"A contempary anecdote not only confirms that Martha commanded respect in her own right during her lifetime, but also suggests an awkward truth later historians have preferred to ignore-that without Martha and her fortune, George might never have risen to social, military, and political prominence.Toward the end of his life, George Washington, war hero, retired president, and object of universal fame and veneration, was negotiating to purchase a plot of land in the new capital city, to be ...

From Helen Bryan, international bestselling author of The Valley and The Mountain, comes the final chapter in her epic historical trilogy of love, loyalty, and family in the heart of Virginia.It's the dawn of the twentieth century, post-Reconstruction, in the Commonwealth of Virginia. From the ancestral blood and sweat of its settlers—the immigrants, the slaves, the Cherokee—a new generation strives for prosperity in the united township of Grafton...

The first installment in an epic historical trilogy by Helen Bryan, the bestselling author of War Brides and The Sisterhood, The Valley is a sweeping, unforgettable tale of hardship, tenacity, love, and heartache.Left suddenly penniless, the Honorable Sophia Grafton, a viscount’s orphaned daughter, sails to the New World to claim the only property left to her name: a tobacco plantation in the remote wilds of colonial Virginia. Enlisting t...

From Helen Bryan, bestselling author of War Brides, The Sisterhood, and The Valley, comes the second book in an epic trilogy told from multiple viewpoints—a story about the resilience, bravery, love, and unity that formed the foundation of the New World.The frontier of the Commonwealth of Virginia, 1783. In the years since the first settlers arrived, looking to build new lives, the township of Grafton has flourished. Together, European im...

Crowmarsh Priors álmos, kis falu Anglia déli partjainál. A második világháború azonban mindent megváltoztat: a fiatal férfiak bevonulnak, és új lakók jelennek meg a jól ismert házakban. Egy fiatal, titokzatos, amerikai nő; egy botrányairól híres, londoni, jó családból való fruska; a bécsi zsidóüldözés elől menekülő, terhes fiatalasszony; London egy munkásnegyedéből származó csitri. A négy fiatal nő kiszakadva a megszokott kerékvágásból, új életet kénytelen kezdeni, amelyben csak egymásra s...

Egy fiatal lány Londonban az első báljára készül. Ahhoz, hogy hivatalosan is bemutassák a királyi udvarban, műveltnek és bájosnak kell lennie. Sophia Grafton meg is felel minden elvárásnak, ami nem kis teljesítmény, ha figyelembe vesszük, hogy anya nélkül kellett felnőnie egy folyton utazgató diplomata apa oldalán. Férjet fognia azonban annak ellenére is nehéz, hogy tekintélyes vagyon és birtok a hozománya. A kis hölgy ugyanis rettentően válogatós, és a szóba jövő fiatalemberek száma egyre...

An international bestseller with over one million readers.With war threatening to spread from Europe to England, the sleepy village of Crowmarsh Priors settles into a new sort of normal: Evacuees from London are billeted in local homes. Nightly air raids become grimly mundane. The tightening vice of rationing curtails every comfort. Men leave to fight and die. And five women forge an unlikely bond of friendship that will change their lives forever.Alice Osb...

Menina Walker was a child of fortune. Rescued after a hurricane in South America, doomed to a life of poverty with a swallow medal as her only legacy, the orphaned toddler was adopted by an American family and taken to a new life.As a beautiful, intelligent woman of nineteen, she is in love, engaged, and excited about the future—until another traumatic event shatters her dreams. Menina flees to Spain to bury her misery in research for her college thesis about a sixteenth-century ar...

Trivia-on-Book: War Brides by Helen BryanBooks about wars are generally about the action and the men who fight for our freedom. This book, however, shows the other side of the story. What would you do if you were forced to flee your home and find a new way of life in a nearby village? Five women have to do just that, enduring the hardships of war while managing to create friendships that will last a lifetime. While enduring all this madness, they also become involv...

Trivia-on-Book: War Brides by Helen BryanTake the challenge and share it with friends and family for a time of fun!You may have read the book, but not have liked it.You may have liked the book, but not be a fan.You may call yourself a fan, but few truly are. Are you a fan?Trivia-on-Books is an independently curated trivia quiz on the book for readers, ...

Trivia-on-Book: The Sisterhood by Helen BryanMenina is a woman with a relatively unknown past but what she does know is that tragedy seems to haunt her. She was orphaned as a toddler and then adopted by a wealthy American family. As the story unfolds, she travels to Spain and gradually uncovers the mystery behind a medal she’s had since childhood. Was she one of five orphan girls who were hidden from the Spanish Inquisition? The Sisterhood is a love story ...

Trivia-on-Book: The Sisterhood by Helen BryanTake the challenge and share it with friends and family for a time of fun!You may have read the book, but not have liked it.You may have liked the book, but not be a fan.You may call yourself a fan, but few truly are. Are you a fan?Trivia-on-Books is an independently curated trivia quiz on the book for reade...