20th Century

Mortal Radiance (A Georgia O’Keeffe Mystery, 2)

By Kathryn Lasky - Published 2024

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Mystery/Crime

1935. Georgia O’Keeffe is in San Cristobal, New Mexico, designing a stained-glass window for a chapel being built to memorialize D.H. Lawrence. ...Read Review

Beyond Summerland

By Jenny Lecoat - Published 2024

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The liberation of the Channel Islands in 1945 ought to bring joy and relief to the inhabitants of Jersey. But to Jean Parris, awaiting ...Read Review

Katharine’s Remarkable Road Trip

By Gail Ward Olmsted - Published 2024

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In the fall of 1907, 77-year-old Katharine heads out in her new car, traveling from Newport, Rhode Island, to Jackson, New Hampshire. She tells ...Read Review

A Pair of Wings

By Carole Hopson - Published 2024

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Biographical Fiction

Bessie Coleman, who became a Black aviatrix in the early 1920s, is the heroine of this epic novel. Born in 1892 (and passing as ...Read Review

The Sister Knot

By Ann S Epstein - Published 2024

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New York City, 1946. German Holocaust orphans Liane and Frima are rescued by a Jewish refugee agency and relocated to New York City after ...Read Review

The Midnight Man (The Clapham Trilogy)

By Julie Anderson - Published 2024

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Mystery/Crime

London, 1946: Faye Smith is working in the canteen of the South London Hospital for Women and Children, checking ration books before customers can ...Read Review

Wave After Wave

By Sarah Ansbacher - Published 2024

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Brutally widowed during the Kristallnacht pogrom, young Lilly takes what may be her only chance to flee her native Vienna: an illegal transport ...Read Review

The Lion Women of Tehran

By Marjan Kamali - Published 2024

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From the moment Elaheh Soltani and Homa Roozbeh meet on the first day of school in 1950, they are inseparable. Together they explore Tehran’...Read Review

The Leap Year Gene of Kit McKinley

By Shelley Wood - Published 2024

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On February 29, 1916, Katherine (Kit) McKinley is born to Lillian and Thomas in Canada.  Thomas has died in WWI, and his brother Ernest comes ...Read Review

A Jewel in the Crown

By David Lewis - Published 2024

Genres:

Thriller

In 1940, Britain is alert for invasion. To safeguard the Crown Jewels of the United Kingdom, Prime Minister Winston Churchill comes up with an ...Read Review