{"title":"Historical Fiction Mini Book Festival","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"the-beantown-girls","title":"The Beantown Girls","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: #2b00ff;\"\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cem\u003eFor attendees of the \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.ashlandmass.com\/Calendar.aspx?EID=11048\" title=\"https:\/\/www.ashlandmass.com\/Calendar.aspx?EID=11048\" style=\"color: #2b00ff;\" data-mce-href=\"https:\/\/www.ashlandmass.com\/Calendar.aspx?EID=11048\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eHistorical Fiction Mini-Fest\u003c\/a\u003e at the Ashland Public Library on October 28, please choose in-store pickup and we'll be happy to bring your books to the festival.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA novel of love, courage, and danger unfolds as World War II’s brightest heroines—the best of friends—take on the front lines.\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e1944: Fiona Denning has her entire future planned out. 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What follows is an intense day, filled with unexpected alliances and undo hardships – especially when one of Annie’s friends and fellow nurses, who is Japanese American, is arrested under suspicion of being a subversive, putting Annie’s love for her country to the test. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 352 \u003c\/span\u003epages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Sourcebooks\u003c\/span\u003e (November 7, 2023)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 978-1728265117\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Hanks, Diane","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44537732006139,"sku":"","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/1906\/7459\/products\/9781728265117_070a8.jpg?v=1681917882"},{"product_id":"december-41-a-world-war-ii-thriller","title":"December '41: A World War II Thriller","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eFrom \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e bestselling author William Martin comes a WWII novel as intense as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Day of the Jackal\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e and as thrilling as \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Eye of the Needle\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e. In \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eDecember '41\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e, Martin takes us on the ultimate manhunt, a desperate chase from Los Angeles to Washington, D. C., in the first weeks of the Second World War.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv aria-expanded=\"true\" class=\"a-expander-content a-expander-partial-collapse-content a-expander-content-expanded\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOn the day after Pearl Harbor, shocked Americans gather around their radios to hear Franklin Roosevelt declare war. In Los Angeles, a German agent named Martin Browning is planning to kill FDR on the night he lights the National Christmas Tree. Who will stop him? Relentless FBI Agent Frank Carter? Kevin Cusack, a Hollywood script reader who also spies on the German Bund of Los Angeles, and becomes a suspect himself? Or Vivian Hopewell, the aspiring actress who signs on to play Martin Browning's wife and cannot help but fall in love with him?\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThe clock is ticking. The tracks are laid. The train of narrow escapes, mistaken identities, and shocking deaths is right on schedule. 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Driven men. Determined women. Through six turbulent generations, they would pursue a lost Paul Revere treasure. And turn a family secret into an obsession that could destroy them. Here is the novel that launched William Martin's astonishing literary career and became an instant bestseller. From the grit and romance of old Boston to exclusive -- and dangerous -- Back Bay today, this sweeping saga paints an unforgettable portrait of a powerful dynasty beset by the forces of history...and a heritage of greed, lust, murder and betrayal.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePaperback:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 480 \u003c\/span\u003epages\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e Grand Central \u003c\/span\u003e(April 24, 2018)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cspan\u003e 978-1538744697\u003c\/span\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cul type=\"disc\"\u003e\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Martin, William","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44537766674683,"sku":"","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0078\/1906\/7459\/products\/9781538744697_47afa.jpg?v=1681918547"},{"product_id":"together-tea","title":"Together Tea","description":"\u003cp\u003eA moving and joyous debut novel about mothers and daughters, tradition and independence, finding love and the place you truly belong\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eDarya has discovered the perfect gift for her daughter’s twenty-fifth birthday: an ideal husband. Mina, however, is fed up with her mother’s years of endless matchmaking and spreadsheets grading available Iranian-American bachelors: 5 points for good teeth; minus 10 for no graduate degree; plus 20 if it can be proven that they’re kind to their mothers. Having spent her childhood in Tehran and her adolescence in New York City, Mina has experienced many cultural clashes, but now the greatest battles are erupting at home. As an adult, Mina thought she would find balance and clarity, instead she is more conflicted than ever about her parents’ traditions and the challenges that come with straddling two very different cultures.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eTo work things out, mother and daughter embark on a journey to Iran. Back in the familiarity of their hometown, the two women gradually begin to understand each other. Mina discovers a newfound respect for her mother’s traditions while Darya comes to terms with the blend of Iranian and American life that define her daughter. 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