Tag: War
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WAR, How Conflict Shaped Us by Margaret MacMillan
Margaret MacMillan, a renowned historian looks at war. Why choose war? What does it say about us? From the beginning, there has been war and peace. Sometimes at the same time. Everything we know and have comes from war. It brings out the worst in us and challenges our beliefs and what we hold dear.…
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An Everyday Hero by Laura Trentham
Always a pleasure to read Laura Trentham’s work. And this was exceptional. The Story: Greer Hadley thought by now she would be a big star in Nashville. But after a long struggle with no success, her big moment has passed her by. At thirty she is back in the town of Madison living with her…
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The Undertaker’s Assistant by Amanda Skenandore
“The dead can’t hurt you. Only the living can.” Effie Jones, once a slave, escaped a place she can not even remember as a child. Found outside of a Union camp and taken in as a ward for an army surgeon. The Captain and his wife taught her to read and write, also how to…
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The Orphan Mother by Robert Hicks
Mr. Hicks has given us more of “The Widow of the South” with “The Orphan Mother”. The year is 1867. The war is over and the South is having to adjust, including Mariah Reddick, former slave to Carrie McGavock–the “Widow of the South”. Mariah is a free woman now. She is dependent on no one…
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Bury The Living (The Revolutionary Series Book 1) by Jodi McIssac
The Book Blurb for Bury the Living: Rebellion has always been in the O’Reilly family’s blood. So when faced with the tragic death of her brother during Northern Ireland’s infamous Troubles, a teenage Nora joined the IRA to fight for her country’s freedom. Now, more than a decade later, Nora is haunted by both her…
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