The Music Box is an unusual Civil War story set in Fredericksburg, Texas beginning in 1861. Katarina and Gunter, hard-working German immigrants, welcome his much younger brother, Wilhelm, and Eliza, […]
Read MoreOn the Wings of a Hummingbird is many heartfelt stories in one. It is a U.S. immigration story, succinctly capturing the complexities and inherent pitfalls of the immigration system. It […]
Read MoreSet in 1890 in New York City, this engaging, well-researched novel is full of unexpected twists and turns. A cast of well-developed characters keeps the reader turning the pages to […]
Read MoreIn the early 1930s in Warsaw, Jewish friends Rifka and Bronka act on their ambition to get away from home and to make something. They start a lingerie shop making […]
Read MoreThis novel is a gem. It’s the first in a series about West Virginia. I couldn’t help wondering if this Texan author may actually have grown up in West Virginia, […]
Read MoreEllen Barker’s novel East of Troost takes the reader on a detailed journey of a woman who moves back into her childhood home in Missouri after a tragic fire consumes […]
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