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Life isn’t about calm. It’s about how we handle the storm.”
This is yet another descriptive and heart rendering story about WW2. The determination and need Maureen Ritter has transports her to seek safety in a world of turmoil. I’ve read all of Eoin Dempsey’s books. I feel invested in the Ritter family! Kudos to the author for another gripping novel. The American Girl is a page turner!
“O beautiful for spacious skies
for amber waves of grain”
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for amber waves of grain”
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“I suspect the truth is that we are waiting, all of us, against insurmountable odds, for something extraordinary to happen to us.”
― And the Mountains Echoed
― And the Mountains Echoed
“Because -' she looked up at Bill and gave him a smile that lit up her face, granting him a sudden flash of her true beauty - 'love never die, Mister Bill. It never die.”
― The Orchid House
― The Orchid House
“Whenever my environment had failed to support or nourish me, I had clutched at books...”
― Black Boy
― Black Boy
“Someone was playing the piano and, as she concentrated, Olivia realised she recognised Chopin's 'Grande Polonaise'. She stood up and left the library, following the direction of the music, letting her auditory senses lead her eventually to the doorway of the drawing room. She stood where she was, listening to the exquisite rendition of one of her favourite pieces, closing her eyes as the sound emanated from the piano at the other end of the room. (...) Olivia gasped in astonishment when she saw it was Harry.”
― The Orchid House
― The Orchid House
Ask M.L. Stedman - Friday, May 10th!
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Join us on Friday, May 10th 2013 for a special discussion with Goodread's Choice Award winner, M.L. Stedman. M.L. Stedman will be discussing her novel ...more
Ask Cathy Marie Buchanan - Wednesday, March 27th!
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Join us on Wednesday, March 27th for a special discussion with author Cathy Marie Buchanan! Cathy Marie Buchanan will be discussing her work, includin ...more
Why Writers Write About Maine - Tuesday, July 9th
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Why is Maine a place writer’s love writing about? Join us on Tuesday, July 9th for a chat with these four writers who talk about why Maine was or is a ...more
The Century Trilogy
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For people who love the Trilogy by Ken Follett
Ask Tara Conklin and Christina Baker Kline!
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Bestselling authors Tara Conklin and Christina Baker Kline are teaming up and spending the day answering your questions in this group! Join us on Fri ...more
Gail’s 2024 Year in Books
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