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How to be a wallflower / by James, Eloisa.;
"Miss Cleopatra Lewis is about to be launched in society by her aristocratic grandfather. But since she has no intention of marrying, she visits a costume emporium specifically to order unflattering dresses guaranteed to put off any prospective suitors. Powerful and charismatic Jacob Astor Addison is in London... He's furious when a she-devil masquerading as an English lady steals Quimby's Costume Emporium from under his nose. Jake strikes a devil's bargain, offering to design her 'wallflower wardrobe' and giving Cleo the chance to design his... And somehow in the middle of their lively competition, Jake becomes her closest friend."--
Subjects: Romance fiction.; Historical fiction.; Aristocracy (Social class); Americans; Rich people; Man-woman relationships;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The last masterpiece : a novel of World War II Italy / by Morelli, Laura,author.;
Called to Nazi-occupied Italy in 1943, a German photographer and an American stenographer hunt for priceless masterpieces before they are destroyed by Hitler, in this pulse-pounding adventure inspired by the incredible true story of the Monuments Women, the Fifth Army WACs and the looted Florentine art collections during World War II.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Art treasures in war; Cultural property; Typists; Women photographers; World War, 1939-1945; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Shoes for Anthony / by Kennedy, Emma,1967-author.;
"This 1944 World War Two drama tells the story of Anthony, a boy living in a deprived Welsh village, anticipating the arrival of American troops. Suddenly, a German plane crashes into the village mountain. A Polish prisoner-of-war survives and is brought into the community where he builds a close relationship with Anthony. Later, the villagers discover one of the Germans on the plane has survived and is still on the mountain."--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War fiction.; World War, 1939-1945; Interpersonal relations; Prisoners of war;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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A scatter of light / by Lo, Malinda.;
Aria Tang West was looking forward to a summer on Martha's Vineyard with her best friends -- one last round of sand and sun before college. But after a graduation party goes wrong, Aria's parents exile her to California to stay with her grandmother, artist Joan West. Aria expects boredom, but what she finds is Steph Nichols, her grandmother's gardener. Soon, Aria is second-guessing who she is and what she wants to be, and a summer that once seemed lost becomes unforgettable -- for Aria, her family, and the working-class queer community Steph introduces her to. It's the kind of summer that changes a life forever.LSC
Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Historical fiction.; Grandmothers; Lesbians; Same-sex marriage; Artists; Chinese Americans; Women gardeners;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Grenade / by Gratz, Alan,1972-;
On April 1, 1945 with the battle of Okinawa beginning, fourteen-year-old native Okinawan Hideki, drafted into the Blood and Iron Student Corps, is handed two grenades and told to go kill American soldiers; small for his age Hideki does not really want to kill anyone, he just wants to find his family, and his struggle across the island will finally bring him face-to-face with Ray, a marine in his very first battle--and the choice he makes then will change his life forever.LSC
Subjects: Historical fiction.; War stories.; World War, 1939-1945; Ryukyuans; Japanese; Marines; Survival;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The girls from the beach / by Newton, Andie,author.;
"When Kit and Red set foot on French soil during the Normandy landings, they know they have to rely on each other. As they head for the battlefield, their aim is simple: save lives. But when they're called away on a top-secret mission to patch up a few men behind enemy lines, everything changes. Alongside fellow nurses, Roxy and Gail, they're told to prepare for the worst, trading in their nurses' fatigues for civilian clothes and hiding medical supplies under their skirts. But it's a lie. Their real mission tasks them with the impossible - to infiltrate the Reich and steal something the Nazis desperately need to win their losing war. In an ultimate test of courage and comradeship, each woman must decide what she is prepared to risk and what she has to live for."--Publisher.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Spy fiction.; War fiction.; Women spies; Americans; Female friendship; Nazis; Nurses; Undercover operations; World War, 1939-1945;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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Dust child : a novel / by Nguyẽ̂n, Phan Qué̂ Mai,1973-author.;
"An American GI, two Vietnamese bargirls, and an Amerasian man are forced to make decisions during and after the Viet Nam War that will reverberate throughout one another's lives"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Psychological fiction.; Novels.; Abandoned children; Amerasians; Children of military personnel; Families; Vietnam War, 1961-1975; Vietnamese Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The women's march : a novel of the 1913 woman suffrage procession / by Chiaverini, Jennifer,author.;
Includes bibliographical references.Inspired by actual events, this novel offers a fascinating account of a crucial but little-remembered moment in American history that follows three courageous women who bravely risked their lives and liberty in the fight to win the vote.
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Paul, Alice, 1885-1977; Malone, Maud; Wells-Barnett, Ida B., 1862-1931; Women; Suffragists; Demonstrations; First-wave feminism; Women; Women's rights;
Available copies: 2 / Total copies: 3
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Shadows of Berlin : a novel / by Gillham, David R.,author.;
"1955 in New York City, the city of progress. But in the Perlman residence, the past is as close as the present. Rachel Perlman, a child of Berlin and an artist bearing her mother's legacy, arrives in New York as part of the wave of Jewish Displaced persons who managed to survive the brutalities of the war. But despite her efforts, Rachel is unable to live the "normal" life of an American housewife, not until she can shake the ghosts of her past and the tremendous guilt that weighs down on her, her own "crime" of survival"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Choice (Psychology); Guilt; Holocaust survivors; Jewish refugees; Women artists;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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The devil three times : a novel / by Fayne, Rickey,author.;
"Yetunde awakens aboard a slave ship en route to the United States, the spirit of her dead sister her only companion. Desperate to survive the hell that awaits her at their destination, Yetunde finds help in an unexpected form: the Devil himself. The Devil, seeking a way to reenter the pearly gates of heaven, decides to prove himself to an indifferent God by protecting Yetunde. Their bargain extends far beyond Yetunde's mortal lifespan. Over the next 150 years, through Reconstruction, both World Wars, Jim Crow, and even the Covid-19 pandemic, the Devil visits Yetunde's descendants in their darkest hour of need, offering them his own version of salvation"--
Subjects: Historical fiction.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Enslaved persons; Devil; African American families; African Americans;
Available copies: 1 / Total copies: 1
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