2005
Shopping in the Renaissance: Consumer Cultures in Italy, 1400-1600
Evelyn Welch takes the approach of a cultural historian to explore how men and women purchased goods from 1400 to…
Companion to Women’s Historical Writing
This book explores ‘the many different ways in which women have researched and written history’ in over 150 entries, from…
The Hadassah Covenant
Set largely in the present day, this novel imagines how peace in the Middle East could come about. A raid…
Cobbers: Stories of Gallipoli 1915
Nationhood. Loyalty. Duty. These are not trivial things, even ninety years later. This book is a compendium of prose and…
Sparrowhawk Book Five: Revolution
This fifth book of six in the series picks up in June of 1765 and follows the debate and turmoil…
War & Pieces
The author joined the Royal New Zealand Navy, aged eighteen, in 1941, and I suspect that this novel is based…
Hearing By Jael
In 1860, fifteen-year-old Frances Boullet received a forty-volume diary set. Over the years, she recorded the history of her family…
The Reaper
The year is 1775. As the book opens, Captain Gilbert Anthony’s dying father, the famous “Fighting James Anthony,” retired Vice…
The Warrior
Set in the 4th century BC, The Warrior is the last installment in an historical trilogy. This book focuses on…
West Bound: Stories of Providence
Robert Gish writes a compelling and delightful collection of short stories that will make you frown, smile, and laugh out…
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