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New Titles for 2012
Coming in April
A new literary thriller from Libby Fischer Hellmann
It all began with a line of Persian poetry . . .
Anna and Nouri, both studying in Chicago, fall in love despite their very different backgrounds. Anna, who has never been close to her parents, is more than happy to return with Nouri to his native Iran, to be embraced by his wealthy family. Beginning their married life together in 1978, their world is abruptly turned upside down by the overthrow of the Shah, and the rise of the Islamic Republic.
Under the Ayatollah Khomeini and the Republican Guard, life becomes increasingly restricted and Anna must learn to exist in a transformed world, where none of the familiar Western rules apply. Random arrests and torture become the norm, women are required to wear hijab, and Anna discovers that she is no longer free to leave the country.
As events reach a fevered pitch, Anna realizes that nothing is as she thought, and no one can be trusted . . . not even her husband.
Release Date: April 15, 2012
Trade Paperback: ISBN 978-0-9831938-1-4
Ebook: ISBN 978-0-9831938-2-1
$16.99
Available through Ingram, Baker & Taylor, Amazon, etc.
FICTION/Literary
6” x 9”
314 pages
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More Upcoming Titles
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Death at Woods Hole
Frances McNamara
(release dates to be determined)
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Death at Woods Hole
Frances McNamara
In the fourth book of the Emily Cabot Mystery Series, the heroine travels to Cape Cod, hoping to enjoy a vacation from murder. But when a dead body surfaces in a fish tank at the Woods Hole Marine Biological Laboratory, where a group of University of Chicago scientists are spending the summer, Emily cannot avoid getting caught up in the investigation.
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Company Orders
David J. Walker
David J. Walker
A Chicago Catholic priest, already struggling with a crisis of faith, becomes beholden to the CIA when they threaten the clinic he runs in Guyana. Events quickly spin out of control, and he finds himself dealing with issues he never thought would be part of his life . . . including murder.
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What Price Honor?
J. Bard Collins
J. Bard Collins
Pinkerton agent Garrett Lyons comes to Chicago in 1882 to uncover the truth behind the death of his partner. With his friends--architect Louis Sullivan, and Charlotte, who runs an upscale poker game for the city's elite--he must solve a larger mystery involving counterfeit government bonds and architectural shenanigans.
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Her Mother's Secret
Barbara Polikoff
Barbara Polikoff
Fifteen-year-old Sarah, the daughter of Jewish immigrants living in Chicago in 1893, wants nothing more than to become an artist. As she spreads her wings, she explores art classes at Hull House, and the World's Columbian Exposition, with her friends Bianca and Charley. But she must also deal with family issues, including the past her mother has never shared with her.
(a young adult novel)
