In 1933, most people are focused on the Great Depression but all Piper Danson can think about is how to get out of being a debutante and marrying the man her parents have picked out for her. In an act of rebelliousness, Piper volunteers as a horseback frontier nursing courier in the Appalachian Mountains for the summer. The people she meets along the way open up a whole new world to her. The longer she stays, the more an advantageous marriage slips from her grasp. But something much more precious—true love—is drawing ever closer. Can she step away from the restrictive future her parents want for her and into a beautiful wide-open one? Find the answers in author Ann H. Gabhart’s book, “An Appalachian Summer.”
The Frosts are a typical American family. Barb and John, married almost fifty years, are testy and bored with each other...who could blame them after all this time? At least they have their daughters-- Barb's favorite, the perfect, brilliant Juliet; and John's darling, the free-spirited Sadie. The girls themselves couldn't be more different, but at least they got along, more or less. It was enough until the day John had a stroke, and their house of cards came tumbling down. Now, Sadie has to put her career as a teacher and struggling artist in New York on hold to come back and care for her beloved dad--and face the love of her life, whose heart she broke, and who broke hers. Now Juliet has to wonder if people will notice that despite her perfect career as a successful architect, her perfect marriage to a charming Brit, and her two perfect daughters, she's spending an increasing amount of time in the closet having panic attacks. And now Barb and John will finally have to face what's been going on in their marriage all along. Sometimes you have to break a family in order to fix them, from Kristan Higgins book, “Always the Last to Know”
An explosive true story of Sergeant Carlos Hathcock, a legendary Marine sniper in the Vietnam War. There have been many Marines. There have been many marksmen. But there has only been one Sergeant Carlos Hathcock. He stalked the Viet Cong behind enemy lines—on their own ground. And each time, he emerged from the jungle having done his duty. His record is one of the finest in military history, with ninety-three confirmed kills. “Marine Sniper” by Charles Henderson is the story of a simple man who endured incredible dangers and hardships for his country and his Corps. These are the missions that have made Carlos Hathcock a legend in the brotherhood of Marines. They are exciting, powerful, chilling—and all true.
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