Biographical Fiction
The Last Grand Duchess
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When The Last Grand Duchess opens in March 1917, we are witness to the collapse of a world: the privileged existence of the Romanov ...Read Review
When the Nightingale Sings
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When the Nightingale Sings tells the fictionalised life of real-life scientist Joan Curran and Hollywood film star, Hedy Lamarr. The novel explores the ...Read Review
Carolina Built
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Carolina Built is the nearly forgotten story of entrepreneur Josephine Leary and her desire and perseverance to create a life of her own. ...Read Review
The Great Mrs. Elias: A Novel Based on a True Story
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This is Chase-Riboud’s fifth installment in her “invisible” women of color series which began with Sally Hemings. The author stumbled upon the ...Read Review
The Duchess: A Novel of Wallis Simpson
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At first, relocating to London sounds like a fresh start for Wallis. Finally, she can leave behind her old life in the United ...Read Review
Wayward Voyage
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The story begins with the child Anne Cormac emigrating from Ireland to Charlestown, South Carolina, in 1704 with her parents. Her father manages to ...Read Review
Champagne Widows: First Woman of Champagne, Veuve Clicquot
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Champagne Widows tells the story of the famous winemaker Veuve Clicquot, born Barbe-Nicole Ponsardin. Barbe-Nicole inherits her grandmother’s extraordinary sense of smell, ...Read Review
The Prophet’s Wife: A Novel of an American Faith
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If you know as little as I do about the Mormon religion, this book will at times read like a fantasy novel. The ...Read Review
Antoinette’s Sister
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Charlotte, born Maria Carolina to Holy Roman Empress Maria Theresa, tells her story in this biographical novel. Her sister, Marie Antoinette, was the ...Read Review
John Brown’s Women
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Abolitionist John Brown’s remarkable life and family are vividly explored through the eyes of three women: his wife, Mary; his daughter-in-law, Wealthy; ...Read Review
