2009
Archie’s War
1914. Archie Albright lives with his family in London’s East End. He loves comics and is thrilled when he is…
Eadric the Grasper
Eadric the Grasper (Eadric “Streona”) is a rich, swiftly moving story, set at the beginning of the 11th century in…
The Life of Mary Queen of Scots: An Accidental Tragedy
Mary Queen of Scots was put to death by her cousin, Elizabeth I, in 1587. Why does Roderick Graham call…
Queens Consort: England’s Medieval Queens, from Eleanor of Aquitaine to Elizabeth of York
From the 11th to the 15th centuries, twenty women became queens consort of England. In her new book, Lisa Hilton,…
Once; Then; and Now
Editors' choice
A trilogy told from a child’s viewpoint about the Holocaust and the Nazi domination. With Felix, a 14-year-old Polish Jewish…
Wolf Cry
In a village in Norway 880 AD, Toki, son of Jarl Ohthere, is left in charge of his village and…
Evil on the Wind
This novel starts in 1937. When Adolf Hitler came to power in Germany in 1933 he set about establishing a…
The Secret Mandarin
Editors' choice
In London, 1842, actress Mary Penny has brought disgrace on her respectable family. Mary’s brother-in-law, botanist Robert Fortune, forces her…
Paris 1934: Victory in Retreat
Sandrine Durand is a budding young journalist and student covering a series of political uprisings in Paris in 1934. Fresh…
Watch the Hour
J. R. Lindermuth’s latest novel is a page-turning yarn of 19th-century Pennsylvania coal towns and the conflict between the mine…
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