18th Century
Painted Veil
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It’s May 1734 in Venice. In honor of the wedding of the doge’s daughter, an extravagant opera has been commissioned. Castrato singer ...Read Review
The Orange Trees of Versailles
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A very different picture of the court of the Sun King. This novel, written for young adults, is another one with an intriguing ...Read Review
New Found Land : Lewis and Clark’s Voyage of Discovery
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This fictional account of the Lewis and Clark Expedition is told in multiple voices in a straightforward and entertaining lyrical form. Fourteen characters ...Read Review
Prince Across the Water
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In August 1745, Bonnie Prince Charlie lands in Scotland to regain the British throne for his father. Parliament had ousted his grandfather, James II, ...Read Review
Sparrowhawk Book lV: Empire
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Book IV of this series revolves around the Stamp Tax debates in the Virginia House of Burgesses between 1764 and 1765. Hugh Kenrick reluctantly runs ...Read Review
The Serpent in the Garden
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In 1766, portrait painter Joshua Pope is spending some months at Astley, Herbert Bentnick’s estate in Richmond. Pope has been commissioned to paint ...Read Review
Fleur-de-Lis
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The aftermath of the French Revolution leaves orphaned aristocrat Fleur de Montbulliou starving and destitute. At one stroke, through her marriage to a ...Read Review
Liberty’s Children: Stories of Eleven Revolutionary War Children
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Liberty’s Children contains eleven different stories woven into a literary tapestry of the American Revolution. She writes about children of diverse backgrounds, ...Read Review
The Only Life That Mattered
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The Only Life That Mattered is a faithful retelling of the lives of three eighteenth century Caribbean pirates, and Mr. Nelson couldn’t ...Read Review
North with de Anza
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This is a treasure! Even though it was written over four decades ago, the story holds well and will engage readers of all ...Read Review
