A legendary diamond. A fallen empire. A secret kept for a century.When the Florentine Diamond, a 137-carat yellow gem once worn by Habsburg emperors and Medici princes vanished in the chaos of WWI only to improbably reappear a century later in Canada, the art world reeled. How did one of Europe’s most storied treasures cross the Atlantic? And why was it hidden away in a battered suitcase belonging to Empress Zita, the last Empress of Austria, Queen Consort of Hungary?In thi...

This is a harrowing survivor account of the sinking of the Lusitania, a luxury, trans-Atlantic passenger ship which was struck by a German torpedo on May 7, 1915 during WWI. The Foreword and Afterword contain other survivor accounts as well as the backstory of the ocean liner and the events (and cover-up, suppressed for a hundred years) which led to that fateful journey during which 1198 British, Canadian, and American souls, including dozens of children and babies, were tragically drowned...

A magisterial new novel from the Pulitzer Prize–winning and New York Times best-selling author of The Overstory and Bewilderment.Four lives are drawn together in a sweeping, panoramic new novel from Richard Powers, showcasing the Pulitzer Prize–winning author of The Overstory at the height of his skills. Twelve-year-old Evie Beaulieu sinks to the bottom of a swimming pool in Montreal strapped to one of the world’s first aqualungs...

Perfect for fans of BRIDGERTON & Julia Quinn!Your new Regency obsession!~GDRWA Booksellers’ Best Finalist~FCRW National Excellence in Fiction Award FinalistShe’s not chasing a duke ever again.*Second chance*Best friend's little sister*Girl who has loved him forever*Duke who is just figuring it out...With her final season in the ton a surprising success, Lady Camille Bellington retires to her family’s Yorkshire estate for Christ...

Romance and the French Revolution! Politics and love! Scaramouche, published in 1921, explores age-old tensions that continue into the present.“He was born with a gift of laughter and a sense that the world was mad …” So begins this historical tale of romantic adventure. Andre-Louis Moreau is an orphan and cousin of the beloved Aline. He is raised by his godfather, the Lord of Gavrillac, and matures into an educated lawyer—while Aline sets her mind on marrying the rich but...

First published in 1847, Jane Eyre was the most popular of the novels composed by the Brontë sisters. The narrative bristles with energy and passionate conviction, and was the first English-language novel written from the perspective of a child.Jane is an orphan, raised in the household of an unsympathetic aunt, who shows great favor to her own children—but not to Jane. Jane is soon sent to a boarding school, presided over by the harsh and tyrannical Mr. Brocklehurst. She ...

At the point when four ladies abandon their dreary lives to go on vacation in Italy, their lives are changed always by the Mediterranean. Mrs. Arbuthnot and Mrs. Wilkins, while some portion of similar women's club, have never spoken. Woman Caroline Dester and the old Mrs. Fisher join their vacation in order to alleviate costs. As these ladies meet up and become familiar with themselves than they at any point expected, they uncover their actual characters and the backgrounds of their lives ...

Step into the glittering world of Lucy, Lady Duff Gordon—a pioneering fashion designer, Titanic survivor, and one of the most influential women of the Edwardian era. This captivating memoir offers a rare inside look at high society, fashion history, and the life of a woman far ahead of her time.In Discretions and Indiscretions, Duff Gordon recounts her extraordinary journey as founder of the House of Lucile, where she dressed royalty across Europe, the elite “Four...

Perfect for fans of BRIDGERTON & Julia Quinn! Your new Regency obsession!Love at first sight.Steamy second chance.Regency splendor.As the most distinguished watchmaker in England, Christian Bainbridge believes in accurate timepieces, not love. He secretly offered his heart years ago, and he’s never gotten it back. When Raine Mowbray stumbles into his life again, Christian realizes the woman he’s worshiped from afar is still the woman he desires above all others....

The world of young Mr. Lewisham is one day turned upside down when he meets and falls in love with Ethel Henderson, a young woman from London who is visiting relatives in Sussex. Their brief and innocent rendezvous has significant implications when Lewisham’s job is threatened. Some time later, Lewisham moves to London, where he decides to go search of Ethel, but finding her proves to be more complicated than expected …This book is said to closely resemble events in H. G. Wells’s o...

The unforgettable true story of one Jewish orphan’s survival against impossible odds, and her lifelong quest for family, safety and a sense of belonging.Elida Friedman was never supposed to have been born. In the Kovno Ghetto in Lithuania, Nazi law forbade Jewish women from giving birth. Yet despite the danger they faced, Dr. Jonah Friedman and his wife Tzila, choose to bring a daughter into the world – a little girl they name Elida, meaning non-birth in Hebrew.To ensure he...

A story of indomitable courage, of passion to save an endangered species like the albatross, and the unique adventure of solo kaying in the frigid waters off Antarctica.