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Before the Great War came the great journey.

In 1829, 19-year-old Claire Appleton faces a choice that will define generations when her husband, Harold, dreams of a new beginning in Upper Canada. Claire must leave behind her New Brunswick home and everyone she knows to brave a 900-mile journey through wilderness and hardship in search of a better...

When the guns fall silent, hearts must learn to heal.

In Adjustment Year, the powerful conclusion to Melina Druga’s Echoes of the Great War Trilogy, nurse Hettie Steward and her husband, Alfred, return to a world forever changed. The war left invisible scars, and the life they once imagined no longer fits who they’ve become.

Set in 1919 Canada, ...

The Great War tests not only those who fight, but those left behind.

While husbands, brothers and sons march off to war, the women of Canada are left to endure the heartache, uncertainty and transformation that the Great War brings.

In Those Left Behind, the second installment of Melina Druga’s Echoes of the Great War Trilogy, the story shifts...

One woman’s courage will change everything.

Angel of Mercy transports readers to 1914 Canada, where the world is on the brink of war and one young woman must choose between love and purpose.

Henrietta “Hettie” Steward dreams of continuing her work as a nurse, but society — and her husband — expect her to abandon her career for domestic life. When...

Step back in time to a decade when crime ran rampant and justice was anything but certain.

In Heinous: Forgotten Murders From the 1910s, author Melina Druga resurrects 18 shocking, long-forgotten murder cases from the early twentieth century — stories once splashed across newspaper headlines, now buried in the archives of time. Through original...

Two nations. One war. Five years that changed the world forever.

In A Tale of Two Nations: Canada, U.S. and WWI, author Melina Druga presents a groundbreaking chronicle of the Great War told through the headlines, editorials and voices of the time. This five-volume collection — 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, and 1918 — captures how North America...

1918 — The year the war ended, and a new battle began.

In the final volume of Melina Druga’s powerful nonfiction series, 1918 captures the dramatic close of the Great War and the global tragedy that followed.

As Allied forces push Germany to surrender and the Armistice is signed on Nov. 11, North America erupts in celebration. Through vivid...

1917 — the year the Great War became truly global.

1917 captures the pivotal moment when the United States joined the conflict and Canada proved its strength on the battlefield. Through the words of contemporary newspapers, author Melina Druga chronicles the year that changed everything for North America.

As President Woodrow Wilson leads the...

1916 — The year that tested nations, leaders, and the limits of endurance.

1916 continues Melina Druga’s vivid exploration of World War I through the headlines that shaped North America.

As the Great War grinds on, the year 1916 tests nations’ resolve. In Canada, soldiers endure unimaginable losses at the Battle of the Somme where tanks debut and...

Two nations. One war. The headlines that shaped a continent.

1915 continues Melina Druga’s gripping chronicle of North America’s journey through the Great War, told through the headlines of the day.

As Europe descends deeper into conflict, Canadian soldiers face the horrors of Ypres and the birth of modern warfare, gas attacks, trench battles,...

Two nations. One world at war. History told through their headlines.

1914 transports readers to the tense summer when the world changed forever. Through the lens of original newspaper reports, Melina Druga reveals how the United States and Canada experienced the outbreak of World War I — one nation choosing neutrality, the other bound by empire...