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Ship of Rome
This is the first of a series of naval warfare adventures set during the Punic Wars between Carthage and Rome.…
The Independence of Miss Mary Bennet
Whatever became of Mary Bennet, the middle sister of the five young ladies memorialized in Pride and Prejudice? Not nearly…
The Mapmaker’s Opera
Editors' choice
Praise for Béa Gonzalez’ The Mapmaker’s Opera abounds, with many critics and other reviewers comparing the author’s work to that…
Mayflower: A Story of Courage, Community, and War
In this revisionist, popular history, Philbrick takes on Plymouth, the Pilgrims, and King Philip’s War. Unlike the harshness of life…
I, Mona Lisa
In her follow-up to 2005’s The Borgia Bride, Jeanne Kalogridis brings to life the woman behind the enigmatic smile of…
The Boleyn Inheritance
Editors' choice
Gregory’s latest novel focuses on the lives of three women, all of whom bear witness to the Boleyn family’s legacy:…
The Ambassadors: From Ancient Greece to Renaissance Europe, the Men Who Introduced the World to Itself
In The Ambassadors, Jonathan Wright’s stated purpose is to show how influential ambassadors have been “in the encounters, collisions, and…
Consuelo & Alva Vanderbilt: The Story of a Mother and Daughter in the Gilded Age
This intriguing biography combines the stories of mother and daughter, allowing us to see how the one influenced the other.…
Richard Temple
The novel opens with the protagonist, Richard Temple, enduring repeated sessions of torture at the hands of Nazi interrogators. It…
Virgin Earth
Charles I is on the verge of plunging England into civil war, and John Tradescant, royal gardener, flees the grief…
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