Biographical Fiction
Queen of Exiles
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Hayti (Haiti) became a sovereign nation in 1804, free of slavery, after defeating Napoleon’s forces. The formerly enslaved now rule the new nation. ...Read Review
Caesar’s Soldier (The Mark Antony Series, 1)
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AdventureBiographical FictionMilitary
We all recall the name Mark Antony, largely from Shakespeare. We know he was a trusted supporter of Julius Caesar. But what do ...Read Review
The Stolen Crown
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In 12th-century England, King Henry I has a problem. He has no male heir, just a daughter, Maud, and no one believes a ...Read Review
I, Julian: The Fictional Autobiography of Julian of Norwich
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This reimagining of the life of the anchoress and mystic Julian of Norwich is a triumph. Taking the few known facts, Gilbert creates ...Read Review
The President’s Wife
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In 1915, Edith Galt, a wealthy widow living in Washington, DC, is introduced to Helen Bones, a cousin to President Woodrow Wilson, who is ...Read Review
Margaret of Austria
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History, as most of us know it and are taught it, is filled with the names of kings and emperors. Few women make ...Read Review
The Lost Journals of Sacajewea
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The story of Sacajewea is a legend that looms large in the history of the United States. But there is very little actually ...Read Review
The Stockwell Letters
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In 1854, the abolitionist movement in the United States had a cause célèbre: Anthony Burns. Having escaped enslavement in Virginia, Burns was ...Read Review
To Die Beautiful (US) / The Girl with the Red Hair (UK)
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This poignant and powerful novel is based on the true story of Hannie (Jannetje) Schaft (1920-1945). A somewhat shy and reserved University of ...Read Review
Golddigger: The Legendary Nellie Cashman
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When Nellie Cashman is five years old, she, her mother, and sister flee the great famine in Ireland to come to Boston. There ...Read Review