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  Lazarus in St Petersburg

  Wayne Goodman

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  Would you alter the course of history if you had foreknowledge of a catastrophic event?  
  Lazarus wrestles with this dilemma as he carries on his business as a healer in 1879 St. Petersburg. Accustomed to working with the talented and prominent, his charmed life gets upended with the introduction of a peculiar boy apprentice who might be the malevolent instrument of fate. 
  "Goodman’s book is a peek into Imperial Russia from a unique point of view. Rich in history and full of curious turns, I highly recommend it." 
  --Jo Niederhoff, San Francisco Book Review

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  The Heiress

  Cynthia Keyes

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  She wants a business partner. He wants forever. 
   
  When Victorian shipping tycoon Jem Brigg is killed in a robbery, his family and the business world are shocked to discover the actual owner of the company is a woman, and a young one at that. Eleanora Pembroke's first action as owner is to hire the handsome and capable Eliot Sparks as the face of the company. 
   
  Her status as the premier heiress of London, motivates a host of suitors interested only in her shipping company. But Eleanora has already had her heart broken once by a sweet-talking fortune hunter. 
   
  To end the constant barrage of suitors, Eleanora proposes a fake engagement with her debonair new manager, Eliot Sparks. But Eliot has other ideas. Eleanora is the woman of his dreams, and he won't be giving her up easily. 
   
  When the two of them uncover embezzlement and murder in the company, they work together to find the culprit. Their investigation takes them through danger and detection—but not all their discoveries have to do with murder—some of them reveal the mysteries of the heart.

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  Mateo Falcone

  Prosper Mérimée

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  There are stories that strike like a bullet—swift, precise, and inescapable. Mateo Falcone is one of them.
  In the sun-scorched Corsican wilderness, where honor is measured in blood and a man's word is as unyielding as the mountains, a moment of hesitation can seal one's fate. A fugitive seeking refuge, a child faced with an impossible choice, a father whose sense of justice knows no mercy—Mérimée paints a world where tradition rules with an iron grip, and betrayal, no matter how small, does not go unanswered.
  There are no heroes here, no villains—only the weight of an unwritten law, passed down through generations, and the chilling certainty of what must come next. A tale as sharp as a knife's edge, Mateo Falcone lingers in the mind long after the final page, leaving behind the echo of a single gunshot and the question: what price does honor demand?

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  Sisters of War: A gripping and...

  Lana Kortchik

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  *The USA Today bestseller!* Can their bond survive under the shadow of occupation? 
  For fans of The Tattooist of Auschwitz and The German Midwife comes this unforgettable tale of love, loss, family, and the power of hope. 
  Kiev, 1941: Watching the Red Army withdraw from Ukraine in the face of Hitler’s relentless advance, sisters Natasha and Lisa Smirnova realise their lives are about to change forever. 
    
  As the German army occupies their beloved city, the sisters are tested in ways they never thought possible. Lisa’s fiancé Alexei is taken by the invading army, whilst Natasha falls in love with Mark – a Hungarian soldier, enlisted against all his principles on the side of the Nazis. 
  But as Natasha and Lisa fight to protect the friends and family they hold dear, they must face up to the dark horrors of war and the pain of betrayal. Will they be strong enough to overcome the forces which threaten to tear their family apart?   
  Why readers love Sisters of War:  
  ‘Captivating from the first page’ 
  ‘Powerful and heart wrenching’ 
  ‘A touching story, beautifully written’ 
   ‘Well-researched and fascinating’ 
  Originally published as The Story of Us. 
  In the midst of the 20th century's darkest period, the historical and military backdrop of World War II sets the stage for a tale of romance and heartbreak. The sisters journey, steeped in the Jewish tradition, is a testament to the resilience of the human spirit in the face of adversity. 
  For fans of Catherine Hokin (The German Child), Marion Kummerow (Three Children in Danger), Ellie Midwood (The Girl Who Escaped from Auschwitz), Shari J Ryan (The Stolen Twins), and Kelly Rimmer (The German Wife).

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  Phantom - Story from a master of...

  Arnold Bennett

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  Arnold Bennett was born in 1867 in Hanley one of the six towns that formed the Potteries that later joined together to become Stoke on Trent; the area in which most of his works are located. For a short time he worked for his solicitor father before realising that to advance his life he would need to become his own man. Moving to London at twenty-one he obtained work as a solicitor’s clerk and gradually moved into a career of journalism. At the turn of the century he turned full time to writing and shortly thereafter in 1903 he moved to Paris and in 1908 published to great acclaim The Old Wives Tale. With this his reputation was set. Clayhanger and The Old Wives Tale are perhaps his greatest and most lauded novels.

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  The Black-Bearded Barbarian

  Marian Keith

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  A fictionalized biography of George Mackay (1844-1901), an influential Presbyterian missionary in northern Taiwan. (Summary by Edmund Bloxam)

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