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1. The gown: a novel of the royal wedding

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Author:
Robson, Jennifer, 1970-
Average Rating:
4.4 stars
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London, 1947: Besieged by the harshest winter in living memory, burdened by onerous shortages and rationing, the people of postwar Britain are enduring lives of quiet desperation despite their nation's recent victory. Among them are Ann Hughes and Miriam Dassin, embroiderers at the famed Mayfair fashion house of Norman Hartnell. Together they forge an unlikely friendship, but their nascent hopes for a brighter future are tested when they are chosen...

2. Killers of the Flower Moon: the Osage murders and the birth of the FBI

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Author:
Grann, David
Average Rating:
4 stars
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#1 NEW YORK TIMES BESTSELLER • A twisting, haunting true-life murder mystery about one of the most monstrous crimes in American history, from the author of The Wager and The Lost City of Z, “one of the preeminent adventure and true-crime writers working today."—New York Magazine • NATIONAL BOOK AWARD FINALIST • NOW A MARTIN SCORSESE PICTURE
“A shocking whodunit…What...

3. The monuments men: Allied heros, Nazi thieves, and the greatest treasure hunt in history

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Author:
Edsel, Robert M.
Average Rating:
4.2 stars
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Cary Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
940.53 EDSEL
Eva H. Perry Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
940.53 EDSEL
Holly Springs Community - Adult Non-Fiction
940.53 EDSEL
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"The previously untold story of a little-known WWII Allied division whose mission was to track down European art and treasures that had been looted by the Nazis at Hitler's command"--Provided by the publisher.

4. Once upon a wardrobe

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Author:
Henry, Patti Callahan
Average Rating:
3.7 stars
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"From the bestselling author of Becoming Mrs. Lewis comes another beautiful story inspired by C. S. Lewis's ability to change the world and captivate hearts--including those of a terminally ill boy and his logic-driven sister"--

5. The perfect horse: the daring U.S. mission to rescue the priceless stallions kidnapped by the Nazis

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Author:
Letts, Elizabeth
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3.6 stars
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Duraleigh Road - Adult Non-Fiction
940.54 LETTS
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940.54 LETTS
Southeast Regional - Adult Non-Fiction
940.54 LETTS