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Ancestry : a novel / by Mawer, Simon,author.;
The past is another country and we are all its exiles. Banished forever, we look back in fascination and wonder at this mysterious land. Who were the people who populated it? Almost two hundred years ago, Abraham, an illiterate urchin, scavenges on a Suffolk beach and dreams of running away to sea. Naomi, a seventeen-year-old seamstress, sits primly in a second class carriage on the train from Sussex to London and imagines a new life in the big city. George, a private soldier of the 50th Regiment of Foot, marries his Irish bride, Annie, in the cathedral in Manchester and together they face married life under arms. Now these people exist only in the bare bones of registers and census lists but they were once real enough. They lived, loved, felt joy and fear, and ultimately died. But who were they? And what indissoluble thread binds them together? Simon Mawer's compelling and original novel puts flesh on our ancestors' bones to bring them to life and give them voice. He has created stories that are gripping and heart-breaking, from the squalor and vitality of Dickensian London to the excitement of seafaring in the last days of sail and the horror of the trenches of the Crimea. There is birth and death; there is love, both open and legal but also hidden and illicit. Yet the thread that connects these disparate figures is something that they cannot have known, the unbreakable bond of family.
Subjects: Biographical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Mawer, Simon; Census; Families; Genealogy;
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The miner's lady / by Peterson, Tracie.;
LSC
Subjects: Love stories.; Christian fiction.; Historical fiction.; Families;
© c2013., Bethany House,
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Pandora : a novel in three parts / by Stokes-Chapman, Susan,1985-author.;
"Dora Blake is a talented jewelry designer who lives under the thumb of her suspicious and odious uncle, who is running her late parents' beloved shop of antiquities into the ground. When he begins acting erratically after a mysterious Greek vase is delivered and locked in the basement, Dora enlists the help of Edward Lawrence, a young antiquarian scholar, who (unbeknownst to her) sees the vase as an opportunity to unlock his academic future. Dora hopes to restore the shop to its former glory, find a future for her own elegant, artistic designs, and escape the iniquitous plans her uncle has in store for her. But what Edward claims to discover about the vase unravels everything Dora knows about her life, her family, and the antiquities in the basement. As she begins to uncover the truth, she realizes that some mysteries are buried for a reason--and others are closer to the surface than they appear. Atmospheric and page-turning, Pandora is a story of secrets and deception, love and fulfilment, fate and hope"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Antique dealers; Antiquities; Family secrets; Family-owned business enterprises; Uncles;
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Mightier than the sword [sound recording] / by Archer, Jeffrey,1940-; Jennings, Alex.;
Read by Alex Jennings.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Audiobooks.; Families; Social classes;
© p2015., Macmillan Audio,
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Cometh the hour [sound recording] / by Archer, Jeffrey,1940-author.; Jennings, Alex,narrator.; Macmillan Audio (Firm),publisher.;
Read by Alex Jennings.Giles must decide if he should withdraw from politics and try to rescue Karin, the woman he loves, from behind the Iron Curtain. But is Karin truly in love with him, or is she a spy? Lady Virginia is facing bankruptcy, and can see no way out of her financial problems, until she is introduced to the hapless Cyrus T. Grant III from Baton Rouge, Louisiana, who's in England to see his horse run at Royal Ascot. Sebastian Clifton is now the Chief Executive of Farthings Bank and a workaholic, whose personal life is thrown into disarray when he falls for Nadira, a beautiful Indian girl. But her parents have already chosen the man she is going to marry. Meanwhile, Sebastian's rivals Adrian Sloane and Desmond Mellor are still plotting to bring him and his chairman Hakim Bishara down, so they can take over Farthings.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Audiobooks.; Families; Social classes;
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Those who forget : my family's story in Nazi Europe--a memoir, a history, a warning. / by Schwarz, Géraldine,author.; Marris, Laura,1987-translator.; translation of:Schwarz, Geraldine.Amnésiques.English.;
"Those Who Forget, published to international awards and acclaim, is journalist Géraldine Schwarz's riveting account of her German and French grandparents' lives during World War II, an in-depth history of Europe's post-war reckoning with fascism, and an urgent appeal to remember as a defense against today's rise of far-right nationalism"--
Subjects: Biographies.; Schwarz, Géraldine; Schwartz family.; Holocaust, Jewish (1939-1945); Journalists; Memory; Memory;
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Los Hermanos/The Brothers. by Schneider, Ken,film director.; Jarmel, Marcia,film director.; PatchWorks Productions (Firm),dst; Kanopy (Firm),dst;
Originally produced by PatchWorks Productions in 2020.Virtuoso Afro-Cuban-born brothers—violinist Ilmar and pianist Aldo—live on opposite sides of a geopolitical chasm a half-century wide. Tracking their parallel lives in New York and Havana, their poignant reunion, and their momentous first performances together, Los Hermanos/The Brothers offers a nuanced, often startling view of estranged nations through the lens of music and family.Featuring an electrifying, genre-bending score, composed by Cuban Aldo López-Gavilán, performed with his American brother, Ilmar, and with guest appearances by maestro Joshua Bell and the Harlem Quartet.Mode of access: World Wide Web.
Subjects: Documentary films.; Arts.; Social sciences.; Music.; History, Modern.; Documentary films.; Artists.; History.; Families.; Cuba.; Hispanic Americans.; Performing arts.;
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Our family and the rebellion : 1837 / by Baker, Margaret (Goodfellow).;
Subjects: Soules family.; Lount, Samuel.;
© 2006., Margaret (Goodfellow) Baker,
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I am nobody's slave : how uncovering my family's history set me free / by Hawkins, Lee,author.;
'I Am Nobody's Slave' is a journey into veteran journalist Lee Hawkins' family history, tracing its roots back to pre-Revolutionary America. Utilizing genetic testing, investigative reporting, and historical documentation, Hawkins explores 400 years of his family's lineage, revealing the intertwined lives of Black and white families, their resilience, sufferings, and the impact of historical trauma.
Subjects: Biographies.; Autobiographies.; Personal narratives.; Hawkins, Lee.; Hawkins, Lee; African American journalists; Journalists; Racism;
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The wide world : a novel / by Lemaitre, Pierre,author.; Wynne, Frank,translator.; translation of:Lemaitre, Pierre.Grand monde.English.;
"The Pelletiers are a prominent French family living in Beirut. The patriarch, Louis, has built a successful business that he hopes to pass on to his eldest son. With no head for management, Jean nearly runs the company into the ground, then marries a materialistic young woman who insists they emigrate to Paris and join high society. But there's another reason Jean must leave-he has committed a terrible crime ... Youngest son Etienne is sent to make his fortune in Saigon. Soon, he begins investigating a covert scheme to channel smuggled goods and cash to the Viet Minh. But the evidence he amasses presents a real threat to his own life. François, the middle brother, arrives in Paris and tries his hand at journalism. His career begins to take off when he starts covering the brutal murder of an actress that seems part of a pattern of killings. But the killer he's chasing is closer to him than he realizes. Epic in scope, and a vivid depiction of French life in the booming postwar years, The Great World is a riveting saga at once gripping and classic"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Domestic fiction.; Novels.; Avarice; Corruption; Families; Family secrets; Family-owned business enterprises; French; Interpersonal relations; Serial murderers; Travel;
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