“Jane Kirkpatrick excels at telling the stories of strong women who make a contribution to history and who otherwise might be forgotten. Where Lilacs Still Bloom is the story of one such woman, a passionate gardener who created a slew of gorgeous, fragrant new lilac cultivars at a time women were not expected to have interests …
“Carmen and Matt’s wedding was festive, full of dancing, drinking and celebrating the joining of two lives. But their wedding night would be remembered as the night a car full of their relatives and close friends headed out into the dark and accidentally killed a young girl on a lonely stretch of road. The occupants …
“Endearingly quirky, sad, funny, and quite wonderful, this is the story of a family who mourn the death of their father and husband. Dad was a career diplomat posted to Bonn, but the British government needs the diplomat’s house for the new chap so the family will have to move. And move they do, all …
“Obsession leads to quest as Pyle spends a year racing the calendar, zooming from California to Key West, Kauai to the Northern Tundra, hunting for the globe’s elusive butterflies. He is nearly devoured by mosquitoes, almost falls onto the back of an alligator and comes much too close to rattlesnakes. But he also watches the …
“Welcome to the wild & wooly days of the Copper Kings, when Morrie Morgan is lured by the siren song of easy money to the “richest city in the world,” Butte, Montana. But neglected in all of the hype was the truth about the corrupt and brutal nature of the men who held the power and …
“The Brown Trio sang with a purity and longing that put them in the spotlight. As Nashville was changing the face of music, the Browns shared the stage with Elvis and Jerry Lee—and then it was over. Take your seat as Elvis shakes those hips, Jerry Lee bays at the moon, and Chet makes that …
