Century Farm

A spinster teacher...a grieving widower...a marriage of convenience and a second chance with the man she's always loved. When Samuel Walker proposes a marriage of convenience to Rose Hatfieldso soon after the death of his wife, she knows he doesn't love her. She's loved him since their school days. Those long-suppressed feelings spring to life as she marries him. She must sell her childhood home, quit her teaching job, and move to a new city. Marrying Rose is harder than Samuel expected, especially with the shadow of his deceased wife everywhere in his life. And he has two young children to...

More than a practical guide, Start Your Farm is a hopeful call to action for anyone who aspires to grow wholesome, environmentally sustainable food for a living. Take it from Forrest Pritchard and Ellen Polishuk: Making this dream a reality is not for the faint of heart, but it's well within reach - and there's no greater satisfaction under the sun.

When the weary descendants of Animal Farm rebuild their world around the ideals of empathy and equality, they believe they are creating a new age of harmony and hope. The cruel masters of the past are gone, and in their place rise the HelpHuts — cheerful centers of fairness, run by pigs who promise kindness, inclusion, and care for all. But as the animals surrender their voices for comfort, a subtler tyranny begins to take hold — one that governs not by fear, but by virtue. Through the quiet eyes of Ollie, a small ferret with a flawless memory, the animals’ utopia is revealed as a ...

Following a family tragedy, siblings Lou and Oz must leave New York and adjust to life in the Virginia mountains--but just as the farm begins to feel like home, they'll have to defend it from a dark threat in this New York Times bestselling coming-of-age story. Precocious twelve-year-old Louisa...

He’s fighting for his career…She’s bent on achieving her own goals…Will their love survive a second chance at happily ever after? Cora Welch dreams of a future teaching kindergarten, which is in its infancy, and marriage to Ben Findlay, her beau and her twin brother’s best friend. But she returns to college from summer break to learn of Ben’s unwise choices in pursuit of his career—choices that destroy her trust in the man she thought she knew and loved. Ben is working hard toward his dream to become the best reporter in the city. He’s no stranger to fighting for a goal ...

When a second chance comes knocking, can a house-servantʼs love for her cherished mistress break free from the shadows? Itʼs the Midwestern U.S. in the 1870s, and Hazel must remain, shattered and bereft, when Katherine, now of marrying age, leaves for a new life in a far-off city. While society has dictated Hazelʼs role from childhood, fate has a twist in store. When Katherine returns, widowed and with children of her own, Hazel assumes her place as loyal maid. But is that all Katherine wants of her? Should Hazel restrain her deepest emotions, or can the two defy convention and dare to ...

“The real deal.” —Kathy Reichs “The Sherlock Holmes for bones.” —Katherine Ramsland, author of The Forensic Science of C.S.I. The most riveting and ambitious novel to date in Jefferson Bass’ New York Times bestselling Body Farm mystery series, The Inquisitor’s Key takes forensic...

In a seaside village in 1895, Clara Winslow's family inn groans under the relentless assault of gale-force winds. Desperate for a fresh start, Clara had pinned her hopes on a grand society wedding to revive the inn's fortunes. But with a hurricane threatening to wash away her dreams, the pressure mounts. From amid the chaos appears Tillie Walker, a guest with a willingness to help, a verve Clara finds irresistible, and a secret that could overshadow everything. As the storm rages on, will disaster be the unlikely catalyst that saves two women on the brink of despair?

From the bestselling author of Eventide, The Tie That Binds is a powerfully eloquent tribute to the arduous demands of rural America, and of the tenacity of the human spirit. Colorado, January 1977. Eighty-year-old Edith Goodnough lies in a hospital bed, IV taped to the back of her hand...

As the war rages on in Europe, it brings untold heartache to the Talbot family at Blackberry Farm. First Tom is missing in action and then his brother John. leaving the family distraught with worry. Faith finds herself in trouble and turns to Lizzie for support as fear and grief bring them closer together. But tragedy is never too far away and when it strikes, it may not be those who fight that suffer most. Will Pam’s prayers be answered and will both her sons return home?

100 essential George Orwell quotes on power, language, and truth. Understand Big Brother, Newspeak, and Doublethink. Your vital guide to resisting propaganda and seeing clearly. Do you feel like the world is defined by slogans, manipulated by language, and controlled by forces you can’t name? You need George Orwell. Orwell wasn't just a writer; he was a prophet who gave us the precise vocabulary to dissect modern deception. This book is a curated intellectual toolkit, compiling the most powerful insights from Nineteen Eighty-Four, Animal Farm, Politics and the English Language, and his ...

From the award-winning, internationally best-selling author, a beguiling romp of a novel, at once intimate and panoramic, about the adventures and misadventures of a nineteenth-century everyman "Picaresque, big-hearted and moving, this is Boyd at the top of his game." —The Guardian One man...

A gothic novel set in the fictional village of Savilestowe, England, spanning the late 19th and early 20th century. "Shattered Shadows" presents a poignant story set against the gloomy backdrop of a declining village, spotlighting the struggle and courage of the Mendellson family, particularly the protagonist Ashley Mendellson, as she grapples with the challenge of salvaging their derelict farmstead, Applecroft, from the clutches of financial ruin and personal despair.The tale delves into the lives of Ashley and her sister Carly, their daunting task of maintaining the household and the farm...

When Columbia professor Dickson Despommier set out to solve America's food, water, and energy crises, he didn't just think big - he thought up. The vertical farm has excited scientists, architects, and politicians around the globe. These farms, grown inside skyscrapers, would provide solutions to many of the serious problems we currently face.

"Patrick Gale has written a book which manages to be both tender and epic, and carries the unmistakable tang of a true story. I loved it." -- Jojo Moyes A privileged elder son, and stammeringly shy, Harry Cane has followed convention at every step. Even the beginnings of an illicit, dangerous...

An extraordinary novel about a strong-willed woman who disguises herself as a man in order to fight beside her husband, inspired by the letters of a remarkable female soldier who fought in the Civil War. Rosetta doesn't want her new husband Jeremiah to enlist, but he joins up, hoping to make...

""Hell Put to Shame is a powerfully unsettling portrait of both the single most savage episode in the long decades of savagery inflicted by white southerners on their Black neighbors in the 20th century—and the methodical process that followed to erase those crimes from America’s collective...

Caught in a Love Triangle Between a Chiropractor and a Cowboy Veterinary student Miranda Graaf returns home to her family farm in Dewitt, Iowa to help care for her ailing father as part of her determination to keep the fourth-generation farm going. Baffled about what to do with her life, she battles with her mother about finishing her education while discovering family secrets that turn her world upside down. She is engaged to Dylan, a narcissistic chiropractic student who keeps her hooked in their relationship. Yet, shortly upon returning home, Miranda develops feelings for ruggedly ...

Sweden, 1913. Having petitioned the court for independence from her aristocratic family, the young and vibrant Agneta Lejongård takes control of her destiny. In Stockholm, she explores her bohemian passions in art and free love, joins the suffragette movement with her best friend, and defiantly resists the expectations of women in high society. Then comes news of a tragic accident and an urgent summons to return to the family’s manor house in the country. As for Agneta’s forward path in life, she must now follow it back home.

The antebellum era and the close of the 19th century frame a period of great agricultural expansion. During this time, farmhouse plans designed by rural men and women regularly appeared in the flourishing Northern farm journals. This book analyzes these vital indicators of the work patterns, social interactions, and cultural values of the farm families of the time. Examining several hundred owner-designed plans, McMurry shows the ingenious ways in which "progressive" rural Americans designed farmhouses in keeping with their visions of a dynamic, reformed rural culture.