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Swept Away

by Darrell Duke ...

Is it really better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all?It’s rural Newfoundland in the 1940s. A young man falls madly in love with a young woman recently driven from her ancestral home of Argentia. When he finally manages to make the girl his own, their romance drowns out WWII ready to explode around them. But a Sunday afternoon soon declares war on the man’s heart, as the girl ... Read more

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Is it really better to have loved and lost than to never have loved at all?It’s rural Newfoundland in the 1940s. A young man falls madly in love with a young woman recently driven from her ancestral home of Argentia. When he finally manages to make the girl his own, their romance drowns out WWII ready to explode around them. But a Sunday afternoon soon declares war on the man’s heart, as the girl
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The Garden Gate

Argentia's Sacrifice for WWII

by Darrell Duke ...

Argentia, Newfoundland was a quiet seaside community until an American seaplane carrying a surveyor appeared there in the fall of 1940. No one could have imagined the upheaval in store. Hitler's German forces were taking over Europe. The British called upon the US to come to their aid. Argentia was deemed a perfect vantage point for defense operations. To make way for the new base, homes were ... Read more

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Argentia, Newfoundland was a quiet seaside community until an American seaplane carrying a surveyor appeared there in the fall of 1940. No one could have imagined the upheaval in store. Hitler's German forces were taking over Europe. The British called upon the US to come to their aid. Argentia was deemed a perfect vantage point for defense operations. To make way for the new base, homes were
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Thursday's Storm

The August Gale of 1927

by Darrell Duke ...

When the crew of the fishing schooner Annie Healy left their home port of Fox Harbour, Placentia Bay, on Wednesday, August 17, 1927, no one could have imagined what fate held in store for them. Times were hard in Newfoundland that year. On shore, wives of the crew were often worked to exhaustion, even more so while their men were at sea. Most had lost parents, siblings, or children to tuberculosis ... Read more

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When the crew of the fishing schooner Annie Healy left their home port of Fox Harbour, Placentia Bay, on Wednesday, August 17, 1927, no one could have imagined what fate held in store for them. Times were hard in Newfoundland that year. On shore, wives of the crew were often worked to exhaustion, even more so while their men were at sea. Most had lost parents, siblings, or children to tuberculosis
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Don't Have Your Baby in the Dory!: A Biography of Nurse Myra Bennett

A Biography of Nurse Myra Bennett

by H. Gordon Green ...

“It’s tempting Providence, it is!” he kept saying. “Sail this here ship on Friday the thirteenth? With all them blinkin’ mines still loose in the sea? It’s only askin’ for trouble, that’s all!” This was the warning given to Nurse Myra Grimsley in 1921 prior to her departure from England to her new assignment in Newfoundland. In May of that year, she arrived in the small fishing hamlet of Daniel’s ... Read more

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“It’s tempting Providence, it is!” he kept saying. “Sail this here ship on Friday the thirteenth? With all them blinkin’ mines still loose in the sea? It’s only askin’ for trouble, that’s all!” This was the warning given to Nurse Myra Grimsley in 1921 prior to her departure from England to her new assignment in Newfoundland. In May of that year, she arrived in the small fishing hamlet of Daniel’s
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Camp 13: Working in the Lumber Woods

Working in the Lumber Woods

by Byron White ...

Inspired by True Events “Men who weren’t hard workers didn’t last long at the lumber woods.” Most people in Newfoundland and Labrador have someone in their family who has worked “in the woods.” Some of these workers were employed seasonally—they fished in the summer and headed to the lumber camps in the winter—while others were full-time loggers who worked year-round. Stan White runs Camp 13 on ... Read more

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Inspired by True Events “Men who weren’t hard workers didn’t last long at the lumber woods.” Most people in Newfoundland and Labrador have someone in their family who has worked “in the woods.” Some of these workers were employed seasonally—they fished in the summer and headed to the lumber camps in the winter—while others were full-time loggers who worked year-round. Stan White runs Camp 13 on
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Not Too Long Ago: Stories of a Traditional Way of Life

Stories of a Traditional Way of Life

by Garry Cranford ...

Not Too Long Ago is back by popular demand in this newly revised and expanded edition! In this volume, today's senior citizens talk about some of the more exciting and memorable moments of their lives growing up in Newfoundland and Labrador. Read these richly detailed biographies, and meet: Charlie Bown — Bell Island Miner Arthur Clarke — Ambulance Driver Howard Elliott — Big Game Outfitter ... Read more

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Not Too Long Ago is back by popular demand in this newly revised and expanded edition! In this volume, today's senior citizens talk about some of the more exciting and memorable moments of their lives growing up in Newfoundland and Labrador. Read these richly detailed biographies, and meet: Charlie Bown — Bell Island Miner Arthur Clarke — Ambulance Driver Howard Elliott — Big Game Outfitter
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Born into the Children of God

My life in a religious sex cult and my struggle for survival on the outside

by Natacha Tormey ...

Natacha Tormey was born into the infamous religious cult known as The Children of God. Abused, exploited, and brainwashed by ‘The Family’, Natacha’s childhood was stolen.Born to French hippy parents attracted to the religious movement by the unusual mix of evangelical Christianity, free love and rejection of the mainstream, from an early age Natacha was brainwashed to believe she had a special ... Read more

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Natacha Tormey was born into the infamous religious cult known as The Children of God. Abused, exploited, and brainwashed by ‘The Family’, Natacha’s childhood was stolen.Born to French hippy parents attracted to the religious movement by the unusual mix of evangelical Christianity, free love and rejection of the mainstream, from an early age Natacha was brainwashed to believe she had a special
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Gone With the Woof

by Laurien Berenson ...

Series Book 16 - A Melanie Travis Canine Mystery
A “wonderful” murder mystery that’s “even better if you read it with a dog on your lap” (Suspense Magazine).Despite a toddler and a house full of Standard Poodles, Melanie Travis can’t pass up an opportunity to help legendary dog breeder Edward March pen his life story. But her enthusiasm flags when the breeder’s angry son, Andrew, demands she stop working on the book. The question of why becomes ... Read more

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A “wonderful” murder mystery that’s “even better if you read it with a dog on your lap” (Suspense Magazine).Despite a toddler and a house full of Standard Poodles, Melanie Travis can’t pass up an opportunity to help legendary dog breeder Edward March pen his life story. But her enthusiasm flags when the breeder’s angry son, Andrew, demands she stop working on the book. The question of why becomes
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All She Ever Wanted

by Rosalind Noonan ...

A woman in the grips of post-partum depression must face every mother’s worst nightmare in this novel by the New York Times–bestselling author.Lifestyle guru Chelsea Maynard has always wanted to be a mother. For years, she imagined the bliss of caring for a newborn with her husband in their lovely house. But after a difficult birth, those dreams have evaporated. As little Annabelle cries and cries ... Read more

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A woman in the grips of post-partum depression must face every mother’s worst nightmare in this novel by the New York Times–bestselling author.Lifestyle guru Chelsea Maynard has always wanted to be a mother. For years, she imagined the bliss of caring for a newborn with her husband in their lovely house. But after a difficult birth, those dreams have evaporated. As little Annabelle cries and cries
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The Quiet Twin

A Novel

by Dan Vyleta ...

Vienna, 1939. Professor Speckstein's dog has been brutally killed, the latest victim in a string of unsolved murders in the area. Speckstein wants answers-but these are uncharitable times, and one must be careful where one probes...When an unexpected house call leads Doctor Beer to Speckstein's apartment, he finds himself in the bedroom of the professor's flirtatious niece, Zuzka. From her window, ... Read more

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Vienna, 1939. Professor Speckstein's dog has been brutally killed, the latest victim in a string of unsolved murders in the area. Speckstein wants answers-but these are uncharitable times, and one must be careful where one probes...When an unexpected house call leads Doctor Beer to Speckstein's apartment, he finds himself in the bedroom of the professor's flirtatious niece, Zuzka. From her window,
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The Nazi Officer's Wife

How One Jewish Woman Survived The Holocaust

by Susan Dworkin, Edith Hahn Beer ...

#1 New York Times BestsellerIn this gripping WWII historical nonfiction, Edith Hahn was an outspoken young woman in Vienna when the Gestapo forced her into a ghetto and then into a slave labor camp. When she returned home months later, she knew she would become a hunted woman and went underground, a true story of survival by hiding in plain sight. With the help of a Christian friend, she emerged ... Read more

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#1 New York Times BestsellerIn this gripping WWII historical nonfiction, Edith Hahn was an outspoken young woman in Vienna when the Gestapo forced her into a ghetto and then into a slave labor camp. When she returned home months later, she knew she would become a hunted woman and went underground, a true story of survival by hiding in plain sight. With the help of a Christian friend, she emerged
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The Right Thing

by Amy Conner ...

On a scorching August day in 1963, seven-year-old Annie Banks meets the girl who will become her best friend. Skinny, outspoken Starr Dukes and her wandering preacher father may not be accepted by polite society in Jackson, Mississippi, but Annie and Starr are too busy sharing secrets and playing elaborate games of Queen for a Day to care. Then, as suddenly as she appeared in Annie's life, Starr ... Read more

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On a scorching August day in 1963, seven-year-old Annie Banks meets the girl who will become her best friend. Skinny, outspoken Starr Dukes and her wandering preacher father may not be accepted by polite society in Jackson, Mississippi, but Annie and Starr are too busy sharing secrets and playing elaborate games of Queen for a Day to care. Then, as suddenly as she appeared in Annie's life, Starr
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