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  The Count of Monte Cristo

  Alexandre Dumas

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  The Count of Monte Cristo is a timeless tale of betrayal, revenge, and redemption, masterfully written by Alexandre Dumas. Set in early 19th-century France, the novel follows the journey of Edmond Dantès, a young sailor who is falsely accused of treason and imprisoned in the infamous Château d'If. After years of captivity, he escapes and discovers a hidden treasure, transforming himself into the enigmatic Count of Monte Cristo. Armed with immense wealth and a brilliant mind, Dantès embarks on a calculated quest for vengeance against those who wronged him. A powerful exploration of justice, love, and human resilience, The Count of Monte Cristo remains one of the greatest adventure novels of all time.

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  Women in the Castle The: Book...

  Margot Langley

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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.
   
  
  Three widows of a failed coup unite in a crumbling Bavarian castle to forge a new future from the ashes of war. As they rebuild battered walls and shattered lives—tending gardens, documenting lost histories, and welcoming unlikely allies—their courage and solidarity kindle hope for an entire region. Poignant and pulse-quickening, this story will inspire listeners to transform adversity into collective action and reclaim purpose in the face of upheaval.

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  Empire of Glass

  Kaitlin Solimine

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  In the mid-1990s, an American teenager, named Lao K in Chinese, stands on Coal Hill, a park in Beijing, a loop of rope in her hand. Will she assist her Chinese homestay mother, Li-Ming, who is dying of cancer, in ending her life, or will she choose another path? Twenty years later, Lao K receives a book written by Li-Ming called “Empire of Glass,” a narrative that chronicles the lives of Li-Ming and her husband, Wang, in pre and post-revolutionary China over the last half of the twentieth century. Lao K begins translating the story, which becomes the novel we are reading. But, as translator, how can Lao K separate fact from fiction, and what will her role be in the book’s final chapter?  A grand, experimental epic—Lao K’s story is told in footnotes that run throughout the book—that chronicles the seismic changes in China over the last half century through the lens of one family’s experiences, Empire of Glass is an investigation into the workings of human memory and the veracity of oral history that pushes the boundaries of language and form in stunning and unforgettable ways.

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  The Powder - Bermuda

  Lars D. H. Hedbor

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  Bermuda, 1775 
  In the midst of a struggle for survival in colonial Bermuda, Hal is thrust into a world of revolution and intrigue when Molly’s father enlists his help in a daring plot to aid the mainland rebels. Though more concerned with his next meal than distant conflicts, Hal finds himself caught between his personal desires and a cause he can’t ignore. 
  The Powder is set in Bermuda as part of the Tales From a Revolution series, in which each standalone novel examines the American War of Independence as it unfolded in a different colony. If you like stories of little-known real intrigues, you’ll love The Powder. 
  Grab your copy of The Powder today, and see how the American Revolution’s challenges stretched beyond our shores!

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  Under the Black Ensign

  L. Ron Hubbard

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  Long before Captain Jack Sparrow raised hell with the Pirates of the Caribbean, Tom Bristol sailed to hell and back Under the Black Ensign. He's served under the threat of the cruel captain's lash. He's been accused of murder. And he's been left to die on a deserted island. But his luck is about to change. Together with a fiery woman and a crafty crew, he raises a pirate flag of his own, setting out to make love and war on the open seas. Experience the crack of a whip, the clash of swords, and the roar of the ocean as the audio version of Under the Black Ensign delivers high adventure on the high seas.The ever-present soundtrack is never distracting and ... lends a richness to the imagined picture. — AudioFile

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  Flower in the River - A family...

  Natalie Zett

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  Martha Pfeiffer, age 19, was one of 844 persons who perished when a ship chartered for the Western Electric annual picnic capsized in Chicago in 1915. Martha's surviving family members never recovered from their grief. The Eastland Disaster has been mostly overlooked in recent years. 
  In 1997, Pearl Pospisil, a retired Chicago writer, and third-generation Pfeiffer, composed a family history and delivered it to her niece, Zara Vrabel, in St. Paul, who was completely unfamiliar with its contents. Pearl had one request: "Do something with this." 
  Zara, also a journalist, was cut off from her family and had no interest in genealogy. However, learning of her great-aunt's death on the Eastland Disaster made Zara's heart sink. 
  Zara's life unravels as she becomes entangled in the plot and realizes that she and her great-aunt shared more than blood. After discovering that the accident was preventable, Zara initially seeks redress. And the release of another Titanic movie poured salt on a fresh wound. So why was the Eastland consigned to oblivion while the Titanic got all the glory? 
  Flower in the River interweaves the past and present of four generations of an Eastern-European immigrant family. It suggests that even an unknown trauma can affect a family for generations.

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