Susan Higginbotham
Mr. Jefferson’s Women
Mr. Jefferson’s Women, as its title implies, examines Thomas Jefferson’s attitude toward women through his relationships with the significant females…
Letters From Pemberley: The First Year
Having married Fitzwilliam Darcy and settled on his estate of Pemberley, a slightly homesick Elizabeth Bennet begins writing letters to…
Louisiana’s Song
In the spring of 1963, 12-year-old Livy Two and her nine siblings eagerly await their father’s return to the home…
The Case of Abraham Lincoln: Story of Adultery, Murder and the Making of a Great President
In 1856, Springfield, Illinois, is abuzz. One of its citizens, a prosperous blacksmith named George Anderson, has been murdered—and the…
The King’s Pleasure
Originally published in 1969, this reissued novel by one of the grande dames of 20th-century historical fiction tells the familiar…
The Queen’s Handmaiden
Unwanted by her new stepfather, Eloise Rousell ends up in the care of her relation Kat Ashley, governess to Elizabeth…
Rivals for the Crown
In 1290 London, childhood friends Isabel de Burke and Rachel of Anjou are abruptly parted when King Edward I expels…
Courting Trouble
Outgoing, good-natured, and fond of elaborate hats and bicycle riding, Essie Spreckelmeyer is well-liked in her hometown but seriously short…
Mozart’s Sister
Editors' choice
Nannerl Mozart, a brilliant musician in her own right, has been close to her brother, Wolfgang, since his birth. Then…
Loves Of Harriet Beecher Stowe
As every American schoolchild knows, or ought to know, Harriet Beecher Stowe wrote Uncle Tom’s Cabin, the great anti-slavery novel.…
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