As a nation of young soldiers marches off to war, two women left behind will embrace a final keepsake, a profound reminder of the moment before their lives changed foreverits bittersweet images telling the story of an innocence lost, of a love just beginning, and of a family that may never be whole again. . . .

With New Orleans as their destination, Cheney Duvall and her nurse, Shiloh Irons, leave behind the glittering lights of New York City and travel first to Charleston, South Carolina, intending to stay for only a short time. But the purpose of their stop immediately draws them into the plight of this war-torn Southern city, in the painful throes of Reconstruction and carpetbagger policies after the Civil War. As Cheney and Shiloh are embroiled in the...

With her internationally bestselling novels Chocolat, Blackberry Wine, Five Quarters of the Orange, and Coastliners, Joanne Harris has woven intoxicating spells that celebrate the sensuous while exposing the passion, secrets, and folly beneath the surface of rustic village life. In Holy Fools, her most ambitious and accomplished novel to date, she transports us back to a time of intrigue and turmoil, of deception and masquerade. In the year 1605,...

"It's 1863, and Thomas and his little sister, Birdie, have fled the farm where they were born and raised as slaves. Following the North Star, looking for freedom, they soon cross paths with a Union soldier. Everything changes: Corporal Henry Green brings Thomas and Birdie back to his regiment, and suddenly it feels like they've found a new home. Best of all, they don't have to find their way north alone--they're marching with the army. But then orders...

The adventures of a young steamboat captain and his passengers on the Green River, Kentucky, when Confederate and Union armies were beginning to clash.

In 1944, Algona, Iowa was the site of one POW camp.  The world was at war. Over 500 POW camps sprung up across America, housing mostly German and Italian prisoners of war. The fabric of this small Iowa farming community changed almost overnight. The POW's Legacy uses many memories and true-life events to share the story of how two different nativity scenes changed many lives.  

A novel on Guenevere, wife of King Arthur, portraying her as the power behind the throne. The book chronicles their fiery relationship, their efforts at keeping Britain united and their respective extra-marital affairs, he with his half-sister, Morgan, she with Lancelot. By the author of I, Elizabeth.