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  Paper Roses - Inspired by a true...

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  Some families leave you money. Others leave you scars. 
  Based on a true story, Paper Roses is a sweeping, emotionally resonant novel from the sister of Traciii Show Hutsona--the New York Times-featured serial con artist-about family secrets, inherited trauma, and the long shadow of betrayal. 
  When Abigail Jones learns of her sister Nikki's third arrest, she's pulled into a spiral of questions: Was it fate, family, or something buried even deeper? As Abigail begins to piece together the past, she uncovers a trail of silence and survival that stretches across continents and generations. 
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  Bloodroot

  Daniel V. Meier Jr.

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  The beauty and the horrors of Jamestown 2609A gripping account of survival in America's earliest settlement, Jamestown, Virginia.Virginia, 1622.Powhatan warriors prepare war paint from the sacred juice of the bloodroot plant, but Nehiegh, The English son-in-law of Chief Ochawintan has sworn never to kill again. He must leave before the massacre.England 1609.Matthew did not trust his friend, Richard's stories of Paradise in the Jamestown settlement, but nothing could have equipped him for the violence and privation that awaited him in this savage land.Once ashore in the fledging settlement, Matthew experiences the unimaginable beauty of this pristine land and learns the meaning of hope, but it all turns into a nightmare as gold mania infests the community and Indians become an increasing threat. The nightmare only gets worse as the harsh winter brings on "the starving time" and all the grizzly horrors of a desperate and dying community that come with it.Driven to the depths of despair by the guilt of his sins against Richard and his lust for that man's wife, Matthew seeks death.In that moment of crisis, when he chooses death over a life of depravity, he unexpectedly finds new life among his sworn enemy, the Powhatan Indians.What will this new life mean for Matthew, and will he survive?

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  Sixty Blades of Grass

  Elizabeth Millane

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  The bond between a Dutch teenager and her father is tested as the Resistance wages its secret war on the Nazis. 
   
   
   
  During the Second World War, Rika, a seventeen-year-old Dutch Resistance fighter, paints in fields overlooking the busy rail yards. Hidden in her artwork is information crucial to the Dutch Underground about the concentration camps and Jewish prisoner transports. 
   
   
   
  But Rika's covert activities aren't the only thing on her mind. In these uncertain times, even trusting family is risky. She suspects her father of collaborating with the Germans and is determined to uncover the truth. 
   
   
   
  Across town, her German-born father is also living a double life. But his desire to keep his daughter safe proves inadequate when he invites a German colonel into his home with terrible consequences . . .  
   
   
   
  With no one to rely on or turn to, Rika knows her greatest challenge has only just begun as she must fight for her own survival . . .  
   
   
   
  Inspired by the author's own family history, this is a riveting, heartrending novel of danger and betrayal that explores what it takes to lay down one's life for another in the most harrowing of circumstances.

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  The Diamond of London

  Andrea Penrose

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  Even with her privileged life, Lady Hester Stanhope knows that claiming the adventurous life she truly wants will not be easy, thanks to her eccentric father's stifling grip. With the help of her renowned statesman uncle William Pitt the Younger, she takes on the glittering, treacherous heights of London Society. Her formidable intelligence, outspoken opinions, and headstrong determination gain the favor of the beau monde's leading taste-maker Beau Brummell—and she quickly learns to bend the rules of the ton to her own advantage. And as her uncle's hostess, she astutely uses her skills to preside over—and give advice to—the most influential figures of her day, rising to a position unequaled in society . . . 
   
   
   
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  Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal...

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  Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp by Harriet Beecher Stowe is a powerful and uncompromising novel that confronts the moral, social, and political realities of slavery in pre–Civil War America. Published in 1856 as a follow-up to her groundbreaking work Uncle Tom's Cabin, this stirring narrative deepens Stowe's exploration of injustice while presenting a more complex and militant examination of resistance, conscience, and reform.
  
  Set in the shadowy wilderness of the Great Dismal Swamp—a vast, haunting landscape straddling Virginia and North Carolina—the novel weaves together the lives of enslaved individuals, plantation owners, reformers, and fugitives. At its center is Dred, a fierce and prophetic figure who lives hidden in the swamp. Inspired in part by real-life maroon communities and the revolutionary spirit of resistance, Dred becomes a symbol of defiance against oppression and a voice of righteous anger in a world built on cruelty and exploitation.
  
  Through a richly layered narrative, Stowe contrasts differing attitudes toward slavery within Southern society. Some characters attempt to justify or soften the institution, while others recognize its inherent brutality and moral corruption. The novel explores not only the physical suffering imposed by bondage but also the spiritual and psychological toll it exacts on both the enslaved and the enslavers.
  
  Unlike the sentimental tone that characterizes parts of Stowe's earlier work, Dred carries a sharper political edge. It grapples with questions of lawful resistance, moral responsibility, and the limits of patience in the face of systemic injustice. The swamp itself serves as a powerful metaphor—a place of refuge, danger, and hidden strength—reflecting the turbulent national climate of the 1850s as the United States edged closer to civil war.
  
  Stowe's vivid characterizations and detailed depictions of Southern life provide readers with a multifaceted view of a divided society. The novel challenges complacency and urges reflection on the cost of compromise with injustice. At its core, Dred is both a story of suffering and a call for transformation, emphasizing the urgent need for moral courage and societal change.
  
  Ambitious, impassioned, and historically significant, Dred: A Tale of the Great Dismal Swamp stands as an important work of American literature. It captures a nation in moral crisis and gives voice to the struggle for freedom and human dignity in one of the most turbulent periods of American history.

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