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The Boom of the Bittern
Elegy for a Wetland
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In the final years of the 19th century, young Daniel is arrested for a homosexual act. He narrowly escapes conviction, but is forced to say goodbye forever to the Norfolk Broads—the wetland he loves. While his rich, landowning family is willing...
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Laika's Ghost
Stories by Karl Schroeder
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Ukrainian nuclear engineer Gennady Malianov would rather camp in the ruins of Chornobyl or explore abandoned anthrax factories than talk to another human being. Painfully shy as he is, he finds it soothing dismantling the abandoned...
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The Wheel
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History is more than dates and events on a timeline, more than a handful of significant people who have an impact. It is comprised of the stories of individuals who are often forgotten and full of truths too often elided—until one begins to look...
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The Plantain Tart Mystery
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When Caribbean-born Jane Michaels discovers her husband is cheating on her and then loses her job, she decides it’s time for a fresh start. Leaving her adopted life in Canada behind, she returns to the small island of St. Jerome, where she and...
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Spinners of Destiny
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Young Sebastian Cabot dreams of becoming a navigator and commander like his father. He and his younger brother, Sancius, embark on Admiral John Cabot’s 1498 voyage to discover a route to Asia. But desperate to succeed, John splits the fleet: he...
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The Designer
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Charlie Martin is an idealistic young landscape architect fresh out of college. He dreams of finding ways to provide a better future for all humankind. His first client, a wealthy businessman with an international organization, offers him a...
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The Covering
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Dan had a rough upbringing and continues to lie, steal, and cheat in adulthood, even when married to Sue, a pastor’s daughter. Sue, who married Dan out of loneliness, now finds herself at his mercy, lonely as ever. When her friend, Stephanie,...
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The Ancestors
From the Beginning
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A woman’s life often follows the timeless arc of the goddess: the Maiden, the Mother, and the Crone. Youthful aspirations, grounded by motherhood, then shaped into a wellspring of wisdom. This wisdom lives on through generations, carried in...
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John Cabot - Commander
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John Cabot — builder of canals and bridges, devoted husband, and father of three — dreams of wealth and status for his family. But his aspirations leave him overextended, pursued by merciless creditors, and forced to flee Venice with his family....
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The Resolution
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Ron Lee is known for his New Year’s resolutions, but as midnight approaches on New Year’s Eve, 2014, he’s coming up dry. Then, in a burst of alcohol-infused genius, it comes to him: a way to satisfy both his compulsion to keep resolutions and his...
