Biographical Fiction
The General’s Mistress
The nondescript title of Jo Graham’s fourth novel fits her heroine, a Dutch courtesan who becomes the lover, in turn,…
Above All Things
Editors' choice
Canadian writer Tanis Rideout’s debut novel, Above All Things, is a beautifully written book mapping the distinct yet intertwined journeys…
I, Jane
This book proves that even the most ordinary lives can become extraordinary. Growing up as the plain daughter of an…
The Queen’s Lover
Count Axel von Fersen is nineteen when he meets an effervescent girl his own age at the Paris Opera in…
The Dream of the Celt
The opening chapter presents Roger Casement under a sentence of death for treason because of his efforts to recruit Irish…
Helen Keller in Love
Blind and deaf Helen Keller is 37 in 1916. She tours the country speaking about her “miracle” release from the…
Elizabeth I
From the threat of the First Armada to the queen’s deathbed, this novel sweeps through the reign of Elizabeth and…
Brilliance
Brilliance is a fictionalised account of the life of Thomas Alva Edison. The author says this book is not intended…
Days of Splendor, Days of Sorrow
In this novel, the second in a planned trilogy, Juliet Grey picks up Marie Antoinette’s story from the beginning of…
The King’s Concubine
Set in England in 1362, The King’s Concubine is the story of Alice Perrers, the infamous mistress of King Edward…
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