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The queen of sugar hill: A novel of hattie mcdaniel
By ReShonda Tate. 2024
As seen on The TODAY Show! Bestselling author ReShonda Tate presents a fascinating fictional portrait of Hattie McDaniel, one of…
Hollywood's most prolific but woefully underappreciated stars—and the first Black person ever to win an Oscar for her role as Mammy in the critically acclaimed classic film Gone With the Wind. It was supposed to be the highlight of her career, the pinnacle for which she'd worked all her life. And as Hattie McDaniel took the stage in 1940 to claim an honor that would make her the first African-American woman to win an Academy Award, she tearfully took her place in history. Between personal triumphs and tragedies, heartbreaking losses, and severe setbacks, this historic night of winning best supporting actress for her role as the sassy Mammy in the controversial movie Gone With the Wind was going to be life-changing. Or so she thought. Months after winning the award, not only did the Oscar curse set in where Hattie couldn't find work, but she found herself thrust in the middle of two worlds—Black and White—and not being welcomed in either. Whites only saw her as Mammy and Blacks detested the demeaning portrayal. As the NAACP waged an all-out war against Hattie and actors like her, the emotionally conflicted actor found herself struggling daily. Through it all, Hattie continued her fight to pave a path for other Negro actors, while focusing on war efforts, fighting housing discrimination, and navigating four failed marriages. Luckily, she had a core group of friends to help her out—from Clark Gable to Louise Beavers to Ruby Berkley Goodwin and Dorothy Dandridge. The Queen of Sugar Hill brings to life the powerful story of one woman who was driven by many passions—ambition, love, sex, family, friendship, and equality. In re-creating Hattie's story, ReShonda Tate delivers an unforgettable novel of resilience, dedication, and determination—about what it takes to achieve your dreams—even when everything—and everyone—is against youChasing endless summer
By V. C Andrews. 2024
A young girl trapped in a labyrinthine mansion may finally get the family she longs for when her estranged father…
reappears in her life in this new novel from the world of the #1 New York Times bestselling author of the Flowers in the Attic and Landry series—now popular Lifetime movies. After the tragic death of her mother and a long period of isolation under the thumb of a cruel grandfather, young Caroline Bryer has little to hope for in her life in the foreboding Southerland mansion. Her only companion, her enigmatic cousin, Simon, may be a wolf in sheep's clothing and is not to be trusted. But when Caroline's estranged father suddenly resurfaces with news of a new wife and stepchildren in Hawaii that she'll finally be allowed to visit, Caroline dares to hope for a new, normal life. Desperate for her father's love, Caroline will do anything to stay in this new home. But her troublesome stepsister has other plans, and Caroline cannot tell who to trust and who to run from. Will her new stepbrother and stepsister be a light in her dark life, or will they blot out the last slivers of sun forever?The uncharted flight of olivia west
By Sara Ackerman. 2024
An exciting page-turner about a fearless female aviator competing in a death-defying race across the Pacific. Brilliantly told... My favorite…
read this year!" —Andie Newton, USA TODAY bestselling author of A Child for the Reich This extraordinary novel, inspired by real events, tells the story of a female aviator who defies the odds to embark on a daring air race across the Pacific. 1927. Olivia "Livy" West is a fearless young pilot with a love of adventure. She yearns to cross oceans and travel the skies. When she learns of the Dole Air Race—a high-stakes contest to be the first to make the 2,400 mile Pacific crossing from the West Coast to Hawai'i—she sets her sights on qualifying. But it soon becomes clear that only men will make the cut. In a last-ditch effort to take part, Livy manages to be picked as a navigator for one of the pilots, before setting out on a harrowing journey that some will not survive. 1987. Wren Summers is down to her last dime when she learns she has inherited a remote piece of land on the Big Island with nothing on it but a dilapidated barn and an overgrown mac nut grove. She plans on selling it and using the money to live on, but she is drawn in by the mysterious objects kept in the barn by her late great-uncle—clues to a tragic piece of aviation history lost to time. Determined to find out what really happened all those years ago, Wren enlists the help of residents at a nearby retirement home to uncover Olivia's story piece by piece. What she discovers is more earth-shattering, and closer to home, than she could have ever imaginedDiva: A novel
By Daisy Goodwin. 2024
"Lorelei King narrates the book, nicely handling the Greek and Italian accents...She also gives the pestilential, professional gossip Elsa Maxwell…
exactly the right note of intrusiveness and ravening schadenfreude. This is a big, tragic love story, made all the more affecting in its audio version by the inclusion of stirring musical passages from La Divina's great roles." — The Washington Post This program is read by award-winning narrator Lorelei King and includes a bonus conversation between the author and her singing teacher, soprano Josephine Goddard. It also contains music from Maria Callas. "Listeners will have a grand time with Lorelei King's versatile narration of this fictionalized account of the life of famed opera singer Maria Callas. Listeners will feel as though they are globe-trotting alongside Callas as she performs in the classic opera houses of Europe and the U.S. King gives Callas a slightly detached, poised tone as she rehearses and performs, and socializes with the rich and famous of the 1950s and 1960s—including Elizabeth Taylor, Grace Kelly, and, of course, her longtime lover, Aristotle Onassis."—AudioFile New York Times bestselling author Daisy Goodwin returns with a story of the scandalous love affair between the most celebrated opera singer of all time and one of the richest men in the world. In the glittering and ruthlessly competitive world of opera, Maria Callas was known simply as la divina: the divine one. With her glorious voice, instinctive flair for the dramatic and striking beauty, she was the toast of the grandest opera houses in the world. But her fame was hard won: raised in Nazi-occupied Greece by a mother who mercilessly exploited her golden voice, she learned early in life to protect herself from those who would use her for their own ends. When she met the fabulously rich Greek shipping magnate Aristotle Onassis, for the first time in her life, she believed she'd found someone who saw the woman within the legendary soprano. She fell desperately in love. He introduced her to a life of unbelievable luxury, showering her with jewels and sojourns in the most fashionable international watering holes with celebrities like Elizabeth Taylor, Richard Burton and the Duke and Duchess of Windsor. And then suddenly, it was over. The international press announced that Aristotle Onassis would marry the most famous woman in the world, former First Lady Jacqueline Kennedy, leaving Maria to pick up the pieces. In this remarkable novel, Daisy Goodwin brings to life a woman whose extraordinary talent, unremitting drive and natural chic made her a legend. But it was only in confronting the heartbreak of losing the man she loved that Maria Callas found her true voice and went on to triumph. Maria Callas's music courtesy of Warner Classics. A Macmillan Audio production from St. Martin's PressMontana (Montana #1)
By William W Johnstone. 2024
Bordered by the Blackfeet Reservation to the north and mountain ranges to the east and west, Cutthroat County is seven-hundred…
glorious square miles of Big Sky grandeur. For generations, the Maddox and Drew families have ruled the county-often at odds with each other. Today, Ashton Maddox runs the biggest Black Angus ranch in the country, while County Sheriff John T. Drew upholds the law like his forefathers did over a century ago. A lot has changed since the county was established in 1891. But some things feel straight out of the 1800s. Especially when cows start disappearing from the ranches . . . Residents and news media still recall a gun-blazing tale of the land-grabbing battles fought by Maddox's and Drew's ancestors. Meanwhile, their present-day descendants face a new kind of war that's every bit as bloody. Sheriff Drew's girlfriend/deputy is shot and seriously wounded in what appears to be a routine traffic stop. When Ashton Maddox's rival rancher's foreman is found murdered and a modern-day vigilante group hires a hard-drinking, publicity-hungry retired Texas Ranger to investigate, Drew and Maddox decide to do what their forefathers did so many years ago: join forces against a common enemy. Risk their skins against all odds. And keep the dream of Montana alive for generations to comeMedea
By Eilish Quin. 2024
Discover the full story of the sorceress Medea, one of the most reviled and maligned women of Greek antiquity, in…
this propulsive and evocative debut in the tradition of Circe , Elektra , and Stone Blind . Among the women of Greek mythology, the witch Medea may be the most despised. Known for the brutal act of killing her own children to exact vengeance on her deceitful husband, the Argonauts leader Jason, Medea has carved out a singularly infamous niche in our histories. But what if that isn't the full story? The daughter of a sea nymph and the granddaughter of a Titan, Medea is a paradox. She is at once rendered compelling by virtue of the divinity that flows through her bloodline and made powerless by the fact of her being a woman. As a child, she intuitively submerges herself in witchcraft and sorcery, but soon finds it may not be a match for the prophecies that hang over her entire family like a shroud. As Medea comes into her own as a woman and a witch, she also faces the arrival of the hero Jason, preordained by the gods to be not only her husband, but also her lifeline to escape her isolated existence. Medea travels the treacherous seas with the Argonauts, battles demons she had never conceived of, and falls in love with the man who may ultimately be her downfall. In this propulsive, beautifully written debut, readers will finally hear Medea's side of the story through a fresh and feminist lensAbsolution: A novel
By Alice McDermott. 2023
"A breath of fresh air."— BookPage "Both narrators bring deep emotional tonality...this exceptional listen will foster deep book club discussions."…
— Booklist "Alternately gripping, moving, and thought-provoking...this is an audiobook to savor." - AudioFile A riveting account of women's lives on the margins of the Vietnam War, from the renowned winner of the National Book Award. You have no idea what it was like. For us. The women, I mean. The wives. American women—American wives—have been mostly minor characters in the literature of the Vietnam War, but in Absolution they take center stage. Tricia is a shy newlywed, married to a rising attorney on loan to navy intelligence. Charlene is a practiced corporate spouse and mother of three, a beauty and a bully. In Saigon in 1963, the two women form a wary alliance as they balance the era's mandate to be "helpmeets" to their ambitious husbands with their own, inchoate impulse to "do good" for the people of Vietnam. Sixty years later, Charlene's daughter, spurred by an encounter with an aging Vietnam vet, reaches out to Tricia. Together, they look back at their time in Saigon, taking wry account of that pivotal year and of Charlene's altruistic machinations, and discovering as they do how their own lives as women on the periphery—of politics, of history, of war, of their husbands' convictions—have been shaped and burdened by the same sort of unintended consequences that followed America's tragic interference in Southeast Asia. A virtuosic new novel from Alice McDermott, one of our most observant, most affecting writers—about folly and grace, obligation, sacrifice, and, finally, the quest for absolution in a broken world. A Macmillan Audio production from Farrar, Straus and GirouxKingdom of love: 3 medieval romances
By Tracie Peterson. 2024
Kidnapping ... Murder ... Revenge. If Only the Fortress Walls Could Talk! From bestselling author Tracie Peterson come three unique…
historical novels, rereleased for longtime and new fans alike. Liberty and love—even life itself—are fragile commodities for those living in medieval England. Will God's love and power triumph in the lives of three courageous women? Find out in soul-searing historical novels of romance and suspense! A Kingdom Divided Raised in a home filled with violence, Arianne Pemberton experiences love and gentleness only after her arranged marriage to Richard, Duke of Gavenshire. But before she can feel confident both in Richard's love and God's personal care for her, a mysterious enemy from Richard's past overpowers the castle and takes Arianne hostage. Who is Tancred, and why is he set on revenge? Alas, My Love England in the Middle Ages is far from a jolly place for an unprotected young woman. Yet the savagery of her stepbrother has driven Helena Talbot from her home. Afforded protection by the magnanimous Duke of Gavenshire, Helena nonetheless lives under an assumed name, ever fearful her whereabouts will be revealed. Only one dream transports her above her worries—the desire to be reunited with brave Tancred. Years have passed since they were together, and now an ocean and a king's decree keep them apart. If Only As the bubonic shadow spreads across England, Mary Beckett is alone and desperate. Her father, a physician, has been murdered. Mary's only hope is to journey north to the home of her grandmother, a woman her father once rejected. Pilgrims cross her path, as does Peter Donne, a knight on a mission from the king, and hundreds beg her to heal them. If only she could reach safety, if only she could be of help, if only she could find the faithNeighbors and other stories
By Diane Oliver. 2024
A remarkable talent far ahead of her time, Diane Oliver died in 1966 at the age of 22, leaving behind…
these crisply told and often chilling tales that explore race and racism in 1950s and 60s America. In this first and only collection by a masterful storyteller finally taking her rightful place in the canon, Oliver's insightful stories reverberate into the present day. There's the nightmarish "The Closet on the Top Floor," in which Winifred, the first Black student at her newly integrated college, starts to physically disappear; "Mint Juleps not Served Here," where a couple living deep in a forest with their son go to bloody lengths to protect him; "Spiders Cry without Tears," in which a couple, Meg and Walt, are confronted by prejudices and strains of interracial and extramarital love; and the high-tension titular story that follows a nervous older sister the night before her little brother is set to desegregate his school. These are incisive and intimate portraits of African American families in everyday moments of anxiety and crisis that look at how they use agency to navigate their predicaments. As much a social and historical document as it is a taut, engrossing collection, Neighbors is an exceptional literary feat from a crucial once-lost figure of lettersThe sound of light
By Sarah Sundin. 2023
When the Germans march into Denmark, Baron Henrik Ahlefeldt exchanges his nobility for anonymity, assuming a new identity so he…
can secretly row messages for the Danish Resistance across the waters to Sweden. American physicist Dr. Else Jensen refuses to leave Copenhagen and abandon her research-her life's dream. While printing resistance newspapers, she hears stories of the movement's legendary Havmand-the merman-and wonders if the mysterious and silent shipyard worker living in the same boardinghouse has something to hide. When the Occupation cracks down on the Danes, these two passionate people will discover if there is more power in speech . . . or in silence. Bestselling author of more than a dozen WWII novels, Sarah Sundin offers another story of ordinary people responding to extraordinary circumstances with faith, fortitude, and hope for a brighter futureCold victory: A novel
By Karl Marlantes. 2024
From New York Times bestselling author Karl Marlantes comes a propulsive and sweeping novel in which loyalty, friendship, and love…
are put to the ultimate test. Helsinki, 1947. Finland teeters between the Soviet Union and the West. Everyone is being watched. A wrong look or a wrong word could end in catastrophe. Natalya Bobrova, from Russia, and Louise Koski, from the United States, are young wives of their country's military attachés. When they meet at an embassy party, their husbands, Arnie and Mikhail, both world-class skiers, drunkenly challenge each other to a friendly—but secret—cross-country wilderness race. This is another masterful novel from the author of the modern classic Matterhorn, whose "breakneck writing style is both passionate and haunting" (W. E. B. Griffin). Layered with fast-paced action, historical detail, and a keen eye for the way totalitarianism and loss of truth and privacy threatens love and friendship, Cold Victory is a triumphTodora: 2, La fleur du palais
By Chanty Richer. 2022
Ititaouy, Égypte antique 1962 av. J.-C. La terre de Kemet est en deuil alors que le pharaon est assassiné pendant…
l'absence de ses fils. Pour sauver ses amis prisonniers, Todora doit user de stratagèmes pour entrer au palais. Mais le nouveau roi Sésostris doit d'abord écraser une révolte fomentée par ses demi-frères qui refusent d'accepter son droit à la succession. Entre les murs du harem familial, d'autres dangers guettent... La musicienne pourra-t-elle se fier à la reine Néférou pendant que son allié affronte les rebelles par-delà les montagnes désertiques ? Un récit d'aventures dans lequel s'entremêlent complots, magie, séduction et trahisonLes rafales du carême
By Zachary Richard. 2023
Dans le désarroi qui s'abat sur le sud de la Louisiane à la suite de la guerre de Sécession, André…
Boudreaux, dix-sept ans, découvre la vie auprès de son grand-père Drozin. Ce vétéran sudiste, devenu un homme riche grâce à l'arrivée de la voie ferrée, tente de regagner son prestige et son pouvoir politique. Mais le meurtre sordide de l'oncle d'André, les élections mouvementées de 1882 et les visées politiques de sa bru viendront bouleverser son univers. Les Rafales du carême est le premier roman de langue française publié par un auteur louisianais depuis 1894La villa aux étoffes: 6, Les adieux
By Anne Jacobs. 2020
A true account: Hannah masury's sojourn amongst the pyrates, written by herself
By Katherine Howe. 2023
From New York Times bestselling author Katherine Howe comes a daring first-hand account of one young woman's unbelievable adventure as…
one of the most terrifying sea rovers of all time. In Boston, as the Golden Age of Piracy comes to a bloody close, Hannah Masury – bound out to service at a waterfront inn since childhood – is ready to take her life into her own hands. When a man is hanged for piracy in the town square and whispers of a treasure in the Caribbean spread, Hannah is forced to flee for her life, disguising herself as a cabin boy in the pitiless crew of the notorious pirate Edward "Ned" Low. To earn the freedom to choose a path for herself, Hannah must hunt down the treasure and change the tides. Meanwhile, professor Marian Beresford pieces Hannah's story together in 1930, seeing her own lack of freedom reflected back at her as she watches Hannah's transformation. At the center of Hannah Masury's account, however, lies a centuries-old mystery that Marian is determined to solve, just as Hannah may have been determined to take it to her grave. A True Account tells the unforgettable story of two women in different worlds, both shattering the rules of their own society and daring to risk everything to go out on their own accountL'élu: roman (Fiction)
By Catherine Perreault. 2023
L'élu, c'est Éli, fils d'Isabelle. Avec le cœur qui menace d'imploser, cette dernière nous entraine dans ses nombreux deuils, à…
la poursuite du fils qu'elle perd entre un hôpital et un centre d'hébergement où il devra désormais vivre. Il n'est pas tout à fait comme les autres et son histoire se déplie à travers les mots que sa mère lui adresse avec entêtement, en sachant qu'il ne pourra jamais les lire ni les comprendre. Éli est autiste, et sa mère, une femme qui lutte sur tous les fronts avec rage et abnégation, mais surtout, avec un amour qui transcende toutLa dame en rose: 2. Rivalités
By Sylvie Gobeil. 2022
1934. Florence est dévastée par la trahison dont elle se sent la victime. Elle n'est pas femme à pardonner, ce…
que son frère apprendra à ses dépens. Quoi qu'il en soit, elle a un empire à bâtir et trop à faire pour se complaire dans la déception et le chagrin. Heureusement, elle peut compter sur une équipe solide ainsi que sur ses soeurs et sa nièce pour mener à bien son ascensionLa rivière aux adieux: 1, Le pardon
By Lise Bergeron. 2019
Saint-Alban, 1894. Les époux Aubert et Lucille Bastien mènent une existence simple et bien rangée avec leurs trois enfants, en…
périphérie de Portneuf. Alors que l'avenir semble leur sourire, un événement tragique frappe soudain la région, mettant une fin abrupte à cette douce quiétude. Sans avertissement, un terrible glissement de terrain se produit et force la rivière Sainte-Anne à sortir de son lit. Du coup, la maison familiale est anéantie, emportant avec elle Lucille et un de ses garçons. Endeuillé et déboussolé, Aubert connaît une période bien sombre, laquelle le conduira bientôt à sa perte. À présent seule, séparée de son jeune frère, Jeanne fait face à des temps pour le moins difficiles. Comment dire adieu au passé et reprendre le cours de sa vie alors que s'enchaînent les orages ? Réussira-t-elle malgré tout à repérer son chemin, voire à découvrir l'amour et goûter à nouveau au bonheur ?Secrets de famille: 2, Le poids des confidences
By Rosette Laberge. 2023
Île d'Orléans, 1972. Geneviève et Henri Lapierre profitent de la quiétude de leur nouvelle demeure depuis maintenant un an. Richard,…
leur aîné, poursuit son rêve, de sorte que, six mois par année, il s'embarque sur des navires. Catherine, elle, a tout laissé derrière pour vivre aux côtés de son amoureux, Nolan, en Irlande. Quant à Carole, elle est encore ébranlée par sa rupture. Alors qu'Henri et Geneviève croient avoir réussi à se rapprocher de leurs enfants, ces derniers ne semblent pas prêts à leur faire confiance. Les nombreux secrets parviendront-ils finalement aux oreilles du couple inquiet ? Le poids des confidences risque de devenir difficile à soutenirSecrets de famille: 1, L'écho des murmures
By Rosette Laberge. 2023
Limoilou, 1970. Depuis trop longtemps déjà, Geneviève Gervais a mis de côté sa carrière de professeure afin de prendre soin…
de ses enfants, mais ce n'est pas sans avoir gardé cette flamme pour son ancienne vie. Au contraire de son plus jeune, Rémi qui, lui, déteste l'école, les devoirs et la discipline