Viking
Bristol House
Beverly Swerling’s latest work is a gripping dual-period novel that is partly a ghost story. Events in Tudor London affect…
The Bookman’s Tale
Lovett’s enjoyable homage to books and bookishness opens, fittingly, in that literary magnet known as Hay-on-Wye in Wales. In 1995,…
The Liars’ Gospel
The life of Yehoshuah (Jesus) is related from the perspective of four people who appear in the gospels, but each…
The Jump Artist
At times this is not the easiest book to read, nor is it the most enjoyable, nor the most exciting.…
Shadow on the Crown
Editors' choice
In this, the first installment of a contemplated trilogy, debut author Bracewell deftly explores the formative years of Emma of…
San Miguel
In 1888, Marantha and Will Waters sail to one of California’s Channel Islands, San Miguel, to operate a sheep ranch.…
Shadow of Night
Shadow of Night is the second novel in the All Souls Trilogy, with the paranormal time-slip now set in 1590.…
The Zenith
Author Duong Thu Huong’s sweeping book The Zenith opens in 1969 with Ho Chi Minh a temple prisoner of his…
The Sultan’s Wife
A bewitching novel set in the 17th century, The Sultan’s Wife is an engulfing ride to exotic Morocco and into…
Thomas Becket: Warrior, Priest, Rebel
Was Thomas Becket a saint or sinner? John Guy comprehensively describes medieval sacred and political history so that one understands…
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