20th Century
How Angels Die
This riveting and thought-provoking historical tale is set in occupied France in 1944 and the French resistance fighters are hard…
None But the Brave
Editors' choice
Goodman’s latest novel uses the lives of a few men and women to dramatize the perils and heroism of the…
Dead Ringer
A clandestine operation between the Nazis and Japanese during WW II provides enough uranium for production of a nuclear warhead…
The Officer’s Code
Eric Foster, son of the prominent owner of a London law firm, resents his father’s determined efforts to make him…
The Receptionist
During the Fifties, Janet Groth came from the Midwest to the “Big City” of New York straight out of college.…
Walter Tull’s Scrapbook
This is the true story of Walter Tull (1888-1918), the first professional Black footballer in the UK, who joined the…
India Dark
Melbourne, Australia, 1909. Thirteen-year-old Poesy Swift’s father has died and the family is on the breadline. She has two options:…
The Marble Queen
Dolls and tea parties bore Freedom Jane McKenzie, age 10. She would rather be the 1959 Marble Queen of Idaho…
Raised from the Ground
Editors' choice
Nobel Prize Laureate José Saramago’s (1922-2010) most autobiographical novel opens with the statement “I was born in a family of…
Habits of the House
Our fascination with the early 20th century endures. “If you like Downton Abbey you’ll love this,” trumpets the sticker on…
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