{"title":"Martha Hall Kelly","description":"Martha Hall Kelly is the New York Times bestselling author of Lilac Girls,  Lost Roses,  Sunflower Sisters,  and The Golden Doves. Born and raised in Massachusetts, she was inspired to write this novel by her mother's family, the Smiths, who settled on Martha's Vineyard in 1891. She received journalism degrees from both Syracuse and Northwestern universities and worked as an advertising copywriter for many years before becoming a novelist. With more than two million copies of her books sold and translated in fifty countries, Martha Hall Kelly lives in Litchfield, Connecticut, and Hobe Sound, Florida.","products":[{"product_id":"the-marthas-vineyard-beach-and-book-club-hardcover","title":"The Martha's Vineyard Beach and Book Club - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTwo sisters living on Martha's Vineyard during World War II find hope in the power of storytelling when they start a wartime book club for women in this spectacular novel inspired by true events, from the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/i\u003ebestselling author of \u003ci\u003eLilac Girls\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"A dreamy beach book that also sizzles with tension . . . another winner by one of the best historical fiction writers around.\"--Fiona Davis, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Stolen Queen\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e2016: Thirty-four-year-old Mari Starwood is still grieving after her mother's death as she travels to the storied island of Martha's Vineyard, off the coast of Massachusetts. 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Inspired by the life of a real World War II heroine, this remarkable debut novel reveals the power of unsung women to change history in their quest for love, freedom, and second chances.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\"Extremely moving and memorable . . . This impressive debut should appeal strongly to historical fiction readers and to book clubs that adored Kristin Hannah's \u003ci\u003eThe Nightingale\u003c\/i\u003e and Anthony Doerr's \u003ci\u003eAll the Light We Cannot See\u003c\/i\u003e.\"--\u003ci\u003eLibrary Journal \u003c\/i\u003e(starred review)\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cbr\u003eNew York socialite Caroline Ferriday has her hands full with her post at the French consulate and a new love on the horizon. 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Eliza Ferriday is thrilled to be traveling to St. Petersburg with Sofya Streshnayva, a cousin of the Romanovs. The two met years ago one summer in Paris and became close confidantes. Now Eliza embarks on the trip of a lifetime, home with Sofya to see the splendors of Russia: the church with the interior covered in jeweled mosaics, the Rembrandts at the tsar's Winter Palace, the famous ballet. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e But when Austria declares war on Serbia and Russia's imperial dynasty begins to fall, Eliza escapes back to America, while Sofya and her family flee to their country estate. In need of domestic help, they hire the local fortune-teller's daughter, Varinka, unknowingly bringing intense danger into their household. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e On the other side of the Atlantic, Eliza is doing her part to help the White Russian families find safety as they escape the revolution. 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