19th Century
Her Mother’s Secret
Rifke and Jacob Goldman, Jewish immigrants, had fled a Russian pogrom with their family and settled in Chicago. Now, in…
Darius
Darius Lindsey is a cicisbeo by trade, a handsome man who caters to the needs and whims of married women.…
A Different Sun: A Novel of Africa
Since she was a young woman, Emma has felt a calling to serve God. She is also drawn to Africa,…
The Lightning Dreamer
Illumination of the 19th-century fight for rights and human dignity turns to another corner of our hemisphere: the island of…
Habits of the House
Fay Weldon of Upstairs Downstairs fame has written this first of a trilogy, “delving into the decadent lives of masters…
The Forgotten Writings of Bram Stoker
Browning’s text collects in print for the first time rare and unknown writings by or about Bram Stoker, produced between…
All in Good Time
Dessa Caldwell has a promise to keep. Before her death, Sophie Pierson, Dessa’s close friend and mentor, dreamed of opening…
The River of No Return
This novel is beautifully written with a real sense of rhythm to the words which made it very easy to…
Master of the Mountain: Thomas Jefferson and His Slaves
Master of the Mountain by Henry Wiencek shows us American history as it was, not as we might want it…
Rise to Greatness: Abraham Lincoln and America’s Most Perilous Year
As our country struggles to define its future and conquer rising debt, we turn hopeful eyes to Abraham Lincoln. Against…
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