Biographical Fiction
Nero
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AdventureBiographical FictionMilitary
Rome, AD 37, and Gnaeus Domitius Ahenobarbus, in a furious temper, tacks horses for his chariot and argues with his pregnant wife. He storms ...Read Review
I, Christine
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Christine de Pizan narrates her story as a pioneering woman writer in 14th-15th century France. It begins when she is widowed and ...Read Review
The Thirteenth Husband
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“It turned out that no matter how low my expectations of marriage, I expected too much.” Such is the perspective of Amy Crocker, ...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 Importance of Wives: Chronicles of the House of Valois
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This novel tells the story of a courageous woman of the 15th century, Anne of Brittany. In 1488, before her 12th birthday, Anne inherits ...Read Review
The Traitor’s Son
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Richard Plantagenet, later to be crowned as Richard III, grows up in Baynard’s Castle in London. After his father’s attempt to ...Read Review
The Queen’s Avenger
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This is a powerful tale set between the years of widow Mary Stewart’s arrival from France as Queen of Scotland and her ...Read Review
The Lost Queen
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1191. A third crusade is inexorable: King Richard of England (and Duke of much of France) takes up arms to win back Jerusalem, held ...Read Review
When the Grass Is Rising: A Portrait of Young Sam Houston
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Rose Gonsoulin depicts the early life of the iconic Texan, Sam Houston, in 1805. Gonsoulin reveals the venturing soul in Sam “Kahunah” Houston, as ...Read Review
Jackie
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This powerful literary exploration of the life and loves of Jackie Kennedy Onassis starts her story with the event we all know about – ...Read Review
