Simon & Schuster
A Young Wife
Minke van Aisma was born and raised in a small Dutch town where the old ways of life have yet…
Cleopatra Confesses
Born in the 1st century B.C., Cleopatra was the favorite of her father, the pharaoh of Egypt, who bypassed his…
The Lady of the Rivers
Philippa Gregory’s third entry in her Cousins’ War series features an unusual character: Jacquetta Woodville, mother of Elizabeth, who in…
The Astounding, the Amazing, and the Unknown
The author of The Chinatown Death Cloud Peril is off on another romp (the title refers to the three leading…
City of Promise: A Novel of New York’s Gilded Age
The American Civil War is ending, and Confederate prisoner Joshua Turner returns to New York, minus a leg but filled…
The Son of the Enlightenment
1779-1785. Autocrat Empress Maria Theresa is succeeded by Joseph II, liberal and tolerant up to a point. Thamos, count of…
Conspirata
In Imperium, we saw Cicero rise from humble origins to achieve the highest office of Rome. Now, in the second…
Small Acts of Amazing Courage
In 1918, India is under British rule, and 15-year-old Rosalind is the darling of a privileged class. Most British children…
My Brother Abe
Despite the title, this novel for ages 8-12 concentrates on Lincoln’s sister Sally. Little is known of her historically, leaving…
Girl by the Road at Night
In Girl by the Road at Night, two unlikely souls come together for a short time, simply because they both…
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