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  The Bride of Lammermoor

  Walter Scott

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  "The Bride of Lammermoor" by Walter Scott is a tragic tale set in 17th-century Scotland. The story revolves around the ill-fated love of Lucy Ashton and Edgar Ravenswood, heirs to feuding families. As political intrigue and family conflicts escalate, Lucy's mental health deteriorates, leading to a harrowing climax. Scott weaves a narrative of love, madness, and the supernatural against the backdrop of a divided society. "The Bride of Lammermoor" stands as a haunting exploration of fate, societal expectations, and the consequences of forbidden love.

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  American Whoreson - The Builder

  Robert H. Cherny

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  Traveling east after witnessing the aftermath of the Massacre at Wounded Knee, the young man, who had seen more death in his short life than most people encounter in their entire lives, sought to rebuild the ruins of his life. His father had abandoned his mother, who had turned to prostitution to survive. She was shot when he was twelve, leaving him alone. Having learned to read at a very young age, his intelligence and attention to detail took him places typically reserved for his elders.  
  The young man rode the train east, determined to leave the past behind. However, before he even reached his first station, where he would change trains, his circumstances shifted. This could have been just another train ride in a lifetime of journeys, but it was not. This single trip through the snow-covered American Upper Midwest changed the trajectory of his life from that point forward.  
  The young man advanced in stages, moving from one situation to the next, occasionally staying just a step ahead of the law, until he arrived in Florida to tackle a project so large that multiple predecessors had failed. What sort of man would undertake a project of this size, one that would cause as much harm as this one would, and see it through to the end? 
   

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  Echoes Of The War

  Sybex Books

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  Echoes of the War is a compelling title that evokes a sense of reflection, history, and emotional depth. It suggests a story or exploration of the lingering effects of war on individuals, communities, or nations. This could be a narrative filled with resilience, loss, and healing, where the past reverberates into the present, shaping lives and futures. Whether historical fiction, a memoir, or a collection of poignant tales, Echoes of the War promises a journey into the human spirit amid the shadow of conflict.

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  The Summer I Found Home

  Eva Seyler

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  Oregon, 1925. Like his semi-reclusive parents, ten-year-old George Graham doesn’t have friends, preferring to live inside the safe and predictable world of his books. This all changes when his classmate Louise Pearson, new to town, befriends him. Curious about his family’s secrets, and with plenty of her own, the pair become an irrepressible, inseparable team, bantering and bickering their way through what turns out to be an unforgettable summer. 
  Louise's quick brain puts together the scattered clues she and George scrounge up about his parents' past. They discover that George's dad has another family back in England—a wife and four daughters—and that he's still sending them almost every penny he earns. Hoping for answers, Louise writes to the eldest of George's half-sisters, Susan, never expecting Susan herself to turn up on the family doorstep unannounced. And all the long-held family secrets begin to unravel.

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  The Confession of Hilary Durwood

  Euron Griffith

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  Hilary Durwood writes his father a letter of confession from the London gaol in which he awaits execution. Eager for glory as an explorer in the further reaches of the Empire he is duped into undertaking a semi-mythical mission, in semi-mythical lands. After many adventures and setbacks he returns to London destitute, dismayed at having killed someone, and seeking revenge against the Gentleman Explorer who set him up. Meanwhile a serial killer, The Slasher, stalks the streets and inevitably their paths will cross…
  Hilary has survived dangerous islanders who are intent on eating human flesh, a huge cat with a wooden leg, a giant centipede, and a man who is determined to taste every animal on the planet. He has been fed by birds bringing hallucinogenic berries and held up the crumbling Tower of Ectha. And now Hilary must write his final letter and contemplate the nature of murder and of guilt.
  This dark comedy thriller is a page-turning and riotous engagement with the notions and myths of Empire, the nature of reality, the power of narrative and the gullibility of those who wish to believe, even in the face of the truth.
  'Crisp and memorable language' – Sheenagh Pugh, LIVEJOURNAL

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  Penny's Secret Mission - Women...

  Rachel Wesson

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  Loyalty, love, friendship, war, espionage. 
  Penny is hell bent on revenge on the man who caused her to flee France as a fourteen year old with little more than the clothes on her back. She lost everything, her friends, her home and her family. 
   
  Stifled by the restrictions of her father’s family, she aches to contribute more to the war effort. A brush with death puts her face all over the newspapers and almost breaks her heart in the process. 
  It's the second year of the war. Britain stands alone. Civilians face death and destruction on a daily basis through the Blitz. Penny throws herself into her translation job in order to forget about the man that broke her heart. Yearning to do more, she convinces her bosses to drop her behind enemy lines in Northern France as a spy. Working with the resistance in the darkness of occupied France her bravery, skills and resourcefulness are tested to the limit. 
   
  The Nazis are the enemy but the real betrayal comes from much closer to home…

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