Biographical Fiction
The Breach
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Although few Americans remember March 6, 1836, many know the event connected with that date – the day Santa Ana’s army breached the defenses of ...Read Review
A Name of Her Own
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Biographical FictionInspirational
In 1811 Marie Dorion was a Native American from the Iowa tribe, traveling with her husband, Pierre, in the Astor overland expedition. In this ...Read Review
Beyond the Limit: The Dream of Sofya Kovalevskaya
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In mid-1860s Russia, Sofya Korvin-Krukowskaya and her sister Anya are intellectuals in a time of unrest, when women are not permitted to ...Read Review
The Shadow Women
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In this volume, Hunt, a successful inspirational novelist, gives voice to the women surrounding Moses in his epic life. Each of the women ...Read Review
Avishag
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David, the first king of the ancient kingdom of Israel, lies dying – but not in peace. His ambitious sons contend for the throne, ...Read Review
All Night Awake
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Biographical FictionHistorical Fantasy
All Night Awake is a sequel to Ill Met by Moonlight, which described young Will Shakespeare’s first encounter with Faerie. He hadn’...Read Review
The Painter’s Daughter
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Alessandra Lippi is the beautiful daughter of the infamous painter Fra Lippo Lippi. Her story begins in 1467, as she tells of her first ...Read Review
An Unclean Act
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A meticulously researched first novel, Burgess’ story concerns what was likely the first recorded divorce in seventeenth century New England. Thomas Burge and ...Read Review
Versailles
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Kathryn Davis makes use of a clever narrative device in this, her fifth novel: she allows Marie Antoinette’s soul to speak. This ...Read Review
Stitches in Air
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This beautifully imagined (if slow to unfold) tale concerns the life of Anna Maria Pertl, wife of the minor Austrian composer Leopold Mozart, ...Read Review