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The Wrong Hill to Die On
The latest in the Alafair Tucker mystery series finds the 1916 Oklahoma mother of ten a fish out of water…
Secrets and Sapphires
Overall, this is an enjoyable story with an engaging and likeable heroine and lots of intrigue. Set in 1912, it…
They Also Serve
Born the son of a gamekeeper in 1902, Bob Sharpe’s life “in service” spans the latter era of classist society…
Journeys on the Silk Road: Desert Explorer, Buddha’s Secret Library, and the Unearthing of the World’s Oldest Printed Book
Sir Marc Aurel Stein, a Hungarian-born British foreign service archaeologist who led early 1900s expeditions in central Asia, could have…
The Cook’s Tale: Life Below Stairs As It Really Was
This nonfiction book will appeal to admirers of BBC series Downton Abbey and Upstairs, Downstairs. Beyond the atmosphere it offers…
The Haunting of Charity Delafield
1903. Twelve-year-old Charity Delafield lives a very restricted life in Stone Gate Hall, a creepy mansion with lots of rooms…
Whispers in the Wind
In 1906 South Dakota, Cassie Lockwood, recently cast off from a defunct Wild West show, arrives at the ranch which…
Ravenscliffe
Set in Yorkshire in 1904, this novel depicts the lives of ten or more characters living in or around the…
Merely Dee
The background for this book is the capsizing of the steamer SS Eastland in the docks at Chicago on July…
Cat and Mouse
Set as the Great War of 1914 is about to break, Cat and Mouse is a gripping story of ideals,…
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