2006
Marriage, a History : How Love Conquered Marriage
This is a scholarly book with pizzazz. The author reports on marriage practices and laws from ancient Babylon to…
The Boy’s Tale
The peace of St Frideswide’s is shattered with the arrival of two small boys after their party is apparently…
Medicus and the Disappearing Dancing Girls
Editors' choice
Britannia, 117 AD. Having just joined the hospital staff at the Roman legionary fortress of Deva (Chester), world-weary surgeon Gaius…
The Barefoot Girl
Set in 14th-century Italy, The Barefoot Girl follows the life of a poor peasant girl from the harvest fields…
The Passion of Mary Magdalen
Mary Magdalen in Christian scripture is the woman freed of seven demonic spirits, a follower of Jesus Christ during…
Beyond the Abbey Gates
In this 14th century historical romance, a traveling troubadour named Jack breaks his leg near Greyleigh Abbey. The nuns take…
Traces: Birth of Alexander the Great
This book is second in a series that tells the story of the events surrounding, and people involved with, the…
Mark of the Cross
In 1263 in England, Philip de Tollard, bastard of Ralph Aubernon, earns his livelihood as a groom because his…
Memnon
Memnon of the island of Rhodes lived from 375 to 333 BC. Although of Greek heritage, he supported the Persian…
The Prince of Poison
The trilogy of novels by Pamela Kaufman about Alix of Wanthwaite, a woman who disguises herself as a boy,…
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