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• The Jane Austen Society

  Jenner, Natalie,

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  Friends in the small village of Chawton must band together to save the beloved author’s final home and legacy in the grim years following World War II. A heartfelt story that comfortingly melds friendship, honor, and a touch of romance.

• A Single Thread

  Chevalier, Tracy,

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  Violet finds the courage to strike out on her own and joins a community of women just when her future seemed so bleak in the aftermath of the Great War. As she begins to build a new life for herself the threat of a new war could destroy her future…Read moreRead more of this annotation

• The Exiles

  a Novel

  Kline, Christina Baker, 1964-

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  The extraordinary stories of women prisoners transported to Australia and Tasmania in the 19th century are considered in this luminous novel of bravery and loyalty.

• The Kitchen Front

  a Novel

  Ryan, Jennifer, 1973-

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  Pitted against each other in a hotly contested cooking competition, four women discover that their differences can somehow draw them together during a time of war that tested those on the home front in surprising ways.

• The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society

  Shaffer, Mary Ann

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  When Juliet Ashwell stumbled into the circle of unlikely friends, she had no idea of the depth of their connection or how it would change her life. Links formed during the dark days of German occupation are explored in this engaging epistolary novel.

• The Giver of Stars

  Moyes, Jojo, 1969-

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  The librarians of the Pack Horse Library in Kentucky brought light to the darkest places and circumstances on their rural delivery routes. This inspiring look at the lives of these women is both touching and compelling, and impossible to put down.

• The Personal Librarian

  Benedict, Marie,

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  Belle da Costa Greene enjoys a powerful position as J.P. Morgan’s librarian. She knows that everything she’s worked so hard for could be torn away in a moment if her family heritage was discovered and she’ll do what it takes to keep the secret close.

• The Paris Library

  a Novel

  Skeslien Charles, Janet,

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  During the Nazi occupation, Odile knows that it’s her responsibility to help the patrons and protect the books at the American Library. Her remarkable story is finally brought to light through an unexpected friendship with a lonely Montana teenager.

• The Mayfair Bookshop

  a Novel of Nancy Mitford and the Pursuit of Happiness

  Knight, Eliza,

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  Heywood Hill becomes a refuge for unhappy author Nancy Mitford as WWII creeps closer, while in the present Lucy visits the bookstore on a special assignment. As Lucy delves into the enigma of a book inscription, their stories show suprising links.

• The Henna Artist

  Joshi, Alka,

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  Lakshmi uses her talents to make a new life for herself in Jaipur after escaping from her abusive husband. When her past tracks her down it threatens to destroy her new life as a sought-after henna artist and herbalist in this vivid novel.

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