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My book group chose this book, and I procrastinated. I read a lot, but 500 pages in four days? And historical fiction can go either way with me. Plus, there have been sooo many books lately about WWII. But. Book club. Okay. All it took was the prologue to draw me in, and I read it in two days. It's not about the war after all, it's about Frances Perkins -- why is she not a household name? The most astonishing part: it is so relevant to this moment in history, which didn't even begin until after it was written.
She took on titans, battled generals, and changed the world as we know it…
New York Times bestselling author Stephanie Dray returns with a captivating and dramatic new novel about an American heroine Frances Perkins.
Raised on tales of her revolutionary ancestors, Frances Perkins arrives in New York City at the turn of the century, armed with her trusty parasol and an unyielding determination to make a difference.
When she’s not working with children in the crowded tenements in Hell’s Kitchen, Frances throws herself into the social scene in Greenwich Village, befriending an eclectic group of politicians, artists, and activists,…
A moving story of love, betrayal, and the enduring power of hope in the face of darkness.
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…
I don't always like novels, that skip around in time and place and POV. But this one drew me in and kept me turning the pages. It's about marriage and family and religions, and a mix of history and fiction. It deals with the messiness of life and relationships without dragging the reader down.
Dina and Julia first meet at a surgical convention and bond over frustrations with their husbands’ demanding schedules. But geography, time, and growing families make maintaining their friendship difficult and their relationship eventually falls apart. One of them is left to wonder why; the other has a secret. But neither of them knows that decisions made by family members decades earlier have set them on a collision course.
Years after their friendship ends, Julia gets word that her daughter has suddenly become seriously ill—and she and Dina must decide whether they can face the history that now unites them and…
