20th Century
Gilded Lives, Fatal Voyage: The Titanic’s First-Class Passengers and Their World
The Titanic has captured popular imagination for the last hundred years, and for good reason — it’s a tale of…
Elegy for Eddie
In this latest outing for Maisie Dobbs, Winspear’s thoughtful and plucky detective returns to her roots across the river in…
Out in Left Field
Poor Donald. After catching a pop-fly with his forehead in the annual summer game against Melody School, he’s lost more…
Echoes of Titanic
Kelsey Tate is a rising star in the family business built by her great-grandmother Adele, a survivor of the Titanic.…
To Do or Die
To Do or Die covers just thirteen days in September 1939, but oh, what harrowing days they are! Eddie Dawson,…
England’s Janissary
Disillusioned by his experiences in the First World War, Kevin Flynn returns to his home in Ireland and takes a…
The War of the Dragon Lady
China in 1900 is a dangerous place for westerners as the peasant youth rise up forming the cult of The…
The Baker’s Daughter
What does a 17-year-old German baker’s daughter during World War II have in common with the owner of a German…
The Secret Keepers
The Secret Keepers opens in 1906 in Chinatown, San Francisco, moments after the historical earthquake rocked the city, leaving it…
London Belles
London Belles is the tale of four girls, Tilly, Sally, Dulcie and Agnes, during the Second World War. Olive, Tilly’s…
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