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- The War of 1812 against the States : heroes of a great Canadian victory / by Crump, Jennifer.;
- Includes bibliographical references.Relates the stalwart defence of Canada against the American invasion through the stories of men and women involved in the conflict.
- © 2003., Altitude,
- The last garden in England / by Kelly, Julia,1986-author.;
- "From the author of The Light Over London and The Whispers of War comes a poignant and heartwrenching tale of five women in three eras, whose lives are tied together by one very special garden"--
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Gardens; Secrecy; Women;
- The night travelers : a novel / by Correa, Armando Lucas,1959-author.; Caistor, Nick,translator.; Molinari, Cecilia,translator.; Williams, Faye,translator.; translation of:Correa, Armando Lucas,1959-Viajera nocturna.English.;
- Includes bibliographical references.Separated by time but united by sacrifice, four women experience love, loss, war, and hope from the rise of Nazism to the fall of the Berlin Wall as they embark on journeys of self-discovery and find themselves to be living testaments to the power of maternal love.
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Novels.; Family secrets; Mothers and daughters; Women;
- Two wars and a wedding : a novel / by Willig, Lauren,author.;
- "From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig comes a dramatic coming of age story with a dual timeline and a single heroine--a bold and adventuring young woman who finds herself caught up in two very different wars on both sides of the Atlantic"--
- Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Historical fiction.; Novels.; Female friendship; Greco-Turkish War, 1897; Man-woman relationships; Nurses; Spanish-American War, 1898; Women college graduates;
- The apology / by Han, Jimin(Novelist),author.;
- Part ghost story and part family epic, 'The Apology' is a sweeping intergenerational saga and an incisive tale of sisterhood and diaspora, reaching back to the days of Japanese colonialism and the Korean War, and told through the singular voice of a defiant, funny, and unforgettable centenarian. A Dewey Diva Pick. #diversity.
- Subjects: Ghost stories.; Magic realist fiction.; Novels.; Blessing and cursing; Families; Future life; Illegitimate children; Koreans; Older women;
- Blood sisters : the hidden lives of the women behind the Wars of the Roses / by Gristwood, Sarah.;
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Subjects: Women;
- © c2012., Harper Press,
- The heirloom garden / by Shipman, Viola,author.;
- In this new novel from the author of 'The Charm Bracelet' and 'The Hope Chest', two women separated by a generation but equally scarred by war find, hope, meaning - and each other - through a garden of heirloom flowers.
- Subjects: Domestic fiction.; Female friendship; Neighbors; Gardens; Wars;
- Downton Abbey. [videorecording] / by Bonneville, Hugh.; Coyle, Brendan.; Fellowes, Julian.; Frogatt, Joanne,1979-; Logan, Phyllis.; McGovern, Elizabeth,1961-; Smith, Maggie,1934-; Carnival Films (Great Britain); PBS Distribution (Firm); PBS Home Video.; WGBH Video (Firm);
- Brendan Coyle, Elizabeth McGovern, Hugh Bonneville, Joanne Froggatt, Maggie Smith, Phyllis Logan.Season two returns as the Great War rages across Europe, and not even the serene Yorkshire countryside is free from its effects. The men and women of Downton are doing their part both on the front lines and the home front, but the intensity of war only serves to inflame the more familiar passions of love, loss, blackmail, and betrayal.PG.DVD ; widescreen presentation ; stereo.
- Subjects: Country life; Families; Household employees; Television programs.; World War, 1914-1918;
- © c2012., PBS Home Video,
- Rose under fire / by Wein, Elizabeth.;
- Rose Justice is an American pilot with Britain's Air Transport Auxiliary during the Second World War. On her way back from a routine flight she is captured by the Germans and sent to Ravensbrück, a notorious concentration camp, where she meets an unforgettable group of women, and vows to tell her fellow prisoners' stories to the world.LSC
- Subjects: Historical fiction.; Diary fiction.; Ravensbrück (Concentration camp); Women air pilots; Female friendship; Survival; World War, 1939-1945;
- © c2013., Doubleday Canada,
- Two wars and a wedding [text (large print)] : a novel / by Willig, Lauren,author.;
- "From New York Times bestselling author Lauren Willig comes a dramatic coming of age story with a dual timeline and a single heroine--a bold and adventuring young woman who finds herself caught up in two very different wars on both sides of the Atlantic"--
- Subjects: Bildungsromans.; Historical fiction.; Large print books.; Novels.; Female friendship; Greco-Turkish War, 1897; Man-woman relationships; Nurses; Spanish-American War, 1898; Women college graduates;
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