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  Crook Manifesto: Book summary &...

  Alexander Pike

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  This content is an independent and unofficial summary created for informational and educational purposes only. It is not affiliated with, authorized, approved, licensed, or endorsed by the original author or publisher. All rights to the original work belong to its respective copyright holders. This summary is not intended to substitute the original book, but to offer a concise overview and interpretation of its main ideas. 
   
  Step into the shadowy streets of 1970s Harlem, where ambition and survival intertwine on the elevated tracks. In Crook Manifesto, a seasoned train conductor is drawn into a world of high-stakes heists and moral upheaval, navigating glittering banknotes, jazz-soaked nightclubs, and the unspoken codes of his community. As the thrill of stolen wages gives way to guilt and betrayal, he must confront the true cost of his choices—and discover that real power lies not in what you take, but in what you give back. 
  This riveting, character-driven tale pulses with cinematic suspense and raw emotion, offering listeners a powerful meditation on loyalty, courage, and redemption. Perfect for anyone seeking a gripping story that fuels reflection and inspires action long after the last note of the train whistle fades.

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  The Aerialists

  Katie Munnik

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  *WATERSTONES WELSH BOOK OF THE MONTH* 
  Paris, 1891 Laura is living on the streets, far from the American Prairies where she was born. When rescued by the entrancing aerialists, Ena and Auguste Gaudron, she soon finds herself ensconced in the family hot air balloon business, and offered the chance to learn how to fly. 
  Cardiff, 1896 The Gaudrons accept an invitation to be part of the Cardiff Fine Art, Industrial and Maritime Exhibition, presenting a daring show of balloon ascents and parachute descents. 
  Then late one night, a young girl, Grace, knocks on the Gaudrons’ door. She is desperate to fly, whatever the cost. 
  As Grace’s dreams begin to take wing, can Laura be the one to keep her grounded? Or will both girls risk it all for one dazzling moment of flight? 
  ‘A heady and stylish read that had me swept away from the first page. Munnik has captured a fascinating world of daring with both beauty and heart’ MAHSUDA SNAITH 
  ‘Vivid and meticulous, Katie Munnik’s The Aerialists captures the tangled desires of people living on the thin air of their own daring – a glorious vision of a time, a place, a welter of human manipulations and hopes, and ultimately, their tragic effects. A really fine read’ JOAN BARFOOT 
  ‘Based on a true story, this rich novel will capture your imagination’ BEST magazine 
  Immersed in the historical and cultural heritage of the late 19th century, The Aerialists by Katie Munnik is a top literary fiction that takes you on a journey from the American Prairies to the streets of Paris and Cardiff. The narrative is a testament to the human spirit, daring to dream and the desire to fly. 
  For fans of Jonathan Coe (Bournville), Evelyn Waugh (Sword of Honour), Kristin Hannah (The Great Alone), Maggie O'Farrell (Hamnet), and Natasha Solomons (House of Gold). 
  HarperCollins 2022

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  That You Remember

  Isabel Reddy

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  In 2019, Aleena Rowan, adrift in the wake of a failed marriage, receives a box of her father's desk diaries from the years he worked as a coal executive. She expects to find nothing more than the cost of business lunches and meeting notes. Instead, she finds a mysterious name, Sara, scrawled on a slip of paper in her father's handwriting. Frank Rowan meets Sara Stone while fishing on a frigid January day, and sees her again waiting tables at Otter Creek’s only restaurant. It is 1970, and Frank and Sara’s relationship grows despite the impossible distance between a New York corner office and a Kentucky coal hollow. Initially, Sara sees Frank as her ticket to a better life, but other forces compete with her dreams—like protecting her town from the increasingly perilous coal slurry dam. In her debut novel, told from both sides of the coal industry, Isabel Reddy brings to life the conflicts and undercurrents of an Appalachian mining town on the eve of disaster.

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  Dancing with the Enemy - From...

  Diane Armstrong

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  From the bestselling author of The Collaborator comes a compelling story of betrayal, collusion, revenge, and redemption set in German-occupied Jersey during World War II. 
    
  June 1940. `It was a perfect June evening that began with hope and ended in despair.' So begins the journal of Hugh Jackson, a Jersey doctor, whose idyllic world is shattered when Britain abandons the Channel Islands which are invaded by the Germans. Forced to choose between conflicting loyalties, he sends his pregnant wife to England, believing their separation will be brief. It's a fateful decision that will affect every aspect of his life. 
  May 1942. Young Tom Gaskell fumes whenever he sees the hated swastika flying from Fort Regent. Humiliated by Jersey's surrender and ashamed of his mother's fraternisation with the occupiers, Tom forms an audacious plan, not suspecting that it will result in guilt and tragedy. 
  April 2019. Sydney doctor Xanthe Maxwell, traumatised by the suicide of her colleague and burnt out by the relentless pressure of her hospital work, travels to St Helier so she can figure out what to do with her life. But when she finds Hugh Jackson's World War II journal, she is plunged into a violent world of oppression and collusion, but also of passion and resistance. As she reads, she is mystified by her growing sense of connection to the past. Her deepening relationship with academic Daniel Miller helps her understand Jersey's wartime past and determine her own future.  
  By the time this novel reaches its moving climax, the connection between Tom, Xanthe and Hugh Jackson has been revealed in a way none of them could possibly have imagined.   
  HarperCollins Australia 2023

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  Lessons in Chemistry: Book...

  Briefly Summaries

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  This is a concise summary and analysis of Lessons in Chemistry, by Bonnie Garmus. It is not the original book and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Bonnie Garmus. Ideal for those seeking a quick and insightful overview.
   
  Lessons in Chemistry is a witty and heartwarming novel set in the 1960s, centered around Elizabeth Zott, a brilliant chemist whose career is derailed in a male-dominated field. Against the odds, Elizabeth becomes an unlikely television cooking show star, where she subtly teaches chemistry to housewives across America. Blending humor, feminism, and science, Lessons in Chemistry is a story of resilience, breaking societal expectations, and the power of knowledge. Garmus creates an inspiring protagonist who challenges norms and reshapes her own destiny in unexpected ways.

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  Codename Edelweiss - The Search...

  Justin Kerr-Smiley

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  In 1976, Argentina is governed by a military junta bankrolled by former Nazis. It is the anniversary of a mysterious village fire in the jungle. The lone survivor, a Guaraní boy, is now a Jesuit priest. A Jewish journalist, Ariel Guzman, interviews him at his mission. The man claims Adolf Hitler escaped from Berlin with Eva Braun and made a secret camp near the Iguaçu Falls. The Führer ordered the village's destruction, but the priest refuses to say why. He mentions the codename Edelweiss and will only reveal the person's identity if he dies. Argentina's most powerful man is billionaire and Waffen-SS veteran Tiago Hecht. He is searching for Edelweiss so that he can establish a Fourth Reich. Hecht now has confirmation Hitler's son is alive. But so does the Mossad and they have sent an agent to eliminate him. The only sanctuary for 'Edelweiss' is at the Vatican, but time is running out. The hunt is on…

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