Editors' Choice

The Sin Eaters

By Andrew Beahrs - Published 2008

Genres:

Adventure

Set in Jacobean England, The Sin Eaters follows the path of the herbalist Sarah, runaway wife Mary, and outcast Bill away from Monkshead ...Read Review

A Mercy

By Toni Morrison - Published 2008

Genres:

LiterarySaga

A Mercy takes place in the late 1680s and follows Florens, a young black slave girl suddenly alone and relying on herself for ...Read Review

The Black Tower

By Louis Bayard - Published 2008

Genres:

LiteraryMystery/Crime

In 1818, a street beggar follows Hector Carpentier to his home in the Latin Quarter, only to transform himself into Vidocq, Paris’s master ...Read Review

Broken Wing

By Judith James - Published 2008

Genres:

Romance

When I think of what constitutes a superior historical romance, I think of real characters connecting on many levels with a believable setting ...Read Review

Little Hut of Leaping Fishes

By Chiew-Siah Tei - Published 2008

Genres:

Saga

This is the story of Minghzi, the first grandson of Master Chai, a feudal landlord and opium farmer who is determined that Minghzi ...Read Review

The Outlander

By Gil Adamson - Published 2008

Genres:

EpicMystery/Crime

This captivating story opens with a 19-year-old widow running for her life through the woods of western Canada, sometime in the early 20th ...Read Review

The Little Book

By Selden Edwards - Published 2008

Genres:

Time-slip

Ideally, you’d approach this novel as I did: with intense curiosity about its contents but little knowledge of the plot or characters. ...Read Review

The Red Necklace

By Sally Gardner - Published 2008

Genres:

Children/Young AdultHistorical Fantasy

This book is a winner. Set during the French Revolution, the plot centers on a young Gypsy boy, Yann, who uses his mind-reading ...Read Review

Billy Boy

By Jean Mary Flahive - Published 2007

Genres:

Children/Young AdultMilitary

This is a fictionalized account inspired by the life of the true Billy Laird, the only American Civil War soldier from the state ...Read Review

A Place Beyond Courage

By Elizabeth Chadwick - Published 2007

Genres:

John FitzGilbert is King’s Marshal to Henry I. His duties are many, including responsibility for the good administration of the court, organising ...Read Review

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