F-V Adult Patron Picks 2022

This list is compiled from patron recommendations at our monthly Suggestions on the Spot meeting.
 

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1. Jane Austen at home

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Author:
Worsley, Lucy
Average Rating:
3.3 stars
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Fuquay-Varina Community - Biography
B AUSTEN
Southgate Community - Biography
B AUSTEN
Wake Forest Community - Biography
B AUSTEN
Description:
"On the eve of the two hundredth anniversary of Jane Austen's death, take a trip back to her world and the many places she lived as historian Lucy Worsley visits Austen's childhood home, her schools, her holiday accommodations, the houses--both grand and small--of the relations upon whom she was dependent, and the home she shared with her mother and sister towards the end of her life"--

2. The taking of Jemima Boone: colonial settlers, tribal nations, and the kidnap that shaped America

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Author:
Pearl, Matthew
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5 stars
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Athens Drive Community - Adult Non-Fiction
973.3 PEARL
Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction has 2
973.3 PEARL
East Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
973.3 PEARL
Description:
"Explores the little-known true story of the kidnapping of legendary pioneer Daniel Boone's daughter and the dramatic aftermath that rippled across the nation"--