The Pull of the Stars
In an Ireland doubly ravaged by war and disease, Nurse Julia Power works at an understaffed hospital in the city center, where expectant mothers who have come down with the terrible new Flu are quarantined together Into Julia s regimented world step two outsiders Doctor Kathleen Lynn, a rumoured
The Orphan Collector
Ellen Marie Wiseman, acclaimed author of What She Left Behind and The Life She Was Given, weaves the stories of two very different women into a page turning novel as suspenseful as it is poignant, set amid one of history s deadliest pandemics n nIn the fall of 1918, thirteen year old German immigran
The Mall
New York Times bestselling author Megan McCafferty returns to her roots with this YA coming of age story set in a New Jersey mall n nThe year is 1991 Scrunchies, mixtapes and 90210 are, like, totally fresh Cassie Worthy is psyched to spend the summer after graduation working at the Parkway Center M
Trouble the Saints
The dangerous magic of The Night Circus meets the powerful historical exploration of The Underground Railroad in this timely and unsettling novel, set against the darkly glamorous backdrop of New York City at the dawn of WWII n nAmidst the whir of city life, a girl from Harlem is drawn into the glitt
The Woman Before Wallis
Brimming with scandal and an equal amount of heart a sweeping yet intimate look at the lives of some of history s most notorious figures from Vanderbilts to the Prince of Wales A must read Chanel Cleeton, New York Times bestselling author of When We Left Cuba and Next Year in Havana n n Bryn Turnb
Eat the Buddha: Life and Death in a Tibetan Town
Just as she did with North Korea, award winning journalist Barbara Demick explores one of the most hidden corners of the world She tells the story of a Tibetan town perched eleven thousand feet above sea level that is one of the most difficult places in all of China for foreigners to visit Ngaba w
Gimme Everything You Got
A feminist, sex positive, and hilarious rom com about a girl in 1970s Chicago trying everything she can to score on and off the soccer field n nIt s 1979 the age of roller skates and feathered bangs, of Charlie s Angels and Saturday Night Fever and Susan Klintock is a junior in high school with a lot
Belladonna
An evocative, atmospheric story of friendship and obsession set in the 1950s that follows two schoolgirls from Connecticut whose lives are changed forever when they travel to a silent convent in northern Italy to study art for a year n nIsabella is beautiful, inscrutable, and popular Her best friend,
Age of Consent
A daringly honest, sexy debut novel about three young women coming of age in 1980s New England and New York a bingeable summer read n nIt s 1983 David Bowie reigns supreme, and downtown Manhattan has never been cooler But Justine and Eve are stuck at Griswold Academy, a Connecticut boarding school.
Splinters of Scarlet
A YA historical fantasy set in nineteenth century Denmark, where secrets can kill and magic is a deadly gift n nFor Marit Olsen, magic is all about strategy it flows freely through her blood, but every use leaves behind a deadly, ice like build up within her veins called the Firn Marit knows how da
Would I Lie to the Duke (Union of the Rakes, #2)
n When an ambitious entrepreneur pretends to be a lady of means, she catches the eye and heart of a duke n n nJessica McGale s family business desperately needs investors, and she s determined to succeed at any cost But she knows London s elite will never look twice at a humble farm girl like hers
The Care and Feeding of Waspish Widows (Feminine Pursuits, #2)
When Agatha Griffin finds a colony of bees in her warehouse, it s the not so perfect ending to a not so perfect week Busy trying to keep her printing business afloat amidst rising taxes and the suppression of radical printers like her son, the last thing the widow wants is to be the victim of a tho
Brother's Keeper
Can two children escape North Korea on their own n nNorth Korea December, 1950 n nTwelve year old Sora and her family live under an iron set of rules No travel without a permit No criticism of the government No absences from Communist meetings Wear red Hang pictures of the Great Leader Don t tr