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A Novel
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by Judith C. Mitchell
Published Jan 2016
Read ReviewsThree wickedly funny sisters. One family's extraordinary legacy. A single suicide note that spans a century...
by Thomas Goetz
Published Mar 2015
Read ReviewsThe riveting history of tuberculosis, the world's most lethal disease, the two men whose lives it tragically intertwined, and the birth of medical science.
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks
by Rebecca Skloot
Published Mar 2011
Read ReviewsWinner of BookBrowse's 2010 Best Book Award
Intimate in feeling, astonishing in scope, and impossible to put down, The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks captures the beauty and drama of scientific discovery, as well as its human consequences.
by Sarah Blake
Published Feb 2011
Read ReviewsThe Postmistress is an unforgettable tale of the secrets we must bear, or bury. It is about what happens to love during wartime, when those we cherish leave. And how every story - of love or war - is about looking left when we should have been looking right.
by Jennet Conant
Published Sep 2009
Read ReviewsAn extraordinary tale of deceit, double-dealing, and moral ambiguity - an insider's view of the counterintelligence game played by the British in Washington during the early days of World War II.
by Elyse Singleton
Published Sep 2003
Read ReviewsIn this lifelong story, Lilian and Myraleen struggle through dramatically changing times: From the stark realities of life in rural Mississippi, through the different sort of racism they find in workaday Philadelphia and France during World War II.
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