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Elizabeth Schuyler was accustomed to socializing with the elite, but Alexander Hamilton was like no one she'd ever met before. The two are quickly married, and she stands beside him through the war. But it is after the war, her true spirit shines through as she endures betrayal, scandal, tragedy, and heartbreak. Through it all, she stands beside her husband, even in death, she fiercely fights to preserve his legacy.

"A . . . debut poetry collection about the beauty and hardships in being a mother, a wife, and a woman"--OCLC.

"A . . . cross-cultural love story set against the lush backdrop of the Sicilian countryside, where one woman discovers the healing powers of food, family, and unexpected grace in her darkest hour"--Provided by publisher.

". . . Four years ago, Glennon Doyle . . . was speaking at a conference when a woman entered the room. Glennon looked at her and fell instantly in love. Three words flooded her mind: There She Is. At first, Glennon assumed these words came to her from on high. Soon she realized that they came to her from within. Glennon was finally hearing her own voice--the voice that had been silenced by decades of cultural conditioning, numbing addictions, and institutional allegiances. This was the voice of the girl Glennon had been before the world told her who to be. She vowed to never again abandon herself. She decided to build a life of her own--one based on her individual desire, intuition, and imagination. She would reclaim her true, untamed self . . . 'Untamed' is both a memoir and a galvanizing wake-up call"--Provided by publisher.

Presents an historical fiction based upon the true story of Carrie McGavock, who spent the years following the Civil War caring for the graves of over fifteen hundred soldiers from the Battle of Franklin, Tennessee, who were buried on designated ground in her back yard.

Biographies of the six queens who were the wives of Henry the VIII of England drawn from early biographies, memoirs, and diplomatic reports.

Presents a dramatization of F. Scott Fitzgerald's "The Great Gatsby" which presents the tragic story of the wealthy Jay Gatsby and his attempt to win back the love of Daisy Buchanan.

The story of a Chinese peasant and his passionate, dogged accumulation of land during famine, drought, and revolution.

Corrie Philips' enviable life--working for her university's alumni magazine and being married to an attentive, wealthy husband--is called into question by her desperate desire for a child and her attraction to the boyfriend who returns after a decade's absence.