20th Century
A Young Wife
Minke van Aisma was born and raised in a small Dutch town where the old ways of life have yet…
Catching the Tide
This is certainly ‘a good read’ at almost 600 pages. I found it quite a challenge, as there is no…
The Lantern
Editors' choice
The prologue to this novel leads you to believe that it may be a takeoff on Du Maurier’s Rebecca, but…
Love Child
Editors' choice
After her lawyer advises Bill to write her will, the beautiful, wealthy widow sets out to examine her life and…
Red Summer: The Summer of 1919 and the Awakening of Black America
One of the negative side effects of the decline in newspaper readership is that fewer people are exposed to the…
The Artificial Silk Girl
First published in 1932, Irmgard Keun’s The Artificial Silk Girl became a runaway bestseller in its native Germany. And yet,…
After Midnight
“A writer who is afraid is no true writer,” say the bohemian characters in Irmgard Keun’s 1937 novel, though the…
Death in the City of Light: The Serial Killer of Nazi-Occupied Paris
As swastikas decorate their national monuments, French authorities make an even more horrific discovery at a house in the fashionable…
White Truffles in Winter
Editors' choice
Famed French chef Auguste Escoffier loves his wife Delphine, despite being separated for the majority of their marriage. Whether Escoffier…
The Woman Who Heard Color
Lauren O’Farrell’s job in present-day New York as an “art detective” is to track down pieces lost during World War…
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