Other books that might interest you

• 

  Everything We Lose - A Civil War...

  Annette Oppenlander

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  "Oppenlander's rich, gritty descriptions are a joy to read. Her touching story moves along quickly, but will keep you in suspense until the final pages." -Historical Novel Society 
  "I fell in love with this book." -Our Town Book Reviews 
  "...a well-deserved 5+ stars." -Locks, Hooks and Books  
   "...full of rich details..." -Books Direct  
  "...dramatic twists did make me think of some of those grand tales like North and South and Gone with the Wind..." -Andy's Young Adult Books  
  "An entertaining read for those who love historical fiction." -Nancy Fraser, Award Winning Author 
   
  Two friends - one black, one white.  
  Torn apart by an attack gone wrong. 
  One escapes into war, the other is sold into slavery. 
   
  Told from alternating viewpoints, one black and one white, Surviving the Fatherland author Annette Oppenlander delivers another stunning historical tale set against the epic backdrop of the American Civil War--a breathtaking examination of the power of hope and friendship, and the endurance of the human spirit to find a way home. 
   
  Tennessee, 1861. Fifteen-year-old farm boy Adam Brown would do anything to protect his friend Tip, a slave at the neighboring plantation--even if it means fighting Nathan Billings, the rich and obnoxious landowner's son. But when it seems his attack has killed Nathan, Adam has no choice but to run away and join the Union Army under an assumed name. Together with Wes, a chatty soldier with a few secrets of his own, Adam embarks on a traumatic odyssey through the war-torn Midwest. As his soul darkens with the atrocities of war, all he wants is to go home. But in order to do that--if he survives--he must face his past. 
   
  Unbeknownst to Adam, sixteen-year old Tip is sold to a farmer who takes drunken pleasure in torturing his slaves. Tip quickly realizes that if he wants to survive he must run. Ahead lie hundreds of miles of unknown country, infested by slave owners, traders, starvation and cold. And so begins a journey of escape and recapture, of brutal attacks and unexpected kindness. When a rescue by the Underground Railroad goes terribly wrong, Tip finds himself caring for a pregnant runaway, his journey seemingly at an end. They have reached the Ohio River, a vast watery expanse impossible to cross. It is only a matter of time before roaming slave traders will pick them up--he will never see his mother and his best friend again.

  Show book

• 

  Deus Lo Volt! - Chronicle of the...

  Evan S. Connell

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  A magisterial work of historical imagination-a stunningly immediate, first-person account of one soldier's experience of the defining war of Christendom.God wills it! The year is 1095. Thousands of men, including many of the leaders of the Christian world, have assembled in a meadow in France near Clermont. Pope Urban appeals for the liberation of Jerusalem and the people shout, Deus lo volt! The cry is taken up, echoes forth, is carried on. The crusades have begun. Wave upon wave of Christian pilgrims assault the growing power of the Muslims in the Holy Land—and will do so for the next two hundred years. Most able men become soldiers of the Cross, and many of their women fight alongside them. It is a time of great adventure-of great exploration and cultural change. Uniting Christian Europe in a common cause, the crusades defined forever the spirit of the West.

  Show book

• 

  Long Walk to Water - Based on a...

  Linda Sue Park

  • 1
  • 2
  • 0

  Audie Award Finalist, Children's Titles for Ages 8-12, 2014 
  In 1985 southern Sudan is ravaged by war. Rebels and government forces battle for control, with ordinary people...people like the boy, Salva Dut...caught in the middle. When Salva's village is attacked, he must embark on a harrowing journey that will propel him through horror and heartbreak, across a harsh desert, and into a strange new life. 
  Years later, in contemporary South Sudan, a girl named Nya must walk eight hours a day to fetch water. The walk is grueling, but there is unexpected hope. How these two stories intersect is told in this fascinating dual narrative, performed by David Baker and Cynthia Bishop, with the assistance of dialect coach James Achueil...who actually made the same journey across Africa when he was one of the "Lost Boys of the Sudan." 
  ©2010 Linda Sue Park (P)2013 Full Cast Audio

  Show book

• 

  Lost Horizon - A Novel

  James Hilton

  • 0
  • 2
  • 0

  In this “engagingly written” international bestseller, survivors of a plane crash discover a peaceful paradise hidden in the Himalayas called Shangri-La (The New York Times). Hugh Conway saw humanity at its worst while fighting in the trenches of the First World War. Now, more than a decade later, Conway is a British diplomat serving in Afghanistan and facing war yet again—this time, a civil conflict forces him to flee the country by plane.   When his plane crashes high in the Himalayas, Conway and the other survivors are found by a mysterious guide and led to a breathtaking discovery: the hidden valley of Shangri-La.   Kept secret from the world for more than two hundred years, Shangri-La is like paradise—a place whose inhabitants live for centuries amid the peace and harmony of the fertile valley. But when the leader of the Shangri-La monastery falls ill, Conway and the others must face the daunting prospect of returning home to a world about to be torn open by war.   Thrilling and timeless, Lost Horizon is a masterpiece of modern fiction, and one of the most enduring classics of the twentieth century.

  Show book

• 

  Parting Gifts

  Lorraine Heath

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  The USA Today–bestselling author delivers a poignant historical romance of a desperate woman, a lonely cowboy, and the never-ending search for hope.  
   
  RT Book Reviews Reviewer’s Choice Award for Best Americana 
   
  RITA Finalist for Best Short Historical 
   
  Booklovers’ Award for Bestselling Americana 
   
  Marrying Maddie Sherwood, a woman who works in a brothel in order to survive, widower Charles Lawson hopes to provide his three children with a loving mother—until his terminal illness causes him to arrange a match between Maddie and his brother. 
   
  Praise for Lorraine Heath 
   
  “Lorraine Heath’s books are always magic.” —Cathy Maxwell, New York Times–bestselling author 
   
  “Heath is known for her beautiful, deeply emotional romances.” —The Washington Post 
   
  “A powerful writer.” —Atlanta Journal & Constitution

  Show book

• 

  Danceland Diary

  dee Hobsbawn-Smith

  • 0
  • 0
  • 0

  Luka Dekker and her sister Connie are the inheritors of a secretive and disturbing family history going back three generations to the disappearance of their great-grandfather. Their troubled mother, Lark, also mysteriously disappeared; and their beloved grandmother, who raised the two girls, had a life haunted by a traumatic event that is only revealed after her death. The story unfolds against a backdrop of the drug-fueled Downtown Eastside of Vancouver and the horrific pig farm murders, the seductive beauty of rural Saskatchewan, and the glittering lights of a famous prairie dance hall. Luka's quest for her mother, and for peace and love, is a disquieting, moving, and thoroughly engaging examination of intergenerational trauma and forgiveness.

  Show book