Explores Eliot's lifelong love for Emily Hale, an American drama teacher to whom he wrote extensive and deeply personal letters, and discusses her role as the muse for his poetry.

A story based on the childhood at Monticello of James Madison Hemings, the son of Thomas Jefferson and slave Sally Hemings, describes an impoverished existence that identified him more as property than a person.

"When Meghan Markle and Prince Harry were set up by a mutual friend on a blind date in July 2016, little did they know that the resulting whirlwind romance would lead to their engagement in November 2017 and marriage in May 2018. Since then, our fascination with the woman who has smashed the royal mold has rocketed. So different from those coy brides of recent history, Meghan is confident, charismatic, and poised; her warm and affectionate engagement...

"9 March 1876 My name is Meggie Kelly and I take up this pencil with my twin sister, Susie. We have nothing left, less than nothing. The village of our People has been destroyed. Empty of human feeling, half-dead ourselves, all that remains of us intact are hearts turned to stone. We curse the U.S. government, we curse the Army, we curse the savagery of mankind, white and Indian alike. We curse God in his heaven. Do not underestimate the power of...

"An elegant, unforgiving poem narrating Ona Judge's self-emancipation from George Washington's household"--

A story of deception which is destroying a patriarchal Southern family as its members gather for the imminent demise of their "Big Daddy."

Based on the literary classic by Thomas Hardy about Bathsheba Everdene who is an independent woman who attracts three different suitors: a sheep farmer; a dashing soldier; and a prosperous, older bachelor. This timeless story of Bathsheba's passions explores the nature of relationships, love and resilience.