Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
The Maid
The Hundred Years War and the story of Joan of Arc are inextricably linked in the pages of history, and…
Newton and the Counterfeiter
Isaac Newton is celebrated for his part in the English scientific revolution, but it his part in the contemporary financial…
Rodin’s Debutante
The first short section presents Tommy Odgen, an early 20th century Illinoisan whose inherited railroad money allows him to indulge…
The Quest for Anna Klein
I have to admit, I found this book slow-going at first. But knowing the author and his credentials, I trusted…
The Betrayal of Maggie Blair
Maggie’s granny has never been easy to live with, but when she is condemned of witchcraft on the false evidence…
Foreign Bodies
I had never read any of Ozick’s work before this one. Being a diehard Henry James devotee, I was intrigued…
Gentleman Captain
Fictional accounts of the Royal Navy in the Age of Sail, while exciting, tend to follow a predictable storyline of…
Theodosia and the Eyes of Horus
According to Theodosia’s grandmother, an Edwardian girl of eleven should be learning to be a young lady under the tutelage…
Nathaniel Fludd, Beastologist: The Basilisk’s Lair
This is the second book in the Beastologist series, geared for emerging readers, and it’s just as charming as the…
Nashville Chrome
Author Rick Bass has told the remarkable story of the Browns, a country music trio with a brother and two…
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