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Injured in a war that has stretched on for years, Sergeant John Peterson guards a lonely border.

These eight stories deal with ordinary people in extraordinary circumstances, war and its aftershocks prominent among them, where the reality is often much more surreal than fiction.

In 1918, Michael McCready returned from the war with one goal: to lose himself in the pursuit of pleasure.

Living in Cork, Ireland, a hotbed of resistance to British rule, makes Ian Mulroney's life dangerous despite his peaceful beliefs.

A #1 bestseller on The New York Times – USA Today – Washington Post – and Los Angeles Times.

May 1941. Alenka, a young Greek woman, saves the lives of two soldiers during a Nazi attack against Crete.

A novel about four friends from Edmonton who are part of the military, and who serve in Afghanistan in 2007.

There are two things Trevor loves more than anything else: playing war-based video games and his great-grandfather Jacob, who is a true-blue, bona fide war hero.

In the years following the Civil War, Mariah Reddick, former slave to Carrie McGavock has quietly built a new life for herself as a midwife to the women of Franklin, Tennessee.

Spring 1940.

Inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this runaway international bestseller reveals the power of unsung women to change history in their quest for love, freedom and second chances.

Tamas, Taniel, and Adamat have been betrayed and Adro now lies in the hands of a foreign invader.

A staggering defeat on the border of Adro and Kez leaves Tamas and his powder mages in grave danger and cut off from all aid. Meanwhile, deadly political games threaten his allies at home.

First published in 1936, this book is a historical novel set against the dramatic backdrop of the Civil War. It tells the love story of Scarlett O'Hara and Rhett Butler.

From the New York Times bestselling author of Mrs.