A tale of the American dream on the rocks. A legacy of broken promises, deceit, and perseverance against the backdrop of family commitment.Martin and Lora Brier, with three young children, possess all the trappings of a perfect life . . . except Martin is having yet another affair. Without warning, he abandons the family for his mistress and a new house on the other side of town.Set in a prosperous midwestern town in the 1950s, Fatherland is a story about the effect of convenient lies and discovered truths. While Martin's abandonment throws up new difficulties for bewildered Lora, a housewife, who must now find a way to nurture and provide for herself and children, it unleashes a swirl of emotions in their daughter, Josie, who struggles to come to term with his absence. Fatherland follows Josie from this fateful event, across many decades and milestones and through the phases of her tenuous, emotionally fraught relationship with Martin—and...

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In the mystical land of Pangea, where faith and courage are tested, a young carpenter's son must rise to become the Element Hero and save his world from darkness.Felix Aldric, a humble villager from Eldenwold, never imagined he'd be chosen by the Creator to wield the power of the elements. But when Titania, a divine golden eagle, bestows upon him the Wind Crystal, his destiny unfolds. Tasked with a perilous quest to find the Elemental Beasts and their sacred crystals, Felix must confront a fallen sorcerer, Daegon, whose profane magic threatens to corrupt Pangea and enslave its people. With his brother Rowan missing—possibly captured by Daegon's dark forces—time is running out.Join Felix as he journeys across Pangea's rugged vales and shimmering coasts, discovering his inner strength and mastering the powers of wind, fire, earth, and water. Allies forged in faith and foes driven by greed stand in his path, testing his resolve. As...