Biographical Fiction
The Dickens Boy
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In 1868, Edward Dickens, the tenth, ne’er-do-well child of the famous author, emigrates to Australia at age sixteen to learn the sheep business. ...Read Review
Victoria II
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Victoria II focuses on Princess Vicky, daughter of Queen Victoria, who has become the heir to the throne due to changed historical facts, ...Read Review
The Healing of Natalie Curtis
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Jane Kirkpatrick tells the story of Natalie Curtis, an accomplished musician who compiled a landmark book on American Indian culture. In 1897 Curtis suffered ...Read Review
Too Soon the Night: A Novel of Empress Theodora (The Theodora Duology)
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For someone who’s been dead almost 1500 years, Empress Theodora of Byzantium is having a moment. The subject of numerous biographies and now ...Read Review
Agustina de Aragón
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Agustina de Aragón tells the story of Agustina Saragossa, a real-life Spanish heroine of the Napoleonic Wars. Agustina, the daughter of a ...Read Review
Among the Beautiful Beasts
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Like many Floridians, I have long been a fan of Marjory Stoneman Douglas. I was fortunate enough to review a collection of her ...Read Review
Island Queen: A Novel
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It is a truth that should be universally acknowledged, that history is written by the winning side – and traditionally our history has been ...Read Review
Who Is Like Your People?
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Meyer’s novel is based on the life of a Norman who converted to Judaism in 1102 and took the name of Ovadya. Intelligent, ...Read Review
Nathan’s Song
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Biographical FictionChildren/Young Adult
Nathan’s Song was inspired by the author’s grandfather, born in a Jewish shtetl in Russia in the late 1800s. Always singing ...Read Review
Leonora in the Morning Light
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Set in France during WW2, Leonora in the Morning Light is a novel about Leonora Carrington and Max Ernst, two important figures in ...Read Review
