A collection of 15 stories from Roman mythology. All the famous myths: the birth of Venus, the founding of Rome are here as well as the great gods and goddesses like Jupiter, king of the gods, Juno his wife, and the warrior Mars.
In a stunning follow-up to her bestselling debut, Mrs. Kimble, Jennifer Haigh returns with Baker Towers, a compelling story of love and loss in a western Pennsylvania mining town in the years after World War II. Born and raised on Bakerton's Polish Hill, the five Novak children come of age during wartime, a thrilling era when the world seems on the verge of changing forever. The oldest, Georgie, serves on a minesweeper...