Editors' Choice
The Children’s Book
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This long-awaited novel, A.S. Byatt’s first since 2001, is extraordinarily difficult to encapsulate and to do full justice within the confines of ...Read Review
Under this Unbroken Sky
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Lured by promises of prosperity and fertile land for farming, Theo Mykolayenko and his family immigrated to Canada to escape the political and ...Read Review
Sunnyside
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Gold’s panoramic novel of World War I and early Hollywood opens with a mass delusion: film actor Charlie Chaplin is simultaneously spotted ...Read Review
The Palace of Strange Girls
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This engaging novel takes place during the summer of 1959 in the resort of Blackpool, England. Seven-year-old Beth is there with her family, her ...Read Review
Highland Rebel
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Set during the religious warfare in the reign of James II of England (1685-1688), this rousing historical romance pits the fearless Catherine Drummond, ...Read Review
The Sting of Justice
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Mara, the Brehon judge, attends the funeral of a local priest little expecting that his will not be the only dead body in ...Read Review
City of Silver
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In the 17th century, fabulous lodes of silver were mined from the area around Potosi, making the city in the mountains the richest ...Read Review
Lady of the Butterflies
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After Cromwell, 17th-century England has entered a time of enormous changes. Politics are driven by the intense demands of religion and commerce. In ...Read Review
The French Mistress: A Novel of the Duchess of Portsmouth and King Charles II
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Susan Holloway Scott’s latest novel revolves around the life of the controversial and much maligned Louise de Keroualle, Duchess of Portsmouth, lover ...Read Review
The Devil’s Company
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Fans of David Liss’s Benjamin Weaver series will not be disappointed by his latest installment. Benjamin Weaver makes his living as an ...Read Review