Biographical Fiction
In the Shadow of Lady Jane
This novel covers the well-known story of Lady Jane Grey, queen for nine days and executed at the age of…
Inés of My Soul
Editors' choice
Doña Inés Suárez tells the epic story of her life and the conquest of Chile in this fictional biography. Inés,…
The Scarlet Lion
Editors' choice
This novel is a sequel to The Greatest Knight which told the early story of William Marshal, although any reader…
Wolf of The Plains
The author is best known as the author of the Emperor series of books based on the life of Julius…
The Land of Angels
In the late 6th century, a monk called Gregory, later to be Pope, sees two blond, blue-eyed boys for sale…
Leonardo’s Shadow, Or My Astonishing Life As Leonardo Da Vinci’s Servant
The ongoing popularity of Leonardo da Vinci in fiction often obscures his preeminent place as the Renaissance’s most gifted and…
Measuring the World
With its lively translation, Daniel Kehlmann’s Measuring the World tells the parallel stories of two scientists who were child prodigies,…
The Better Angels of Our Nature
The title, a phrase from Lincoln’s 1861 inaugural address, haunts the brutal Civil War that followed. The phrase also describes…
Brigid of Ireland
Brigid of Ireland tells the story of how Ireland’s 5th-century patron saint received her calling. Brigid, a Christian slave, is…
Duchess: A Novel Of Sarah Churchill
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This wonderful fictional biography of Sarah, Duchess of Marlborough, whisks the reader into a period rife with intrigue, love, sex,…
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