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100% of author royalties will be donated to The Nature Conservancy. Each of our lives is a voyage of discovery. In Whale Song, we hear the voice of a fellow traveler, an albino sperm whale. We hear of life in his words-the joys of family, the pain of loss, the confusion and frustrations of a changing environment-familiar aspects of life even in the ocean. His observations and insights give us much to consider. If we listen, we may better understand how we affect the global society, and what we now need to do.
Gold Medal Winner, Historical Fiction Personage, 2014 Readers' Favorite AwardsFirst Place Winner, Turn of the 19th Century, 2014 Chaucer Awards for Historical Fiction Tell the emperor that Madame Bonaparte is ambitious and demands her rights as a member of the imperial family. As a clever girl in stodgy, mercantile Baltimore, Betsy Patterson dreams of a marriage that will transport her to cultured Europe. When she falls in love with and marries Jerome Bonaparte, she believes her dream has come true-until Jerome's older brother Napoleon becomes an implacable enemy. Based on a true story, The Ambitious Madame Bonaparte is a historical novel that portrays this woman's tumultuous life. Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte, known to history as Betsy Bonaparte, scandalized Washington with her daring French fashions; visited Niagara Falls when it was an unsettled wilderness; survived a shipwreck and run-ins with British and French warships; dined with presidents and danced with dukes; and lived through the 1814 Battle of Baltimore. Yet through it all, Betsy never lost sight of her primary goal-to win recognition of her marriage.
Ben Stephenson dreams of building his fortune along the trade routes of America's western rivers. But first, he must keep a promise to a dying friend whose younger sister has fallen prey to their unscrupulous stepfather's greed and cruelty. When the little girl starts exhibiting strange behavior, Ben is forced to dredge up demons from his past he thought long buried, in order to keep his promise and ensure her safety. Lucy Swearingen is bright, inquisitive, independent-and haunted by strange images and words she can't comprehend. When her favorite older brother dies, it sets off a chain of events that leave her not knowing who to trust or what unknown reality lurks beneath the twists and turns of her family's saga. Running away to a distant uncle's home seems the only option. But will she find the truth in time to save herself and her family's legacy? Based on the true story of two early American families brought together by chance and peril, but each destined for greatness, Across Unstill Waters brings to life the early American landscape as never before told in a gripping, old-fashioned historical adventure. The Wishing Shelf Book Awards readers: "Vividly described characters in a gripping historical plot. Excellent read.""The flowery language is a joy.""Fascinating.... character-led story; the author determined to help the reader really get to know her central and secondary characters.""Poetic storytelling. A charming story set in 18th century America."
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