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The Forty Days of Musa Dagh

by Franz Werfel ...

Translated by Geoffrey Dunlop, James Reidel ...

Series series Verba Mundi International Literature Series
The internationally acclaimed novel based on the heroic resistance during the Armenian genocide of 1915.This is the story of how the people of several Armenian villages in the mountains along the coast of present-day Turkey and Syria chose not to obey the Turkish government's deportation order. Instead, they fortified a plateau on the slopes of Musa Dagh—Mount Moses—and repelled Turkish soldiers ... Read more

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The internationally acclaimed novel based on the heroic resistance during the Armenian genocide of 1915.This is the story of how the people of several Armenian villages in the mountains along the coast of present-day Turkey and Syria chose not to obey the Turkish government's deportation order. Instead, they fortified a plateau on the slopes of Musa Dagh—Mount Moses—and repelled Turkish soldiers
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Between Heaven and Earth

by Franz Werfel ...

First published in its English translation during World War II in 1944, the first part of this book is composed of lectures originally delivered (in German) during the pre-war period, whilst the second part of the book represents author Franz Werfel's present point of view, arriving at the difficult conclusion that "complete human detachment is the first psychological symptom of spirituality…""The ... Read more

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First published in its English translation during World War II in 1944, the first part of this book is composed of lectures originally delivered (in German) during the pre-war period, whilst the second part of the book represents author Franz Werfel's present point of view, arriving at the difficult conclusion that "complete human detachment is the first psychological symptom of spirituality…""The
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The Song of Bernadette

by Franz Werfel ...

Narrated by Johanna Ward ...

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18 hours 7 min

The Song of Bernadette is considered one of the twentieth century's greatest novels of triumphant religious faith. How the book came to be written is itself an inspirational and even miraculous story.In 1940, famed Austrian author Franz Werfel and his wife were on a desperate flight from the Nazi invaders, whom Franz had publicly denounced. Repeatedly thwarted in their attempts to cross the French ... Read more

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The Song of Bernadette is considered one of the twentieth century's greatest novels of triumphant religious faith. How the book came to be written is itself an inspirational and even miraculous story.In 1940, famed Austrian author Franz Werfel and his wife were on a desperate flight from the Nazi invaders, whom Franz had publicly denounced. Repeatedly thwarted in their attempts to cross the French
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The Girl on the Carpathia - A novel of the Titanic

by Eileen Enwright Hodgetts ...

SELECTED FOR THE FRONT PAGE OF PUBLISHERS WEEKLY MARCH 20 EDITION"SOS TITANIC TO ALL SHIPS. SINKING HEAD DOWN 41.46 N 50.14 W. COME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE"North Atlantic Ocean, 1912. Kate Royston is a witness to history as the RMS Carpathia responds to the Titanic's desperate SOS. Kate plans to escape personal tragedy by fleeing to Europe but everything changes when the Carpathia races to save the <e ... Read more

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SELECTED FOR THE FRONT PAGE OF PUBLISHERS WEEKLY MARCH 20 EDITION"SOS TITANIC TO ALL SHIPS. SINKING HEAD DOWN 41.46 N 50.14 W. COME AS SOON AS POSSIBLE"North Atlantic Ocean, 1912. Kate Royston is a witness to history as the RMS Carpathia responds to the Titanic's desperate SOS. Kate plans to escape personal tragedy by fleeing to Europe but everything changes when the Carpathia races to save the <e
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The Revolution of the Moon

by Andrea Camilleri ...

Translated by Stephen Sartarelli ...

The award-winning author of the Inspector Montalbano series explores the political intrigue of seventeenth-century Sicily in this novel based on true events.Sicily, 1677. Just before his death, the viceroy of Spanish-controlled Sicily names his wife Doña Eleonora as his successor. The Holy Royal Council is scandalized by the thought of a woman running the government, and its corrupt councilors ... Read more

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The award-winning author of the Inspector Montalbano series explores the political intrigue of seventeenth-century Sicily in this novel based on true events.Sicily, 1677. Just before his death, the viceroy of Spanish-controlled Sicily names his wife Doña Eleonora as his successor. The Holy Royal Council is scandalized by the thought of a woman running the government, and its corrupt councilors
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Mortal Friends

A Novel

by James Carroll ...

From the author of the National Book Award–winning An American Requiem and the classic bestseller Constantine’s Sword comes the story of Colman Brady, an Irish farmer who involves himself in the Irish rebellion of the early 1920s and later escapes to Boston where he rises to and falls from political power and seeks a second chance through the life of his son.Richly imagined scenes, a complex plot, ... Read more

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From the author of the National Book Award–winning An American Requiem and the classic bestseller Constantine’s Sword comes the story of Colman Brady, an Irish farmer who involves himself in the Irish rebellion of the early 1920s and later escapes to Boston where he rises to and falls from political power and seeks a second chance through the life of his son.Richly imagined scenes, a complex plot,
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The Wife

An absolutely gripping crime thriller from John Nicholl that will have you hooked

by John Nicholl ...

Series Book 2 - The Galbraith Series
An absolutely gripping crime thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat from UK Top 50 bestseller John Nicholl.What drives a woman to murder?Twenty-nine-year-old Cynthia Galbraith is serving a life sentence for murder, and struggling with the traumatic past that put her behind bars.When the prison counsellor suggests Cynthia write a personal journal exploring the events that drove her to ... Read more

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An absolutely gripping crime thriller that will have you on the edge of your seat from UK Top 50 bestseller John Nicholl.What drives a woman to murder?Twenty-nine-year-old Cynthia Galbraith is serving a life sentence for murder, and struggling with the traumatic past that put her behind bars.When the prison counsellor suggests Cynthia write a personal journal exploring the events that drove her to
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A Christmas Wish

A heartbreaking, festive historical saga from Lizzie Lane

by Lizzie Lane ...

Bristol 1927Ten year old Magda Brodie’s world is torn apart when her mother dies in the workhouse two weeks before Christmas.Her wastrel father arranges for her sisters to be sent to their grandparents in Ireland and for her younger brother to be adopted leaving Magda distraught with worry as her family are scattered far and wide.Magda, as the eldest girl is sent to live with her Aunt Bridget who ... Read more

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Bristol 1927Ten year old Magda Brodie’s world is torn apart when her mother dies in the workhouse two weeks before Christmas.Her wastrel father arranges for her sisters to be sent to their grandparents in Ireland and for her younger brother to be adopted leaving Magda distraught with worry as her family are scattered far and wide.Magda, as the eldest girl is sent to live with her Aunt Bridget who
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Lost Luggage

The perfect uplifting, feel-good read from Samantha Tonge, author of Under One Roof

by Samantha Tonge ...

Discover the gorgeous, heartfelt book club pick from the top 50 bestselling author of A Single Act of Kindness, Samantha Tonge.One lost suitcase. Two strangers. And a notebook that will change lives.For almost fifty years, sisters Dolly and Greta have lived together – getting each other through the good times and the bad.Except this year, Greta isn’t there and Dolly is feeling lost and alone. In ... Read more

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Discover the gorgeous, heartfelt book club pick from the top 50 bestselling author of A Single Act of Kindness, Samantha Tonge.One lost suitcase. Two strangers. And a notebook that will change lives.For almost fifty years, sisters Dolly and Greta have lived together – getting each other through the good times and the bad.Except this year, Greta isn’t there and Dolly is feeling lost and alone. In
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The Last Tiara

by M.J. Rose ...

From New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller M.J. Rose comes a provocative and moving story of a young female architect in post-World War II Manhattan, who stumbles upon a hidden treasure and begins a journey to discovering her mother’s life during the fall of the Romanovs.Sophia Moon had always been reticent about her life in Russia and when she dies, suspiciously, on a wintry New York ... Read more

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From New York Times and Wall Street Journal bestseller M.J. Rose comes a provocative and moving story of a young female architect in post-World War II Manhattan, who stumbles upon a hidden treasure and begins a journey to discovering her mother’s life during the fall of the Romanovs.Sophia Moon had always been reticent about her life in Russia and when she dies, suspiciously, on a wintry New York
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Spitfire

A Livy Nash Mystery

by M. L. Huie ...

Series Book 1 - LIVY NASH MYSTERY, A
A “gritty and glamorous” debut historical mystery set in post-war Paris and London—for fans of Susan Elia MacNeal’s Maggie Hope series and Kate Quinn’s The Alice Network (Julia Kelly, author of The Light Over London)In the wake of World War II, former Resistance spy Livy Nash is called back to the high-stakes world of espionage and intrigue—by none other than James Bond creator Ian FlemingHow far ... Read more

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A “gritty and glamorous” debut historical mystery set in post-war Paris and London—for fans of Susan Elia MacNeal’s Maggie Hope series and Kate Quinn’s The Alice Network (Julia Kelly, author of The Light Over London)In the wake of World War II, former Resistance spy Livy Nash is called back to the high-stakes world of espionage and intrigue—by none other than James Bond creator Ian FlemingHow far
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The Starlet and the Spy

A Novel

by Ji-min Lee ...

"This story of the unlikely meeting of two vulnerable women is a beautifully woven page turner. The battle-weary woman and the pin-up girl who meet, connect, separate: each changed by the brief union." --Heather Morris, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Tattooist of AuschwitzA dazzling work of historical fiction, based on true events, about two women who seem the most unlikely to ever ... Read more

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"This story of the unlikely meeting of two vulnerable women is a beautifully woven page turner. The battle-weary woman and the pin-up girl who meet, connect, separate: each changed by the brief union." --Heather Morris, author of the #1 New York Times bestseller The Tattooist of AuschwitzA dazzling work of historical fiction, based on true events, about two women who seem the most unlikely to ever
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