20th Century
Gloria
Editors' choice
Jamaica, 1938. Gloria Campbell is 16 when a violent deed forces her to flee to Kingston with her sister. There…
The Gods of Heavenly Punishment
World War II has fostered many poignant stories about the destruction, pain, and love that bind together those who shared…
Catalina Kiss
It’s summer 1928, and Gwen Ross starts her internship at the new bird park on Catalina Island. The first daughter…
Ignorance
Jeanne and Marie-Angele both grow up in the village of Ste-Marie-du-Ciel, and both survive the Nazi invasion. Jeanne, whose mother…
Jungleland
This book is really two stories in one—both of which were structured like “shaggy dog” stories. The author recounts the…
Golden Girl
Golden Girl is the second book in the American Fairy Trilogy. It continues the story of Carrie, a teenaged half-fae…
Studio Relations
The dilemma of being a woman director in 1935 is not lost on Vivien Howard, who dresses like Hepburn but…
Written in Stone
Pearl Carver is the daughter of whalers. Her people, the Makah, depend upon the whales that flourish in the waters…
Olympic Affair
It’s 1936, time for the Berlin Olympics. Gorgeous German movie star and filmmaker Leni Riefenstahl, 34, goes through handsome men…
City of Spades
City of Spades is one of the publisher’s reissues in their Classics of the 20th Century series and called by…
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