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"Hemingway's classic novel of post-war disillusionment--the emblematic novel of the Lost Generation"--Provided by publisher.

"As the King of England's illegitimate daughter, 17-year-old Evan Bright knows a thing or two about keeping secrets. But when she's forced to spend the summer in London with her father and the royal family, who aren't exactly thrilled she exists, her identity is mysteriously revealed, and suddenly the world is dying to know every juicy lie the press prints about her. After a fun night turns deadly and Evan becomes the primary suspect in a murder investigation, the escalating rumors and fallout threaten to tear her life apart. As she fights to uncover the truth about what happened, she discovers royal secrets that are even more scandalous than she imagined--secrets that could change the monarchy forever"--Provided by publisher.

In 1914 England, eighteen-year-old American Clara lies about her age and citizenship--claiming to be twenty-one and Canadian--to land a coveted spot on an Antarctic expedition, but when the crew is marooned on an ice floe, Clara's mission to advance the women's suffrage movement takes a back seat to survival.

A cryptic message forces eighteen-year-old American Edda to investigate what secrets followed her across the ocean, even as she tries to make sense of her time as a telephone operator on the French front lines of World War I.

"American girl turned monarchy nightmare, Evan Bright, has gotten used to the press about her but the media attention has only seemed to get worse. From desperate clickbait articles about her and the President's son to Royal Record headlines pitting her against Princess Maisie, it seems everyone is dying for Evan to return back to America for good. Meanwhile Evan is receiving mysterious threats about her real story being reveiled in a tell-all biography. When more information is leaked about Evan, she fears she will always be Britain's media villain. But the threats escalate when there is an attempted assassination with no suspects . . . and Evan believes the person is in the palace's walls. They say what doesn't kill you will make you stronger . . . but what if it's the royal family who wants you dead?"--Provided by publisher.

Spanning the full spectrum of race, ethnicity, identity and class, a Peabody Award-winning journalist presents six-word stories, essays and photographs from her decade-long work at The Race Card Project that provide a window into America during a tumultuous era.

Allie, Jay, the Boggart, and his cousin Nessie strive to stop an American developer from destroying their home, even if that means waking up deadly Old Magic creatures.

Jules Montgomery, navigating London with a recent hearing loss, joins forces with detectives Watson and Holmes to uncover the truth behind a missing classmate, and finds that her unique powers of observation may hold the key to solving both the case and the mystery of the detectives' presence in the 21st century.

"Across Italy there are many half-empty towns, nearly abandoned by those who migrate to the coast or to cities. The beautiful, crumbling hilltop town of Becchina is among them, but its mayor has taken drastic measures to rebuild--selling abandoned homes to anyone in the world for a single euro, as long as the buyer promises to live there for at least five years. It's a no-brainer for an American couple, Tommy and Kate Puglisi. . . . But from the moment they move in, they both feel a shadow has fallen on them. Tommy's grandmother is furious, even a little frightened, when she realizes which house they've bought. . . . Soon, they learn that the home was owned for generations by the Church, but the real secret, and the true dread, is unlocked when they finally learn what the priests were doing in this house for all those long years . . . and how many people died in the strange chapel inside"--Provided by publisher.

A collection of twenty-five pieces that represent the best works in travel writing for the year 2020.