Chiaverini, Jennifer.
Summary: "The New York Times bestselling author of Mrs. Lincoln's Dressmaker and Mrs. Lincoln's Rival imagines the inner life of Julia Grant, beloved as a Civil War general's wife and the First Lady, yet who grappled with a profound and complex relationship with the slave who was her namesake-until she forged a proud identity of her own. In 1844, Missouri belle Julia Dent met dazzling horseman...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2015
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Summary: As the nation grapples with the strictures of Prohibition, Rosa Barclay lives on a Southern California rye farm with her volatile husband, John, who has lately found another source of income far outside the federal purview. Mother to eight children, Rosa mourns the loss of four who succumbed to the mysterious wasting disease that is now afflicting young Ana and Miguel. Two daughters born of...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2012
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Summary: Anna Del Maso, head chef at Elm Creek Manor, learns about the the manor's many traditions from Sylvia Compson as they plan for the full renovation of the kitchen.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press/Gale Cengage Learning 2008
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Summary: As the nation moves toward civil war, one resident of Creek's Crossing, Pennsylvania has her life irrevocably changed. Dorthea Granger is asked by her uncle-- shortly before his violent death-- to stitch an unusual quilt. When she learns the quilt contains hidden clues for the Underground Railroad, Dorthea makes a brave decision. She will put her own life at risk to continue the work that cost...
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2005
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Summary: It has been more than 50 years since master quilter Silvia Compson decked the halls of Elm Creek Manor, and with all her family gone, she intends to observe a quiet Christmas. But her young quilting partner Sarah McClure has other ideas.
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Publisher / Publication Date: Thorndike Press 2005
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Summary: Born to slave-holding aristocracy in Richmond, Virginia, and educated by Northern Quakers, Elizabeth Van Lew was a paradox of her time. When her native state seceded in April 1861, Van Lew's convictions compelled her to defy the new Confederate regime. Pledging her loyalty to the Lincoln White House, her courage would never waver, even as her wartime actions threatened not only her reputation,...
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Publisher / Publication Date: 2013