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Christian Fiction March 2024
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The Warsaw Sisters: A Novel of WWII Poland
by Amanda Barratt
In WWII Poland, two sisters fight against the darkness engulfing their homeland, one by entering a daring network of women sheltering Jewish children and the other by joining the ranks of Poland's secret army. As Warsaw buckles under German oppression, they must rely on the courage that calls the ordinary to resist.
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Just Once: A Novel
by Karen Kingsbury
Torn between two brothers—Sam and Hank, one at war and one at home, Irvel Ellis, when Hank enlists to save his brother, wonders if love can find a way, even from the ashes of the greatest heartbreak.
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A Winter by the Sea
by Julie Klassen
When Prince Edward, the Duke of Kent, decides to spend the winter of 1819 in Sidmouth, Devonshire, the Summers sisters welcome three of his staff to their boarding house -- one of whom, James Thomson, His Royal Highness's private secretary, finds a kindred spirit in bookish Emily Summers. A Winter by the Sea is the 2nd book in the On Devonshire Shores series, after The Sisters of Sea View.
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The Paris Housekeeper
by Renee Ryan
In 1940, as German tanks rumble through the streets of Paris, Camille Lacroix, a chambermaid at the world-famous Hotel Ritz, finds her courage and strength tested when she turns to a wealthy American widow for helping getting her friend out of the city.
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Books You Might Have Missed
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| The Heirloom by Beverly LewisUnsure of what her future holds, 19-year-old Clara Bender visits her widowed great-aunt, Ella May Zook, in Hickory Hollow, Pennsylvania and bonds with the older woman as they work together to restore an antique wedding quilt. Although this prequel to The Shunning stands easily on its own, readers of Beverly Lewis' other Heritage of Lancaster County books will recognize a number of series characters. |
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| What Happens Next by Christina Suzann NelsonFaith Byrne's podcast What Happens Next features stories of people moving on with their lives after tragedy -- something she herself has not been able to do since the disappearance of Heather, her childhood best friend. When Heather's sister asks Faith to investigate Heather's disappearance for the podcast, Faith revisits the past and finds closure along with new possibilities for the future. Read-alikes: Erin Bartels' The Girl Who Could Breathe Under Water; Kim Vogel Sawyer's Bringing Maggie Home. |
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Sister Friends Forever
by Kimberla Lawson Roby
Meet: suddenly single Serena, looking for love; Michelle, engaged but having second thoughts; Kenya, happily married but troubled by her husband's ex; and recently divorced Lynette, who's tentatively reentering the dating pool.
Why you might like it: This standalone novel by the author of the Reverend Curtis Black series follows four lifelong friends who rely on their faith as they support one another through good times and bad.
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| The Vanishing at Castle Moreau by Jaime Jo WrightIn 1870, orphan Daisy François becomes a housemaid at Castle Moreau, home of reclusive Gothic novelist Ora Tremblay, where she stumbles upon a mystery. In the present day, home organizer Cleo Clemmons arrives at the Castle to help its elderly inhabitant with a hoarding issue and uncovers its chilling secrets. Redolent with eerie Gothic atmosphere, this quietly suspenseful novel features Christy Award-winning author Jaime Jo Wright's signature blend of intrigue and inspiration. |
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Contact your librarian for more great books!
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Michigan City Public Library 100 E. 4th Street Michigan City, Indiana 46360 219-873-3044mclib.org/ |
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