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Foundation: The History of England from its Earliest Beginnings to the Tudors
This volume is the first in an anticipated six-volume history Ackroyd is writing following England from its first inhabitants to…
Time’s Echo
Hartshorne’s engaging time-slip opens with one chilling scene after another. Hawise, a young Elizabethan woman, is drowned as a witch…
The Light Behind the Window
Lucinda Riley’s The Light Behind the Window is a romance that frequently pushes its sentimentality to the point of melodrama.…
Villa Triste
In modern-day Florence, Italy, Inspector Alessandro Pallioti has his hands full investigating a series of execution-style murders. The victims, all…
The History Room
Almost the only history in this novel is in the title. It is a modern mystery with the origins going…
Elizabeth I
From the threat of the First Armada to the queen’s deathbed, this novel sweeps through the reign of Elizabeth and…
The House I Loved
Paris is in a state of turmoil during the 1860s, but not because of war or famine – because of…
A Dark Anatomy
Robin Blake’s latest novel, set in 18th-century Lancashire, takes the reader on a journey through time and technique. Blake deftly…
Only Time Will Tell
Archer’s latest saga introduces a bright young man facing an uphill battle. Harry Clifton is born in Bristol, England, in…
Ellis Island
Ellie Flaherty was raised by parents who are pious, distant, and haunted by the sins of their ancestors. Her consolation…
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