become more intense and consuming. Framed by the scenic beauty of the German countryside, his emotional journey unfolds into a moving exploration of yearning, heartbreak, and the blurry boundary between romantic idealism and emotional collapse. 
  A defining work of the Sturm und Drang era and a seminal piece of Romantic literature, The Sorrows of Young Werther is far more than a love story—it’s a raw, lyrical outpouring from a soul in turmoil. It moved a generation and shocked Europe with its emotional candor and heartbreaking conclusion. 
  Whether you see it as a tragic love story or a reflection of your own quiet desires, Werther’s voice will linger long after you’ve turned the last page.

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  Midnight Between Us

  Claudia Burgoa

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  USA Today bestselling author Claudia Burgoa brings you a hauntingly-tender, slow-burn romance full of broken promises, buried secrets, and a love that always endures. 
  I thought I buried him with the rest of my past. The secrets. The ache. The night everything fell apart. 
  But now Keir Timberbridge—the traitor, the boy I once loved more than life—is back. Barely alive. In my care. With no memory of who I am or what he did to me. 
  I should walk away. Hell, I tried. But I’m the only one who can keep him hidden, keep him alive. 
  This town still thinks I’m the girl who let him go. No one knows the truth—about the letters or what it cost me to survive. 
  Now we’re playing house in the ruins of what we once were: me, a doctor with too many scars, and him, the man who vanished without a goodbye. We sleep in separate rooms. Share meals like strangers. And every time I look at him, I remember the boy who made promises at midnight... and the man who shattered them by morning. 
  Because loving Keir Timberbridge was always going to destroy me. 
  And I might let it again.

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  The Three Musketeers Volume 2

  Alexandre Dumas

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  In "The Three Musketeers Volume 2" by Alexandre Dumas, the saga continues with d'Artagnan and his steadfast companions—Athos, Porthos, and Aramis—embroiled in a web of intrigue and peril. As they combat the devious schemes of Cardinal Richelieu, the enigmatic Milady de Winter emerges as a formidable adversary with her own sinister agenda. Personal vendettas and political machinations entwine, testing their bonds of loyalty and valor. Dumas masterfully escalates the drama, blending romance, betrayal, and heroism in a gripping, action-filled narrative that keeps the spirit of adventure alive.

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  Pandemic: The Beginning -...

  Christine Kersey

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  NOTE: This book was published in April 2019, before the recent pandemic. 
  It started as a new virus. Before long, 95% of the world's population was dead. 
  When a deadly flu sweeps the globe, the Bronson family hunkers down to wait it out. It doesn't take long for society to collapse, but when surviving neighbors band together, hope is restored. 
  That hope is swiftly shattered when a rogue element forms, requiring food in exchange for security and medical services. The Bronsons refuse, but when the group takes over the neighborhood, they demand the Bronsons join or face deadly consequences. With their lives at stake, they must make a decision: give in or take a stand.

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  When She Flies

  Lee Winter

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  A lesbian office romance about rewriting the past and winning over the legendary ice queen who once inspired you.
  When free-spirited artist Sienna Fisher is mistaken for an intern at a New York luxury goods empire, the last thing she expects is for the CEO to be aloof English art curator Jasmine Gemayel. Years ago in London, Jasmine shredded Sienna's art and mocked her for knowing nothing of life, setting her on a path to wander the world.
  Now Sienna has a second chance to impress Jasmine, and she's not about to waste it. Even if it means becoming an intern at age thirty-four and trying to win an in-house design competition, all to dazzle the woman who changed her life…and doesn't even remember her. As if that's not hard enough, there's that strange business of the sparks that keep flying every time she argues art with her boss. Of course, that's entirely one-sided given Jasmine's straight and married…right?
  Or…is she?

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