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The House at Tyneford
by Natasha Solomons
A story of forbidden love and self-discovery in the backdrop of a grand estate.
It's the spring of 1938 and no longer safe to be a Jew in Vienna. Nineteen-year-old Elise Landau is forced to leave her glittering life of parties and champagne to become a parlor maid in England. ... (Goodreads)
The Angel Tree
by Lucinda Riley
A heartwarming Christmas tale of love, family, and forgiveness, as a group of strangers come together to uncover a long-buried secret.
Thirty years have passed since Greta left Marchmont Hall, a grand and beautiful house nestled in the hills of rural Monmouthshire. But when she returns to the Hall for Christmas, at the invitation of ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Girl on the Cliff
by Lucinda Riley
A woman discovers a family secret while visiting her grandmother's home in Ireland, leading her on a journey to uncover the truth about her past.
Why has a secret from 1914 caused a century of heartache?,Troubled by recent loss, Grania Ryan has returned to Ireland and the arms of her loving family. And it is here, on a cliff edge, that she ... (Goodreads)
The Midnight Rose
by Lucinda Riley
A dual narrative of a young Indian girl and a British actress, connected by a mysterious rose. A tale of love, loss, and family secrets.
Spanning four generations,, The Midnight Rose, sweeps from the glittering palaces of the great maharajas of India to the majestic stately homes of England, following the extraordinary life of a ... (Goodreads)
The Storied Life of A.J. Fikry
by Gabrielle Zevin
Life of an isolated bookseller is transformed when an unexpected visitor brings unexpected joy.
“Marvelously optimistic about the future of books and bookstores and the people who love both.”—, The Washington Post, A. J. Fikry’s life is not at all what he expected it to be. He lives alone, his ... (Barnes & Noble)
The House at Riverton
by Kate Morton
A family saga spanning generations, uncovering secrets and lies of a mysterious house.
Ninety-eight-year-old Grace Bradley, a maid at Riverton Manor in the 1920s, has long hidden a terrible secret. A film is being made about a famous incident at Riverton when well-known poet Robbie ... (Wikipedia)
The Forgotten Garden
by Kate Morton
A woman's quest to uncover the secrets of her family's past, leading to a mysterious garden.
At Nell's joyous 21st birthday party her world falls apart when her father tells her she was adopted as a 4-year-old in 1913, seemingly abandoned on an Australian wharf and unable to remember her ... (Wikipedia)
The Last Letter from Your Lover
by Jojo Moyes
Two intertwining love stories across time, exploring the power of secrets and second chances.
From the #1, New York Times, bestselling author of, The Giver of Stars, a sophisticated, page-turning double love story spanning forty years and an unforgettable, Brief Encounter, for our times It is ... (Goodreads)
Hotel on the Corner of Bitter and Sweet
by Jamie Ford
A touching story of the intersection of love, family, and culture during World War II.
Henry Lee, the son of Chinese parents in Seattle , Washington, is the only Asian child at his elementary school. His father makes him wear an "I Am Chinese" button so he will not be mistaken for a ... (Wikipedia)
The Girl With No Name
by Diney Costeloe
A young girl is evacuated from London during WWII and ends up in a new family, facing challenges and uncovering secrets about her past.
Thirteen-year-old Lisa has escaped from Nazi Germany on the Kindertransport. She arrives in London unable to speak a word of English, her few belongings crammed into a small suitcase. Among them is ... (Barnes & Noble)
Snow Flower and the Secret Fan
by Lisa See
Story of two women in 19th-century China, exploring the power of female friendship.
In rural Hunan province called Puwei (nicknamed the Common Beauty Village), a county in China, Lily is destined to become a, laotong, pair with Snow Flower, a girl of the same age from Tongkou (the ... (Wikipedia)
Before We Were Yours
by Lisa Wingate
Family torn apart is reunited across generations, revealing a powerful tale of resilience and hope.
Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family’s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the ... (Goodreads)
Only Time Will Tell
by Jeffrey Archer
A thrilling saga of one man's journey from poverty to power.
The plot revolves around the protagonist Harry Clifton, spanning the time between the end of World War I and the beginning of the Second World War . The novel is set in Bristol, England, from 1919 to ... (Wikipedia)
Afterwards
by Rosamund Lupton
A mother investigates her daughter's death from beyond the grave, uncovering secrets and protecting her family.
There is a fire and they are in there. They are in there... Black smoke stains a summer blue sky. A school is on fire. And one mother, Grace, sees the smoke and rush. She knows her teenage daughter ... (Goodreads)
Sarah's Key
by Tatiana de Rosnay
A French journalist unravels an untold story of the Holocaust, uncovering hidden secrets.
From beloved international sensation and #1, New York Times, bestselling author Tatiana de Rosnay come's her most celebrated novel, Sarah's Key,—now in mass market paperback!, Paris, July 1942: ... (Barnes & Noble)
What She Left Behind
by Ellen Marie Wiseman
Abandoned by her mother in a mental institution, Clara uncovers the truth about her family's past.
In this stunning new novel, the acclaimed author of THE PLUM TREE merges the past and present into a haunting story about the nature of love and loyalty—and the lengths we will go to protect those ... (Goodreads)
The Chilbury Ladies' Choir
by Jennifer Ryan
A community of women uniting against a backdrop of wartime turmoil to form an unlikely choir.
The village of Chilbury in Kent is about to ring in some changes.,This is a delightful novel of wartime gumption and village spirit that will make your heart sing out. Kent, 1940. In the idyllic ... (Goodreads)
Touch & Go
by Lisa Gardner
A gripping thriller of a woman's desperate quest to uncover her family's dark secrets.
#1 New York Times bestseller Lisa Gardner, author of Catch Me and Love You More , returns with a heart-thumping thriller about what lurks behind the facade of a perfect family. This is my family: ... (Goodreads)
The Postmistress
by Sarah Blake
Three women's lives intersect during WWII as a postmistress decides whether to deliver a letter that could change everything.
CDs, 9 CDs, 11 hours What would happen if someone did the unthinkable-and didn't deliver a letter? Filled with stunning parallels to today, The Postmistress is a sweeping novel about the loss of ... (Goodreads)
Love in the Afternoon
by Lisa Kleypas
A young woman struggling to reconcile her ambitions with the conventions of society finds solace and passion in an unexpected romance.
Love in the Afternoon, continues the Hathaways series by Victorian romance author Lisa Kleypas., As a lover of animals and nature, Beatrix Hathaway has always been more comfortable outdoors than in ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Chalk Man
by C.J. Tudor
A group of friends in 1986 use chalk figures to communicate, but when a murder occurs, their past comes back to haunt them.
In 1986, Eddie and his friends are just kids on the verge of adolescence. They spend their days biking around their sleepy English village and looking for any taste of excitement they can get. The ... (Goodreads)
The Winter Sea
by Susanna Kearsley
A writer travels to Scotland to research her novel and discovers a personal connection to the past. Historical fiction with a touch of romance.
A NEW YORK TIMES AND USA TODAY BESTSELLER! "I've loved every one of Susanna's books! She has bedrock research and a butterfly's delicate touch with characters—sure recipe for historical fiction that ... (Barnes & Noble)
The Time in Between
by María Dueñas
A remarkable tale of resilience and courage, as a woman embarks on a journey of self-discovery.
The story begins in 1934. Between Youth and Adulthood... Sira Quiroga is a young and attractive seamstress living a humble life in Madrid with her single mother Dolores. During a festival she meets ... (Wikipedia)
Those Who Save Us
by Jenna Blum
A woman's journey of self-discovery, uncovering the secrets of her mother's past.
For fifty years, Anna Schlemmer has refused to talk about her life in Germany during World War II. Her daughter, Trudy, was only three when she and her mother were liberated by an American soldier ... (Barnes & Noble)
We Were the Lucky Ones
by Georgia Hunter
A family's struggle to survive the Holocaust, showing the power of hope in the face of tragedy.
It is the spring of 1939 and three generations of the Kurc family are doing their best to live normal lives, even as the shadow of war grows closer. The talk around the family Seder table is of new ... (Goodreads)
Pandemonium
by Lauren Oliver
A teenage girl's fight for freedom and for a chance to make her own choices.
The book follows up the events of Delirium . Lena is now in the Wilds alone, and the sequel begins by switching the chapters from the present "now" and the past "then" point of view of Lena until ... (Wikipedia)
4:50 from Paddington
by Agatha Christie
An elderly woman witnesses a murder on a train, and Miss Marple helps solve the case.
Mrs Elspeth McGillicuddy is on her way from a shopping expedition to visit her old friend Jane Marple for Christmas. Her train passes another train running parallel and in the same direction as her ... (Wikipedia)
The Fifth Witness
by Michael Connelly
A lawyer must defend an innocent man accused of murder, uncovering a complicated web of deceit.
Haller is called on to defend a long-standing client, Lisa Trammel, when she is suspected of murdering wealthy Mitchell Bondurant. , According to forensic evidence, the victim, who was six-foot-two, ... (Wikipedia)
The Reader
by Bernhard Schlink
A man's journey of understanding, uncovering a dark secret from his past.
Hailed for its coiled eroticism and the moral claims it makes upon the reader, this mesmerizing novel is a story of love and secrets, horror and compassion, unfolding against the haunted landscape of ... (Goodreads)
Secrets She Left Behind
by Diane Chamberlain
A woman's suicide leaves her sister and daughter to uncover the secrets of her past. A story of love, loss, and family secrets.
One afternoon, single mother Sara Weston says that she's going to the store—and never returns. In her absence, she leaves her teenage son alone with his damaged past and a legacy of secrets.,Keith ... (Barnes & Noble)
