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In this poignant novel, Monica Dickens explores the complexities of family relationships and the challenges of growing up. Set in England in the early 20th century, the story follows young Louise as she navigates the trials of adolescence and the demands of her unconventional family. With compassion and insight, the…

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In this book, a widowed mother is shunted between three unwelcoming grown daughters in this touching and entertaining study of obsolescence.

If, like me, you lap up the ins and outs of family relationships and enjoy the flaws more than the perfections of human nature, then this is your next literary escape.

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German pianist Hedda Schlagel's world collapsed when her fiancé, Fritz, vanished after being sent to an enemy alien camp in the United States during the Great War. Fifteen years later, in 1932, Hedda…

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