July 2018 list by Sarah Brinkerhoff
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The Patchwork Bride
by Sandra Dallas
Working on a bridal quilt for a granddaughter who abruptly calls off the wedding, Ellen imparts the story of a woman who avoided marriage twice before finding the love of her life.
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The Verdun Affair
by Nick Dybek
A sweeping, romantic, and profoundly moving novel, set in Europe in the aftermath of World War I and Los Angeles in the 1950s.
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The Madonna of the Mountains
by Elise Valmorbida
This epic novel follows the life of a woman in the hardscrabble Italian countryside, from her girlhood through marriage and motherhood through two World Wars and during the Fascist party rule. A sweeping saga about womanhood, religion, loyalty, war, family, motherhood, and marriage, The Madonna of the Mountains is set in Italy during the 1920s to the 1950s, and follows its heroine, Maria Vittoria, from her girlhood through her marriage and motherhood, through the National Fascist Party Rule and ending with her decision to emigrate with her family to Australia. The novel takes us into the mind and heart of one woman who must hold her family together with resilience, love, and faith, in a world where the rules are constantly changing
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Visible Empire
by Hannah Pittard
When a devastating 1960s plane crash ends the lives of more than 100 prominent Atlanta citizens, the city's survivors navigate profound life changes at the same time they confront the dynamics of the Civil Rights era.
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Invitation to a Bonfire
by Adrienne Celt
Sent to an elite all-girls New Jersey boarding school in the 1920s, a Russian scholarship student endures bullying and prejudice before falling into the obsessive circles of a much-admired writer and his scheming wife.
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The Butcher's Daughter
by Victoria Glendinning
An atmospheric novel set during the Tudor Era follows a young woman’s struggle to define herself in a world of uncertainty, intrigue and danger in a period of great upheaval.
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The Solace of Water
by Elizabeth Byler Younts
Tells the story of two women, one white and one black, in racially charged 1956, who fight personal battles of freedom and form a friendship that neither expected.
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Midnight Blue
by Simone Van Der Vlught
Taking a housekeeper job in thriving mid-17th-century Amsterdam, Catrin is encouraged in her artistic pursuits by Rembrandt before tragedy challenges her independence as the developer of a new type of pottery.
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Gentlemen Formerly Dressed
by Sulari Gentill
After narrowly escaping the terror of Nazi Germany, Rowland Sinclair and his companions land in London, believing they are safe. But they are wrong. A bizarre murder plunges the hapless Australians into a queer world of British aristocracy, Fascist Blackshirts, illicit love, scandal, and spies. A world where gentlemen are not always what they are dressed up to be.
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