Helene Williams
Last Train from Liguria
Spinster Bella Stuart, at the insistence of her cold-hearted father, leaves London for Italy in 1933 to become a governess…
Eva Braun: Life with Hitler
This meticulously-researched and documented biography is far more than the story of Eva Braun, Hitler’s longtime mistress and, very briefly,…
City of Secrets
Chain-smoking, hard-drinking, fast-talking San Francisco detective Miranda Corbie is back in Kelli Stanley’s second entry of what looks to be…
Far To Go
In 1938, Czechoslovakia is in crisis, as is all of Europe, but at the home of Pavel and Anneliese Bauer…
Disaster Was My God: A Novel of the Outlaw Life of Arthur Rimbaud
While most readers can probably identify Rimbaud as a decadent French poet and many will be aware of his scandalous…
The Paperbark Shoe
Take an albino piano-playing prodigy who has been committed to a mental hospital by her evil stepfather, marry her to…
The Storm at the Door
Frederick Merrill is smart, witty, and loves to talk, but he’s also plagued by dark moods and the temptations of…
The Crimean War: A History
When asked about the Crimean War, many readers may be able to recall only the barest of details, such as…
Unfamiliar Fishes
Vowell’s latest foray into history examines “Hawaii’s bit part in the epic of American global domination,” from the first visit…
Fortunate Sons
For readers interested in the human side of Chinese history, Fortunate Sons provides a glimpse into the inner workings of…
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