Although not a major player during the course of the First World War, Southeast Asia was in fact altered by the war in multiple and profound ways. Ranging across British Malaya, the Dutch East Indies, and French Indochina, Heather Streets-Salter reveals how the war shaped the region's political, economic, and social development both during 1914–18 and in the war's aftermath. She shows how the region's strategic location between North America and India made it a convenient way-station for e...

From a variety of historically grounded perspectives, After the Imperial Turn assesses the fate of the nation as a subject of disciplinary inquiry. In light of the turn toward scholarship focused on imperialism and postcolonialism, this provocative collection investigates whether the nation remains central, adequate, or even possible as an analytical category for studying history. These twenty essays, primarily by historians, exemplify cultural approaches to histories of nationali...

**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER.From the #1 bestselling Canadian author of Looking for Jane comes a riveting novel about one journalist's harrowing journey into an infamous real-life 1960s women's prison—and the detective who uncovers her story decades later.**Toronto, 1961: Emily Radcliffe works as an editorial assistant at Chatelaine magazine, surrounded by the best female reporters in the country, whose articles tackle the controversial topics no other wo...

**INSTANT NATIONAL BESTSELLER.From the #1 bestselling Canadian author of Looking for Jane comes a riveting novel about one journalist's harrowing journey into an infamous real-life 1960s women's prison—and the detective who uncovers her story decades later.**Toronto, 1961: Emily Radcliffe works as an editorial assistant at Chatelaine magazine, surrounded by the best female reporters in the country, whose articles tackle the controversial topics no other wo...

Emersyn Sharpe n’a pas sa place dans notre monde.En fait, elle ne devrait pas être avec nous. Mais quelqu’un lui fait du mal. Nous en avons tous été témoins.Nous avons essayé d’ignorer les signaux d’alerte. Nous avons essayé de faire confiance à ceux qui l’entouraient.Nous avons essayé de croire en son monde.Trop tard.Lorsqu’elle a failli mourir sous nos yeux, nous avons dû passer à l’action.Nous l’avons emmenée.Elle n’a pas sa place ...

From the #1 internationally bestselling author of Looking for Jane comes a riveting novel about one journalist’s harrowing journey into an infamous real-life 1960s women’s prison—and the detective who uncovers her story decades later.“Heather Marshall’s latest is dynamite . . . A tale both timely and explosive.”—Kate Quinn, New York Times bestselling author of The Briar Club“Visceral and provocative, Liberty St...

Sara Jones is in love. River Moondragon is in like. Will she be able to escape the dreaded friend zone? When Sara’s friend River returns home from Africa, she's determined to let him know her feelings—if she can just gather her courage. Then her friend hands them a list of Christmas parties they need to attend with a date and suggests they go with each other as faux dates. He's not willing to risk their easy camaraderie for a romance that mi...

Marry a stranger? Who does that?!?Taylor Thompson’s mother is haranguing her to get married, but she’s working too hard to fund her dream—the best cupcake shop in town—to have time for romance. Nathan Fletcher’s movie star grandmother has only months left to live. Her death bed wish? To see him married before she dies. So they strike a deal—if Taylor will pretend to be his girlfriend, Nathan will fund her shop. When his excited grandmother takes over planning the we...

Who’s on the Naughty List this Christmas season? You’ll never guess!With the ink still fresh on her MBA, Ariel Swanson has big plans that include her dream job starting in a few weeks—but everyone knows what happens to the best-laid plans. It all starts when her normally healthy grandmother, Nana Swanson, asks her to come for the holidays and confides that she’s not well. When she arrives, strange things are afoot: Ariel is accosted by a handsome stranger who think...

Never again? Famous last words!Cheyenne Pepper gave up on love years ago when Nick Montana broke her heart. Now she’s worked her way up to marketing manager of the local mall. It’s December, her favorite season, which also means it's time for a mall Santa—only this year's Santa is good old St. Nick, the ghost of boyfriends past. The couple goes from "Ho! Ho! Ho!” to “Bah, Humbug!” in less time than it takes an angry elf to attack Santa!Join Cheyenne on her ...

Jilted a year ago, Holly is just beginning to be believe she might be open to love again…but which of the three men pursuing her will she find it with?But when her past comes knocking, she finds herself entangled in emotions she’d rather not face. Amidst laughter and tender moments, she discovers that love might be waiting in the most unexpected place. When Keanu meets Holly, the woman with a guarded heart and a knack for tangled lights, he can’t resist the sparks b...

Climate change. Two words that are quickly becoming the clarion call to action in the twenty-first century. It is a voter issue, an economy driver, and a defining dynamic for the foreseeable future. Yet, in Black communities, climate change is seen as less urgent when compared to other pressing issues, including police brutality, gun violence, job security, food insecurity, and the blatant racism faced daily around the country.However, with Black Americans disproportionately impact...