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Young and Irish at the turn of the twentieth century, will this fierce daughter of immigrants carve out a place for herself in America?Chicago, 1890. Catherine Margaret "Kitty" Flanagan was born with a fighting spirit. So after her mother died tragically, the grieving twelve-year-old stepped up to pull the household out of chaos and raise her younger siblings. Until, at age eighteen, the plucky girl faced the choice of service to others or a l...

In this engaging travel memoir, Susan reminds the 85-year-old Jim of their 1992 adventure in northern Pakistan and Islamic western China -- a journey both harrowing and hilarious. A must-read for lovers of middle-age rejuvenation and discovery.They took off for Central Asia without really thinking it through. There was a highway after all, between Rawalpindi, Pakistan, and Kashgar, China. It would take them to the largest Sunday market in all ...

All roads lead to Thailand, where the lovers of ancient treasure tangle with international black markets. In this complex landscape of protectors and predators, we meet Martin Moon and Delia Rivera. Both have been defeated by the dark powers of the art-trade netherworld. Together, they seek to rise again-to escape the sudden silence of lives extinguished and loves lost. But the savage forces that nearly destroyed them before are still at large...