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It is Cardiff in 1926, and life for Stella Evans is difficult. The town has turned against her through malicious and scandalous lies spread about her reputation. She is struggling to bring up her son Danny alone, ever since her husband Eddie ran off with her brother's wife. When Stella loses her job, she cannot imagine how she will support her small household. And then her husband returns, bringing with him a... (more)

Fire in Beulah

by Rilla Askew

Set during the tense days of the Oklahoma oil rush, Rilla Askew's Fire in Beulah is a mesmerizing story that centers on the complex relationship between Althea Whiteside, an oil wildcatter's high-strung wife, and Graceful, her enigmatic black maid. Their juxtaposing stories-and those of others close to them-unfold against a volatile backdrop of oil-boom opulence, fear, hatred, and lynchings that climax in the... (more)

Really the Blues

by Mezz Mezzrow, Bernard Wolfe

The story of the first white kid to fall in love with black culture: Mezz Mezzrow was blowing horn in reform schools, brothels and honky-tonks, dealing pot in the clubs and arcades, and getting drawn into the captivating subculture of the blues long before Mick Jagger started to paint it black.

Zelda

by Nancy Milford

England, My England

by D. H. Lawrence

Passion Denied, A (The Daughters of Boston)

Passion Denied, A (The Daughters of Boston)

by Julie Lessman

Young Elizabeth O'Connor is the little sister John Brady always longed for. But she wants much more than that from her spiritual mentor. As she blossoms into a beautiful young woman intent on loving John, he must push back the very real attraction he feels for her. His past just won't let him go there. Unfortunately, Lizzie won't let him go anywhere else--until she discovers he is not all that he seems. Can true... (more)

Caddie - The Autobiography Of A Sydney BarmaidCaddie

Caddie - The Autobiography Of A Sydney Barmaid

by Caddie

Road Trip USA Route 66 (Road Trip USA)

by Jamie Jensen

Professional traveler Jamie Jensen traveled more than 400,000 miles to bring you the best-selling guide Road Trip USA . In this expanded tour of Route 66, Jamie covers the kitschy "Main Street of America," one of the country's first transcontinental highways. From the Meramac Caverns to the wild creatures on display in roadside menageries, this historic route survives, despite being replaced by a high-speed... (more)

The Winter Ground (Dandy Gilver 3)

by Catriona McPherson

<BAD LUCK? BAD TIMING? OR GOOD OLD-FASHIONED MURDER? When a circus comes to spend the winter at the neighbouring estate to Gilverton, Dandy Gilver's two sons are cock-a-hoop and they are not alone in their excitement. The allure of Tumbling Topsy Turvy, Tiny Truman and the Troupe Prebezhensky also draw the attention of the fast set, who would never normally be seen dead with the nouveau riche Mr & Mrs... (more)

Nazimova, A Biography

by Gavin Lambert

major rediscovery, this full-scale biography profiles Nazimova, the electrifying Russian-born actress who brought Stanislavsky and Chekhov to American theatre--a legend of the stage and screen for 50 years, and then strangely forgotten. With exclusive access to her unpublished memoirs, letters, and notes, Lambert gives readers a brilliant portrait of this extraordinary woman. 120 photos.

Treasure of the Golden Cheetah: A Jade del Cameron Mystery

Treasure of the Golden Cheetah: A Jade del Cameron Mystery

by Suzanne Middendorf Arruda

Intrepid photojournalist Jade del Cameron is about to embark on safari for a Hollywood film shoot inspired by the ancient legend of King SolomonÂ’s lost treasure, under the leadership of adventurer Harry Hascombe and with the companionship of the young healer Jelani and her pet cheetah Biscuit. But when the filmÂ’s financial backer is stabbed to death by a native man who then commits suicide, the trip is cast by a... (more)

The Jewel Box

by Anna Davis

Grace Rutherford is the one and only Diamond Sharp, the "it" girl of 1920s London, whose weekly newspaper column delights readers with tales of her nightly escapades -- the dinners, the dancing, the fashion, the men. Caught up in the glitz and glamour of the day, Grace begins a passionate affair with charming, flirtatious American author Dexter O'Connell. Soon, though, she falls for John Cramer, the charismatic... (more)

Anything Goes: A Biography of the Roaring Twenties

Anything Goes: A Biography of the Roaring Twenties

by Lucy Moore

This is an exhilarating portrait of the era of invention, glamour and excess from one of the brightest young stars of mainstream history writing.Bracketed by the catastrophes of the Great War and the Wall Street Crash, the 1920s was a time of fear and hedonism. The decade glittered with seduction: jazz, flappers, wild all-night parties, the birth of Hollywood, and a glamorous gangster-led crime scene forced to... (more)

THE EGG AND I Life on a Wilderness Chicken Ranch Told with Wit and High HumorBetty MacDonald

THE EGG AND I Life on a Wilderness Chicken Ranch Told with Wit and High Humor

by Betty MacDonald

Cheaper By the Dozen

by GILBRETH FRANK & GILBRETH CAREY ERNESTINE

The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard: A Novel

The Seamstress of Hollywood Boulevard: A Novel

by Erin McGraw

“I couldn’t cook but I could sew. It would have been better the other way around.” So begins this witty and transporting new novel by the acclaimed Erin McGraw, introducing us to Nell Plat, who, at age seventeen, finds herself unhappily married and the mother of two baby girls. For a young woman with a hunger for excitement and glamour, Kansas circa 1900 offers nothing but a flat horizon. Still, Nell find some joy... (more)

Silent Surrender

by Katherine O'Neal

He broke her heart...Now a struggling actress must put on the performance of a lifetime… Orphaned at the age of thirteen, actress Liana Wycliffe was no stranger to life’s cruelties. But nothing had prepared her for the despair she felt when the man she loved betrayed her. Known as Ace, he was a devastatingly handsome fighter pilot stationed in Paris--and he was everything Liana wanted. But after one night of... (more)

The 8.55 to Baghdad (Unabridged)

by Andrew Eames

In 1928, Agatha Christie—the world’s most widely read author—was a thirty-something single mother. With her first marriage falling apart, she has decided to take a much-needed holiday—the Caribbean has been her intended destination, but her mind was changed during a dinner conversation, and five days later she was off on a completely different trajectory. Merging literary biography with travel adventure, and... (more)

The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death

The Dream Cycle of H. P. Lovecraft: Dreams of Terror and Death

by H. P. Lovecraft

"<Lovecraft's> dream fantasy works are as terrifying and haunting as his tales of horror and the macabre. A master craftsman, Lovecraft brings compelling visions of nightmarish fear, invisible worlds and the demons of the unconscious. If one author truly represents the very best in American literary horror, it is H. P. Lovecraft." --John Carpenter, Director of At the Mouth of Madness, Halloween, and... (more)

A Question of Death: An Illustrated Phryne Fisher Treasury

A Question of Death: An Illustrated Phryne Fisher Treasury

by Kerry Greenwood

The Honourable Phryne Fisher--she of the Lulu bob, green eyes, Cupid's Bow lips, and diamante garters--is the 1920's most elegant and irrepressible sleuth. This sparkling collection of Phryne short stories and other Phryne miscellany--including Phryne's favourite shoes and hats, delicious cocktail recipes and her best tips for discouraging unwated admierers--is a gorgeously collectable treat for all Phryne fans. ... (more)

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