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Author
Series
Century trilogy volume 1
Language
English
Description
Follows the fates of five interrelated families--American, German, Russian, English, and Welsh--as they move through the dramas of the First World War, the Russian Revolution, and the struggle for women's suffrage.
Author
Series
Century trilogy volume 2
Language
English
Formats
Description
This novel continues the stories of five interrelated families who struggle with social, political, and economic turmoil in the mid-twentieth century, during which they witness the rise of Nazi Germany, the Spanish Civil War, and the horrors of World War II. It picks up right where the first book left off, and continues up to the explosions of the American and Soviet atomic bombs. Carla von Ulrich, born of German and English parents, finds her life...
3) 1919
Author
Series
Language
English
Description
Chronicles life in America through the war years, giving glimpses of the lives and characters of five young Americans--a low caste sailor, the daughter of a Chicago minister, a young girl from Texas, a radical Jew, a young poet.
Author
Series
Secrets of the manor volume 2
Publisher
Simon Spotlight
Pub. Date
2014.
Edition
This Simon Spotlight edition.
Lexile measure
690L
Physical Desc
148 pages : genealogical table ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
It's the end of June in 1914, and Beth Etheridge is traveling from her home in England's Chatswood Manor all the way to America, to visit her cousin Kate at Vandermeer Manor in Rhode Island. The girls are thrilled to be united, especially because Beth will be in attendance when Kate receives the heirloom "Katherine" necklace: one half of a heart encrusted with gorgeous rubies. It's the companion to Beth's "Elizabeth" necklace. But the trip is cut...
Author
Series
Daughters of Boston volume 3
Pub. Date
2009
Physical Desc
475 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Young Elizabeth O'Connor is the little sister John Brady always longed for. But she wants much more than that from her spiritual mentor. As she blossoms into a beautiful young woman intent on loving John, he must push back the very real attraction he feels for her. His past just won't let him go there. Unfortunately, Lizzie won't let him go anywhere else--until she discovers he is not all that he seems. Can true love survive such revelations? Full...
Author
Series
Daughters of Boston volume 1
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
477 pages ; 22 cm.
Language
English
Description
Refusing to settle for anything less than a romantic relationship that pleases God, Faith O'Connor steels her heart against her desire for the roguish Collin McGuire. But when Collin tries to win her sister Charity's hand, Faith isn't sure she can handle the jealousy she feels. To further complicate matters, Faith finds herself the object of Collin's affections, even as he is courting her sister. The Great War is raging overseas, and a smaller war...
Author
Series
Daughters of Boston volume 2
Pub. Date
2008
Physical Desc
479 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
English
Description
Graced with physical beauty, though shallow of heart, Charity O'Connor is a woman who knows what she wants. She sets her sights on the cantankerous Mitch Dennehy, editor at the Irish Times, who has unwittingly stolen her heart. And although the sparks are there, Mitch refuses to fan the coals of a potential relationship with his ex-fiancee's sister. But Charity has a plan to turn up the heat and she always gets what she wants--one way or another....
Author
Publisher
Lake Union Publishing
Pub. Date
[2023]
Edition
First edition.
Physical Desc
266 pages ; 23 cm
Language
English
Description
"Chicago, 1916. Doreen O'Dare is fourteen years old when she hops a Hollywood-bound train with her beloved Irish grandmother. Within a decade, her trademark bob and insouciant charm make her the preeminent movie flapper of the Jazz Age. But her success story masks one of relentless ambition, tragedy, and the secrets of a dangerous marriage. Her professional life in flux, Doreen trades one dream for another. She pours her wealth and creative energy...
Author
Series
Pub. Date
2002
Lexile measure
850L
Physical Desc
217 pages : illustrations ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Description
A diary account of thirteen-year-old Kathleen Bowen's life in Washington, D.C. in 1917, as she juggles concerns about the national battle for women's suffrage, the war in Europe, and her own school work and family. Includes a historical note.
Author
Series
Publisher
Vintage Español, una división de Random House, Inc
Pub. Date
[2010]
Edition
Primera edición Vintage Español.
Physical Desc
1016 pages ; 21 cm.
Language
Español
Description
"Tras el éxito de Los pilares de la Tierra y Un mundo sin fin, Ken Follett presenta esta gran novela épica que narra la historia de cinco familias durante los años turbulentos de la Primera Guerra Mundial, la Revolución Rusa y la lucha de hombres y mujeres por sus derechos." -- Page [4] cover.
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Series
Description
"Tras el ©♭xito de Los pilares de la Tierra y Un mundo sin fin, Ken Follett presenta esta gran novela ©♭pica que narra la historia de cinco familias durante los a©łos turbulentos de la Primera Guerra Mundial, la Revoluci©đn Rusa y la lucha de hombres y mujeres por sus derechos." -- Page [4] cover.