20th Century
The Dawning Of The Day: A Jerusalem Tale
The Dawning of the Day is a tale of understanding another culture, told in a graceful, charming and intelligent prose.…
Too Darn Hot
It is July, 1943, and New York City is too darn hot. It isn’t enough that the temperature is rising;…
The Interpretation Of Murder
In 1909, Sigmund Freud paid his one and only visit to the United States. He referred to Americans as “savages”…
The Assassins’ Gallery
It’s January 1, 1945. World War II is winding down, as the Allies have the upper hand. On a frigid,…
The Friends Of Meager Fortune
From the first page of celebrated Canadian author Richards’ (River of the Brokenhearted) latest novel, the reader knows that this…
Homefront
Set in rural Virginia over World War II, this coming-of-age novel centers on young Margaret Ann Motley, middle child in…
The Loud Silence Of Francine Green
It is 1949, and the McCarthy Era has begun. In Hollywood, Francine Green, a modest 8th grader who tries to…
Hello, America
This is the third and final book of Livia Bitton-Jackson’s journey from life as a refugee in the camps of…
Thunderstruck
Larson (of Devil in the White City fame) again uses his trademark dual storylines to chronicle Guglielmo Marconi and the…
Paper Kisses: A True Love Story
“I was not looking for stories when I found Rudolph Kaufmann’s first letters to Ingeborg Magnusson – in May, 1991,…
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