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  Whispers of Betrayal - Love...

  Adela Edgecombe

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  On a journey of discovery into her parents history of love and fame in war torn Italy, Adela Edgecombe discovered a secret deception within love letters and from family who had been tight-lipped about the scandals for decades.            Bestselling author Jincy Willett describes the story as follows: "Since every human personality is at root mysterious, all families present us with an abundance of mysteries, the chief of which is often how marriages ever happened in the first place. In her family memoir, Adela Edgecombe tackles that mystery head-on, uncovering a web of circumstances peculiar to place and time. The place is the Province of Salerno, Italy; the time,1944, the depths of World War II. A young American GI meets an impoverished Italian family, grows to care for them, and, as he leaves for the front, promises a nine-year-old child that one day he will return and help them. And does the man, against all odds, keep that promise? Judging from the fairy-tale wedding that took place in Passiano in 1951 and was featured in Life Magazine, it would seem so.           "Edgecombe explores that fairy tale moment, how it came to pass, and what followed after. She digs fearlessly into the mystery of an unhappy marriage that began with such photogenic joy and hope. Read Whispers of Betrayal for a well-researched, surprising, and moving tale which reminds us that the casualties of war are many and varied."

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  Never Better - Two Kids Their...

  Gonzalo Riedel

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  His wife died before their second son turned one. How can he keep her memory alive when there's so much he wants to forget? 
   
   
   
  There was a time before his wife got sick when Gonzalo could think about other things. Where humor was more than a coping mechanism. Life wasn't all about treatments and recovery, or the emptiness he felt when she died. 
   
   
   
  They had kids together. Young kids. Less than a year after their youngest was born and suddenly he was strapping them both into their car seats to drive to their mother's funeral. 
   
   
   
  He used to think he was the glue holding the household together. It didn't take long for him to realize how wrong he'd been. A grieving husband is in no condition to raise kids alone. There were times when he wanted to toss himself into a raging river that would suck him under and bash his skull on the rocks. That's always an option for another day. For now, he'll just squash those feelings and drive the kids to daycare. 
   
   
   
  Does it get easier? Of course. But not right away. They say that hope only comes at the end of a long dark journey, but that isn't entirely true because the journey never really ends. But that means there's good news: hope is everywhere you look.

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  Experimental Autism -...

  Seven

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  This is an inside look at the Autism journey by an adult with Autism. This exploration blurs the lines between narrative, memoir, and experimental fiction. Seven has a conversation with Autism personified while explaining his thoughts about the journey to adult diagnosis. The fourth wall is broken several times as Seven directly addresses the listener. Autistic Spectrum Disorder is quite often understood only in stereotypical terms. Many adults suffer needlessly as they are unaware of the true symptoms of Autism. Let’s take a ride behind the scenes and inside the mind of someone who lives through challenges everyday. Autism Spectrum Disorder is not something we can turn on for conversations and then later turn it off for convenience. Autism can be, and often is, a debilitating mental disorder that disrupts life on many fronts. Now I, we can confront Autism with a few tools to make it through the daly

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  Voices of Winchester World War...

  Adrian J. O'Connor

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  Stories of the Greatest Generation come alive in the hands of longtime local journalist Adrian O'Connor What made the D-Day attack on Omaha Beach so remarkable was that it was carried out largely out by National Guardsman - men of the 29th Infantry Division who had never before seen combat. One of the companies that was part of this historic day hailed from the environs of Winchester, Virginia. Winchester's martial gallantry was hardly restricted to the beaches of Normandy, though. A future city councilor came ashore at Anzio, Italy. A future school principal fought in what may have been the Pacific's toughest battle, Iwo Jima. Local men held the line at the climactic Battle of the Bulge, flew over Europe and the oil fields of Ploesti and even escaped a German prisoner-of-war camp.

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  Stories About Orphans - Classic...

  Anton Chekhov, Hannah More,...

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  Life can be difficult.  We all experience hurdles, obstacles and problems that get in the way and may limit our opportunities.  But we can usually count on the steadfast and loving support of others.  We get that comfort from our parents and pass it on through the generations.  Sadly, some will not get that unconditional love and bond from their onset or their early years.  Growing up as an orphan is to know you are different and, on some levels at least, alone.  Surviving and thriving with this can damage a life or be used as fuel to achieve a whole, rich, and nurtured life. 
   
  In this volume our authors use this as their theme as they construct moving stories from bleak beginnings to lives with surprising outcomes.   
   
  1 - Stories About Orphans - An Introduction 
  2 - Vanka by Anton Chekhov 
  3 - Betty Brown, the St Giles Orange Girl by Hannah More 
  4 - Stephen Archer by George MacDonald 
  5 - The Indian Orphan. A Tale by Letitia Elizabeth Landon 
  6 - An Angel in Disguise by T S Arthur 
  7 - A Story of a Wedding Tour by Margaret Oliphant 
  8 - Some of the Shipwrecked by Mary E Mann 
  9 - The Living Telegraph by Boleslaw Prus 
  10 - The Sea Voyage by Charles Lamb

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  William the Conqueror - The...

  Kelly Mass

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  William the First, who was also called William the Conqueror and in some cases William the Bastard, was the first Norman emperor of England, ruling from 1066 till his death in 1087. Around this time, many wars and battles were waged over the kingdom and distribution of territories in Europe. France, the Anglo-Saxons, and Scandinavian troops were engaged in raids, struggles, and battles to claim their lands and gains. 
  One of the most significant times in William’s life was that as the Duke of Normandy. His politics, terms, rules, and treaties were different and refreshing for comparison to how things had been done previously. 
  I invite you to learn more about this first king of England, who lived almost 1,000 years ago.

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