19th Century
Josephine: Desire, Ambition, Napoleon
The endpapers of Kate Williams’ new biography of the Empress Josephine are decorated with cartoons in the style of Gilray…
Grant vs. Lee
While this work was labeled as graphic non-fiction, I thought this meant “graphic” in the literary, allegorical sense, as many…
The Matthew Chance Legacy
The follow-up to the acclaimed Maria’s Papers sees the intrepid Naomi Wilkes once again on an adventure that will see…
Widow Walk
The story of this unusual book follows the trials of a family who settled in the Pacific Northwest when indigenous…
Of Blood and Brothers
Calvin Hogue, cub reporter at the St. Andrew Pilot in St. Andrew, Florida, is assigned to cover the Malburn family…
The Mountains Between
The Mountains Between spans the years between 1929 and 1946, and charts the story of two very different Welsh families…
Savage Girl
Wealthy New Yorker Hugo Delegate is discovered next to the mutilated body of his friend, Bev Willets. With his history…
Life’s Purgatory
Jonty Kenny, the main character of M. D. Connolly’s sprawling family drama, faces the same institutional prejudices and economic hardships…
From Dawn To Deadly Nightshade
Joshua Dryer is the new lord of Alvington Manor in Somerset. He finds the people in Somerset just as superstitious…
First Fury
Against her parents’ wishes Ann, a native of Rochester, New York, leaves home with a man she believes she will…
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