St. Martin's
Z: A Novel of Zelda Fitzgerald
An intimate portrait of a flamboyantly public marriage, Z imagines Zelda Fitzgerald’s voice in this exhilarating account of a life…
The Ashford Affair
Willig, author of the popular Pink Carnation series, departs from Napoleonic era, flower-monikered spies and the academics who research them…
Black Venus
This novel explores the life of one of France’s most innovative poets, whose contribution to French literature was underappreciated during…
Habits of the House
Fay Weldon of Upstairs Downstairs fame has written this first of a trilogy, “delving into the decadent lives of masters…
Nancy: The Story of Lady Astor
This new biography of Nancy, Lady Astor (1879-1964) charts her astonishing life with wit and a lively intelligence. She was…
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…
The Winter Witch
This is a fun, satisfying read about young Morgana, mute since her father’s disappearance, and newly wed to widower Cai…
The Imposter Bride
The imposter bride is Lily Azerov, a Jewish refugee from post-World War II Europe who comes to Montreal to marry…
Target Lancer
The novel opens with Nathan Heller, Chicago native, private investigator and owner of the A-1 Detective Agency, providing security for…
Calling Me Home
Julie Kibler’s debut novel travels between the current era and the late 1930s to early ´40s. The outer rim of…
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