Biographical Fiction
Vivaldi’s Virgins
Editors' choice
Anna Maria dal Violin, abandoned as a baby, now lives as an orphan in the foundling home and cloisters of…
White Rose Rebel
Scotland, 1745. Bonnie Prince Charles lands to attempt to regain the throne and establish, once again, Scotland’s independence from the…
Eleanor the Queen
Eleanor the Queen is a vivid account of the life of one of the world’s most famous queens, Eleanor of…
Wife to the Bastard
Originally published in 1967, this is one of those oldies but goodies, but its age, sadly, shows a bit around…
The Shadow Catcher
Editors' choice
The story opens in present-day Los Angeles. The fictional writer of a novel about Edward Curtis is meeting with Hollywood…
The Sister: A Novel of Emily Dickinson
So little is known about Emily Dickinson that studies of her poetry provide the major insight into the recluse of…
The Secret Life of Josephine
Lovely Rose of Martinique is sent to pre-revolutionary France to marry Viscount Alexandre de Beauharnais, but her arrogant new husband…
Mozart’s Sister
Editors' choice
Nannerl Mozart, a brilliant musician in her own right, has been close to her brother, Wolfgang, since his birth. Then…
Capote In Kansas: A Ghost Story
Truman Capote and Nelle Harper Lee, two illustrious Southern authors: one flamboyant, brazen and pretentious, the other seemingly sensible and…
Loving Frank
This debut novel explores the little-known romance between the architect Frank Lloyd Wright and the wife of one of his…
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