Susan Higginbotham
The Wives: The Women Behind Russia’s Literary Giants
In her latest book, biographer Alexandra Popoff profiles six literary spouses—Anna Dostoevsky, Sophia Tolstoy, Nadezhda Mandelstam, Véra Nabokov, Elena Bulgakov,…
Days of Splendor, Days of Sorrow
In this novel, the second in a planned trilogy, Juliet Grey picks up Marie Antoinette’s story from the beginning of…
Miss Lizzie’s War
While Richmond, Virginia suffers through the American Civil War, the wealthy Elizabeth van Lew supports the war effort—for the Union.…
Heretic Queen: Queen Elizabeth and the Wars of Religion
When Elizabeth I came to the throne, it was to reign over a country deeply divided by religion and still…
Iago
Iago, Shakespeare’s famous villain, has escaped from Cyprus, leaving a trail of corpses behind him. He falls into the hands…
The Tigress of Forlì: The Life of Renaissance Italy’s Most Courageous and Notorious Countess, Caterina Riario Sforza de Medici
Caterina Sforza, born in 1463, lived a full life. The illegitimate daughter of the future Duke of Milan, she was…
Queen Elizabeth in the Garden: A Story of Love, Rivalry, and Spectacular Gardens
In this book (previously published in the UK under the title Elizabeth in the Garden) garden historian Trea Martyn concentrates…
Birthright: The True Story that Inspired Kidnapped
In 1728, twelve-year-old James Annseley, heir to a large fortune, was snatched off the streets of Dublin by his uncle…
A Reluctant Queen: The Love Story of Esther
Fifteen-year-old Esther, raised by her uncle Mordecai, would like to marry her best friend’s brother someday but is no real…
Catherine the Great: Portrait of a Woman
In 1744, Sophia, a 14-year-old German princess, arrived in Moscow as a bride-to-be. In this biography, Massie tells us how…
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