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1920. American adventuress Beryl Helliwell craves some peace and quiet, and Walmsley Parva in the English countryside seems just the ticket. Honestly, until America repeals Prohibition, Beryl has no intention of returning stateside. For over three...

Learn about the cosmos from your armchair Sir Patrick Moore, who has presented the BBC s The Sky at Night since 1957 and has won numerous awards for his work, guides you through the major breakthroughs in astronomy over the last five years."

-- Orphan Train Memphis, 1939. Twelve-year-old Rill Foss and her four younger siblings live a magical life aboard their family?s Mississippi River shantyboat. But when their father must rush their mother to the hospital one stormy night, Rill is...