Fiction

A Single Thread Tracy Chevalier

A SINGLE THREAD takes place in 1932, where Violet has become a "surplus woman" after the deaths of both her brother and her fiance in World War I. She saves up enough money to move away from her cold mother, and finds a community in a group of women who sew the kneelers for the grand cathedral in town. However, she...

At the Edge of the Orchard Tracy Chevalier

AT THE EDGE OF THE ORCHARD is a riveting family drama with settings ranging from Connecticut through Ohio to California, in the middle of the nineteenth century. A harsh theme is discovered understanding different types of apple trees and the fruit they produce. This title has been selected as a Booksmith...

Switchboard Soldiers Jennifer Chiaverini

SWITCHBOARD SOLDIERS is the untold story of America's young women who went to the battlefields of Europe in World War One to set up communication lines between General Pershing, his officers and the men in the trenches. Considering the restrictions on the lives of these gals at this time, their essential role in the...

No Plan B Child, Lee Child, Andrew
The Harvard Bride: A Mountain Brook Novel Katherine Clark

THE HARVARD BRIDE: A MOUNTAIN BROOK NOVEL opens to a lavish Mountain Brook wedding and this delightful book truly explains life in one of the of the country's most affluent areas, and the deep South roots that rule the roost.

 

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All the Governor's Men Katherine Clark

ALL THE GOVERNOR'S MEN: A MOUNTAIN BROOK NOVEL with a foreword by Pat Conroy, is a fictional account of George Wallace's run for Governor in 1982 when he faces a young progressive. This darkly comic novel with an unspoken sexual overtone depicts the social and political landscape of Alabama that is like no other, and...

The Ex-Suicide: A Mountain Brook Novel Katherine Clark

THE EX-SUICIDE: A MOUNTAIN BROOK NOVEL is focused on the house previously occupied by the famous writer, Walker Percy, where his father committed suicide. The storyline follows a young man who is reluctant to accept the reins of the family business his parents are anxious to turn over. An old flame shows then enters...

Typewriter Beach Meg Waite Clayton

TYPEWRITER BEACH is the riveting story of Hollywood in the fear-filled days of black-listed actors and writers. There are long-buried secrets to be uncovered in this page-turning saga that runs for generations. Brilliant plot twists will keep readers mesmerized.

 

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The Postmistress of Paris Meg Waite Clayton

THE POSTMISTRESS OF PARIS is the haunting book that has captivated the nation. Based of the true life story of an American heiress who risked her life to smuggle artists and intellectuals out of occupied France, this page-turner follows the dangerous adventures that take place under the Nazi's noses. It is one of the...

Everyone Brave is Forgiven Chris Cleave

EVERYONE BRAVE IS FORGIVEN is set in London at the beginning of World War II, and tells the little known story of teachers sending their pupils to rural areas to protect them from Nazi air raids in London - the light skin children, that is. There is also a wartime story of romance and loss. The book is inspired by the...