London Belles


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When tragedy strikes, Olive is forced to seek lodgers. Three girls come knocking at her door, each in need of a roof over their heads. As the women prepare for war, all of their futures hang in the balance. Soon their lives will be changed and the home that binds the London Belles is no longer the sanctuary they once sought.




My Sweet Valentine


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An emotional portrayal of the lives of four women as Valentine’s day approaches, in 1941 wartime London




Only a Mother Knows


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A compelling novel about four young women in wartime London, from the best-selling author of London Belles and My Sweet Valentine.







A Christmas Promise


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An emotional and heart-warming portrayal of the lives of four women living in wartime London.




Pioneer Work in Opening the Medical Profession to Women


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Elizabeth Blackwell, though born in England, was reared in the United States and was the first woman to receive a medical degree here, obtaining it from the Geneva Medical College, Geneva, New York, in 1849. A pioneer in opening the medical profession to women, she founded hospitals and medical schools for women in both the United States and England. She was a lecturer and writer as well as an able physician and organizer. -- H.W. Orr.




One of Ours


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Claude has an intuitive faith in something splendid and feels at odds with his contemporaries. The war offers him the opportunity to forget his farm and his marriage of compromise; he enlists and discovers that he has lacked. But while war demands altruism, its essence is destructive




Our Village


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