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The Assassin of Venice
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Venice in 1538 is a city of masks, deception, and nefarious political dealings. Valentina Riccardi is among the most sought-after courtesans who move in ...Read Review
A Pair of Wings
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Bessie Coleman, who became a Black aviatrix in the early 1920s, is the heroine of this epic novel. Born in 1892 (and passing as ...Read Review
The Stolen Daughter
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In 1848 in Yoruba Kingdom (present-day Nigeria), fourteen-year-old Ṣìkẹ́mi lives peacefully in a village, gathering wood and edibles and helping her loving parents. ...Read Review
The Lion Women of Tehran
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From the moment Elaheh Soltani and Homa Roozbeh meet on the first day of school in 1950, they are inseparable. Together they explore Tehran’...Read Review
Behind Every Good Man
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Beverly Diamond is the perfect mid-century wife to her husband, Larry, the campaign manager for Maryland senator Sam Gibson, who’s seeking re-election. ...Read Review
The Curse of the Flores Women
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What we love about historical fiction emerges in the opening pages of this novel: an intriguing location, unfamiliar circumstances, and vivid characters. Translated ...Read Review
The Familiar
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In late 16th-century Madrid, a scullion, hunched in submission with callous-worn hands, slaves away at the rundown Casa Ordoño, using bits of ...Read Review
The Caricaturist (The American Novels)
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Oliver Fischer is an art student and general ne’er-do-well in 1897 Philadelphia. On a lark (Oliver does almost everything on a lark), he ...Read Review
Song of the Huntress
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This novel takes us on an exhilarating ride with the Wild Hunt and the 8th-century warrior queen of Wessex, Æthelburg. The novel draws ...Read Review
In the Shadow of the Greenbrier
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In her first novel, journalist Emily Matchar gives us no fewer than four timelines, each focusing on a member of the Zelner family: ...Read Review
